RBA RISING STARS

26 April - 2 July 2023

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Lucrezia Abatzoglu | Verity Amelia | Nicholas Baldion | Thomas Cameron | Emilia Chubb | Rebekah Coop | Niamh Coutts | Georgina Davenport | Dide | Joshua Donkor | JJ Eteson | Emily Hana | Jack Handscombe | Aelfred Hillman | Iman Howard | Peng Huang | Ottelien Huckin | Hunky Dory | Owain Hunt | Hettie Inniss | Sam B. Kennedy | Jemima Lanario | Tedi Lena | Maria Lysenko | Rosie O’Mahony | Constantin Malmare | Emilio Bartolome Martin | Rufus Martin | Susie Olczak | Samuel Owusu Achiaw | Robyn Packham | Chris Polunin | Aniela Preston | Luisa Rivera | SaeRi Seo | Jemima Spence | Lu Wenjuan | Nikolas Wereszczyński | Jiaxin Wu

RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London

 

RBA RISING STARS, produced in partnership with the Royal Society of British Artists, showcases the extraordinary talent of 40 artists shortlisted for RBA Rome Scholarship 2023.

This exhibition captures creativity in the moment and showcases the trajectory of what is yet to come in contemporary art practice from the relative viewpoint of the present day. Amongst other awards for the finalists is a one-month residency at Sala Uno, an arts centre in the heart of Rome. The history of this collaboration with ROSL, which hosts the work of young artists aged 35 and under, began in 2017 and acknowledges the depth of emerging talent present across the UK in figurative forms of contemporary art.

RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London

Joshua Donkor, The Professor. I have more souls than one (2023), oil, graphite, image transfers on circular board, 70 x 70cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Georgina Davenport, December ’98 (2022), oil on canvas, 75 x 105cm - Image courtesy of the artist

 

"We are proud to present our RBA RISING STARS 2023 exhibition in this 200th anniversary year of the Royal Society of British Artists. These artists aged 18 – 35 are semi-finalists in our Rome Scholarship competition. They have been chosen from applicants from around the UK by the RBA Selection Committee, which includes Robin Footitt, ROSL Visual Arts Curator.

This exciting exhibition contains an eclectic mix of media and styles, but all the works display a high level of quality, skill and creativity and this show is a celebration of the talents of these young artists. We are delighted to say that three previous RISING STARS have now RISEN and are elected members of the RBA!"

Mick Davies President RBA, Hon RBSA

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RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London

Hettie Inniss, A Warm Intrusion (2022), oil on canvas, 100 x 90cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Emilio Bartolome Martin, Portrait of a Chef (2020), oil on canvas, 100 x 70cm - Image courtesy of the artist

JJ Eteson, Rst (2021), cold cast iron, 34 x 12 x 10cm

Rufus Martin, Ellie (2022), Jesmonite, 50 x 32 x 18cm

SaeRi Seo, Full of Hope (2022), porcelain, 17 x 14 x 18.5cm

Rosie O’Mahony, Laterally Positive (2022), oil on canvas, 100 x 80cm - Image courtesy of the artist

RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London

Owain Hunt, Woman with Wilted Flower (2022), oil on linen, 35 x 25cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Aelfred Hillman, The painter’s mother (2021), oil on board, 23 x 23cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Chris Polunin, Snow Scene (2022), oil on linen, 60 x 70cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Emily Hana, Sunday (2022), oil on sculptural wood, 112 x 66 x 10cm

Jack Handscombe, Sam (2023), marble, 70 x 33 x 35cm

Nicholas Baldion, Battle of the Alices (2022), oil on board, 77 x 106cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Peng Huang, Intimacy Relationship (2022), etching / soft wax, 62 x 42cm, edition of 10 - Image courtesy of the artist

Jiaxin Wu, Reflection of beautiful things (2021), pencil on paper, 54 x 39cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Nikolas Wereszczyński, St. Mary's Call (Hejnał Mariacki) (2020), gouache on paper, 71 x 51cm - Image courtesy of the artist

RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London

Maria Lysenko, Starfish chair (2022), wood, papier-mâché, acrylic, silk, 85 x 50 x 50cm

Robyn Packham, Her Chair Beneath Apple Trees (2023), acrylic and oil on canvas, 61 x 51cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Jemima Spence, Something sketchy (2022), oil on paper, 65 x 50cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Susie Olczak, Chain Reaction (2019), screen printing acetate, paper, tape, rope, steel and paint, 185 x 40 x 30cm

RBA RISING STARS, installation view, ROSL Clubhouse, London

Emilia Chubb, Beigel Bake, 11pm (2023), acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Jemima Lanario, Pear (2022), acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Aniela Preston, Self Portrait at 23 (III) (2022), acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Niamh Coutts, Natural History (2021), screen-print, 50 x 71cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Tedi Lena, Artist Alan Gouk 2 (2020), oil on canvas, 120 x 100cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Hunky Dory, Mushrooms Tagliatelle (2022), acrylic on canvas, 111.7 x 81.2cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Lucrezia Abatzoglu, Pass the Smile II (2022), oil on canvas, 120 x 100cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Sam B. Kennedy, Two for Joy (2022), mixed media, 120 x 100cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Verity Amelia, In Lectures 2021 (2021), oil on board, 110 x 170cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Lu Wenjuan, 22:29 (2022), oil on canvas, 100 x 150 cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Thomas Cameron, Street Scene (2022), oil on canvas, 112 x 152cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Ottelien Huckin, Peonies at Dawn (2022), Japanned panel with gold leaf gilding, 32 x 24cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Luisa Rivera, Efflux (2022), gouache, acrylic and pencil on paper, 76 x 57cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Iman Howard, Evanescent pledges (2022), watercolour and gouache on paper, 27cm x 22cm - Image courtesy of the artist

Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Looking (2022), graphite, charcoal and carbon, 70 x 85cm - Image courtesy of the artist