Approved: 06.10.2009

Steph Goodger

Artist, Lecturer / academic, Project manager, Researcher, Writer

Approved: 06.10.2009

"There is a Void, outside of Existence, which if enterd into Englobes itself & becomes a Womb…”  William Blake, Jerusalem, Plate 1

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    Artist Statement

    "There is a Void, outside of Existence, which if enterd into Englobes itself & becomes a Womb…”  William Blake, Jerusalem, Plate 1

    In the opening lines of Jerusalem, Blake creates an image of transformation. The Void folds in on itself, enveloping those who step into it.

    The painting space is like this, very malleable. One kind of space may hold its opposite within it, for example, a confined interior could also allude to infinite depth. Or, a vast landscape might be made to feel like a shallow theatre set.

    Depiction of space is not so much about narrative for me, as it is about the phenomenon of space itself and the imaginative experience of the physical world.

    ‘Immensity is within us.’ (The Poetics of Space, chapter Intimate Immensity, Gaston Bachelard.)

    Working in series, I draw upon a range of sources, from Social History and literature, the photographic record and architecture. The paintings' subjects swing between interior and landscape; lost spaces are re-imagined, and landscapes shift through time.  Absent past can be tangible, felt as an ache or a sense of the uninhabitable.

    CV & Education

    Curriculum Vitae : Steph Goodger 

    DOB: 1974

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: www.stephgoodger.com

    Instagram: @stephgoodger3945

     

    Education:

    Master of Arts in Fine Art . University of Brighton (1999)

    BA (Hons) in Fine Art. University for the Creative Arts – The Surrey Institute (1995)

    BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design. University for the Creative Arts (1992)

     

    Professional Experience:

    Bordeaux International School. Secondary school Art teacher (2017-2021)

    ADBA école d’Arts, Bordeaux. Art teacher (2017-18)

    ICART : École du Commerce de l'Art et de l'Action Culturelle. Lecturer. History of Art in English. Bordeaux (2008-2013)

    École municipale d’Arts Plastiques de Libourne. Art teacher (2007-2014)

    West Kent College. Lecturer in Fine Art, History of Art, Research, Reference, and Contextual Studies. Tonbridge, Kent (2001-2004)

     

    Exhibitions:

    2022

    Brewers Towner International. Exhibition at Towner Eastbourne

    Walking in Two Worlds. Volcano Theatre, Swansea. A group exhibition, co-created with Julian Rowe and curated by Jonathan Powell, Director of Elysium Gallery Swansea.              Instagram: @walking_in_two_worlds

    Lusitania. Solo exhibition, Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool Hope University

    School Gallery. Solo exhibition. London

    2021

    John Moores Painting Prize (2020) (2016) et (2004) (Runner-up Prize Winner 2020)    Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, in association with the Liverpool Biennial

    Walking in Two Worlds.  Group exhibition in collaboration with Elysium Gallery Swansea. Venues: CARN Gallery, Caernarfon and Oceans Apart Gallery, Manchester

    2020

    Judge for the BEEP Wales International Contemporary Painting Prize                      Elysium Gallery, Swansea  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWAZbg7pJf8

    Christie's International Real Estate. Solo exhibition. Bordeaux

    Où tombe l’ombre  (Where the Shadow Falls)                                                             Exhibition with Jonathan Hindson. Le Forum des arts et de la Culture, Talence, Bordeaux

    Histoire(s) de peinture (History(s) of Painting)                                                                  Exhibition with Franck Garcia. Le Pôle Culturel de Bois Fleuri, Lormont

    Every day. Group exhibition. Terrace Gallery, London

     2019

    The Creekside Open 2019 and 2015. APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    Two Fold. Group exhibition. Oceans Apart Gallery, Manchester

    2018

    Les peuples figurants / History's extras                                                                               Solo exhibition. Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool Hope University

    Conference Restoring Peace: Building Post-Conflict Societies                                        Solo exhibition. Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool Hope University

    Nine Painters. Exposition collective. Syson Gallery, Nottingham, Angleterre

    2017

    Nos Royaumes Perdus (Our Lost Kingdoms). In collaboration with a Guinean refugee.        La Chapelle Saint-Loup, Saint Loubès, Nr Bordeaux

    Grand Prix de l’Institut Bernard Magrez . Institut Culturel Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux

    Le Fantôme de la Peinture (The Phantom of Painting)                                                  Exhibition with artist Julian Rowe. Galerie Rez de Chaussée, Bordeaux

    Painting [Now]. Group exhibition. Studio One Gallery, London

    Discerning Eye (2015) et (2017) Mall Galleries, London

    The London Group Open                                                                                                  (Winsor and Newton Painting Prize winner 2013) (2015) et (2017)                                   Cello Factory, Waterloo, London

     

    Prizes:

    John Moores Painting Prize 2020 (Runner-up Prize Winner)

    The South of England Prize (The University of Chichester Award)                                  NOA 14 Open Art Exhibition (2014)

    The Winsor and Newton Prize for Painting. The London Group Centenary Open (2013)

    The People’s Prize, BEEP Wales International Contemporary Painting Prize             Elysium Gallery, Swansea (2012)

     

    Articles:

    Dante’s Inferno – A few thoughts.                                                                                        Junction Box 16  https://glasfrynproject.org.uk/w/6769/steph-goodger-inferno/

    Lusitania: The Abyss, the Abyme and the Proscenium. Steph Goodger (2021)        Junction Box 14  https://glasfrynproject.org.uk/w/6255/steph-goodger-lusitania/

    Floorr Magazine https://www.floorrmagazine.com/issue-6/steph-goodger (2016)

    CCQ Magazine Page 25 https://issuu.com/ccqmag/docs/ccq10  (2016)

     

    Interviews and Conferences:

    Pull Back the Curtain Projects (Youtube):  In the studio with Steph Goodger (May 2022) (Interview) https://youtu.be/XHGj7Nw-KCU   

    John Moores Painting Prize 2020 (Virtual exhibition tour) https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/jmpp/john-moores-painting-prize

    Meet the prize winners - John Moores Painting Prize 2020 (Interview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWAZbg7pJf8 (2:06/4:54 minutes)

     Zoom Conference: Phantasmagoria, Malleable Space and the Dark Corners (2020) (Conference) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nagG1q8khpo&t=45s

    Histoire(s) de peinture (Interview) Le Pôle Culturel de Bois Fleuri, Lormont (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMnsexVA4Kk&t=27s

     « BEEP » Wales International Contemporary Painting Prize: Elysium Gallery, Swansea (Interview) Meet the Judges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWAZbg7pJf8

    John Moores Painting Prize 2016 (Review) Artlyst Magazine : https://www.artlyst.com/news/artist-michael-simpson-wins-the-prestigious-25000-john-moores-painting-prize/

     

    Projects:

    Walking in Two Worlds. Involving 20 painters, so far. Instagram: @walking_in_two_worlds    Co-created with Julian Rowe. Curator, Jonathan Powell, Director, Elysium Gallery, Swansea

    Pull Back the Curtain.                                                                                                       Instagram: @pull.back.the.curtain  Youtube: Pull Back the Curtain Projects https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWdPguyIgviOpXjyxwtCDRQ                                        Co-created with Gavin Maughfling, An on-line platform pulling back the curtain on artists' working lives, ideas and current events. Involving 12 artists working in a variety of media.