Beverley Onyangunga is a multi-disciplinary artist, based in London. Her practice is versatile, unbound by medium specificity. Her concepts incorporate a variety of media, to explore complex ideas, voicing tales that have been left untold. Investigating the notion of identity, history and race, and the role they play in wider society.
Beverley is a graduate from Chelsea College of Arts. An artist that tends to work with photo archives; she uses these images to invite the viewer to engage, as she is rooted in the revisiting of history, and producing a perspective that is contemporary.
EDUCATION
2019 - 2021
Chelsea College of Arts, UAL - MA Fine Art
2014 -2017
Southampton Solent - BA Fashion Graphics
EXHIBITIONS
Mar 24th 2023 - Mar 31st 2024‘ART ON LOOP ’- Group Exhibition
BARCELONA: Mar 29th - 31st Arteria Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
BERLIN: Dec 21st - 23rd THE LOVERS & LEADERS-Space, Berlin, Germany
LONDON: Oct 19th - 22nd THE HOLY ART FAIR, The Truman Brewery, London, UK
NEW YORK: Oct 13th - 15th On The Fringe NYC Gallery, New York, USA
MILAN: Sep 1st - 3rd IDEA4MI Gallery, Milan, Italy
PARIS: July 30th - Aug 1st Mon Popup, Paris, France
BRUSSELS: July 25th - 27th Ritter Studio, Brussel, Belgium
AMSTERDAM: July 20th - 22nd Studio Sarphaat, Amsterdam, Netherlands
ATHENS: Mar 24th - Apr 3rd The Holy Art Gallery, Athens, Greece
Sep 23rd 2022 - Mar 12th 2023‘BLOOMBERG NEW CONTEMPORARIES’- Group Exhibition
LONDON: Dec 9th - Mar 12th 2023 South London Gallery, London, UK
HULL: Sep 23rd - Nov 27th 2022 Ferens Art Gallery & Humber Street Gallery, Hull, UK
Sep 13th - Oct 16th 2022 ‘SENSITIVE CONTENT’- Group Exhibition
Unit London Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
Apr 9th -10th 2022 -Showcasing Emerging Arts-‘VISUAL NOISE’ With RANKIN - Art Fair
Maryland Studios, Stratford, London, UK
Feb 15th - Apr 14th 2022 ‘CUT’ - Solo Exhibition
Huxley Parlour Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
Sep 18th - 21st 2021 -MA Degree Show- ‘RALLY’ - Group Exhibition
Triangle, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
Feb 1st - Mar 26th 2021 ‘CONTACT’- Group Exhibition
Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
PUBLICATIONS
Oct 2023- Holy Art Fair: Exhibiting over 100 artists (fadmagazine) - Online Publication
Press release
(https://fadmagazine.com/2023/10/15/the-holy-art-fair-is-back-in-london-let-the-fun-begin/)
Jul 2023- Holy Art: Pop-up summer show in Brussels explores a variety of digital art (The Bulletin) - Online Publication
Article discussing the work from the artists participating in the ‘Art On Loop’ Brussels exhibition
https://www.thebulletin.be/holy-art-pop-summer-show-brussels-explores-variety-digital-art
Sep 2022-Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2022 Online Platform (New Contemporaries) - Online Publication
The online platform features 46 of the selected artist’s work, in an interactive format.
Along with a Q&A
(https://platform.newcontemporaries.org.uk/artists/beverley-onyangunga)
Sep 2022-With Graphic Works on Sex and Inequality, A New Show Addresses Artistic Censorship (Artsy) - Online Publication
Article discussing the work from the artists participating in the ‘Sensitive Content’ exhibition
Mar 2022-VISUAL NOISE: Celebrating the photographers whose graduating shows were disrupted due to Covid-19 (Hunger) - Online Publication
Press for the launch of ‘Visual Noise’ Art Fair and Graduate Showcase
Mar 2022- The Top 5 Art Exhibitions By Female Artists In London (fadmagazine) - Online Publication
Concise Review of ‘Cut’ Exhibition
(https://fadmagazine.com/2022/03/08/the-top-5-art-exhibitions-by-female-artists-in-london/)
Oct 2021- Instagram & Black Censorship: Where Did It Go All So Wrong? (ShowStudio) - Online Publication
Article and Interview, about her practice and personal experience with the social media platform
(https://www.showstudio.com/news/instagram-and-black-censorship-where-did-it-all-go-so-wrong)
Mar 2021- Artists Responding To… Issue 7 (Monthly Zine) - In Print & Online Publication
A showcase of her work alongside other artists
(https://www.artistsrespondingto.co.uk/zine)
Jan 2021- The Space Between (Kerry Packer Civic Gallery) - Online Publication
Essay written about ‘Contact’ Group show
Jan 2021- TNG Magazine (The Net Gallery) - Online Publication
Interview about her practice and inspiration
(https://thenetgallery.com/digital-education-ual-ma-graduates-beverley-onyangung-lucy-corwin/)
AWARDS
fourbythree (4x3) 2022 - 1/4 Winners
Solo Exhibition & Mentorship Programme, Courtesy Of Huxley Parlour Gallery
Adelaide Fringe Festival 2021 Weekly Award - Best Visual Art & Design
‘Contact’ Group Show At The Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia