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Hauser & Wirth celebrates South West graduates with Somerset exhibition
Thursday, 23 July, 2020Contemporary art gallery will host a student-led graduate exhibition in Somerset. With a number of university presentations postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical exhibition will provide a global platform for recent graduates embarking on creative careers during this challenging period.
The exhibition, entitled 鈥淚n Real Life鈥�, will feature ten recent graduates each from four regional universities in the South West including: Arts University Bournemouth, Bath Schools of Art & Design, Falmouth University and the University of the West of England.
Natasha Kidd, Course Leader for BA Fine Art at Bath Spa, said, 鈥淥ur connection with Hauser & Wirth goes from strength to strength and we are thrilled that they have decided to support a number of our students with a strong connection to the area and to the gallery itself with this show. This has been a remarkable time for our final year students.鈥�
The project is part of #artforbetter, and reflects Hauser & Wirth鈥檚 longstanding philanthropic framework with plans to extend university partnerships and graduate exhibitions in further locations.
鈥淚n Real Life鈥� will be at The Maltings, West End, Bruton, from 29 July 鈥� 2 August, and will feature work from Bath Spa graduates Melody Addo, Betsy Bond, Samantha Davies, Kamila Dowgiert, Juliet Duckworth, Louise Hall, Lauren Horrell, Lilith Piper, Madeline Rolt and Connor Vickery-Gearty.
Image credit: Connor Vickery-Gearty, Untitled Casts, 2020