Fiona Carruthers is a UK-based artist working across installation, sculpture and performance to explore themes of sustainability and survival.
"My work draws on the experiences of living in the rural county of Lincolnshire. With large areas of land at and below sea level, the experience of climate change is personal, immediate, and ever-present. Physical disability and post-traumatic growth, outcomes of surviving local flooding, also lie at the heart of my creative decision-making. From this position, it is easy to see that adapting to survive drives all life forms, human and non-human.
In my practice, I am aiming for mutuality and inclusivity in the broadest sense. I am proposing this as a practical tactic for survival and a proposition for a better, not-quite-familiar future. I want to acknowledge the land we stand on and present the world as it is while at the same time embodying an aesthetic that speaks of today’s uncertain political and ecological moment. In very small ways, I am exploring tactics for survival and wondering how to prepare for the not-known and for the accidental futures that go far beyond a human lifetime".
BIO
Recent Qualifications
2022 MA Fine Art: Digital (Distinction) Central Saint Martins, London
2020 PG Diploma Fine Art (Distinction) University of Lincoln
Recent Exhibitions
Solo
Nov.25 ‘Uneasy Calm’, Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln
Sep.22 ‘Below the Radar’, North Sea Observatory, Lincolnshire
Jul.19 ‘Uneasy Calm’, Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln
Group
Mar-Apr. 25 'Aproximity ll' in Back to Earth - a season of climate-focused exhibitions, activities and events at Coreset, 17a Friary Road, Newark-on-Trent, NG24 1LE. www.ofmanycircles.co.uk/aproximity
Nov.24 'Fragility and Connection: An Artistic Exploration of Sustainability', Department of Architecture & Design, University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Nov.24 'Aproximity', Cyphermunk House, John St, London, UK
Jun.24 'Our Stories are Wild', Derby Cathedral, UK
Jun.24 'Drawing Articulations' Conference. Leeds Beckett University, UK
Jun.24 'Let's Talk' SO Festival International Outdoor Arts Festival, Lincolnshire, UK
Feb.24 'Future Perspectives' Multi-disciplinary Symposium. The Barbican Creative Hub, Lincoln Arts Centre, UK
Oct.23 'Artists in the Now'. A UK New Artists-MashUp exhibition, Lincoln, UK
Sept.23 'MarksSpacesThings'. SafeHouse 2, Copeland Park and Bussey Building, Peckham Rye, London
Sept.23 'Method Lab'. Trace Gallery, Nottingham, UK
Jun.23 'Berm'. UAL Alumni Showcase, South London Festival, Tension Fine Art, London
May-Jun. 23 'Points of Return'. The Umbrella, Concord, Massachusetts, USA [1st May to 25th June]
May.23 'Process'. Martin Hall Gallery, Loughborough University, UK
Sep.22 'ArtHouse MK6' A group exhibition for Milton Keynes Heritage Open Days, UK
Aug.22 'Bookmark'. A pop-up at the Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool, UK
July.22 'Tension Graduate Show', Tension Fine Art Gallery, London
Jun.22 'The Great Rehearsal’, Central Saint Martins, London
May. 22 ‘Renewal’, Doddington Hall and Gardens, Lincolnshire, UK
May.22 ‘MayShow.22’, x-church, Gainsborough, UK
Feb.22 ‘Merch’, Lethaby Gallery, Kings Cross, London
Nov.21 ‘One Step Greener’, Project Space Plus Gallery, University of Lincoln
Jun.21 ‘Eccollective’, The Usher Gallery and Collection Museum, Lincoln
Jan.20 ‘My River’, Cross-disciplinary symposium/workshop. Mansions of the Future, Lincoln
Jun.19 ‘Collision’, Courtyard Gallery, Museum of Art and Archaeology, Lincoln
Awards, Prizes and Memberships
Nov.25
Artist in Residency, Merz Gallery, Sanquhar, Scotland
Jan.24
East Midlands Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN EM) Artist Platform
Jan.23
Member of Primary, Nottingham: an artist-led visual arts organisation prioritising artistic research, studios and residencies. It runs a free public programme of exhibitions and events. www.weareprimary.org/about
Oct.22 - Jun. 23
AA2A Residency, Loughborough University Creative Arts, Loughborough, UK
July 22
TENSION ART PRIZE Central Saint Martins www.tensionfineart.co.uk/tension-graduate-prize-2022/
Jun.22
FINAL PROJECT PRIZE UAL, Central Saint Martins
Jun-Jan. 22
‘Sounds of the Outmarsh’, Arts Council England (ACE) DYCP Grant. sounds-of-the-outmarsh
Mar-Jun. 21
Environment and Sustainability Artist in Residence Award. The Usher Gallery and Collection Museum, Lincoln
Feb.21
UK New Artists + No Jobs in the Arts Commission
Jul.19
Regional ArtEscape Award with solo show ‘Uneasy Calm’, Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK