Vardaxoglou will present Betsy Bradley’s first London solo exhibition opening 1 September 2022
Installation view, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK, 2022. © Ikon Gallery. Photo: Stuart Whipps
Betsy Bradley, Juggernaut, 2021. acrylic, emulsion and spray paint on dust sheet, 180 x 200 cm, 70 7/8 x 78 3/4 ins
Following Betsy Bradley’s (b. 1992) first solo institutional exhibition (Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 2022), we are delighted to presenting the artist’s first solo exhibition in London, opening on 1 September 2022.
Betsy Bradley’s paintings are characterised by pulsating, vibrant colourful brushstrokes sweeping across stretched fabrics like voile and organza. The exhibition reveals the ways in which painting triggers the unfolding of multiple dimensions on a single surface and pushes the perceptual possibilities of the medium. Bradley’s surfaces, often translucent fabrics, dissolve the distinction between figure and ground and invite the play of light and space.
The exhibition will run 1 September - 1 October 2022 and an opening reception will take place on 1 September, 6-9pm. A text by Hettie Judah will accompany the exhibition.
For further information please contact info@vardaxoglou.com.
Betsy Bradley (b. Bath, UK, 1992) lives and works in the Midlands, UK. She studied for a BA in Painting at University of Brighton (2015); MA in Fine Art at Birmingham School of Art (2018); and enrolled on the Turps Correspondence Course, London (2019). Bradley’s first London solo exhibition will be held at Vardaxoglou, London (2022). A major recent solo exhibition dedicated to her work was staged at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2022). Recent group exhibitions include: New Art West Midlands/Coventry Biennial, Coventry, UK (2019); Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK (2019); Quad, Derby, UK (2019); International Project Space, Birmingham City University, UK (2019); New Art from Birmingham, IKON at Medicine Gallery, Birmingham, UK (2019); International Project Space, Birmingham City University, UK (2018); Gallery Be, Nagoya, Japan (2015, 2016); Community Arts Centre, Brighton, UK (2013). She has completed residencies at Eastside Projects (2019); Grand Union Gallery Residency (2018); Royal Drawing School Dumfries House Residency, Scotland (2018); Nagoya University of Arts Residency (2014).
