Aphra O'Connor

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• School

  School of Arts & Humanities

  Programme

  MA Ceramics & Glass

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  • @aphralupita
  • https://www.aphraoconnor.co.uk/

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• In my practice, I use clay to create 3D collages that champion everyday objects. I build and assemble ceramic sculptures from plaster moulds, using 2D designs to decide the forms. I am interested in the relationship between 2D and 3D, and how clay can imitate and replicate found forms.

  I was born in Whitby, North Yorkshire, and have always had a fascination with collecting forms that I consider as 3D collages. I graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2014 with a BA in Sculpture. This background allows me to visualise clay in a manner that is outside of the craft pathway; with the aim of extending my designs into collaborative and inclusive installations. 

• Previous degrees

• BA Fine Art Sculpture, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London, 2014; Foundation Diploma in Fine Art, Leeds Arts University, 2011

• Experiences

• Studio assistant, Peter Ting, London, 2019; Studio assistant, Jacquline Poncelet, London, 2018; Studio assistant, Carol McNicoll, London, 2018; Studio assistant, Ken Campbell, Bristol, 2018; Studio assistant, John Edgerton, Yorkshire, 2017

• Exhibitions

• Miscellany, Preston Fitzgerald's House, London, 2019; Insidejob, Tate Modern, London, 2018; Work in Progress Show, Royal College of Art, London, 2018; Strange Lands, Shotgun Studios, Acton, 2017; A Wash of Energy, Kunsthuis Gallery, Crayke, 2017; Franks Canteen, Highbury, 2017; London Illustration Fair, London, 2016; Canopy Market, Kings Cross, London, 2016; Lost in the Woods, The Square Gallery, Battersea, 2016; Lungs Project Launch Exhibition, The Independent, Sunderland, 2016; The Beautiful is Always Bizarre, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield, 2016; What is the future of Art?, Tate Modern, London, 2016; God’s Own County, Yorkshire Festival, Sheffield, 2016; Cheeseburn Sculpture Grange, Newcastle, 2016; CHROMA Blue, Safehouse2, Peckham, 2016; The Black Path, House of Blah Blah, Middlesbrough, 2016; Imaginary Museum, Grand Art Project, 42 New Briggate Leeds, 2016; Parade Presents Prize, LondonNewcastle Gallery, Shoreditch, 2015; Tra-Digital, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, 2015; Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, 2015; The Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, Leeds, 2015; Virgo Festival, Exeter, 2015; MiAL Capsule, Embassy Tea Gallery, London, 2015

• Publications

• A Wash of Energy, Yorkshire Times, July 2017; Scantlings, Yorkshire Times, January 2017; Sue Wilkinson, Sculptor Aphra's First Solo Exhibition, Whitby Gazette, 2017

• Funding

• Sir Eduardo Paolozzi Scholarship

• Sponsors

• ID Plasters; The Stonehouse Emporium; The Solomons Family; All the generous kind and thoughtful people who donated to my Crowdfunding Campaign