Studio: SPACE, Unit 4, Sara Lane Studios, 60 Stanway Street, Hoxton, London, N1 6RE
Tel.: +44 7866946631
Contact: mail@katrinablannin.com
Katrina Blannin was born in London, UK where she currently lives and works. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1997 she has shown her work extensively in the UK and abroad, co-directed artist run project spaces, curated exhibitions and written about contemporary painting. In 2021 she completed a Painting by Practice PhD at the University of Worcester. She teaches as an Associate Lecturer at UAL Camberwell for BA Painting and Foundation Drawing/Conceptual Practice; UCA Canterbury and works both on the editorial board and the mentoring programme for Turps Banana, London, UK.
EDUCATION
- 2015–2021 PhD Painting by Practice, University of Worcester, UK
- 2010-2011 PGCE, Institute of Education, London, UK
- 1995-1997 MA RCA, Royal College of Art, UK
- 1984-1987 BA Fine Art, Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2022 ‘Bad Language‘, BAGT Atrium Gallery, with Caterina Lewis and Neil Zakiewizc, London, UK
- 2021 ‘Shape Chroma‘, Tension Fine Art, curator Caroline List, London, UK
- 2020-2022 ‘Binary‘ curators: Karl Bielik and Jonathan Powell, Terrace Gallery/Elysium Gallery, UK/Wales
- 2020 ‘Hard Painting‘, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, UK
- 2019 ‘After Bauhaus‘, curator: Anne Sørensen, Herbert Read Gallery, UCA/Canterbury, UK
- 2019 ‘Katrina Blannin & Volker Saul‘, curator: Martina Geccelli, RaumX, London, UK
- 2018 ‘Summer Show‘, JGM Gallery, London, UK
- 2018 ‘Abstract Syntax’ with John Carter, Natalie Dower, Kevin Finklea, Matt Magee, Peter Rasmussen, Julia Farrer and Chris Baker, Eagle Gallery, London, UK
- 2018 London Art Fair - Jessica Carlisle Gallery, London, UK
- 2017 ‘Painting Black’ curated by Ivo Ringe, Stiftung für Konzeptionelle Kunst, Sammlung Schroth, Wilhelm Morgner Museum, Soest, Germany
- 2017 ‘Freshtest03’, Kunstverein Kölnberg, Cologne, Germany
- 2017 ‘Approximate Sunlight’ curated by Chris Daniels with Tom Hackney, Nancy Milner, Ralph Anderson, Tannery Arts Projects, London, UK
- 2017 - SOLO Show: ‘Exhibitionism’ curated by Christine Reifenberger/director - Salle Blanche, Cologne, Germany
- 2017 Creekside Open – APT Gallery - selected by Jordan Baseman, London, UK
- 2017 ‘Make a Mark’, curated by Paul Carey-Kent and Rebecca Fairman, ArthouSE1, London, UK
- 2017 London Art Fair - Jessica Carlisle Gallery, London, UK
- 2016 – SOLO Show: ‘Annodam’ – Jessica Carlisle Gallery, London, UK
- 2016 ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: 22 Painters’ curated by Kiera Bennett and Alex Gene Morrison, Charlie Smith Gallery, London, UK
- 2016 ‘Imperfect Reverse’ curated by Laurence Noga/Saturation Point, Camberwell Space Projects, UAL, London, UK
- 2016 London Art Fair - Jessica Carlisle Gallery, London, UK
- 2016 ‘Contemporary British Painting Prize 2016’ finalist, London, UK
- 2016 ‘Ingredients, Method, Serving Suggestion’ curated by Alaena Turner, recipient of A.P.T Curatorial Fellowship 2016, A.P.T Gallery, London, UK
- 2015 ‘Illegitimate Objects’, Mathematical Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
- 2015 ‘The Shape of Things to Come’, with Tim Ellis, Selma Parlour and Jane Bustin, The Dot Project, London, UK
- 2015 ‘Generator’ – systems art curated by Charley Peters, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
- 2015 ‘Suchness/Sosein’ contemporary painting and materiality curated by Martina Geccelli and Erin Lawlor, Raum X, London, UK
- 2015 ‘Doppelgänger’ curated by Juan Bolivar and Richard Bateman, No Format Gallery, London, UK
- 2015 ‘Contemporary British Abstraction’ curated by Terry Greene and Matthew McCaulay, SE9 Container Gallery, London, UK
- 2015 ‘Beyond a Rational Aesthetic’ curated by Laurence Noga, with Sophia Starling, Tim Renshaw, Alexis Harding and others, C&C Gallery, London, UK
- 2014 ‘Opinion Makers 2’ collaborating with sculptor Kate Terry, curated by Lubrimov-Easton ALISN, London, UK
- 2014 ‘Union of the Peoples’ artists book project collaborating with David Rhodes, curated by Tim Ellis, Horatio Junior Gallery, London, UK
- 2014 ‘Chance and Order’ curated by Emma Hill with Kenneth and Mary Martin, Jeffrey Steele, Natalie Dower, Andrew Bick, Eagle Gallery, London, UK
- 2014 ‘Here, There and Somewhere In Between’, Painting Part 1, curated by Tim Ellis, Horatio Junior Gallery, London, UK
- 2014 ‘London Calling’, LOOK&LISTEN, curated by Erin Lawlor, Marseilles, France
- 2014 ‘Making Matters’, Platform-A Gallery with Kate Terry, David Ryan, Clem Crosby, Andrew Bick and Francesca Simon, Middlesbrough, UK
- 2014 ‘Conversations Around Marlow Moss’, project in collaboration with Andrew Bick, &Model Gallery, Leeds, UK
- 2014 ‘Perfectionism’ curated by Becca Pella-Fry, Griffin Gallery, London, UK
- 2014 ‘Straddle The Line’ curated by Catherine Ferguson & Della Gooden, APT Gallery, London, UK
- 2014 ‘Zero Tolerance’ curated by Juan Bolivar, Lion & Lamb, London, UK
- 2013 ‘Art Brittania’ group show of British painting, Miami Art Fair, USA
- 2013 ‘The Future Can Wait’ curated by Zavier Ellis, Charlie Smith Gallery, London, UK
- 2013 ‘The Discipline of Painting’, abstract painting, Harrington Mill Gallery, Nottingham, UK
- 2013 ‘Without an Edge there is No Middle’ abstract painting show, Pluspace Gallery, Coventry, UK with Dan Roach, Andrew Seto, Hannah Knox, Mali Morris and others
- 2013 ‘The Fine Line’, Identity Gallery, Hong Kong
- 2013 ‘Poster’, Mayor’s Parlour, Bow House, London, UK
- 2012 John Moores Painting Prize – Short Listed/Exhibitor, Liverpool, UK
- 2012 ‘Alter’ group show, Vegas Gallery, London, UK
- 2012 ‘Plus Art Projects’, Mayor’s Parlour, Bow House, London, UK
- 2012 ‘Plane Space’ curated by Dan Roach, Worcester Cathedral Crypt, Worcester, UK
- 2012 ‘Double Vision’, painting show with 22 abstract painters including Keith Coventry, Natalie Dower, Geoffrey Rigden, John McLean, Danny Rolph, Mali Morris, Simon Callery, Jost Münster, Julian Wakelin, Lion and Lamb Gallery, London, UK
- 2012 ‘HA HA What Does This Represent?’, abstract painting, co-curator with Francesca Simon/participant with Daniel Sturgis, Vanessa Jackson, Trevor Sutton, Alex Gene Morrison, Biggs & Collings, James Ryan and others
Accompanying panel discussion organiser/participant with lead speakers Andrew Mummery, Peter A Jones, Biggs & Collings, Vanessa Jackson, Daniel Sturgis and artists from the show - Standpoint Gallery, London and accompanying catalogue with essay by David Ryan
- 2011 ‘CRASH Open’ selected by Matthew Collings, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London, UK
- 2011 ‘Friendship of the Peoples’ curated by Tim Ellis, selected by Biggs & Collings, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, UK
- 2011 ‘Zig Zag’ abstract painting with Marta Marce, Jost Münster, Andrew Bick, Vanessa Jackson, Julian Wakelin and others - Charlie Dutton Gallery, London, UK
- 2011 – SOLO: ‘Hexad’ - Price and Myers, London, UK
- 2010 ‘CRASH Open’ selected by Dan Hays, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London, UK
- 2009 – SOLO: ‘Local Colour’ - Eleven Spitalfields Gallery, London, UK
- 2008 ‘Secret Art Show’, Levitt & Bernstein, London, UK
- 2007 ‘Neighbours’, 142 Columbia Rd Pop-up Gallery, London, UK
- 2006 ‘Painting Show’, 1.1 Gallery, London, UK
- 2006 ‘Celeste Art Prize’ and catalogue – selected
- 2006 – SOLO: ‘New Paintings’ - Beedel Coram of Spitalfields, London UK
PUBLISHED ARTICLES/OTHER PROJECTS
Curating/Editorial
- 2013 – 2022 Editorial Board, Turps Banana Magazine, London
- 2014 - 2016 In-house co-curator Turps Gallery, London
- 2012 - 2014 Co-Director/Curator, Lion and Lamb: artist run gallery space: ‘painters curate painters’, Hoxton, London
- 2012 – 2017 Mentor/Turps Banana Correspondence Course for Painting
Articles
- *(see appendix for recent)
- 2016 Publication: ‘Interview with Vanessa Jackson’ - Issue 16 Turps Banana
- 2016 Publication: ‘Natural Abstraction’ for Slippery and Amorphous catalogue
- 2015 - 2016 Co-Director/Curator, Turps Gallery: artist run gallery space: for Turps Banana
- 2014 Review: Schema-Sukima @Laure Genillard Gallery for Abstract Critical
- 2014 Review: Interaction: Reaction Josef Albers in Black and White @Waddington Custot for Abstract Critical
- 2014 Review: Lasting Impressions: Mary & Kenneth Martin/drawings @Annely Juda and Florian Pumhösl @Lisson Gallery for Abstract Critical
- 2014 Review: Kim Lim – A Lightness of Being @New Art Gallery, Wiltshire, UK for Abstract Critical
- 2013 Review: Mira Schendel: Letters and Words @Tate Modern for Abstract Critical
- 2013 Review: Dynamo: A Century of Light and Movement in Art, @Grand Palais, Paris for Abstract Critical
- 2013 Publication: ‘Interview with Andrew Bick’ - Issue 13 Turps Banana
- 2013 Publication: ‘Interview with Biggs & Collings’ - Issue 13 Turps Banana
- 2012 Publication: ‘Jeffrey Steele in Conversation with Katrina Blannin’ - co-founder 1960s Systems Group - Issue 11 Turps Banana
TEACHING
- 2016-2021 Associate Lecturer, UCA Canterbury Foundation Fine Art, Kent, UK
- 2019-2021 Associate Lecturer, UAL Camberwell BA Painting, Fine Art, London, UK
- 2017-2021 Associate Lecturer, UAL Camberwell Foundation Fine Art, London, UK
- 2012-2021 Turps Painting Programme/correspondence mentor/studio mentor
- 2017-2020 Associate Lecturer, Albers Colour Workshops, UCA & UAL, UK
- 2014-2019 Associate Lecturer, UAL Camberwell, Academic Support/Fine Art, London, UK
- 2000-2015 0.5 Tutor, FE Hackney College
- 2009-2012 Teacher Trainer, PGCE Programme, FE Hackney College