ELLA CHEDBURN
ARTIST CV
STATEMENT
Hello! I am an artist based in Somerset, England merging nature, technology and mysticism.
My art practice has involved wiring plants to computers, texting trees, projecting into woodland, healing digital problems with herbs, and so much more. These ideas manifest as installations, films, books and prints.
My ideas come from reading scientific findings, theory or folklore, usually found on the internet. I embrace the internet as a hub of fact and fiction, respecting all sources of knowledge. In one tab, I could be reading about the latest biotechnology developments; in another tab: an ancient folklore surrounded by glittering clip art.
QUALIFICATIONS
2016 - 2020
2014 - 2015
2007 - 2014
First Class Fine Art BA (Hons) Degree
Kingston School of Art in England
+ International study abroad year at Concordia Unversity in Montreal, Canada
Merit in Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.
Wiltshire College, Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
A levels: Art A*, English Lit & Lang A, Psychology A.
GCSEs: 10 A* - C
St Augustines College, Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
AWARDS
2020-22
2020
Liberty Specialty Markets Art Award with Parker Harris // Finalist
For Interference series
Creative Conscience 2020 // Commended entry
For Data Water
EXHIBITIONS
April 2023
Feb 2023
July-Sept 2022
July 2022
2020-2022
Oct 2020 - 2021
Oct 2020
March 2020
Nov 2019
Oct 2017
March 2017
Mz Baltazar's Laboratory in Vienna, Austria // Ritual Practices for a Transfeminist Counter-Apocalypse
Group exhibition exploring rituals and spells within digital and political contexts.
Gulung Tukar in East Java, Indonesia // The Trees & The Wires
Collaboration with Indonesian artists exploring mystical and scientific methods of water control.
Black Swan Art Gallery in Somerset // Solastalgia
Forest Virus installation.
Black Swan Art Gallery in Somerset // Black Swan Arts Open
Cyberlore cyanotype prints.
Bat Print Studio in Somerset // Playground
Tree cyanotype prints.
Walkie Talkie Building in London // Liberty Specialty Markets Art Award
Painting and prints from Interference series.
William Morris Society in London // Wallpaper Man with Storybox Collective
A.I. generated Morris patterns.
Silk Mill Gallery in Somerset // Bat Print Studio Launch
Interference printmaking series.
Platform Gallery in London // Pause
Interactive plant attached to a moisture sensor which ‘talked’ to viewers.
Stanley Picker Gallery in London // Book-ish
Book blending science, folklore, and digitisation.
Longleat Forest in Somerset // Forest Shapes
Forest light installation - solo show.
Asylum Chapel in Peckham, London // Out of Touch
Mirror box. Curated, exhibited and dismantled the entire exhibition within one evening.
March 2024
PUBLICATIONS
June 2023
Feb 2023
Nov 2020
July 2020
April 2020
Jan 2020
Nov 2019
Feb 2018
The Trees & The Wires Artistic Documentation // Gulkar Press
Documenting artist residency with Gulung Tukar in Indonesia. Funded by British Council.
Solastalgia Zine // Edventure Frome
Expressing grief towards climate breakdown
Hints on Pattern Designing // The Storybox Collective
AI generated Morris patterns alongside poetry by Julia Rose Lewis
Second Sad Grads Zine
With fellow UK art school graduates who also had their exhibitions cancelled due to Covid19
Cats Cradle // Stanley Picker Gallery
Six week proposal project led by Lucy Hutchinson. Proposed an anthology merging folkloric and scientific explanations of cleft lips.
Wood Wide Web // Brooklyn Sketchbook Library in New York
Handmade book written using predictive text then illustrated with dreamy watercolours.
Wood Wide Web // Stanley Picker Gallery
Book blending science, folklore, and digitisation, displayed at Stanley Picker Gallery.
Plathoes Cave online magazine
Work featured alongside article ‘Encountering Value Beyond the Certainty Machine’.
TALKS
March 2024
May 2023
June 2022
Oct 2021
Mz Baltazar's Laboratory // Austria, Vienna
About Cyberlore project
Gulung Tukar // Tulungagung, Indonesia
About artist residency experience and research.
Borough Group Collective // London South Bank University, England
About A.I. generated Borough Group Collective painting commission
William Morris Society // Online
About A.I. generated William Morris patterns
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2021 to current
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Sept 2020 - July 2023
Sept 2020 - Feb 2023
Feb 2020 + Oct 2017
March 2019
May - July 2018
Feb 2018
Sept 2017 - Nov 2018
Nov 2013 - Sept 2016
Showing applicable career history only:
Creative Programme Assistant // Knowle West Media Centre, Bristol
Communications Assistant // Control Shift Network, Bristol
Social Media Manager Volunteer // Bat Print Studios, Frome, Somerset
Children’s Art School Assistant // Bat Print Studios, Frome, Somerset
Workshop Leader // Kingston School of Art
Gallery Sitter // E-space 8 and Studio Rialto in Montreal
Project Manager & Project Assistant // Rose Theatre in Kingston Upon Thames
Gallery Assistant // Stanley Picker Gallery in London
Student Academic Mentor // Kingston School of Art
Library Assistant // Trowbridge Library in Wiltshire