Collection of HENRIETTA ARMSTRONG - Liminal Gallery in a gallery layout

HENRIETTA ARMSTRONG MRSS

Henrietta Armstrong is a multimedia artist and curator based in London, specialising in sculpture, installation and public art. She looks at man-made objects and structures from everyday technologies that are often obsolete or defunct, and the symbolism or meaning that we imbue them with. Henrietta creates work that can sometimes be playful but has a serious message that stays with the viewer about the effects we are having on the planet and what we will be leaving behind for the future. Protection and defence are recurring themes, looking at the brutalist forms of sea defences, sea erosion and the global threat of rising sea levels due to global warming. Her most recent work continues her exploration of themes related to personal relics, the mystical unknown and ritualistic practices. Considering the hypocrisy between the Catholic Church's veneration of relics and its historical condemnation of witchcraft. While relics, often mass-produced religious items with supposed divine significance, are celebrated and revered, the Church's stance on witchcraft has been one of persecution and condemnation. This contrast adds an intriguing layer to Armstrong's exploration of religious artefacts and their cultural symbolism, urging viewers to reflect on the complex dynamics of the symbols, rituals and shifting perceptions that shape human belief systems. The paradox between the acceptance of institutional idolatry and the persecution of marginalised groups for similar behaviour, raises questions about the role of power and biases embedded in historical narratives. Through her work, she encourages us to confront the incongruities within our societal norms, inviting us to question the malleable boundaries between the sacred and the condemned.


Henrietta Armstrong BA Fine Art (Hons) at Sir John Cass School of Art, London, graduating in 2003. Recent exhibitions include Take A Seat - HA.LF X Bow Arts FRIEZE Takeover, London, Art Car Boot Fair - Sweet ‘Art, London, Sex Sells - Beyond The Historical Matrix - Semjon Contemporary, Berlin, The Garden of Delights on Earth - Gallery 46, London, HOW LONG IS FOREVER - G37 Galerie, Berlin, solo show SANCTUM FUTURUM: Relics and Forbidden Desires at Liminal Gallery, Margate, Throwing Bones II at Chaucer Group Ltd, The Scalpel Building, London. Her work is part of the Soho House permanent collection and is held in private collections around the world.

ARTWORKS

EXHIBITIONS

Olivia Strange - Untamed - Fine art at Liminal Gallery
ENTANGLED: GROUP EXHIBITION

29 March – 11 May 2025
Saatchi Gallery, London

LIMINAL SALON II: GROUP EXHIBITION

26 October - 23 November 2024

LIMINAL SALON: GROUP EXHIBITION

4 - 18 November 2023

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Education:
2003 - BA (Hons) Fine Art - Cass School of Art, London Guildhall University.

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2022 - Ongoing - Soho Works Shoreditch - Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch high Street, London
2023 - SANCTUM FUTURUM: Relics and Forbidden Desires - Liminal Gallery, Margate
2023 - Throwing Bones II - The Chaucer Group Ltd - The Scalpel, London
2022 - FOSSIL TREES - Arch 1, Mile End Skate Park, St Paul’s Way, London
2021 - D O L O S - Rooftop Mural Project - Jealous Gallery, London
2020 - Throwing Bones II - Window 135, 135 New Cross Road, London
2019 - Pendle Hill Summit Stones - In-Situ, The Garage, Northlight, Brierfield, BB9 5NH
2019 - Pendle Hill Summit Stones Exhibition - SET Project Space, Bermondsey
2015 - THE BEARDED ONES - Belli Fuori, 44 Chatsworth Road, Hackney, London

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 - Liminal Salon II - Liminal Gallery, Margate
2024 - Take A Seat - HA.LF X Bow Arts FRIEZE Takeover, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
2024 - Art Car Boot Fair - Sweet ‘Art, London
2024 - Sex Sells - Beyond The Historical Matrix - Semjon Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
2024 - The Garden of Delights on Earth - Gallery 46, Whitechapel, London
2024 - HOW LONG IS FOREVER - G37 Galerie, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
2023 - Wetting the Baby’s Head - Sweet ‘Art / The Art Bypass Gallery, London
2023 - SPG Annual Open 2023 - Southwark Park Galleries, London
2023 - Liminal Salon - Liminal Gallery, Margate
2022 - Free For All - Democratising the Gallery Space - The Art Bypass Gallery, London
2022 - Amazing Things Happen Every Day - The Stash Gallery - Vout O Reenees, London
2022 - Tideline - Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, Wiltshire
2022 - I took my Power in my hand - Liminal Gallery, Margate
2021 - Glass Cloud Winter Salon - Glass Cloud Gallery, Camden People’s Theatre, London
2021 - TILT - Hoxton Gallery Summer group Show - Hoxton Gallery, Shoreditch, London
2021 - National Sculpture Prize Exhibition 2021 - Broomhill Estate, Devon
2021 - Art On A Postcard Summer Auction - Hoxton Gallery, Shoreditch, London
2021 - Recreational Grounds: Off Site - Thames-side Gallery, Greenwich, London
2021 - HYPERLIMBO - Come Quick Disaster X Yeah Totally - Virtual Reality
2021 - Soho House Print Edition for Soho Home with Soho House & Jealous Gallery
2019 - WIMMIN II - Part of Art Licks Weekend 2019
2019 - LOVE & RAGE - Barbican Arts Group Trust, Haggerston, London

Public Sculpture Commissions:
2019-2025 - Tytherington Public Sculpture Commission - Commissioned by Cotswold Homes, Suzanne Heath & South Gloucestershire Council
2018 - The Pendle Hill Summit Stones Public Sculpture Commission - Commissioned by Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership & In-Situ

Residencies & Awards:
2024 - WE ARE IN RESIDENCE, Porch House, Dodford
2021 - National Sculpture Prize 2021 - Finalist
2020 - Soho House Art Prize 2020 - Runner up
2020 - London Creative Network x SPACE Artist Development Programme
2019 - Residency Studio4 - Chisenhale Studios
2016 - Residency at Islington Mill

Curation:
2021 - HYPERLIMBO - Come Quick Disaster X Yeah Totally - VR exhibition
2019 - WIMMIN II - Part of Art Licks Weekend 2019
2018 - P O W E R C U T - SET Project Space, Bermondsey, London

Collections
Her work is part of the Soho House permanent collection and is held in private collections around the world.

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