Jacqueline Utley
Lives and works in London
Education
2006-08 MA Drawing, Camberwell College of Art
1986-89 BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting, Chelsea School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Upcoming 30th August - 28th September - Mirror Flower Mother, Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
2015 Nancy’s Rooms (Solo) Marylebone Crypt, London (part of contemporary British painting programe)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
‘Staged’ Studio1.1, London
2023
Think of those flowers you plant, Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
Mollies, Parlour Gallery, Triangle Deptford, London
Breaking Glass (Windows and Thresholds) selected by artist Min Angel, Bell house, London
2022
A Generous space, Artist support pledge exhibition, 100 artists, Walsall Art Gallery
Cakes and Shapes (group exhibition) Tayloe Piggott Gallery. Wyoming, USA
Blink, The angel room (group) Safehouse, London
2021
A quiet settling on earth. curated by Kate Scriver, millimeter 02, Kingsgate project space. London
https://www.kingsgateworkshops.org.uk/projects
2020
Picture Palace, 100 plus artists, Transition gallery, London
Housebound- The living room, online group exhibition
https://www.instagram.com/houseboundart/
This years Model, members show, Studio1.1, London
Liz May’ a personal perspective’ APT Gallery, London Virtual tour of exhibition
2019
100 Women Exhibition, Ipswich Art gallery ( until 5 April, 2019)
2018
Ariel 2, curated by Peter Todd https://mapmagazine.co.uk/to-repeat-this-circle
Mother before me, group exhibition. Curated by Joan Bryne, Caroline Wright, Pia Goddard, Jenny Avent Gallery, London
2017
Something Borrowed, Group show, Arthouse1,London
Intimate, Group show, Isherwood Gallery, Old Court building, Wigan
The Drawing Show, curated by Carolina Ambida, Workers Cafe, London
She spills breath Spells (two person show) Studio1.1, London
2016
Foule Parlament , No4 Gallery, Malvern
Real Lives Painted Pictures, curated by Barbara Howey, Crypt Marylebone, London
This Year’s model, Studio 1.1, London
2015
Contemporary British Watercolours, curated by Simon Carter, Maidstone Museum
Brian Chalkely, Jacqueline Utley, Charles Williams , Curated by Keran James and Michael Keenan, Studio1.1, London
Bohemia, curated by Jim Hobbs, Bohemia Club, St Leonards on Sea
2014
Obscure Secure, The Wolsey Gallery, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich
AH NOSTALGIA.... with Tim Greaves curated by Giuseppe Pinto, Galleria Omphalos and LALD space, BR, Italy
Eulogy, Curated by LUME Projects & Zara Worth, Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne
2013
Suppose An Eyes touring exhibition/project with Lady Lucy and Flora Whiteley, alpha nova galerie Futura, Berlin, Transition Gallery, London and Vane, Newcastle.
This Me of Mine, Guest artist, curated by Jane Boyer, Ipswich Art School Gallery
Summer Saloon painting show, Lion and Lamb, London toured to Miami part of Art Britannia
Atomic, Transition gallery offsite exhibition
2012
Blank Promiscuity, with Gill Addison, Julia Bardsley, Wayne Lucas, Kira O’Reilly, Simon Vincenzi, text by Helena Goldwater part of Deptford X 2012
'A smile spreading, like a secret...', Harts Lane Studio, London
2011
GHost club, B& B Project space Folkestone Fringe Triennial, Kent
Creekside Open selected by Phyllida Barlow, APT Gallery, London
Creekside Open selected by Dexter Dalwood, APT Gallery, London
2010
Stardust Boogie Woogie, Version 4, Monika Bobinska, London.
Chutney Preserves. The Animal Fair, curated by Sarah Sparkes, Camberwell Green, London
Prognostic Bridewell, APT Gallery, APT Bursary Exhibition, curated by Wayne Lucas, London
Obsession/repetitive gesture, curated by Anne Duffau, The Old Police Station, London
2009
Fringemk Painting Prize 2009, exhibition finalist (Selectors Michael Stanley Phoebe Unwin, Sally Annette) Milton Keynes.
Creekside Open, Selected by Mark Wallinger, APT Gallery, London
Plagiarise, Bussey Building, Peckham, London
2008
Painting show with Roxy Walsh, Suse Wiegand, Sarah Christian, Curated and text by Peter Todd, The Surgery, London.
Little Things, The Parlour project space, London
Looters Make Their Way, The Surgery, London
Mind the Gap, Decima Space, London
Residencies
2022 July 2022 residency at Towner Eastbourne with Hayley Filed - Kathleen Walne project,. Towner Eastbourne https://www.obscuresecure.co.uk/projects/kathleen-walne/
2019 One week research/development/project residency https://www.obscuresecure.co.uk/2019/10/25/kathleen-walne-2/
2019 Ossa Residency, Berlin, Germany http://timgreaves.net/main/ossa_residency.html
2017 Red Studio Enquiry Residency, Red House, Suffolk
Selected Projects
2022 - current project Obscure Secure project with Hayley Field- researching and cataloguing the work of Kathleen Walne
2017 Red Studio Enquiry - research project included Residency at the Red House, Suffolk and public discussion event at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich
2014 Obscure Secure- project in collaboration with Claudia Bose and Hayley Field exploring Ipswich Borough council collection of paintings -focused on twentieth century women artists
https://obscuresecureproject.wordpress.com/
2013 Suppose An Eyes, Co-organised touring exhibition, events and symposium in collaboration with Lady Lucy and Flora Whiteley http://supposeaneyes.tumblr.com/archive
2003-14 Co- founded and co-organised the Nunhead Open Art Exhibition http://thesurgery.turnpiece.net/
2006-07 Co-organised The Surgery projects 1-6 (culminating in the publication ‘Project’)
2002-08 Co- founded The Surgery- artist led project space, Nunhead, London
Selected Talks/ teaching/ workshops
2022- Addressing the Absences discussion day with Obscure Secure, Towner Eastbourne
2018 Visiting practitioner, post graduate diploma, fine art, Chelsea College of Art of Design
2017 Red Studio Conversations, Christchurch mansion, Ipswich
2016 Artists Panel discussion / talk, REAL LIVES- PAINTED PICTURES, led by Eliza Gluckman
2014 Does Process Matter, Panel discussion, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich
2013 Suppose An Eyes in conversation at Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne, talk facilitated by Susie Green
2013 Co facilitated / curated with Lady Lucy Suppose a salon/symposium, Banqueting Hall Chelsea College of Art and Design
Awards
2021 Arts council England grant for Obscure Secure, working in collaboration with Hayley Field- Kathleen Walne project
2017 Arts Council England grant for the Red Studio Enquiry, Research and Development
2015 a-n review bursary- Obscure Secure
2014 Arts Council England grant for Obscure Secure
2013 Arts Council England grant for Suppose An Eyes
Selected Publications/ Catalogues/ reviews
2022 Listening to Kathleen Walne, Obscure Secure, os2-kathleen-walne-publication-lores.pdf (obscuresecure.co.uk)
2017 Baggage Reclaim,some thoughts on feminism and painting,essay by Rebecca Fortnum http://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/2838/
2017 She Spills Breath Spells, text by Cairo Clarke
2017 Contributed to publication Gargeland Urban Ghosts
2017 Real lives painted Pictures -
2015 Obscure Secure project publication, text by Frances Spalding and Stephanie Moran
2013 Corridor 8 review by Racheal McDermott http://corridor8.co.uk/article/review-suppose-an-eyes-lady-lucy-jacqueline-utley-flora-whiteley-vane-newcastle/
2103 Suppse An Eyes Review by Alex Michon- Suppose A Salon/Symposium http://garagelandmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/suppose-salon.html
2013 Gargeland issue XV: Collaboration
2013 Suppose An Eyes, publication in collaboration with Annette Knol
http://www.transitiongallery.co.uk/htmlpages/shop/books/Supposeaneyes.htm
2012 Alpine Phantoms, ISBN 978-0-9571644-1-3 p.53
2009 /10 Fringemk, catalogue 2009 and 2010
Public Collections
Falmouth Art gallery
Ipswich Museum art collection