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Masked Sphinx

Chislehurst, Kent, United Kingdom

Masked Sphinx (Melissa Budasz) studied fine art painting at Camberwell and Norwich Art Schools (1997...

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Masked Sphinx

Joined In 2010

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About the artist

Masked Sphinx

Joined In 2010

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(24 Followers)

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Masked Sphinx (Melissa Budasz) studied fine art painting at Camberwell and Norwich Art Schools (1997) and lives and works in Kent. She has curated and exhibited in several large-scale projects, events, and exhibitions including Personal Structures organised by the European Cultural Centre (EEC) at Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy (2024), the Uniqlo Tate Lates, Tate Modern (2018), a solo exhibition at Conway Hall, London (2017), and in group shows that include the Gerald Moore Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Guys Hospital and the Stephen Lawrence Centre. She ran South London Women Artists (2013-2016) and during this time she was the founder and editor of ArtVerve, a journal on women’s art (2014-2017).

1997 BA Fine Art Painting Norwich University College of the Arts
1994 Foundation, Fine Art Painting Camberwell College of Art

Group Exhibitions

*NEW EXHIBITION* 20 April 2024 - 24 November 2024 - Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy

LUCID DREAMS: A CABINET OF WONDERS as part of the Venice Biennale art exhibition PERSONAL STRUCTURES organised by the European Cultural Centre Italy - Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy

2022 UNITY IN VARIETY XI annual exhibition - 1st Floor 12 St George St, Mayfair, London

2021 Universal Language - Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington

2021 City vs Nature, The Gallery at Alan Baxter, 75 Cowcross Street, London

2020 To art or not to art - The Fitzrovia Gallery, London

2020 Pillow Talk at Nothing Less! Austrian Cultural Forum, London

2019 Elements IV, Gabriel Fine Art at A&D Gallery, London

2018 SFSA Painting Open 2018 No Format Gallery, London

2018 Pillow Talk - Uniqlo Tate Lates, Tate Modern, Bankside, London

2018 Unity in Variety VIII - Gallery 508, Kings Road, London

2017 Elements III - Gabriel Fine Art, Gallery 508, Kings Road, London

2017 Brookmill Studios Show - Deptford X Fringe, London

2016 Pillow Talk - BBC 100Women, Broadcasting House, London

2016 Pillow Talk - TEDxUCLWomen, UCL Pavilion, London

2016 Selected works - Anthology Deptford Foundry, London

2016 Brookmill Artists Open Studios - Deptford X Fringe, Londo...

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