ABOUT
Phoebe Stannard was born in Rome and graduated with a BA in Fine Art (Painting) from Norwich School of Art in 2008, completing The Drawing Year at The Prince's Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School) in 2010. Having been nominated as New Medalist of the Year 2009-10, Stannard spent time in Bulgaria at the National Academy of Art, and Rome in The School of the Mint. She works in a variety of media including drawing, prints and art medals, often taking inspiration from myths, decorative textiles and animals. In 2012, Stannard's work was exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Her medal, “Under Lock and Key II”, now forms part of the museum’s permanent collection. Her “Minotaur” medal has recently been editioned by the British Art Medal Society, with a copy now held in The British Museum. Phoebe’s work is hugely influenced by her childhood in Italy and by theater, circuses, puppet shows and Commedia dell’Arte. Often using narratives pulled from classical myths and art, her work is placed in a slightly surreal world, half her imagination, half observation of the world around her: she seeks the magic and comically grotesque that turns up unexpectedly in everyday life. Her fascination of pattern and textile, leads her interest in portraiture, telling a narrative through the clothes that her sitter wears, and so her enjoyment of dressing up and make belief is brought into her artistic practice. She currently lives and works in London, teaching for Drawing School Central, The New Fine Art Foundation Course and the Royal Drawing Clubs.
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Residencies, Prizes & Education:
2012 The George Cuhaj Sculpture Prize
2010 Residency, 3-D Metal Department, National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2009-2010 New Medallist 2009-10, The British Art Medal Society.
2009 Residency, Scuola dell’Arte della Medaglia, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy.
2009-2011 The Drawing Year, Postgraduate Diploma. The Prince’s Drawing School, London.
2005-2008 BA(Hons) Fine Art, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich.
Exhibitions:
2015 Works in Bronze and Other Media by Contemporary Medallists. Baroni Gallery.
2014 Medals & Miniatures. Sladmore Contemporary.
2013 Touch Art Fair.
2013 SE1 Open Studio, Bow Arts SE1.
2013 Medals: Surprise Sculpture. Goldsmiths Center.
2013 START13: The New Industrialists. Bermondsey Project Space
2012 Modern Medals. Hunterian Museum.
2012 Contemporary Art Medals. Twenty Twenty Gallery.
2012 Bow Arts Open. Bow Arts SE1.
2012 New Medalists. Victoria & Albert Museum
2011 The 100 Project. Biscuit Building.
2011 Draw More, Rootstein Hopkins Foundation Drawing Exhibition, Morley College.
2010 The Drawing Year Show 2009-10. The Prince's Drawing School.
2010 Drawing London’s River, The Brunel Museum.
2008 drawntogether, Biscuit Building.
2008 Degree Show 2008. Norwich School of Art and Design.
Phoebe Stannard was born in Rome and graduated with a BA in Fine Art (Painting) from Norwich School of Art in 2008, completing The Drawing Year at The Prince's Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School) in 2010. Having been nominated as New Medalist of the Year 2009-10, Stannard spent time in Bulgaria at the National Academy of Art, and Rome in The School of the Mint. She works in a variety of media including drawing, prints and art medals, often taking inspiration from myths, decorative textiles and animals. In 2012, Stannard's work was exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Her medal, “Under Lock and Key II”, now forms part of the museum’s permanent collection. Her “Minotaur” medal has recently been editioned by the British Art Medal Society, with a copy now held in The British Museum. Phoebe’s work is hugely influenced by her childhood in Italy and by theater, circuses, puppet shows and Commedia dell’Arte. Often using narratives pulled from classical myths and art, her work is placed in a slightly surreal world, half her imagination, half observation of the world around her: she seeks the magic and comically grotesque that turns up unexpectedly in everyday life. Her fascination of pattern and textile, leads her interest in portraiture, telling a narrative through the clothes that her sitter wears, and so her enjoyment of dressing up and make belief is brought into her artistic practice. She currently lives and works in London, teaching for Drawing School Central, The New Fine Art Foundation Course and the Royal Drawing Clubs.
C.V.
Residencies, Prizes & Education:
2012 The George Cuhaj Sculpture Prize
2010 Residency, 3-D Metal Department, National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2009-2010 New Medallist 2009-10, The British Art Medal Society.
2009 Residency, Scuola dell’Arte della Medaglia, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy.
2009-2011 The Drawing Year, Postgraduate Diploma. The Prince’s Drawing School, London.
2005-2008 BA(Hons) Fine Art, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich.
Exhibitions:
2015 Works in Bronze and Other Media by Contemporary Medallists. Baroni Gallery.
2014 Medals & Miniatures. Sladmore Contemporary.
2013 Touch Art Fair.
2013 SE1 Open Studio, Bow Arts SE1.
2013 Medals: Surprise Sculpture. Goldsmiths Center.
2013 START13: The New Industrialists. Bermondsey Project Space
2012 Modern Medals. Hunterian Museum.
2012 Contemporary Art Medals. Twenty Twenty Gallery.
2012 Bow Arts Open. Bow Arts SE1.
2012 New Medalists. Victoria & Albert Museum
2011 The 100 Project. Biscuit Building.
2011 Draw More, Rootstein Hopkins Foundation Drawing Exhibition, Morley College.
2010 The Drawing Year Show 2009-10. The Prince's Drawing School.
2010 Drawing London’s River, The Brunel Museum.
2008 drawntogether, Biscuit Building.
2008 Degree Show 2008. Norwich School of Art and Design.
