Larain Briggs
CV
Larain Briggs
25.11.60 UK
6 Fronks Avenue
Dovercourt
CO12 3RX
UK
Mobile: 07583 194 613
Email: larainbriggs@gmail.com
Website: www.larainbriggs.co.uk
Instagram: larainbriggs
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
Two years completed
Institute for Art in Therapy & Education - Diploma in Art Therapy 1999 – 2000 2 semesters completed.
Solo Exhibitions
Reflection - Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre - Residency, Installation and Exhibition - February 2024
Eye of the Storm - Solo exhibition - Colne Gallery - Colchester - February 2023
Windows - Subterranean Arts - Ipswich Town Hall - May 2019
Untitled - House of Fraser - Maidstone - October 2017
Something Different - The Swanhouse Gallery - Harwich - August 2016
Group Exhibitions
Curator’s Choice - Benham Gallery - Cuckoo Farm Studios - April 2024
Art Gemini Prize - Zari Gallery - London - September 2023
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
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
Curation
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 - Harwich - June 2013
Events and Talks
Collaborative drawing - First Thursdays Festival - Firstsite Gallery, Colchester - April 2024
AI and the Metacrisis - University of the 3rd Age - AI Group - April 2024
Research-Based Practice - Year 2 Undergraduates and Tutors. - March 2024
Publications
Daily Gazette - Colchester - February 9, 2024
Harwich and Mannintree Standard - newspaper - February 16, 2024
Harwich and Mannintree Standard - online - January 2024
Noir - Artist Book by SUIP
Articulaction - https://issuu.com/articulaction/docs/special.edition.2019
Surrealism Today - https://surrealismtoday.com/origin-and-consequence-the-art-of-larain-briggs/
Wonderstreet - https://www.wonderstreet.com/blog/wonderstreet-interview-with-larain-briggs
Memberships
Aletheia Art Collective – co-founder
Colchester Art Society
Axisweb
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Courses, Workshops and Seminars
Centre of Excellence - Diploma in Jungian Archetypes - Distinction - 2023
Centre of Excellence - Diploma in Jungian Therapy - Current