C.A.HALPIN
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C.A.Halpin is an established Fine Artist and curator with over 30 years of continual practice.
After leaving The Royal College of Art with an MA in Illustration and working in Paris and Barcelona, she returned to London in 1994 to develop her fine art practice and to establish The Outside World Gallery in East London. She has worked continually, independently and to private commission. Creating publicly engaged projects and publications with an emphasis on marginalised and under-represented communities and reaching out to new and underrepresented audiences.
Portraiture, in its broadest sense, is fundamental to her work, using words, text and storytelling to create a sense of narrative and history within the work, as are the professional aspects of an artist’s practice, including teaching, creating exhibitions, collaborating with and managing artists.
Education:
1986-88 Royal College of Art: M.A.Illustration
1981-83 Brighton Polytechnic: C.N.A.A.Postgrad Diploma in Specialist Printmaking
1978-81 Brighton Polytechnic: B.A.Hons. Expressive Arts 2:1
1977-78 Liverpool Polytechnic: Foundation Course
Current and Future Projects 2024
Artists for GAZA, Century Club, London
‘Reflections’ St Joseph’s Hospice, residency and exhibition, London
‘She’s Had A Fall’ exhibition and publication
‘Ethereal’, book project with writer, Fahmida Monju Majid
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2023 I See What You’re Saying, Portraits, St Joseph’s Hospice, MUF Architects, London
2022 PAY RISE NHS publicity campaign supporting striking NHS workers at London hospitals
2021 Pay Rise Art ‘SUPPORT A PAY RISE FOR NHS WORKERS’, London
2021 The Hands of Dead Celebrities: Class of 2016, Folkestone Fringe, Folkestone
2020 The Invisible Woman meets… Black Eyed Susan, The Barge House, London
2020 Sainted Love, The Barge House, London
2019/20 60 if She’s a Day, Drawing Project, London
2017 It’s A Hard World For Little Things, Herrick Gallery, London
2017 The Hands of Dead Celebrities: Class of 2016, The Barge House, London
2017 It’s A Hard World For Little Things, V&A Museum of Childhood, London
2016 It’s A Hard World For Little Things, Angus-Hughes Gallery, London
2015 The Invisible Woman meets… Hantverk & Found, Margate
2014 Jog On, Headway East, London
2013 Black Eyed Susan, Art@ 42, London
2012 CAN TS PELLE, A Brookes Art, London
Group Shows
2024 The Loop Arbeit Studios, London
2024 Art Car Boot Fair, London
2023 Art in THE YARD: The Last Hurrah curating a group show/art market, London
2023 Dry Humping, group show, curated by Sadie Hennessy, London
2022 ‘Poot It In Yer Bag’ exhibition and food charity fundraiser
2022 Art Car Boot Fair, London and online
2022 Silverhill Press Presents, Presenting Silverhill Zines, St Leonards on Sea
2022 A woman’s place is everywhere. LDN, The Cello Factory, London
2021 THIS IS NOT A TOY, Folkestone
2021 The Flea Circus, Artwave Festival, Lewes, East Sussex
2021 Arcadia, The Fishing Quarter Gallery, Brighton
2021 SarahStatonSupaStore, South London Gallery
2020 Art Market, Vout O’Reenees, London
2019 Making a Mark, Group Show Dulwich College, London
2019 The Invisible Woman meets…Mary, Swalevale Triviale, Kent
2018 A Tale of Two Kates, The Stash Gallery, London
2018 The PencilVainia Project, Herrick gallery London
2017 Art Car Boot Fair, London & Folkestone
2016 Art Car Boot Fair, London & Hastings
2015 The Outside World AllStars, Red Gallery, London
Work in Collections
2021 Soho House, Members Club, London
1993 Jeu de Paume, Centre Pompidou, Paris
1991 Musee D’Orsay, Paris
1990 Musee des Sables d’Ollonnes, France
Publications and Illustrations
2024 Working on the Frontline, by Hannah Grace Deller
2024 The Treasures of Little Fish Hall, copy writer for artist Toby Holmes
2024 Dry Humping, by Sadie Hennnessey
2023 The Phallen Stars, adult colouring book, Ambitious Outsiders Press
2023 Hunter Follows His Nose, colouring book, Ambitious Outsiders Press
2023 The Dog Said Nothing, a book of very short stories, Ambitious Outsiders Press
2022 Saucy Tory Post Cards, postal art campaign
2022 The Butterfly Club (45X Turner Syndrome), by Philomena Young
2022 The Rise and Falls of The Invisible Woman, Silverhill Press, Hastings
2021 From PA to PR and what happened when the R fell off, by Giovanna Forte
2021 Peezy, an Illustrated talk for Giovanna Forte
2021 Prescribing in Pregnancy, illustrated talk Giovanna Forte
2019 The Belly of the Whale, Debbie Sanders
2017 Average Art Magazine
Teaching
2024 Day Workshops at St Joseph’s Hospice, London
2023 Day Workshops at St Joseph’s Hospice, London
Referees
Richard Depesando MARCA Design Independent
https://depesandoc279.myportfolio.com/
Valentina Floris, Director SDNA TV
valentina@sdna.tv