Biography
Anna Boggon, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Education
1992-1994 Royal College of Art, MA Fine Art
1989-1992 Grays School of Art, Aberdeen, 1st Class Hons. Painting
Exhibitions
2022
Climate, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, London
Once Upon a Time, a group exhibition exploring folklore, myths, fairytales 23-25 Chiltern Street, London
2021
Behind the Scenes, Shop Window/Window Shop, 59 Tontine Street, Folkestone, as part of Sub Plot Folkestone Triennial Fringe
2020
The Beginning, Shop Window/Window Shop, 59 Tontine Street, Folkestone
2019
We are not amused, works on paper by contemporary British artists, Baca Art Centre, Beijing
2018
Take Two, A Seasonal Disorder project, 7 Dials Club, Covent Garden, London.
V&A&A, studio 1.1 Gallery, London
2017
Who What Where, Studio 13, Kiev, Ukraine
All For Show, V22, Louise House, London
2016
Glaze my Cave, Studio 1.1 Gallery, London
2014
VAS:T Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
One Place Two, Chelsea College of Art
Froward, The Drawing School Gallery, Eton College
2011
The 2011 Sovereign European Art Prize, Winner of the public vote prize Istanbul.
2010
Future Movement, City States, Liverpool Biennial.
Invisible City, Shanghai South Railway Station, Shanghai.
Flashback, Officina Gallery, Beijing.
2009
The Other Shadow of the City, Jerusalem.
Heart of Glass, Shoreditch Town Hall, London.
2008
Map Games, Dynamics of Change, Today Art Museum Beijing, Birmingham Museum and CAOS, Terni, Italy.
2007
Ten, Deutsche Bank, London.
Salon 2007, New British Painting and Works on Paper, Artworks, London.
Hoot, Studio 1.1 gallery, London E2.
2006
Material World, 1918 ArtSPACE, Shanghai, China.
Less Travelled, Island 6 Art Centre, Shanghai, China.
Case Study, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth, UK.
The wrong end of the telescope, Three Colts Gallery, London.
2005
Little by Little, Studio 1.1 gallery, London. Solo exhibition.
All For Show, New Video Works UK Retrospective, tour:
Edgezones World Arts Building Miami, Florida, USA,
Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand,
Lump Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA,
Soap Factory, Minneapolis, USA,
Mighty Screenland Theatre, Kansas City, USA,
Fahrenheit Gallery Kansas City, USA.
Mementoes and other Curiosities, Familoes Building, London, part of the Architectural
Biennale and Art Fortnight London, Curated by Measure and Flora Fairbairn.
Playing Cards, Marine Stewardship Council, London.
2004
Put ‘em up, Laura Bartlett Gallery, London. Solo Exhibition.
Plan B, Drawing Show, Studio 1.1 gallery, London E2.
Pilot:1, Limehouse Town Hall, London.
Six Thousand Chairs, Crystal Palace, London.
A Year in the Life, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
Tempered Ground, Museum of Garden History, London, Curated by Danielle Arnaud, Jordan Kaplan, Philip Norman.
2003
Il palazzo delle libertà, Palazzo Delle Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy, curated by Lorenzo Fusi.
Mirrors, Signals, Manoeuvres, Art and New Technology, Swiss Cottage Central
Library Gallery, organised by Camden Arts Centre, London.
Somewhere, Places of Refuge in Art and Life, Towner Art Gallery Eastbourne, UK.
2003
Mirador/Viewpoint, Gabinete Florian Pauke del Museo del Barro, Asuncion, Paraguay.
Hoja de Ruta, Centro Cultural Cencar, Asuncion, Paraguay.
2002
Asuncion Habita, Asuncion, Paraguay.
Incubator, Hackney City Farm, London.
Somewhere, Places of Refuge in Art and Life, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, UK.
Pause, Lounge Gallery, London.
A2B, The David Young Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Inaugural, K3, Zurich, Switzerland.
2001
KMO Taller International, Las Barreras, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Incorporate 4, Arts & Business, London.
Braziers International 2001, Ipsden, Oxfordshire, UK.
2000
The Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries (invited artist).
Out of Sight, 49 Broadway Market, London.
1999
Glitch, Film Screening, The Cockpit, Leeds.
Incorporate, Arts & Business, London.
Quarantine, Lux Cinema, London, film screening.
1998
Braziers International 1998, Oxfordshire.
Whitechapel Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London.
1994
Wardrobe, Virgin Atlantic, Heathrow Airport, London.
Selected Awards/Residencies
2011
Sovereign European Art Prize, Public Vote Prize Winner
2010
South Railway Metro Station Project, sponsored by Fine Art College of Shanghai
University, Shanghai Metropolitan Company, BBS Company by Ink Painting Shenzhen and Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation
2009
Art School Palestine Residency, Jerusalem, 2 months
2006
British Council Artists Link Residency, China, 2 months, this included working in
Shanghai University
2005
British Council Artists Link Residency, China, 3-Week Research Creative Connections
Residency, Langdon School, The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
2004
Creative Connections Residency, Langdon School, The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
2003
International Artists Fellowship Programme Arts Council of England, 2 month residency, Paraguay, South America.
Hallfield Residency, Serpentine Gallery, London
Hallfield Residency, Serpentine Gallery, London
2002
Cass Foundation Artist Residency, Camden Arts Centre, London
2001
KMO International Artists Taller, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 2 weeks, supported by The British Council
1998
Braziers International Artists Workshop, Oxfordshire, UK;
The Sound Arts Lab, The School of Television and Imaging, Dundee, Scotland
1994
Paris Studio Award, Cite Des Arts, Residency, Paris, organised by The Royal College
of Art, London
1992
The John Kinross Memorial Scholarship, Florence, Italy
1990
The Patrick Allan of Hospitalfield Trust Residency, Scotland
Selected Review and Publications
2006
Vogue Magazine, UK, September, p115-116
2005
Small is Beautiful, Review magazine, September p60 All for Show, UK video works retrospective.
2004
Tempered Ground, The Museum of Garden History/Danielle Arnaud, London
Secret Room in collaboration with the BBC, at The Saatchi Gallery, London
The Guardian, G2 P14, 6th December 2004, Pick of the Week, The Times, November 20th
Visual Art, Critics Choice. Contemporary Magazine, Issue No 66, P62-P63. Review- London: Museum of Garden History.
Time Out, August 4-11, P61
Art Preview Tempered Ground, Metro
2003
Il palazzo delle libertà, Palazzo Delle Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy
2002
Somewhere places of refuge in art and life, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham
Pause, Lounge, London
2001
Braziers International, Oxfordshire
1998
Braziers International, Oxfordshire
The Times, Saturday March 21, P24 – P25 Feature, Whitechapel Open
Intervention, Radio Now, fm, Nottingham
Collections
The Government Art Collection
British Airways
Maramotti Collection, Max Mara, Milan
Museo del Baro Collection, Asuncion, Paraguay
Private Collections UK and international
Curatorial Projects
2018
Seasonal Disorder 2018, Take Two 7 Dials Club, Covt Garden, London
2017
Who What Where, Studio 13, Kiev, Ukraine
2010
Founder member of Seasonal Disorder, a series of exhibitions co curated with Jordan McKenzie and Munir Waked, Gransden Avenue, London
2016
Black Cling Film, Student Exhibition with Photography and Time-Based Media Students, CCW Foundation UAL, Finch Café, London Fields
2015
Students and Students from the International College of Art Palestine.
2000
Incorporate, Arts & Business, London.
Selected Employment
2020- 2022
Freelance Tutor, Portfolio Advice sessions with young people applying to art colleges.
Lead Artist Children's Art Workshops
Visiting Artist Lecturer, UK Colleges
2014-20
International Academic Coordinator, Chelsea, Camberwell and Wimbledon Colleges of Art London, University of The Arts London.
2011-17
Specialist Option Leader of Photography and Time-Based Media, Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon Foundation Diploma, University of the Arts London
2015
External Examiner, International Academy of Art, Palestine
2000-10
Coordinator of Braziers International Artists Workshop, Braziers, Oxfordshire.
2004-05
Part of Artists Collective, studio 1.1 Gallery, London
2003-06
Associate Lecturer, Wimbledon College of Art, Sculpture, Foundation Course
2003-04
Creative Connections, Whitechapel Gallery, London, School Workshops and Residency programme and Commission
2003
Hallfield Residency, Art and Architecture, The Serpentine Gallery, London
2000-03
Camden Arts Centre, Cass Project, School workshops and residency programme.
2000-04
Serpentine Gallery, London, Employed by Education Department to run workshops on Bryce Marden, Chen Zhen, Rachel Whiteread, Dan Flavin, Doug Aitken, Richard Artswarger, and State of Play.
2002
Islington Festival, Perceptions of Monarchy, children’s art workshop and exhibition
2000-04
Camden Arts Centre, Employed by Education Department to run workshops on Gordon Matta Clarke, Doris Salcedo, Sophie Ristel Heuber, Jose Davilla, Douglas Heubler, Cerith Wyn Evans, Christopher Wool, and Rachel Harrison.
2001-02
Whitechapel Gallery Employed by Education Department to run workshops on Liam Gillick, Helio Oticica, and the Centenary Exhibition, Workshop Leader,
2003
Art Project, Centrepoint Cold Weather Project, young homeless, 16 to 25 year olds
2000-18
Visiting lecturer UK Art colleges