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UAL students selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2021

The background is an African wax fabric print in yellow, green, brown and white. To the right is a Mangbetu water vessel with a silhouetted hand pouring water onto the face of a black woman, the splashes merge into their tears.
  • Written byKat Smith
  • Published date 25 August 2021
The background is an African wax fabric print in yellow, green, brown and white. To the right is a Mangbetu water vessel with a silhouetted hand pouring water onto the face of a black woman, the splashes merge into their tears.
Shannon Bono, WATA, 2020. Oil and acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist.

Bloomberg New Contemporaries - which showcases emerging artists - has chosen 5 students from across UAL for its annual touring exhibition and the newly launched digital platform.

Holding a vital role in the UK’s contemporary art scene, artists previously showcased by New Contemporaries include David Hockney, Damien Hurst and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.

As part of the 75 artists chosen, the selected students from Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts and London College of Communication will also have access to digital residences and projects, studio bursaries, mentorships, talks and workshops.

A new generation of artists, who demonstrate the resilience of the creative process in a challenging year, were chosen through rigorous two-part selection process. The selection panel was comprised of three internationally renowned artists: Hew Locke, Tai Shani and Michelle Williams Gamaker.

A green tailored hardened suit incorporated onto a green flat fabric hanging on a wooden green structure. Piece is at a roof outdoors lit by strong sun light, at the centre of the photograph. At the top, a clear blue sky. At the right bottom corner a set of 2 wooden green steps.
Sandra Poulson, Presidential Suit, 2020. Satin woven fabric coated with fabric hardener. Image courtesy of the artist.

Selected UAL students

Liorah Tchiprout - MA Fine Art Printmaking, Camberwell College of Arts

Sandra Poulson – BA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins

Nisa Khan - MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts

Shannon Bono - Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication, London College of Communication. Graduate of MA Art and Science, Central Saint Martins

Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell - BA Photography, London College of Communication

Image Description Close-up photograph of a fractured, bronze mask of Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell face; eyelids are shut and the bottom half of her face has been broken off, leaving a jagged edge. The mask rests on grey and black ash in what appears to be the remnants of a fire.
Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell, Adding A Face, 2020. C-Type Print. Image courtesy of the artist.

Exhibition

Bloomberg New Contemporaries will be launched at Firstsite, in Colchester, from 25 September 2021 to 28 November 2021.

The show will then travel to South London Gallery from 10 December 2021 to 20 February 2022.

To complement both exhibitions, New Contemporaries will produce a digital platform and a range of online activities allowing audiences to further engage with the artists’ work.

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