Rory Biddulph

Rory Biddulph (b.1986 UK) lives and works in Berlin.

I gained my MA from The Slade School of Fine Art, London (2013-2015), having previously gained my BA from Newcastle University (2006-2010).

Exhibition highlights include the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2021 (shortlisted), the John Moores Painting Prize 2021 exhibitor, The Clifford Chance Purchase Prize (2016 - shortlisted), the XL Catlin Art Prize (2016 - shortlisted), Durch, s-l-i-c-e Berlin (with Oliver Lunn), Fracture, Lewisham Art House (with Katie Hubbell), and All Have Noses, Fat Relic (with Rhys Thomas).

Between 2020-2022 I founded and co-ran Slice, a curatorial initiative providing artists and curators with the opportunity to exhibit in Berlin .

My recent work depicts subjects who are marked by their characters. They have experienced struggles, are outsiders or anti-heroes, reflecting a desire for recognition and understanding.
These subjects are usually known archetypes, such as office workers, bodybuilders, and circus performers, as well as objects and animals that stand as analogies for various aspects of human experience.

As someone who lives and paints in Berlin, but was raised in rural England, the sense of place is prominent in the images. Whether a...

MA The Slade School of Fine Art (2013-2015)
BA Newcastle University (2006-2010)

Competitions:

The Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2021 (shortlisted)
The John Moores Painting Prize 2020 (exhibitor/longlisted)
The XL Catlin Art Prize 2016 (finalist)
The Clifford Chance Purchase Prize 2016 (shortlisted)
Adrian Carruthers Award 2015 (shortlisted)

Selected Exhibitions:

• Durch (2023), s-l-i-c-e, Berlin (two-person show with Oliver Lunn)
• Why Do You Give Me No Answer (2021), s-l-i-c-e, Berlin (group show)
• The Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize (2021), Coventry Cathedral (group show)
• The John Moores Painting Prize (2021), The Walker Art Museum (group show)
• Fracture (2017), Lewisham Art House, London (two-person show with Katie Hubbel)
• The XL Catlin Art Prize (2016), Londonewcastle Project Space, London (solo presentation)
• All Have Noses (2016), Fat Relic, London (two-person show with Rhys Thomas)
• Clifford Chance Postgraduate Printmaking Exhibition (2016), London (solo presentation)
• Imagine (2015): Curated by Tomma Abts and Alastair Mackinven, Londonewcastle Space, London (group show)
• The Slade School of Fine Art MA/MFA Degree Show (2015), UCL, London (solo presentation)
• Response (2012), Eldon Square, Newcastle/ VARC, Northumberland (group show)
• Imitation Arsonist (2011), NewBridge Space, N...