Mandy Payne (born 1964) is a member of the Contemporary British Painting group and is an artist with a primary interest in portraying the regeneration of inner city environments and the transitory nature of urban communities. Her themes include the contrasts between twentieth century inner-city social housing and modern gentrification.[1][2]
Mandy Payne | |
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 Payne in her studio | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Pontypool, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Website | www |
Work
editWorks from her series studying the housing estate of Park Hill, Sheffield (UK) - showing its dilapidated state and Brutalist architecture[3] before renovation - feature in private and public collections including that of the University of Salford,[4] the Ruskin Collection (Sheffield Museums),[5][6] The Priseman Seabrook Collection,[7][8] and the Newlight Art Prize collection.[9] She has won multiple awards[6][10][11][12] and has received commissions including selection in 2017 for StudioBook - the artist professional development programme with Mark Devereaux Projects (MDP), Manchester - and was awarded Commission to Collect by MDP and the University of Salford Art Collection, to create a new painting considering the impacts of the Grenfell Tower incident upon Salford's housing developments.[4] Recognition for her work includes selection for the John Moores Painting Prize[13] (2014, 2016 & 2020), the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2023, 2022 and also each year from 2014 to 2019[14][15][16][17]), the Threadneedle Prize[18][19] (2013) and the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize (2019).[20]
In 2017 she was noted as an artist to watch in the Observer/Guardian Rising Stars list.[21]
Payne often paints directly with aerosols on to concrete. Her compositions – bold arrangements of blank-faced geometric walls, empty windows and deserted walkways – similarly pull no pictorial punches.
— Robert Clarke, The Guardian[22]
Her images of Sheffield's Park Hill flats have the power and presence that most artists fail to achieve in a lifetime.
— Alexei Sayle, The BBC[23]
As a painter and print-maker she works on a range of surfaces including paper, concrete, etched aluminium and discarded marble work surfaces or floorboards salvaged from the derelict or decommissioned sites she is depicting. She creates stone Lithographs of her drawings and her painting materials include various combinations of aerosol paint, roofing sealant, acrylic and lithographic crayon directly onto board or her purpose made concrete slabs.[24][25]
Life
editPrior to 2012 she had a 25 year career as a Dentist in the NHS Community and Hospital Dental Services.[24][26] In 2013 she gained a BA (Hons) Fine Art (First Class) degree at the University of Nottingham[27] and in 2015 she was awarded a 2 year Fellowship to study stone lithography at Leicester Print Workshop[28] under the tutelage of Serena Smith.[29]
Exhibitions
editPayne has held solo exhibitions[30] of her work and has been included in group exhibitions at several galleries and exhibition venues both nationally and internationally, including the Herrick Gallery (Piccadilly, London), Huddersfield Art Gallery, Bowes Museum (Barnard Castle), Jiangsu Art Gallery (Nanjing, China), Menier Gallery (Southwark Street, London), Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool), Bankside Gallery (Thames Riverside, London), National Museum of Poland (National Museum, Gdańsk, Poland)[31] and Panter and Hall (Pall Mall, London).[27]
Collections
edit- University of Salford Art Collection. Salford, UK[4]
- Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Collection. Montreal, Canada[32]
- Ruskin Collection, Millennium Gallery. Sheffield Museums, UK[5][6]
- The Priseman Seabrook Collection. Essex, UK[8]
- New Light Art Collection. UK[11]
- Yale Center for British Art. Connecticut, USA
- University of Nottingham Ningbo China.[33]
- Devonshire Collection. Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK
- University of Sheffield. Sheffield, UK
References
edit- ^ "Contemporary British Painting - Mandy Payne". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Mandy Payne Artist". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Brutal Beauty: the Park Hill Paintings of Mandy Payne". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Mandy Payne awarded StudioBook 2017 Commission to Collect". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Museums Sheffield - All that Remains". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "The 2nd John Ruskin Prize: Recording Britain Now". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Art UK - Mandy Payne". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b "21st Century British Painting - Mandy Payne, Last Orders". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "New Light, Real Northern Art - Mandy Payne". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "John Moores 2014, Brutal - Mandy Payne". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Mandy Payne awarded top prize in New Light Prize Exhibition 2015 for Broken Brutalism". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "The Harley Open 2017". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Talk Tuesday: John Moores 2016 artist, Mandy Payne". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Mandy Payne - Keep Off The Grass". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Mandy Payne - Transition". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Mandy Payne - Changing Spaces". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Mandy Payne - Priced Out". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Sheffield Telegraph - Park Hill paintings head for London". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "The Art Circus News and reviews". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield artist Mandy Payne shortlisted for £20,000 prize". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Rising stars of 2017 - Three more to watch". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "This week's new exhibitions - Mandy Payne". theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "BBC Four: The John Moores Painting Prize with Alexei Sayle (2014)". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Recording Britain Now Artist Interview: Mandy Payne". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Cupola Gallery - Mandy Payne". Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Artist wins Top Art Prize". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Mandy Payne Bio/CV". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "New Light - Celebrate the work of Mandy Payne". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Leicester Print Workshop - Serena Smith". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Out of Place: Mandy Payne". Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Made in Britain at The National Museum of Poland". Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation". Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "The University of Nottingham Ningbo China - Art Collection". Retrieved 22 September 2020.