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Larain Briggs 

25.11.60 UK

Education

University of East London  - Doctorate in Fine Art - 2022 - Current

Goldsmiths College of Art, University of London   - PGCE Art and Design, Secondary 1993 - 1994

Camberwell College of Art                                          - BA(Hons) Fine Art, Painting 1987 - 1990

Maidstone College of Art                                         - Foundation in Art   1986 -  1987

Anglia Polytechnic University                                    - BSc(Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation 2003-2005 2 years completed  

Institute for Art in Therapy & Education                 - Diploma in Art Therapy 1999 – 2000 2 semesters completed.                                                                                 

Solo Exhibitions

Eye of the Storm -  - Colne Gallery - Colchester -  2023

Windows - Subterranean Arts - Ipswich Town Hall - 2019 

Untitled - House of Fraser - Maidstone - 2017

Something Different Solo Show - The Swanhouse Gallery - Harwich  2016

Untitled - Mayflower Gallery - Harwich - 2014.

Untitled - Colne Gallery - Colchester   2013.

Untitled - Heart Gallery - Colchester 2012.

Group Exhibitions

Doctorate in Fine Art Showcase - University of East London - June 2023

Awe and Wonder - Chaiya Art Awards - Oxo Tower - April 2023

Colchester Art Society Spring Exhibition - Benham Gallery - Cuckoo Farm Studios - April 2023

A Celebration of Essex-Made Film: Harwich Shorts - Electric Palace Cinema - Harwich - March 2023

Exploring the Sublime – Harwich Festival of the Arts – June to July 2022

Summer Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society – June 2022

Borders – Colchester Art Society - The Ipswich Gallery – Ipswich - May to June 2022

Dovercourt Open Studios – August 2021

Beyond the Surface - Aletheia Art Collective - Gallery at Room 6, Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre - July 2021

Summer Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - July 2021

God is... - Chaiya Art Awards - Oxo Tower - London - May 2021

Nature - International Online Art Collective - April 2021 

Christmas Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - December 2021 

To Begin at the Beginning - Peter Pears Gallery - Aldeburgh - September 2020

Summer Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - Summer 2020

Borders - Firstsite Gallery - Colchester - October-November 2020

Impact - Chaiya Art Awards - Online – June 2020

Synergic - The Old Biscuit Factory - London - October 2019

Winter Exhition - Colchester Art Society - The Minories Galleries - Colchester - June 2019 

Ipswich Jazz Festival - Subterranean Arts - Ipswich - June 2019 

Dale Lee Exhibition - Subterranean Arts Gallery - Ipswich - December 2018

Winter Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - The Minories Gallery - Colchester -  December 2018

(In)visible - Espacio Gallery - London - October 2018 

Colchester and Tendring Open Studios - Dovercourt - September 2018 

Open Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - The Minories Gallery - Colchester - August 2018

Trooping the Rural Colour - The Gallery Highwayman's - Sudbury - June 2018 

Global Artist Guide – Winners Virtual Art Exhibition - Online - 2017

Exhibit Here Finest Artists - La Galleria Pall Mall - London - December 2017

Spring Salon - Candid Arts Trust - Islington - April 2017

ArtExpo 2016 - Milan - September 2016

Phantasmorgia - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - July 2016

Harwich Festival of the Arts - Harwich - July 2016 

Affordable Art Fair -  Brussels - February 2016 

Galeria Gaudi - Madrid - January 2016 

Mad -The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - 2016 

The Winter Exhibition – Colchester Art Society - The Minories - Colchester 2015 

Open Exhibition – Firstsite - Colchester - 2015

Movies - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - November 2015

Colchester and Tendring Open Studios - Dovercourt - September 2015

Music - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - August 2015

Harwich Festival of The Arts - Harwich - July 2015

Tendring Hundred Show - Ardleigh - July 2015

Freedom - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich -  May 2015

Colour and Contemplate - The Freudian Sheep Gallery  - Ipswich - April 2015

Nightlife - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - March 2015

Curating and Organising

Exploring the Sublime – Harwich Festival of the Arts – June to July 2022

Beyond the Surface - Aletheia Art Collective - Gallery at Room 6, Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre - July 2021

A Cinematic Celebration - Essex Summer of Arts  - Electric Palace Cinema - Harwich - June 2013


Magazine Articles

Articulaction Art Review  - Interview 2019

Surrealism Today  -  Origin and Consequence - The Art of Larain Briggs 2019

Wonderstreet - Interview 2017

Memberships

Aletheia Art Collective – co-founder

Colchester Art Society

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