Stella Whalley

Stella Whalley is a London-based multidisciplinary artist and curator celebrated for her innovative engagement with feminist and social themes currently through watercolour and ceramics. Her practice merges traditional techniques with contemporary narratives, exploring topics that resonate on both personal and societal levels.
Exhibitions include Cross Lane Projects at the London Art Fair and Vestry St Gallery, London (2024, 2025),RBA Mall Gallery London 2026, the Venice Biennale (2017, 2019, and 2024), and the Nakanojo Biennale in Japan (2015). Other notable showcases have taken place at the Wilson Gallery in Cheltenham, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Birmingham City Art Gallery, and the Whitechapel Gallery, which hosted the 2007 book launch for Tokyo Tales.
Her practice has been supported by funded international residencies, resulting in large-scale installations in Japan, Portugal, and Italy. She has also delivered lectures at public galleries and museums, offering insights into her multi-disciplinary approach.

Central School of Art Postgraduate printmaking 1981-82

2012 'London Calling Tehran' 2012 at the 7Samar Gallery Tehran
2012 ‘Cinematic prints’ Kunstverket Gallery ,Oslo Norway.
2012 ‘Strange Peace/Panic Room’ Room’ collaborative video /sound installation by Stella
Whalley and Toby Bricheno, presented by TWOPLUSONE in conversation with Steinar Liverud at The Hospital Club Cinema screening London.
2012 ‘Strange Peace/Panic Room’ Whalley and Bricheno Fort Gallery Old st London
2011 ‘Grafik Apparel’ Exhibition London Print studio
2011 ‘Strange Peace/Panic Room’ collaborative video /sound installation Whalley, Bricheno, presented by TWOPLUSONE ,London
2011 ‘Unearthed’ Exhibition / Archive of Carpenters Road Artists Olympic site.Stratford
2010 ‘Closely Held Secrets’ Bonnington Gallery Nottingham Trent University.
2010 ‘Groove Grove graphics’ London print Studio, London
2010 ‘Taking Issue’ Howard Gardens Gallery Cardiff School of Art & Design.
2009 ‘Place, Identity& Memory’ exhibition of Artists Books, IRIS Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, Wigtown Book Festival, Stranraer.
2008 ‘TOKORODE’, Solo exhibition & book launch, Visions Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
2007 ‘Tokyo Tales’ book launch, Whitechapel Gallery, London.
2005 ‘Ma...