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ARTIST STATEMENT

Anouk Mercier’s drawings rely heavily on the nostalgia of Romanticism, mythology and storytelling. Influenced by images from fashion magazines, Romantic landscapes and 18th century interior decoration, her drawings present the viewer with a theatricality that prompts the creation of narratives.

Combining dependence on Romantic ideology and contemporary imagery her work often presents the continuous search for escapism through the portrayal of the ideal.

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BIOGRAPHY
Date of Birth: 21 March 1984
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Place of Residence: Bristol, England

2005-2008 BA(hons) Art and Visual Culture. The University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol.
2003-2004 BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Henley College, Henley-on-Thames.
2002-2003 Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts (Paris) Drawing Classes (Summer Courses in Fresco, Modelage and Art History)

PRIZES
2008 Innes Wilkin Art in Architecture Prize

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 ‘Friday the 13th’, Plan 9, Bristol.
2009 ‘Time to Shine: an evening of Art’, TLT offices in conjunction Art and Business for The Prince’s Trust, Bristol.
2008 ‘Quicken’, The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.
2008 'The Show', Facuty of Creative Arts Degree Show, Spike Island, Bristol
2008 ‘When we build, let us think we build forever’, Loading bay, Spike Island, Bristol.
2008 ‘Dumbness/Profundity’, Centrespace Gallery, Bristol.
2008 ‘Outside your mind’, 31 Baldwin Street, Bristol.
2007 ‘Due To Unforeseen Circumstances’, Basement show, Hotwells, Bristol.
2006 ‘Foyer exhibition’, The Foyer, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design UWE, Bristol.
2006 ‘Say What You See’, The Crypt, St Paul’s Church, Bristol.
2006 ‘Significant Others’, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design UWE, Bristol.
2005 ‘New’, Bower Ashton, Bristol.

CUROTORIAL EXPERIENCE
2009 ‘Friday the 13th’, Plan 9, Bristol (Co-curator).
2008 ‘Can We Stay Over Tonight?’, Plan 9, Bristol (Co-curator).
2008 UWE Open Studios Weekend (Spike Island Open Studios weekend, Bristol (Co-organiser and curator, inc. organisation of open submissions event).

OTHER PROJECTS
2010 'A Day to Draw', Central-Reservation, Bristol, Day of drawing events and workshops organised by Bristol Drawing Club (joint organiser)
2009 ‘What would become of us, if we walked only in a garden or a mall’, Twelvethirty collaborative, site-specific installation, Beachcroft Space, Portwall, Bristol (co-curator & maker).
2008 ‘The Far West Metro Store’, Arnolfini , Relational and Plan 9 Offsite Project, Broadmead Galleries, Bristol.
2008 Participant of critical discussion with artist and writer Rosemary Shirley in relation to show ‘When we build, let us think we build forever’.

RESIDENCIES
The Berlin Office, Berlin, December 2009.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Member of Bristol-based artist collective Plan 9.
Co-founder of Bristol Drawing Club.