Artist statement
Ruth Geldard
‘Geldard’s work revisits the language of sculpture whilst incorporating many of the processes and materials that are the subject of much contemporary work. It explores how gender might affect perception of and interaction with materials. Investigation into the character and specificity of material relies on interventions to natural and manmade objects. Each intervention complies with a particular verb to act as a constraint. The collection, selection and manipulation of materials is designed to elicit a conscious response. The work is created from this process and subsequent responses thereby making the physical subject the realisation of this strategy. Observation of audience interaction with the artworks is then carried forward and forms the basis of future research.’
Duncan Brannan Visual Art’s Officer for Kent 2012
Qualifications and training
- 2010 MA Fine Art, University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Unspoken Ceremonies, The Parlour Gallery, London
- 2012 Unforseen-You Tell us!, Studio 106, London
- 2012 Beta Version 2.0, Kaleidascope Gallery, Sevenoaks Kent
- 2011 Parallax Art Fair, La Galeria, Royal Opera Arcade, London
- 2011 Vessel, Canterbury Festival, Canterbury
- 2011 Summer Exhibition, Store Street Gallery, London
- 2011 A Canterbury Trail, Sondry Folk, Canterbury
- 2011 The Landmark Gallery Show, The Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, London
- 2010 Neither Use nor Ornament:The Art of Kitsch, The Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury
- 2010 Art and Film Festival, Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
- 2010 100 Journals Project, The Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury
Degree shows
- 2010 MA Show 2010, University for the Creative Arts
- 2009 Fine Art Degree Show 09, University for the Creative Arts
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2009 Post graduate scholarship, UCA, Canterbury
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