Nell Brookfield London, UK, b. 1994

Nell Brookfield (b. 1994, London, UK) is an artist living and working in London. She The artist received a BS in Anthropology from the University College London in the UK, a postgraduate MA-Level from the Royal Drawing School in London, UK, and attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Brookfield has been an artist in residence at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island; the Borgo Pignano Painting Residency with the Royal Drawing School in Volterra Pisa, Italy; and the Royal Drawing School in London, England.

Brookfield investigates the absurdity of human life, by offering humorous and strange compositions taken from her everyday experiences. Inspired by people around London, films, and books, Nell paints from observation, memory and imagination with acrylic and oil paint on canvas. Bizarre crops show intimate sections of what could be larger works, asking the viewer to imagine what might lie just beyond the canvas. Each work is covered in detailed patterns and texture, accentuating the charged moments. Nell hopes the viewer will consider what it would be like to reach out and touch the fabrics she paints, or exist within the work.

Selected Exhibitions include: September, New York; Niru Ratnam Gallery, London, UK; Tabula Rasa Gallery, Beijing, China; Linseed Projects, Shanghai, China; Eve Leibe Gallery, London, UK; Guts Gallery, London, UK; Royal Drawing School, London, UK; Christie’s Auction House, London, UK; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York; Crypt Gallery, London, UK.