Characterised by subtle layers of light and colour, the filigree-like paintings and drawings of Hannah Murgatroyd centre on figures, structures and landscapes inspired by sources both ancient, modern and, yet to-exist. Moving within a circular narrative of large and small-scale paintings, her mise-en-scène of single figure, multi-peopled and unpeopled compositions pivot between interior and exterior worlds, open to the dual possibilities of abstraction and representation.
Hannah Murgatroyd
Dossal, 2021
Oil on linen
56 cm x 40 cm
Price Available Upon Request
© Hannah Murgatroyd
Born in Bristol, 1976, and raised on Dartmoor, Hannah lives and works in Bath, UK. A graduate of the Royal College of Art (2005) and the Royal Drawing School (2006), she is a mentor for Turps Art School. Shortlisted for the Contemporary British Painting Prize 2021 (winner tba), shows in 2021 include �?Dreamlands: Part 1’ at OHSH Projects, UK; �?From can see to can’t see – Digital Landscapes’, a curated NFT exhibition on the virtual platform SuperRare; and �?Hawks in her Hair’ at Alice Black Gallery, UK. In 2020 she exhibited in �?Monster / Beauty: An Exploration of the Female / Femme Gaze’ at Lychee One, UK, curated by Marcelle Joseph and �?Paintings on, and with, Paper’ at Cob Gallery, UK. Included in �?Women Can’t Paint’ at Turps & ASC Galleries in 2018, she won the Exeter Contemporary Open in 2014, and had a solo presentation with Von Goetz at Draw Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, UK in 2019. Her solo show �?Landscape as a Peopled World’, held at Exeter Phoenix, UK, 2017 is featured in the first Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting, 2018.
Hannah Murgatroyd
As Long as the Light Holds, 2020
Oil and acrylic on linen
61 x 76 cm
Price Available Upon Request
© Hannah Murgatroyd
Hannah Murgatroyd
The Southern Side of Here, 2021
Oil on linen
56 cm x 40 cm
Price Available Upon Request
© Hannah Murgatroyd
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Artist Profile
Education
Postgraduate Drawing Year, Royal Drawing School, London, UK, 2006
MA Communication Art & Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2005
BA Illustration, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK, 1999
Solo Exhibitions
Saatchi Gallery, �?Draw Art Fair’, �?Bucolica’ solo presentation with Von Goetz, London, UK, 2019
Exeter Phoenix Gallery, ‘Landscape As A Peopled World’, Exeter, UK, 2017
Roper Gallery, ‘Leisured Bodies’, Bath, UK, 2016
Group Exhibitions
2021
�?From can see to can’t see’ NFT show, curated by Greg Rook on SuperRare.com
�?Your Foot in my Face & Other Tectonic Strategies’, Kingsgate Project Space, London
’A Lot of What I’m About To Tell You is Made Up’ NFT show, curated by Greg Rook on SuperRare.com
’Hawks in her Hair’, Alice Black Gallery, London
2020
�?Monster/ Beauty: An Exploration of the Female / Femme Gaze’ curated by Marcelle Joseph, Lychee One, London
�?Goose Summer’, Instagram group show co-curated with Martyn Cross under @goosesummer2020
�?Paintings on, and with, Paper’, Cob Gallery, London, UK
2018
�?The Story of Zebedee’, Post Institute / Von Goetz, London, UK
�?Our Souls to Keep’, Field Projects, NY, USA
‘Women Can’t Paint’, Turps & ASC Galleries, London, UK
Awards, Fellowships & Grants
2014
Overall Award Winner, Exeter Contemporary Open, UK
2008
Jerwood Drawing Prize exhibitor, London (and touring), UK
2006
Drawing Prize, Graduate Show, Royal Drawing School
Prize for Drawing Excellence, Royal Drawing School
2005
1st, Man Group Drawing Prize, Royal College of Art
2004
3rd, Man Group Drawing Prize, Royal College of Art
Press & Publications
Salome Salmacis online interview, UK, 2021:
https://www.salomesalmacis.com/hannah-murgatroyd.html
Turps magazine Issue 23, London, 2021
The Drawer Vol. 17 / Pink, Paris, France, 2019
The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting, Anomie Publishing, UK, 2018
Works
Hannah Murgatroyd
Dossal, 2021
Oil on linen
56 cm x 40 cm
Price Available Upon Request
© Hannah Murgatroyd
Hannah Murgatroyd
As Long as the Light Holds, 2020
Oil and acrylic on linen
61 x 76 cm
Price Available Upon Request
© Hannah Murgatroyd
Hannah Murgatroyd
The Southern Side of Here, 2021
Oil on linen
56 cm x 40 cm
Price Available Upon Request
© Hannah Murgatroyd
