Jeni Snell
London-based Contemporary Artist
© 2016 by Jeni Snell
Curriculum Vitae
Nationality British, born Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. Lives/ works in London.
Education MA Fine Art with Art Theory at the University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, 2007. The Princes Trust, business course, 2000/1. BA (Hons) Fine Art (First Class),The School of Art, Design, Media & Culture, University of Sunderland, UK, 1995-99.
Awards include University of the Arts London- Artist Exchange and Collectors Bursary (2006), The Juliet Gomperts Trust Project Grant (2006), The Oppenheim- John Downes Memorial Trust Award (2005), The Arts Council of England- Grant for Individuals (2003 and 2002), The Princes Trust- Arts & Business Grant (2001) and Northern Arts- Materials & Equipment Grant (2000)
Work experience includes Gallery Technician at The Delfina Foundation, London (since 2011), Gallery Assistant at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (July 2002- June 2005), Nathan Coley's Show Home- a temporary art project with Locus+, Newcastle-upon Tyne (May 2003), Gallery Technician at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland (2001- 03). Picture framer (Framecraft, Guernsey, (1988-9).
Public/ private Art Collections The Guernsey Candie Museum, Enconros de Arte, Porto, Portugal and private collections in Madrid Spain, Sydney Australia, Hong Kong China, Tokyo Japan, London England and Los Angeles USA.
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Sula Art Gallery, Guernsey, Channel Islands. KIOSK 1 Jeni Snell - new digital painting and sculpture. Throughout August 2023.
The National Trust’s Art Gallery at the Folk & Costume Museum, Guernsey, Channel Islands. KIOSK 2 Jeni Snell – new paintings and sculpture. PV 5-7pm Monday 9th October. Exhibition runs until 29 October 2023. Opening times: 10am – 5pm, seven days a week.
Selected solo and two-person art exhibitions
The Greenhouse Gallery, Guernsey Museum, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
Achtung Baby! Painting, Collage and Sculpture .24 January - 17 March 2019.
Digital Greenhouse, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
September 2016. Between A Rock And A Hard Place. Jeni Snell - Digital Collages and Sian Jones -Portait Painting.
Sartorial Contemporary Art, Kings Cross, London, UK.
30 October- 20 November 2009. Anka Dabrowska and Jeni Snell - Concrete Jungle.
Coach House Gallery, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
12 July- 7 August 2009 COAST Jeni Snell - new paintings.
Jealous Gallery, Crouch End, London, UK.
8- 18 January 2009 Blockhouse - Anka Dabrowska and Jeni Snell.
The Delfina Foundation, London, UK.
11- 22 November 2008 Playground-Battlefield, Jeni Snell- Mirus Delfina (visitor-interactive installation).
13 November 2008 Public talk- Jeni Snell in conversation with Prof. Barry Curtis.
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK. (by appointment only).
14 December 2004- 31 January 2005 Anka Dabrowska & Jeni Snell- Places Home.
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London, UK.
6- 21 August 2004 Places I Have Lived - Jeni Snell, New work- drawing on board.
The German Occupation Museum Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
March 2001 Sculptural Memorial.
Selected group exhibitions:
BUNCH, Hotel Michele gallery (in collaboration with Liminal Gallery), 231 Northdown Rd, Margate, CT9 2PJ.
25 Nov - 18 December 2022.
QUEER ART(ISTS) NOW 22, Space Station Siixty-five, 375 Kennington Road, London, SE11 4PT.
16 Sept - 8 Oct, 2022.
Online exhibition: Laura. I. Art Gallery, London.
Art for the soul 29 November - 20 December, 2021.
Online exhibition: UAL London and OCAD Canada,
Radiance: an exhibition showcasing alumni from our 2 institutions
29 Oct - 7 Nov, 2021.
Online exhibition: Laura. I. Art Gallery, London.
Globalisation - Exploring the I and you in an era of change
25 Oct - 28 Nov, 2021.
The Greenhouse Gallery, Guernsey Museum, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
In Living Memory 27 March - 18 July 2020.
Online exhibition Liberation 75 Freedom Not Forgotten
www.arts.gg/liberation-75-freedom-not-forgotten-online
Archive Gallery, Haggerston, London.
Queer Art Now 13- 22 March 2020.
The Silver Building, , London.
CITYISLAND Anka Dabrowska, Jeni Snell, Stav B. Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Photography and Performance.
13 - 20 June, 2019.
August Art, Shordich. London.
December 2011.
Payneshurvell Gallery, 16 Hewett Street, London EC2A 3NN.
PV Thursday 10 June, exhibition continues until 24 July 2010. A Bright and Guilty Place.
Sartorial Contemporary Art, Kings Cross, London, UK.
26 November- 17 December 2009. URBANART - Panik, Cyclops, James Jessop, Rowdy, Sweet Toof and JENI SNELL - Fortress Sartorial Graffiti Event.
Departure Gallery, Southall, London, UK.
Throughout September Artist Residency, Trident Way 3-5 October 2009
Departure Gallery, Clerkenwell, London.
18- 21 June 2009 The Fleet Rises.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal.
10- 23 May 2009 Enconros de Arte.
Elevator Gallery, Hackney Wick, London, UK.
17 April- 3 May 2009 No Mans Land.
Jealous Gallery, Crouch End, London, UK.
19 February- 16 March 2009 Sketchshow.
Contemporary Art Projects, Old Street, London, UK.
August- September 2008 Start Your Own Collection.
Ultra Lounge at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, UK.
24 June- 30 July 2008 Anticipation - A Kay Saatchi and Catriona Warren exhibition.
Whitechapel Gallery, Whitechapel, London, UK.
13 June 2008 Iceberg Enters Obelisk. Guest-curated by Elevator Gallery.
The Arts Gallery, Davies Street, London, UK.
15 March- 13 April 2007 XHIBIT. (UAL)
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London Fields, London, UK.
21 September- 6 October 2006 No-ship.
The Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
19 March- 21 May 2005 Cultural Landscapes.
The Spitz Gallery, Spittal Fields, London, UK.
22- 30 October 2004 Return To Sender.
The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
11 September- 26 October 2004 Best In Show.
The New Greenham Gallery & The Corn Exchange, Greenham, UK.
28 January- 6 March 2004 The Foundation of Women’s Art, Art, Age & Gender.
Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK.
15 November 2003- 20 January 2004 The Foundation of Women's Art , Art, Age & Gender.
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
September 2003 WERC.
Waygood Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
August 2003 WERC.
Biscuit Factory, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
July 2003 Pride Art Exhibition. (LGBT).
Live Theatre, Newcastle- Upon-Tyne, UK.
July 2002 Pride Art Exhibition. (LGBT).
Orleans House Gallery, London, UK.
April- June 2002 The Foundation for Women’s Art, Art, Age & Gender Exhibition.
Museum of Gdynia City: ul. Starowiejska 30, 81- 363 Gdynia, Poland.
July- September 2001 The 5TH International Baltic Biennial.
Live Theatre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
July 2001 SHOUT. (LGBT),
The German Occupation Museum Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
March 2001 WW11 Sculptural Memorial.
Events
‘River Tyne Water Collection’, at 10am on 5 March 2002 from underneath the Gateshead Millennium Bridge with the assistance of the Port of Tyne Authority.
Art FairsLondon Art Fair, Contemporary Art Projects, London, UK.13- 18 January 2009.Santander Art Fair, Santander, Spain.July 2008 New work represented by Galeria Fruela.
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