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Biography
Andrea Oke is a muliti-disciplinary artist whose work is linked to storytelling and the preservation of memories.
Andrea graduated from the University of the West of England with a first class honours degree in Drawing and Applied Arts (2014) and has received several awards including the Helsinki Drawing Laboratory, Aalto University, Helsinki (2013), Somerset Art Works Emerging Artist Bursary (2014), Artist in Residence at Axbridge Museum as part of Muse:Makers in Museums project (2017) and Artist in Residence at Halsway Manor, the National Folk Centre, in Somerset.(2018)
Andrea Oke is a muliti-disciplinary artist whose work is linked to storytelling and the preservation of memories.
Andrea graduated from the University of the West of England with a first class honours degree in Drawing and Applied Arts (2014) and has received several awards including the Helsinki Drawing Laboratory, Aalto University, Helsinki (2013), Somerset Art Works Emerging Artist Bursary (2014), Artist in Residence at Axbridge Museum as part of Muse:Makers in Museums project (2017) and Artist in Residence at Halsway Manor, the National Folk Centre, in Somerset.(2018)
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Opportunities 2020 Lead Artist Nocturnal Nightlights /Window Wanderland. Developing strategies to fully engage with local communities both by creating virtual content and delivering face to face content in a manner that conforms to covid restrictions. full details can be seen on the nocturnal nightlight blog 2018 Artist in Residence at Halsway Manor, Somerset creating the 'Shadowland Project' as Part of Somerset Art Works 'A Landscape of Objects' 2017 Artist in Residence, 'Muse Makers in Museums' Making new work in response to the unique collections found in small, community run museums. 2015 Collaborative Residency, 'Land of the Summer People', a collaboration between Phd Hydrology/Engineering Students at Bristol and Exeter Universities and 5 Artists looking at the interaction between Society, Land and Water in Somerset. 2014 Emerging Artist Bursary from Somerset Art Works to explore the theme of the Somerset Levels and Moors 2014 Artist in Residence, Bedminster Down School, Bedminster Down, Bristol 2013 The Drawing Lab, a collaborative Residency at Aalto University, Helsinki between Artists from the Uk and Finland Exhibitions Forthcoming Exhibitions Past Exhibitions Sep - Nov 2019 'The Last Potters' animation commission on show at the Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury, Somerset 21st Jan - 25th Jan 2019 Ladies of the Manor, Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Somerset. Nov - Jan 2018 Muse Makers in Museums, Somerset Museum, Taunton 23rd Sept - 8th Oct Muse Makers in Museums, King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge (Solo Exhibition) 23rd Sept - 8th Oct Telling Tales, The Brewhouse, Taunton. Nov - Feb 2017 Creative Pathways, Southmead Hospital, Bristol 5th Oct - 15th Oct 2016 Outside In, Quartz Festival, Queens College, Taunton Somerset Open Studios, Marcombe Studio, Cross, Somerset 9th Oct - 15th Jan 2016 Time & Place, Royal United Hospital, Bath. 3rd- 18th October Momentum, Somerset Art Week, Marcombe Studio, Cross 23rd May - 8th June Disordering Chaos, Bath Fringe Festival, 25th March 2015 Land of the Summer People, Exeter Community Centre, 17 St Davids Hill, Exeter 27th Sept - 30th Oct Emergence, Paper Plane, 136 Gloucester Road, Bristol 20th Sept - 5th Oct Levels, Somerset Art Week, Thornreed Studios, Godney, Somerset 4th - 21st Sept First Impressions 2014, View Gallery, Hotwells Road, Bristol 29th August Horsebox Theatre, Ham, Berkeley. Glos 25th July - 16th Aug Real Somerset 2014, A2 Gallery, Wells. Nov 2013 - Jan 2014 161st Open Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. (Selected) Dec 2013 - Jan 2014 A Pause in the Noise, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol. (Group Exhibition) July - August 2013 105 Annual Open Exhibition', Clifton Arts Club, Bristol. May - June 2013 Unearthed, Corinium Museum, Cirencester, Glos. (Group Exhibition) |
