Bianca Raffaella Explained

Bianca Raffaella
Birth Place:London, England
Nationality:British
Notable Works:In the Rose Garden (2022)

Bianca Raffaella (born 1992 in London, England) is a British artist, activist and public speaker.[1]

Raffaella is registered blind and known for 'tactile painting'[2] along with her use of 'soft colours, dusty shadows, and smooth empty spaces which symbolise vision loss';[3] described by Jonathan Jones in The Guardian as 'ethereally beautiful works'.[4] Her work explores themes of memory, perception, and fragility.[5]

The first registered blind student to graduate from Kingston University with a First class degree in the visual arts.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Invited Keynote Speaker at Beyond Seeing (2016–18), a project by the Goethe-Institut in Paris.[10] [11] Invited lecturer and collaborator at Institut Français de la Mode alongside Chanel.

Panelist on the March 2023 Tate Modern Late talk, Please Touch the Art.

Selected by Tracey Emin for the inaugural Tracey Emin Artist Residency (2023–24) at TKE Studios, Margate.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

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Selected by Tracey Emin. Raffaella opened the 25th edition of Artist of the Day, a landmark programme started by Angela Flowers and Matthew Flowers in 1983. Interviewed by Martha Kearney alongside Emin, for the BBC Radio 4 programme Today.[17] Followed by a public panel discussion and Q&A with Emin.

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A multi-sensory exhibition focused on accessibility in the visual arts.

Group exhibitions

The final show for the inaugural Tracey Emin Artists' Residency.

Inaugural artists' residency exhibition.

In collaboration with King's College London, Shape Arts and AccessArt. Coinciding with UK Disability History Month.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] Raffaella exhibited a commissioned polyptych titled In the Rose Garden (2022).[35]

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Coinciding with Richmond Literature Festival.[37]

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Coordinated by Yinka Shonibare, under his theme of ‘Reclaiming Magic’.[38] [39]

Selected awards

Artist residencies

2022/23 — Artist-in-residence, Orleans House Gallery, London

2023/24 — TEAR, Margate

Selected by Tracey Emin for the inaugural Tracey Emin Artist Residency (2023–24) at TKE Studios in Margate.

Commissions

2022 — Commissioned by King's College London in collaboration with Shape Arts and AccessArt

Coinciding with UK Disability History Month.

Features

Selected by Tracey Emin. Raffaella opened the 25th edition of Artist of the Day, a landmark programme started by Angela Flowers and Matthew Flowers in 1983. Interviewed by Martha Kearney alongside Emin, for the BBC Radio 4 programme Today. Followed by a public panel discussion and Q&A with Emin.

Selected collections

Reception

"You have to peer closely into Bianca Raffaella’s gorgeous figure studies to discern the shadowy nudes that lurk within them. Predominantly white, Raffaella’s art has the fragile beauty of a fresh fall of snow." — Waldemar Januszczak, 28 July 2024, The Sunday Times[40]

"Bianca Raffaella, a partially sighted painter, is working close up on a painting to add to the ethereally beautiful works covering her walls and floor." — Jonathan Jones, 28 March 2023, The Guardian

Filmography

Radio

!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Ref.
2024Today (BBC Radio 4)Herself, ArtistEpisode released 29 Jun 2024

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tate Modern Lates: Please Touch the Art . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326001618/https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/tate-modern-lates . 26 March 2023 . Tate.
  2. Web site: King's Digital Lab, King's College London . Bianca Raffaella Layers of Vision . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123120225/https://layersofvision.org/people/01-braffaella/ . 23 November 2022 . Layers of Vision.
  3. Web site: Hushed Impressions Shape Arts . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126072445/https://www.shapearts.org.uk/Event/hushed-impressions . 26 January 2023 . Shape Arts. 12 January 2023 .
  4. Web site: Jones . Jonathan . 28 March 2023 . 'Before cancer I was really unhappy': Tracey Emin on the joy of founding her own art school . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425055523/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/mar/28/tracey-emin-on-the-joy-of-founding-her-own-art-school-margate . 25 April 2023 . The Guardian.
  5. Web site: Brown-Ewens . Millen . 25 June 2024 . The Next Rising Art Stars, according to Tracey Emin, Frank Bowling, and Other Top Artists Artsy . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626165414/https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-rising-art-stars-tracey-emin-frank-bowling-top-artists . 26 June 2024 . 26 June 2024 . Artsy.
  6. Web site: Davison . Emily . 5 May 2016 . The Fashion Designer Who's Bringing Visual Impairment Into the Fashion Industry . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728111304/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/emily-davison/fashion-designer-visual-impairment_b_9827868.html . 28 July 2023 . HuffPost.
  7. Web site: Dyer . Lucy . 13 June 2016 . Visually-Impaired Kingston Fashion Student Recognised for Stunning Braille-Inspired Collection . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728111737/https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/13062016-visually-impaired-kingston-fashion-student-recognised-stunning-braille-inspired-collection . 28 July 2023 . South West Londoner.
  8. Web site: Elan . Priya . 8 June 2016 . Graduate Fashion Week 25 Years Later: Why It’s Still Relevant Fashion The Guardian . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728112350/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/jun/08/graduate-fashion-week-25-years-later-why-its-still-relevant . 28 July 2023 . The Guardian.
  9. Web site: 9 June 2023 . Visually Impaired Fashion Student Makes Waves With Braille-Inspired Collection at Graduate Fashion Week . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729163622/https://fashionunited.com/education/schools/visually-impaired-fashion-student-makes-waves-with-braille-inspired-collection-at-graduate-fashion-week/2016060911618 . 29 July 2023 . FashionUnited.
  10. Web site: 7 September 2017 . “Beyond Seeing” Bringt Blinde Und Sehbehinderte Menschen MIT Modedesignern Zusammen . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728143303/https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/-beyond-seeing-bringt-blinde-und-sehbehinderte-menschen-mit-modedesignern-zusammen,865315.html . 28 July 2023 . Fashion Network.
  11. Web site: 11 September 2017 . “Beyond Seeing” Untersucht Modedesign MIT Allen Sinnen . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728144343/https://fashionunited.de/nachrichten/kultur/beyond-seeing-untersucht-modedesign-mit-allen-sinnen/2017091122875 . 28 July 2023 . FashionUnited.
  12. Web site: About Bianca Raffaella: Tracey Emin artist residency — Tracey Emin Foundation . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502145210/https://www.traceyeminfoundation.com/bianca-raffaella . 2 May 2023 . Tracey Emin Foundation.
  13. Web site: White Cube - News and Events - Tracey Emin's TKE Studios Opens in Margate . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502150144/https://www.whitecube.com/news/news_and_events/Tracey_Emin_TKE_Studios_Margate/ . 2 May 2023 . White Cube. 25 March 2023 .
  14. Web site: Artist Tracey Emin Has Officially Inaugurated Her New Art School and Studio Widewalls . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502145434/https://www.widewalls.ch/news-feed/tracey-emin-art-school-studio . 2 May 2023 . Widewalls.
  15. Web site: 26 January 2023 . Artists in residence and ascendance - CIVILIAN . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321185347/https://civilianglobal.com/arts/artists-in-residence-and-ascendance/ . 21 March 2023 . CIVILIAN.
  16. Web site: Artist of the Day 25th Edition Flowers Gallery . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515105018/https://www.flowersgallery.com/exhibitions/586-artist-of-the-day-25th-edition/ . 15 May 2024 . 15 May 2024 . Flowers Gallery.
  17. Web site: 29 June 2024 . Today - Election 2024: Mishal Husain and Martha Kearney - BBC Sounds . https://web.archive.org/web/20240629100429/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0020p2q . 29 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 . BBC Sounds.
  18. Web site: Hushed Impressions – Orleans House Gallery . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127110321/https://www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/hushed-impressions/ . 27 January 2023 . Orleans House Gallery.
  19. Web site: Hushed Impressions Opening Celebration – Orleans House Gallery . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502143944/https://www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/hushed-impressions-opening-celebration/ . 2 May 2023 . Orleans House Gallery.
  20. Web site: Layers of Vision Exhibition . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727224247/https://disabilitytalk.co.uk/2022/11/24/layers-of-vision-exhibition/ . 27 July 2023 . Disability Talk.
  21. Web site: Patchett . Lucy . Exhibition Probes Sight Impaired Access to Art . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727211850/https://www.opticianonline.net/content/news/exhibition-probes-sight-impaired-access-to-art/ . 27 July 2023 . Optician Magazine.
  22. Web site: Davey . Toby . 15 November 2022 . Layers of Vision - An Exhibition of Work by 10 Blind and Partially Sighted Artists . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727213708/https://audioboom.com/posts/8196504-layers-of-vision-an-exhibition-of-work-by-10-blind-and-partially-sighted-artists . 27 July 2023 . RNIB Connect Radio . Season 1, Episode 1475.
  23. Web site: Layers of Vision exhibition in London . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727215304/https://www.visionary.org.uk/latest/layers-of-vision-exhibition-in-london/ . 27 July 2023 . Visionary.
  24. Web site: King’s College London presents Layers of Vision, London . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727220516/https://disabilityarts.online/events/kings-college-london-presents-layers-of-vision-london/ . 27 July 2023 . Disability Arts Online.
  25. Web site: 21 November 2022 . King’s College London: New Exhibition Explores Different Forms Of Vision . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727224814/https://indiaeducationdiary.in/kings-college-london-new-exhibition-explores-different-forms-of-vision/ . 27 July 2023 . India Education.
  26. Web site: New Exhibition Explores Different Forms of Vision . Mirage.News.
  27. Web site: King's Digital Lab, King's College London . Home Layers of Vision . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202080623/https://layersofvision.org/ . 2 December 2022 . Layers of Vision.
  28. Web site: Layers of Vision: Living in a world made for sighted people . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208230923/https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/series/layers-of-vision-living-in-a-world-made-for-sighted-people . 8 December 2022 . King's College London.
  29. Web site: Layers of Vision Exhibition Launch . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118160955/https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/layers-of-vision-exhibition-launch . 18 November 2022 . King’s College London.
  30. Web site: Goel . Ayushi . 13 December 2022 . ‘Layers Of Vision’ Exhibition – Exploring Accessibility . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727221400/https://roarnews.co.uk/2022/layers-of-vision-exhibition-exploring-accessibility/ . 27 July 2023 . Roar News.
  31. Web site: 10 November 2022 . New Exhibition Challenges the Barriers That People Who Are Partially Sighted Face Each Day . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727214715/https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/news/new-exhibition-challenges-the-barriers-that-people-who-are-partially-sighted-face-each-day/ . 27 July 2023 . Royal Holloway, University of London.
  32. Web site: Layers of Vision Shape Arts . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727222521/https://www.shapearts.org.uk/event/layers-of-vision . 27 July 2023 . Shape Arts.
  33. Web site: Layers of Vision . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727223456/https://vocaleyes.co.uk/events/layers-of-vision/ . 27 July 2023 . VocalEyes.
  34. Web site: Layers of Vision . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727225646/https://www.widewalls.ch/events/the-arcade-at-bush-house-layers-of-vision-2022-11-21 . 27 July 2023 . Widewalls.
  35. Web site: Artist Q&A: Bianca Raffaella’s Art Challenges the Traditional and Inaccessible . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729162748/https://www.shapearts.org.uk/blog/artist-qa-bianca-raffaella . 29 July 2023 . Shape Arts.
  36. Web site: Breaking Ground – Orleans House Gallery . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127120717/https://www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/breaking-ground/ . 27 January 2023 . Orleans House Gallery.
  37. Web site: Breaking Ground: Exhibition — Richmond Literature Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502141627/https://www.richmondliteraturefestival.com/events/breaking-ground-exhibition . 2 May 2023 . Richmond Literature Festival. 6 November 2021 .
  38. Web site: Summer Exhibition 2021 Exhibition Royal Academy of Arts . https://web.archive.org/web/20211010130842/https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/summer-exhibition-2021 . 10 October 2021 . Royal Academy of Arts.
  39. Web site: Outside In artists at the RA Summer Show 2021 Outside In . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127044541/https://outsidein.org.uk/news/outside-in-artists-at-the-ra-summer-show-2021/ . 27 November 2021 . Outside In. 27 September 2021 .
  40. Web site: Januszczak . Waldemar . Waldemar Januszczak . 28 July 2024 . Tracey Emin leads a mutiny against the art schools . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728113355/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/tracey-emin-leads-a-mutiny-against-the-art-schools-hfxjrqmgk . 28 July 2024 . 28 July 2024 . The Sunday Times.
  41. Web site: 24 July 2023 . The Unique Boutique . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728142208/https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-unique-boutique/ . 28 July 2023 . Channel 4 . Series 1, Episode 2.

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