Ceal Warnants
Teenage Kicks (Khaki), 2022
Unique Digital Print on Paper
Signed verso
15 x 10cm (5¾ x 3¾ in.)
About
b. 1984, Guildford, Surrey. Lives and works in London. The work draws parallels between the youth of 'then' and 'now'. The angst is the same but the pressures are different. Basing work on illustrations from the past helps to lend it an authenticity but also highlights the differences between two timeframes. Innocence is the truth of childhood whatever the era and it is fascinating.
Education
2002 - 2006 BA (Hons) Winchester School of Art (Printmaking) 2006 - 2008 MA RCA (Printmaking)
Select Exhibitions/Awards
2022
'JEALOUS NEEDS YOU' - JEALOUS GALLERY
'CHOOSE LOVE X THE PRINT CLUB' - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION' - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
'ART ON A POSTCARD - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY'
2021
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION' - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
'CHOOSE LOVE' SOHO REVUE GALLERY, LONDON WITH THE PRINT CLUB
'ART CAR BOOT FAIR' WITH JEALOUS GALLERY
'ART ON A POSTCARD - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY'
2020
"HOUSE OF VANS COMMUNITY MARKET" - HOUSE OF VANS, LONDON
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER (WINTER) EXHIBITION 2020' - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, LONDON.
'WOMENKIND NORTH" - WITH LAE CONSULTANCY, PRESTON.
'ART ON A POSTCARD - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY' - ALL BRIGHT, MAYFAIR, LONDON. 2019
'NOTICE THE SMALL THINGS" - JEALOUS GALLERY, LONDON.
'BLISTERS - WAY BACK WHEN' - PRINT CLUB, LONDON.
2018
'THE CUT' - HICKS GALLERY, LONDON
'POP ART FEMMES' - GINA CROSS GALLERY X ARTSY X GUCCI, LONDON
'CHOOSE LOVE' - THE PRINT CLUB @ SOMERSET HOUSE, LONDON
'WEIL ICH EIN MÄDCHEN BIN' - ODAPARK, CENTRUM VOOR HEDENDAAGSE KUNST, NETHERLANDS.
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION 2018' - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, LONDON. COLLABORATION WITH "COCO FENNELL" FOR SS18 COLLECTION #COCOXCEAL
2017
COLLABORATION WITH "THE BIG ISSUE" #WEARABIGISSUE
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION' - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, LONDON.
'GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS' - JEALOUS NORTH, LONDON.
2016
'KIDDING' (W/KRISTIAN JONES), JEALOUS GALLERY, LONDON.
'20 BEST OF ART ON A POSTCARD' - JEALOUS GALLERY, LONDON.
2015
'FRACTURED FAIRYTALES' (3 PERSON SHOW WITH JESSICA HARRISON & JOE WEBB) - JEALOUS GALLERY, LONDON.
2014
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION' - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, LONDON.
'TIME OF THE MONTH' - JEALOUS GALLERY, LONDON.
2013
'ENGLISH EDITION' - CULTURE GALLERY, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.
'CONTES DE NOËL' - LESS IS MORE PROJECTS, PARIS, FRANCE.
2012
'ASSEMBLY' - HARTINGTON ROAD, LONDON.
'JEALOUS @ HEAL'S, HEAL'S', TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD.
2011
'EXAM.' - TRANSITION GALLERY, LONDON.
2010
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION' - ROYAL ACADEMY, LONDON.
'LA COLLECTION DE MONSIEUR X, OU LES AVANTAGES D'ÊTRE UN COLLECTIONNEUR' - ATELIER RICHELIEU, 60, RUE DE RICHELIEU, PARIS.
2009
'MANDERLEY' - JOHN JONES PROJECT SPACE, FINSBURY.
'ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION' - ROYAL ACADEMY, LONDON.
'TATE'S LONG WEEKEND', BOXBOT STAGE - TATE MODERN, SOUTHWARK.
'NEW PRINTS FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART SELECTED BY CHRIS ORR RA' - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, IN THE SIR HUGH CASSON ROOM FOR FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY, LONDON.
2008
'10' - AN EXHIBITION TO CELEBRATE THE 10 YEARS OF CHRIS ORR'S PROFESSORSHIP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORK OF NOTABLE ARTISTS INCLUDING TRACEY EMIN AND MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN - ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART GALLERIES, KENSINGTON, LONDON. 'MAKE BELIEVE' - SHOW WITH BOO RITSON, RUTH CLAXTON ET AL. PART OF 'CONCRETE AND GLASS' MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL NICHOLLS & CLARKE BUILDING, 3-10 SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET.
'BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED' - NATIONAL GLASS CENTRE, SUNDERLAND.
'SHOW RCA 2008' - HENRY MOORE GALLERY, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, KENSINGTON, LONDON.
2007
'IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING TOMORROW - WHAT WOULD IT BE?' - EXPOSURE GALLERY, LITTLE PORTLAND STREET, LONDON.
'OVER AND OVER AGAIN' - CURATED BY SASHA CRADDOCK - SADLER'S WELLS, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LONDON.
COLLECTIONS
CHAPMAN BROTHER'S FAMILY ARCHIVE
ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART ARCHIVE
WSA LIBRARY ARTIST'S BOOK COLLECTION
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
COLLABORATIONS
2018 COCO FENNELL
2017 THE BIG ISSUE #WEARABIGISSUE
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2008 TIM MARA PRIZE - WINNER
2008 PRINTMAKING COUNCIL AWARD - WINNER
2008 SOUTH SQUARE TRUST SCHOLARSHIP - WINNER
Gallery Representation
Jealous Gallery, Gas Gallery, Chappell Contemporary
Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
"Teenage Kicks (Khaki)" is a clash of old and new and the dual meaning of "Kicks".
"Are teenage dreams so hard to beat?
Everytime she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighbourhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good"
The Undertones - "Teenage Kicks"
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