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Victoria Hall

Place of birth Beverley, East Yorkshire
Country of residence United Kingdom
Contact info@lounge-gallery.com

Victoria Hall's work is a combination of an ethnographical and performative approach resulting in documented pieces using photographs and text. In the present series of humorous and sophisticated restaging of famous British and European paintings from the 16th through to the 20th century, careful attention is paid to lavish costumes and grand surroundings, in which Hall is always the leading lady.

She has created a body of work which is often stunning in scale and ambition, and yet has a very English sensibility about it. They are a thought-provoking reflection of the artist's interest in the role of the female figure in western portraiture and our love affair with history as costume drama. The photographic image is printed to the size of the original canvas. These works, in which the specific language, texture and accessibility of photographic reality is exploited, make reference to the modern creation and consumption of history through period drama and the heritage industry's exploitation of this genre.

An important aspect of the work looks to the role that the museum plays in the comprehension of art and its presentation of our heritage. The aim is to explore our ambiguous relationship with these images and the environment in which they are viewed by presenting a clearly contemporary recreation. This work looks to the role that the contemporary artist can take within the heritage industry of today.

Education:
1994/5 Chelsea College of Art & Design, MA Fine Art: Combined Media
1991/4 University of Northumbria Newscastle upon Tyne BA (Hons) Degree 2,1
Fine Art: Painting
1990/1 Suffolk College, Foundation Course: Art & Design

Awards:
2000 Partners Arts & Business
1999 London Arts Board, Individual Artist Award
1998 British Council, travel award

Selected Exhibitions:
2005: Portrayal Solo Show, Lounge Gallery, London
Lost in Translation, Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall
Spoilt Rotten, Oriel Davies, Powys, Wales
2004: Portrayal Solo Show, Saltburn Artists projects
2002: ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London
2001: EV+A, Limerick, Ireland
1999: Head First, Arts Council National Touring
1995: 7th Mostyn Open, Oriel Mostyn, Wales
East International, Norwich Gallery, Norfolk

Exhibitions Arcadia, 22.Nov - 12.Jan.08, I-MYU Projects, Complete Control, 03.Oct - 25.Nov.07, Contemporary Art Projects, Start Your Collection 2007!, 01.Aug - 30.Sep.07, Contemporary Art Projects, Winter Exhibition 2006, 26.Jan - 26.Feb.06, Contemporary Art Projects

Publications Lounge - Sensuous Panorama, 2006

News / reviews Dressing up for a classical painting review., , 13.May.04


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