BAS Spring Brochure 18 (online)

Russell Bell- Artist in residence
‘Trust in the universe. Trust in government. Believe in Art. Believe in family. Believe
in yourself. Believe in some kind of divinity who loves you. Russell’s work is
focused on the issue of belief. This is partly expressed through the filmed exploits
of a trinity of personas, Dark Matters, Mr Blue and Gorilla Graham. Each Persona
has a characteristic response to the world. Through them it’s his intention to
explore “belief and absurdities of belief” and related themes of meaning and
meaninglessness, knowing and unknowing, nonsense, and nihilism. Russell’s ideas
are primarily sketched out through the mediums of film and painting.’
Angel Greenham
Angel Greenham studied at Bath School of
Art & Design on a Masters in Fine Art between
2015 - 2017. Whilst on this programme
she took part in many exhibitions including;
The Future Can’t Wait, at Black Swan Arts,
Fringe Arts Bath Festival and SomePlace at
Centrespace, Bristol. Angel also took part in
a residency at Walcot Chapel, exploring light
and transforming the ceiling and the walls of
the chapel with an explosion of colour.
Her sculptures are an exploration of fantasy,
creating environments that encourage the
viewer to escape the realms of modern life
and enter into a new space . Her work is
simply crafted and often playful, and she
uses a range of methods to realise her work
including; performance, drawing and video.
Alice Cardhall- Artist in residence
‘Having just finished my undergraduate degree
in Fine Art, I join Bath Artists’ Studios to continue
the development of my installation based
practice. A need to explore the possibilities
of printmaking when removed from traditional
styles of presentation guides me to create work
which inhabits a physical space. By twisting
and suspending scrolls of printed paper I create
sculptural forms designed to be seen from
multiple angles and non traditional viewpoints.
Using this shift between overall sculptural
presence and closer two dimensional markmaking,
I aim to encourage an interaction with
the work as an object rather than flat imagery.
Repetition has always been key to my work.
Beginning with lino and wood I overlay and
catalogue prints into grids of visual information,
taking the time to navigate the joys and
inconsistencies of hand printing.’
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Zoe Woolley
Born in 1982, Zoë Woolley grew up in the local hills of the Chew Valley. She
received her BA from Central Saint Martins in 2005 and her MA from the New York
Academy of Art in 2013. She completed diplomas in metalwork, ceramics and
massage whilst living and working in London before her move to America. She
has exhibited in Italy, the UK and USA. Zoë attended a residency in Carrara, Italy
following the Merit Award from the New York Academy of Art and has received the
Prince of Wales Scholarship, the Walter & Michael Lantz Prize, and the Edward
Fenno Hoffman Prize from The National Competition for Figurative Sculpture,
USA. She lives and works in Bath.
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