Gemma Nelson Explained

Gemma Nelson
Birth Place:West Yorkshire, England
Alma Mater:Slade School of Fine Art

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slade School of Art Summer 2007 show - Gemma Nelson . 2008-10-06 . www.ucl.ac.uk.
  2. Web site: Bloomberg new Contemporaries 2008 - Gemma Nelson . 2008-10-06 . newcontemporaries . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090222013918/http://newcontemporaries.org.uk/artist_single.php?aid=1645&PHPSESSID=66b6631e99f95ab6e115503f5bef7c7a . 2009-02-22 .
  3. Web site: UCL Slade students shortlisted for Saatchi Gallery/Channel 4 prize . 2008-10-06 . Jenny Goepel . 29 June 2007 . UCL News . www.ucl.ac.uk.
  4. Web site: 4 New Sensations: a Channel 4 prize for Saatchi Online Art Students graduates - Gemma Nelson . 2008-10-06 . The Saatchi Gallery.
  5. Web site: Genillard. Laure. Matt Franks / Gemma Nelson. www.absolutearts.com. 3 March 2018.

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