Gemma Nelson
Gemma Nelson | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) West Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Website | gemmanelson |
Gemma Nelson (born 1984, West Yorkshire, UK) is a mixed media painter based in London. Her work explores themes of glamour, femininity and obsessive behavior. Nelson studied at The Slade School of Fine Art, London, graduating in 2007.[1]
She was shortlisted for the Channel 4 / Saatchi Gallery's 2007 4 New Sensations prize and this generated significant interest in her work.[2][3]
Nelson was also a finalist in the Nationwide Mercury Art Prize 2007.[4]
Nelson has also exhibited at the Laure Genillard Gallery[5] in London, Coombe Gallery in Devon and Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2008 in Liverpool as part of the European Capital of Culture year and London.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Slade School of Art Summer 2007 show - Gemma Nelson". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Bloomberg new Contemporaries 2008 - Gemma Nelson". newcontemporaries. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ Jenny Goepel (29 June 2007). "UCL Slade students shortlisted for Saatchi Gallery/Channel 4 prize". UCL News. www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ "4 New Sensations: a Channel 4 prize for Saatchi Online Art Students graduates - Gemma Nelson". The Saatchi Gallery. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ Genillard, Laure. "Matt Franks / Gemma Nelson". www.absolutearts.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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