180 x 60 x 210 cm, birds-eye maple wood, brass
242cm x 260cm x 22cm, powder coated steel, tinted glass
7cm x 15cm x 60cm, Custom hand dyed rayon, handmade into a curtain tie
40 x 21 x 21cm, bespoke rope, dyed cotton, glazed ceramic, beech, various colours and pattern, unique
88 x 72 cm, Inkjet print on archival paper, stained tulip frame, Ed. 3 + 2 A.P.
88 x 72 cm, Inkjet print on archival paper, stained tulip frame, Ed. 3 + 2 A.P.
88 x 72 cm, Inkjet print on archival paper, stained tulip frame, Ed. 3 + 2 A.P.
single channel video still
single channel video still
single channel video still
single channel video still
24 x 30 cm (11,5 x 16 cm), pigment print on Photorag Baryta, Ed. 3 + 2 A.P.
240 x 175 cm, felt, brass, polyamide
24 x 30 cm (11,5 x 16 cm), pigment print on Photorag Baryta, Ed. 3 + 2 A.P.
24 x 30 cm (11,5 x 16 cm), pigment print on Photorag Baryta, Ed. 3 + 2 A.P.
240 x 175 cm, felt, brass, polyamide
Eleanor Wright’s sculptural work explores the ambiguity of things and how they should be used, generating an interplay of values around utility, display, craft and industrial processing. Working at differing scales with an eclectic material language, particularly textiles, her work often suggests the performativity of materials and everyday objects in relation to the body. Her spatial assemblages are influenced by the places she spends time in, negotiating the juncture between private and public spheres.
Exhibitions
Selected exhibitions Art Cologne, Köln, DE 10.-14.04.2019 “New Positions”
Hotel Ufer, Düsseldorf, Germany 2018 “Artist Room”
M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium 2017 “Gradual Stiffening” Drop City, Lodgers invited by M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp and AIR Antwerp, Belgium
Giles Bailey & CIRCA Projects/Berwick Film & Arts Festival 2016 “Catcher Pressure Pusher” Stage set for World is Sudden: Part 1, Berwick Film and Media Festival Giles Bailey & CIRCA Projects
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Eleanor Wright
* 1984 in London Lives and works in Antwerp, BE 2015-16 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, guest student, class of Prof. Rita McBride 2008-10 MFA Sculpture, Slade School of Fine Art, London 2004-07 BA Sculpture, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London since 2014 Drop City, founder and co-director of curatorial initiative
Fellowships/Awards/Residencies
2021/22 Vlaanderen Departement Cultuur, Jeugd & Media Artist Scholarship: Perspectives on Weaving and Motherhood 2018 Helsinki International Artists’ Programme, FI 2017 Lodgers, Drop City in residence at M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, BE ARCOmadrid PREMIO Award Arts Council England Individual Grant for the Arts Award 2016 Villa Ruffieux/Fondation Mercier, Sierre, CH The Elephant Trust Production Grant British School at Athens Prince of Wales Artist Fellowship Arts Council England Individual Grant for the Arts Award 2015 Centre for Visual Arts and Cultures (CVAC) Durham University Research Grant Cove Park, Scotland, UK Arts Council England Individual Grant for the Arts Award Liverpool Biennial International Showcasing, nominated and shortlisted 2014 Chisenhale Gallery Create Commission, nominated and shortlisted Metal Culture, Southend-on-Sea, UK 2013 BxNU BALTIC Institute of Contemporary Art Travel Scholarship 2012 Warwick Stafford Research Fellowship, BxNU BALTIC Institute of Contemporary Art East London Printmakers, UK 2010 Duveen Travel Scholarship The Kennith Armitage Foundation Young Sculptors Award Red Mansion Art Prize, nominated
Soloexhibitions (selection)
2018 Petra Rinck Galerie, Düsseldorf, DE 2017 A Gradual Stiffening, M HKA Musum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, BE A Pattern Language, South London Gallery, young people’s programme, London, UK ARCOmadrid, PREMIO Award, Madrid. 2016 Arena, British School of Archeology at Athens, Greece Roßstraße 68 (learning from Ella Steigelman), Drop City, Düsseldorf, DE Kunst am Bau, workshop series with Montessori Gesamtschule, Düsseldorf, DE 2015 Continuous Material, Durham Castle Museum, UK 2014 Soft Start, The Northern Charter, Newcastle, UK 2013 Tuned Cities, BALTIC 39, Newcastle, UK Thin Cities, Gallery North, Newcastle, UK 2011 The Harrow, Hastings Art Space, Hastings
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2021 British School at Athens Arts Bursary 20 Year Anniversary, Europe House, London 2020 In Vitro, M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp 2019 Dark Lantern, (curated by Paul Morrison), Galerie Sabine Knust, Munich, DE 2018 A Gradual Stiffening (Rea), HIAP, Helsinki To Be Kept For Some Future Time, South London Gallery, London, UK 2017 Works in-situ, Drop City, Düsseldorf, DE Choreography, Arcade, London, UK Warming Up, Petra Rinck Galerie, Düsseldorf, DE 2016 World Is Sudden, Giles Bailey & CIRCA Projects/Berwick Film & Arts Festival Drop City Centre, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK 2015 SO, MAUVE, Vienna, Austria Graphics Interchange Format Focal Point Gallery, Southend, UK Foam, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA), Sunderland, UK 2012 Switch (curated by Phyllida Barlow), BALTIC 39, Newcastle Summer Exhibition (by invitation), Royal Academy, London 2011 Mister Mercer, Oriel Sycharth Gallery, Wrexham American Mountains, Grand Union, Birmingham 2009 Kodachrome, LimaZulu, London
Public Commissions and Collections
South London Gallery, Wellcome Library London, Pioneer Health Foundation, London, Art Hotel Ufer, Düsseldorf, Durham Castle Museum UNESCO World Heritage Site, More London and Beverley Knowles Fine Art Commission, The Southbank, London
Publications
An Athens City Reader, Artist Book published by MHKA Antwerp, 2017 Continuous Material, Artist Book published by Drop City, 2015 Soft Start, Artist Book published by AND London, 2014 Thin Cities, published by BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art, Newcastle, 2013
Publications
An Athens City Reader, 2017 texts: Christian Jendreiko and Tilly Fowler published: Drop City and M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp pages: 88 english edition: 100