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British Artist
Located Ashford, United Kingdom

Exhibits in United Kingdom and Brazil

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As a conceptual artist, I focus on the overproduction of plastic and insufficient efforts to curb it.  Plastic waste contaminates the environment, harms biodiversity, and affects human health.  My work explores societal double standards in how we treat each other and the environment, driven by power, aggression, and the exploitation of resources.

Plastic, once valued, has become pervasive non-recyclable waste due to market saturation and profit-driven production, neglecting environmental impact.  Without leadership and accountability, the plastic crisis may surpass global warming.

Using cellophane-like membranes, my art visualises our contradictory behaviours. Chrome surfaces reflect viewers' subconscious thoughts, promoting the repurposing of materials and mindsets.

The irony of valuing then discarding plastic highlights society's failure against consumerism and capitalism. My sculptures urge rethinking waste and sustainability, sparking conversations about our culture and need for change.  By wrapping materials, I emphasise the need for systemic behavioural and policy changes. My work advocates for resilience, adaptation, and sustainable solutions to address the plastic dilemma and promote a healthier relationship with the environment.

I create site-specific sculptures and gorilla installations, exhibiting in southern England, London, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 
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@FormNthought
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MA Fine Art - University of the Creative Arts 2020
BA Fine Art – University of Kent 2016
BA Information & Editorial Design - Middlesex University 1984

PUBLICATIONS
Aqua Article in Wiro Magazine / March 2025 
nadya_hristakieva_interview_26_10_2024.pdf
within_the_limitations_with_lorrain_mailer.pdf
lorrain_mailer_in_conversation_with_ali_lees_1_.pdf

CONTACT
[email protected]


Chair of Ashford Visual Artists ​2022 - 25
Facilitator at StMary's, Sellindge 2019 - 23
SELLECTED EXHIBITIONS

SOLO
2024  
Pottering in the Garden - Payers Pocket Garden, Folkestone
- OA24
           On the Road to Nowhere -
Charing Art Festival, Charing

2023   Give Something Back - Dymchurch Beach, Romney Marsh
           Running Uphill - Ingleden Woods, Tenterden             
           I sit and talk to God - StMary's, Sellindge
           The Orbit of the Egg - StMary's, Sellindge

2022   Faceless - StMary's, Sellindge
           A Sea Change - StMary's, Sellindge
           The Last 24hrs  - StMary's, Sellindge 
2021   . . . and now you don't - Little Swift, Margate
            Enfold - StMary's, Sellindge
2018   Faceless - Strange Cargo, Folkestone to commemorate Armistice day
2016  The Elephant in the Room – University of Kent, Tonbridge           
2015  Water as a Stone – University of Kent, Tonbridge
2014  Salted Caramel –  University of West Kent, Tonbridge     
 
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
2025 28days in 28colours - Jayne Simmonds, 
AVA Instagram Project
2024  The Beat -  Artly Mix, Brazil 
          
The Beat - Instagram Leading to Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
          
Within the Limitations - Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
          Within the Limitations - Tesco's, Ashford
2023  Within the Limitations - Instagram with Gregory Daines & AVA
2023  Art in the Park - Ashford BC, Victoria Park, Ashford      
2022 
Community Art Fair - StMary's, Sellindge
          Grief Letter - Natalia Millman's ongoing project
          Mellow Out - StMary's, Sellindge
2021 
Community Art Fair - StMary's, Sellindge
           Mellow Out - StMary's, Sellindge
           Message in a Bottle - StMary's, Sellindge 
2020   A Stitch in Time - Stour Downs Parish
            Breathe out - Kent County Council - Ashford
           Loafing Around - Catching Lives Homeless Shelter - Canterbury
2019  invisible made tangible - 13-16 yrs. - Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
           Spatial with Anna Baranowska - 13-16 yrs. - National Saturday Club,                   UCA, Canterbury

COLLABORATIONS
2021  VOID 2020 - invited by Jane Cordery - Horsebridge, Whitstable 
2018  WAVELENGTHS with Jane Cordery - Arts Forum, Hastings - curator/artist 
2017  Inverse Reflection with Sally Meakins - Arts Forum, Hastings
2016  repeatrepeatrepeat with Sophie Barnett - University of Kent, Tonbridge 
2015  Uncharted Waters with Jane Cordery – Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable
2014  Snakes & Ladders with Jane Cordery – Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable

GROUP
2025 
Winter Sculpture Park / Organised by No.32 - Thamesmead, 
​London 
           30works30days  - Instagram & hosted by ArtQuest
         
Waste to Create-4 - @ecoawareartgallery, Instagram
           Your Work Here - Amelia Scott Gallery - Tunbridge Wells 
2024  Taste of Art in the Barn - Chartham Vineyard, Canterbury
          The Gathering - Throwley Church, Faversham
          Imaginarium - Rua Pelotas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
          30works30days  - Instagram & hosted by ArtQuest
          Momentum -  Rua Pelotas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

          Adisham Arts Festival - Adisham
2023  AVA returns to Chartham  - Chartham Vineyard, Canterbury
        
  Equilibrium -  Rua Pelotas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
          Sea Us - St Mary's Community Centre, Rye

          30works30days  - Instagram & hosted by ArtQuest
           Reflections in Time - Creative Centre, Rye
           Narrativas -  Echo's Studio, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2022   Reflexo  - Echo's Studio, Sao Paulo, Brazil
           We Are Here - Cambridge Artworks, Cambridge
            Interlude – Espaço Ira Rebella, Sao Paulo, Brazil
           Consumption - Issue 24 - Haus-a-Rest, Art Zine
           Time Project - tebbsgallery.com + book
           30works30days - 12Ø Collective + Art Quest
           Chronos - Echo's Studio, Sao Paulo, Brazil
           The Open - Turner Contemporary, Margate
2021  30works30days - 12Ø Collective + Art Quest
           Fragment - Pragmata Collective  - Online
           The Virus that came to Tea - @r_is_n.projects - Online
           Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize – selected 3 March, Instagram
2020  VIA Arts Prize 2020 - Finalists' Online
Ibero-American Exhibition
           MA Degree Show - UCA - Online pop up
2019  "I make art about . . ." - Joseph Wales Gallery, Margate
            Mrs Dalloway & Mrs Ramsey - Derek's Room, University of Kent,                                                       Canterbury
           Tug of War - Alex Walton, Curating MA, UCA, Canterbury
           Postcards - Devonshire Collective, Eastbourne
           WAVELENGTHS 2 - Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
           Actants - Beaney Museum, Canterbury
           Pint Sized - Brewery Tap, Folkestone
2018  Postcards - Devonshire Collective, Eastbourne
           Members - Arts Forum, Hastings
2017   Afternoon Tea/Works on Paper - Chiara Williams Contemporary Art,                       Margate
           This is Tomorrow - Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
           This is Tomorrow - University of Kent, Old Dockyard, Chatham
           This is Tomorrow - University Centre West Kent, Tonbridge
           Assemblage - Arts Forum, Hastings
           Stains and Traces III - Arts Forum, Hastings    
2016   Paper Works - Arts Forum, Hastings
           In the Dock – University of Kent, Old Dockyard, Chatham
           Textuality – University of Kent, Tonbridge
           Beginnings: Works in Progress – University of Kent, Tonbridge
           Turned Inside Out – University of Kent, Tonbridge
           By Means of … - Arts Forum, Hastings
           Reinterpret – University of Kent, Tonbridge
2015  Chalk at Towner – Towner, Eastbourne
           In the Dock – University of Kent, Old Dockyard, Chatham
           Lying beyond what’s obvious – University of Kent, Tonbridge
           Fragmented Femininity – University of Kent, Tonbridge
           Once upon a Time – University of Kent, Tonbridge
           A Woman of No Importance – University of Kent, Tonbridge
           By Means of … - Arts Forum, Hastings    
2014  Cabinets of Curiosity – The Museum, Maidstone
           One fine day in the middle of the Night – Singing Soul Gallery, Cranbrook
           Stains + Traces II - Arts Forum, Hastings
           Colour Block - Arts Forum, Hastings
2013   APT Creekside Open Selected by Paul Noble – Deptford, London              
2011   APT Creekside Open Selected by Dexter Dalwood – Deptford, London
 
RESIDENCY
2021 
Threshold - Brewery Tap Project Space, Folkestone - Group
2019  Cabin Fever - The Cabin, UCA, Canterbury - Solo
2016  Bank Side, Canary Wharf, London - Group

CURATING
2024  The Beat - Instagram & 
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
           Within the Limitations - Sponsored by Tesco's
2018  WAVELENGTHS - Arts Forum, Hastings
2016  Rio Return – University of Kent, Tonbridge
2015  And Where Were You? – Arts Forum, Hastings
2014  Back to back they faced each other - Arts Forum, Hastings
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