Laurence Owen (b. 1984)
Laurence Owen (b. 1984)
Laurence Owen (b. 1984, Gloucester, UK) previously studied at Falmouth College of Art. Through paintings and ceramics Owen sets up a language reminiscent of artefact and relic. He employs the recognisable with connotative values that we associate with object and time. By considering Folklore, Paganism and early Mythology he investigates how these specific belief systems are connected to contemporary consumerist culture through ideas of ritual and worship. Owen questions how meaning can be brought to or embedded into materiality, and how Art as a relational objects can stimulate value and belief.
Profile
Born: 1984 in Gloucester
RA Schools student from 2012 to 2015
Gender: Male
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![Installation view of work by Laurence Owen]()
Installation view of work by Laurence Owen
Photograph: © Andy Keate
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Education
2012-2015 Royal Academy Of Arts, MA Fine Art, London 2002-2005 Falmouth College Of Art, Fine Art Painting, BA (Hons), Cornwall 2001-2002 Art Foundation, Stroud College Of Art, Gloucestershire
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Solo shows
2015 RA Schools Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2014 Rook and Raven Gallery, London
At Home Salon. Marcelle Joseph Projects, Ascot
2012 The Elemental Dynamic, Art Exchange, Colchester
2011 Wish You Were Here, 20 Hoxton Square, London
2009 The Gold Book, 20 Hoxton Square, London
Private Dinner hosted By Yvon Lambert & 20 Hoxton Square, London
2006 Short Film shown at the New York International Independent Film Festival, New York -
Selected group shows
2014 Premiums, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2013 JM Finn, Royal Academy group exhibition, London
2012 ARCO, Madrid Art Fair, Spain
2011 Iconoclasts, Lloyds club, London
NubaArt, London
Woodmill Art Show, London
2009 The Embassy, Frieze Art Fair - Portland Place, London
Art Barter, The Rag Factory, London
2008 5 Artists, Post Box Gallery at Phillips de Pury, London
A Prayer For The Procrastinator, Cosa Gallery, London
2007 Big Wow, Hackney Wick, London
20 Artists, 20 Hoxton Square launch, London
Mecca Art Fair, Mexico City, Mexico
2006-2007 In The Darkest Hour There May Be Light, Damien Hirst’s Murdeme Collection, The Serpentine Gallery, London
2005 Exhibition of paintings and drawings at Sancreed House, Cornwall
The Boundary Art Prize, (national competition prize winner), London
Falmouth College Of Arts Degree Show, Cornwall
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