Conor Ackhurst
Conor Ackhurst (b. 1995, London, England) is a visual artist. He works predominantly in sculpture and installation as well as video, print and performance. Ackhurst creates installations that feature assemblages of found materials framed by structures. These structures frame spaces that are typically considered 'safe' for humans, yet they have been condensed in a way that evoke a sense of tension or danger, such as the crushed interior of a car, a passageway transformed into an impossible collision of doors, or a cave narrowed to claustrophobic proportions. This simulated world-building acts as a confrontation with potential violence, presenting it as a boundary experience.
In 2023 Ackhurst was one of the finalists for the CIRCA prize, his film screened at Piccadilly Circus, as well as on screens in Berlin and Milan. In this year he also received the Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England. His work has been exhibited in London, UK; Berlin, Germany; Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; Milan, Italy and Puebla and Chemuyil, Mexico. In 2022 Ackhurst was awarded the OMNI Award and in 2015 he was nominated for the National Open Art, Moving Image Award. He has been invited to residencies in Bulgaria and two in Mexico.
In 2023 Ackhurst was one of the finalists for the CIRCA prize, his film screened at Piccadilly Circus, as well as on screens in Berlin and Milan. In this year he also received the Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England. His work has been exhibited in London, UK; Berlin, Germany; Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; Milan, Italy and Puebla and Chemuyil, Mexico. In 2022 Ackhurst was awarded the OMNI Award and in 2015 he was nominated for the National Open Art, Moving Image Award. He has been invited to residencies in Bulgaria and two in Mexico.
Conor Ackhurst, Emanuel de Carvalho, Hampus Hoh, Isaac Lythgoe, Aaron Roth, Gabriela Pelczarska, Linnea Skoglösa
Oct 13 - Nov 1, 2023
103 Kingsway WC2B 6QX
103 Kingsway WC2B 6QX
CV
Education:
2014–2015: London College of Communication
2015–2018: Goldsmiths University
Grants & Awards
2023: CIRCA Prize finalist. Film screened in London, Berlin and Milan.
2023: DYCP grant recipient, Arts Council England
2022: Omni Artist Award Winner
Solo Exhibitions
2024: 'Crumple Zone', Soft Commodity London
2024: 'Grounded', St. Chads Gallery, London
2014–2015: London College of Communication
2015–2018: Goldsmiths University
Grants & Awards
2023: CIRCA Prize finalist. Film screened in London, Berlin and Milan.
2023: DYCP grant recipient, Arts Council England
2022: Omni Artist Award Winner
Solo Exhibitions
2024: 'Crumple Zone', Soft Commodity London
2024: 'Grounded', St. Chads Gallery, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025: Studio Lazcano, Mexico City,
2023: 'Opening', Soft Commodity, London, Uk
2023: '2 for 1', Hypha Studios, London, Uk
2023: 'Rear View', Biblioteka, London, Uk
2023: 'Behold', Hypha Studios,London, Uk
2022: 'Ancient Vessels', APT Gallery, London, UK
2022: 'Quarry', part of 'Dovetail', London, UK
2025: Studio Lazcano, Mexico City,
2023: 'Opening', Soft Commodity, London, Uk
2023: '2 for 1', Hypha Studios, London, Uk
2023: 'Rear View', Biblioteka, London, Uk
2023: 'Behold', Hypha Studios,London, Uk
2022: 'Ancient Vessels', APT Gallery, London, UK
2022: 'Quarry', part of 'Dovetail', London, UK
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