Blandine Bardeau

London, London, United Kingdom

About Blandine Bardeau

From entangled concoctions, rise beings from another world. My pieces reconcile man-made plastic objects with their organic counterparts, a world where jellyfish has morphed with plastic jewellery. My pieces are almost always a mixed-media approach to creating art, combining drawing, collage and painting. Often working on paper -sometimes mounted on canvas or wood-, translucent polyester and canvas, I like to use my background in fashion & jewellery design to present artworks that draw influences from many different and eclectic places. I love artists such as Joan Mitchell, Picasso, Cy Twombly and Wangechi Mutu. I was born and raised in Toulouse, in the South of France, and I now work and live in South East London. I first came to London to study a BA in Fashion Design Womenswear at Central Saint Martins, and a few years later, after working as a free-lance jewellery designer, I went on to study an MA in Painting at the Glasgow School of Art. I was commissioned to design and make jewellery for the windows at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, as well as Menswear jewellery pieces for the Mugler Paris Fashion catwalk show, Spring-Summer 2012. My Fine Art work has been exhibited in Paris, Helsinki, Glasgow and London, and has been bought by private collectors around the world (New York, Seattle, Australia, UK...). I was longlisted for both the SaatchiArt Online Painting Showdown in 2015 and the Signature Art Prize in 2014. I was a runner-up for the Secret Art Prize, organized by Curious Duke Gallery, London, in 2014. I have also been published in Magazines and catalogues, and in 2009 I was awarded the Colin Barnes Drawing Prize, in recognition of excellence in drawing. In 2007, I won the Louis Vuitton Bag Design Competition, organized by Central Saint Martins. I also assisted Andrew Kerr in setting-up his solo exhibition “So Ensconced” (Nov 11/ Jan 12) at Inverleith House, Edinburgh.

Education:

· Masters in Fine Art Practice, Painting. Glasgow School of Art, September 2011/September 2012
· First Class B.A Fashion Design Womenswear, Central Saint Martins, London. Sept 05/June 09
· Art& Design Foundation (Distinction) Central St Martins. Sept 04/June 05

Events:

-Selected to be published in ArtMaze Magazine, Issue #2. April 2017
- Selected to be published in Fresh Paint Magazine Issue 13, curated by Rebecca Wilson, chief curator of Saatchi Art. August 2016.
- Long-Listed for SaatchiArt Online Painting Showdown Competition, January 2015.
- Longlisted for the Signature Art Prize, DegreeArt.com, Vyner Street, London. 2014
- Runner-up for The Secret Art Prize, Curious Duke Gallery, June 2014.
- Selected to be part of the Marmite IV Painting Prize catalogue, 2012/2013
- Colin Barnes Drawing Prize, Central Saint Martins. A prize awarded in recognition of excellence in drawing. 2009
- Selected for the Central Saint Martins Press Show 2009
- Winner of the Louis Vuitton Bag Design Competition 2007, Central Saint Martins

Exhibitions:

Past Group Shows & Art Fairs:

- October 2018: “The Other Art Fair”, Victoria House, London

- October 2017: “The Other Art Fair”, Old Truman Brewery, London

- “Art in the Forest” in collaboration with Forest plant shop, Arch 133 Deptford Market Yard, for DEPTFORD X Fringe Festival, 22nd September-1st October 2017, London.

- “Roy’s People Art Fair”, 14th-17th September 2017, Candid Arts Trust, London.

- “The Other Art Fair”, 5th-8th October 2017, Old Truman Brewery, London.

-Affordable Art Fair New York, with CaigerArt Contemporary and Liberty Galleries 29th March-2nd April 2017

-Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, with CaigerArt Contemporary Gallery. 9th-12th March 2017

-The Other Art Fair, The Old Truman Brewery, London. 6th-9th October 2016. The Other Art Fair is the leading UK Artist Fair.

-The Affordable Art Fair, London Hampstead, with Caiger Contemporary. 16th-19th June 2016

-Group Show with ArtSmart Contemporary “Launch #1 Pop-up Week,”, 10th-15th March 2016, Space W10, London

-The Affordable Art Fair, London Battersea, with Caiger Contemporary Art. 10th-13th March 2016

-The Other Art Fair, Old Truman Brewery, 15th-18th October 2015, London. The 10th edition of the fair included works by Tracey Emin. Judges include: Mary Rozell, Gavin Turk, Dr Stephanie Buck, Dr Sven Hansen and James Birch.

-"When Opposites Attract" two people show with Rod McIntosh, organised and curated by Caiger Contemporary Art, 14th-20th September

-"Autumn Showcase" Caiger Contemporary artists group show, 21st-27th September

-"Introducing" Group Show at Curious Duke Gallery, London. 6th-29th August

- The Affordable Art Fair, 11th-14th June 2015, London, Hampstead. As Part of Caiger Contemporary

- "In Coversation", a co-curated show with NOHO Artists, 27th May 2015, 7 Dials, Covent Garden, in partnership with Balthazart.

- The Other Art Fair, 23rd-26th April 2015, London, Victoria House. Selection Committee included Gavin Turk, the Courtauld’s Dr Stephanie Buck and Mary Rozell, Director of Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute New York.

- Caiger Contemporary Spring Showcase, 13th-19th April 2015, Studio 657 Fulham, London, Group Show.

-12th-15th March 2015: Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, as part of Caiger Contemporary

-13th February-14th March 2015: "Painting the Future", DegreeArt Contemporary Collective exhibition, Vyner Street, London

-30th October 2014- 28th February 2015: “Lunar” Group Exhibition at Curious Duke Gallery, London, 173 Whitecross Street.

-Windsor Contemporary Art Fair, 8th& 9th November 2014, as part of Caiger Contemporary Gallery, London.

-16th-19th October 2014: "The Other Art Fair" Old Truman Brewery, Selection panel included Polly Morgan, Sophie O'Brien, Anita Zabludowicz and Omar Kholeif.

- 26th September-5th October 2014: "Precious" Deptford X, ArtHub Gallery, London.

- 4th-27th September 2014: "Secret Art Prize Exhibition", Curious Duke Gallery, 173 Whitecross Street, London.

- 8th-13th September 2014: “Autumn Showcase”, The Gallery On The Corner, Battersea, as part of Caiger Contemporary Art Gallery

- 2014: The Other Art Fair, 24th April-27th April 2014. Ambika P3. Selection Panel: Tracey Emin, Charming Baker, Zavier Ellis, Rob and Nicky Carter.

- 2013: "Toastmasters Finland", Arkadia International Bookshop, Helsinki.

- 2013: Group Show at The Glue Factory, Glasgow.

- 2012: Masters of Letters in Fine Art Practice Degree Show, Bermondsey Project Space, London.

- 2012: "Masters Degree Show", The Lighthouse, Glasgow.

- 2012: "Masters Degree Show", The Mackintosh Building, Glasgow.

- 2010: "Converse, You're here", Garage de Turenne, Paris.

Solo Shows

- 2010: “Fluorescent Monkeys”, Beyond the Valley Gallery, London.

- 2010: "Metropolis Ridiculous", Selfridges Windows Display, Oxford Street, London