Artist Statement
Odette England (1975, South Australia) has participated in exhibitions across Europe, the USA, and Australia including solo exhibitions at Light House, Wolverhampton, UK; Three White Walls Gallery, Birmingham, UK; and Durham Art Gallery, Durham, UK; and in group exhibitions at KLOMPCHING GALLERY, New York, NY; Photofusion, London UK; the Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Host Gallery, London, UK: and the Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR.
She is a two-time UK winner of the Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Emerging Photographers competition and has achieved wins and honorary mentions in the Px3 De La Photographie Paris competition; the London International Creative competition; and the International Photography Awards. Most recently, she is the recipient of the CENTER 2012 Project Launch Award..
England is represented in the US (east coast) by KLOMPCHING GALLERY in New York.
CV & Education
Qualifications and training
2012 - MFA Photography (Honors), Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2007 - HNC Photography (Distinction), City of Westminster College, London
2001 - MA Communication Studies, University of South Australia, Adelaide
1994 - BA Art, Painting & Drawing (Distinction), University of South Australia, Adelaide
Solo exhibitions
2010 - As Above So Below, Light House, Wolverhampton
2009 - Attentional Landscapes, Lovells, London
2009 - Attentional Landscapes, The Space, Brighton
2009 - Attentional Landscapes, Three White Walls Gallery, Birmingham
2009 - Crash Markers and Attentional Landscapes, Durham Art Gallery, Durham
Group exhibitions
2010 - As Above So Below, KLOMPCHING GALLERY, New York, NY
2009 - Artmazia Annual Exhibition, Artmazia, Massy, France
2009 - Transfixed Motion | The Transitory Still, Institute of Art & Design Gallery, Sheffield
2009 - Transition, The Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London
2009 - Visual Morphology, KLOMPCHING GALLERY, New York, NY
2008 - '00 Nature, Contemporary Art Projects, London
2008 - Annual Juried Exhibition, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR
2008 - Art Basel Miami Beach, Bakehouse Arts Complex, Miami Beach, FL
2008 - Beyond Words, University College School, Hampstead, London
2008 - con.ceit Australian Art Prize, Otway Estate Winery & Brewery, Victoria, Australia
2008 - Foto8 Awards & Summer Show, HOST Gallery, London
2008 - Glimpses in Time, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
2008 - In Common, New Greenham Arts and The Corn Exchange Newbury, Berkshire
2008 - London PhotoMonth , Dray Walk Gallery, Old Truman Brewery, London
2008 - Margate Rocks '08 Contemporary Visual Art Festival, Old Town Gallery, Margate, Kent
2008 - Mirror for the 21st Century, BECA gallery, New Orleans, LA
2008 - New Wave, Bute Space Gallery and Studios, Cardiff Bay, Wales
2008 - Through The Lens, Keighley Arts Factory, Bradford, West Yorkshire
2007 - Alpan International, Alpan Gallery, Long Island, New York, NY
Residencies
2008 - Artist in Residence, Can Serrat International Artist Center, Barcelona, Spain
2008 - Artist in Residence, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
2008 - Artist in Residence, International Open Art Residency, Eretria, Greece
2007 - Artist in Residence, Association of Icelandic Visual Artists , Reykjavik, Iceland
Competitions, prizes and awards
2012 - Winner, CENTER $5000 Project Launch Award, Santa Fe, NM
2010 - Winner (Nature - Earth), Px3 Prix De La Photographie competition, Paris, France
2010 - Winner, Flash Forward Emerging Photographers, Magenta Foundation, Canada
2010 - Winner, HotShoe Photofusion Award, London, UK
2009 - Honorable Mention, London International Creative Competition Awards, London
2009 - Honorable Mentions (5 of), International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, CA
2009 - Honorable Mentions (two of), Px3 Prix De La Photographie competition, Paris, France
2009 - Nominee, New York Photo Awards, New York, NY
2009 - Visiting Fellowship, ILIRI Research Resident Program, Fowlers Gap, NSW, Australia
2009 - Winner, Fine Art (Collage), Px3 Prix De La Photographie competition, Paris, France
2009 - Winner, Fine Art (Still Life), Px3 Prix De La Photographie competition, Paris, France
2009 - Winner, Flash Forward Emerging Photographers, Magenta Foundation , Canada
2008 - Finalist, con.ceit Australian Art Prize , Victoria, Australia
Publications
2008 - Scene Around: Odette England, Ag, Spring 2008, No. 51
