Shawanda Corbett
Born in New York, 1989
Lives and works in London
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2018-present Dphil, The Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford
2016-2017 The Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford
2013-2016 Rochester Institute of Technology
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- Solo Exhibitions
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2022
“Art Now: Shawanda Corbett”, Tate Britain, London
“To The Fields Of Lilac”, Salon 94, New York -
2020
“Neighbourhood Garden”, Corvi-Mora, London
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2019
“The Complete Body”, Wadham College, Oxford
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- Performances
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2020
"breathe.", NOW Gallery, London
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2019
“Blackbird in Mississippi”, COS x Serpentine Park Nights, Serpentine Galleries, London
“haar wese”, University of Oxford, Oxford
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2018
“Evocation of Buked”, Deptford X, London
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- Group Exhibitions
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2023
“Dancing Before the Moon”, 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice
“New Areas: Contemporary Ceramics at Newstead Abbey” Newstead Abbey, Nottingham
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2022
"Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art", Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA), York Art Gallery, York
"My Reflection of You", The Perimeter, London
"Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art", Two Temple Place, London -
2021
“Human Conditions of Clay”, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
"Cracked", Tristan Hoare, London
"CRIP TIME", Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt
“Maker’s Eye”, Crafts Council Gallery, London
“Both Sides of Here: Artistic Encounters at the Threshold”, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
“Drawing Biennial 2021”, Drawing Room, London
“Stockholm Sessions”, Hospitalet, Stockholm -
2020
“Friends and Friends of Friends”, Schlossmuseum, Linz
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2019
“haar wese”, Supernormal, Oxford (Performance)
“haar wese”, Art of Noise III, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford (Performace)
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2018
“Southern Jazz”, International Exhibition, Kastamonu University, Turkey
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2017
“Staircase”, Elastic Performance Festival, Oxford
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- Screenings
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2019
“Evocation of Buked”, Short Film Program, South London Gallery, London
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- Awards
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2021
Kleinwort Hambros Emerging Artist Prize
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2020
The Turner Bursary, Tate, London
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- Public Collections
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The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
The Harris, Preston
Arts Council Collection
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- Selected Bibliography
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2023
“First look: UK Pavilion at Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023”, Architects’ Journal, May 17
“Shawanda Corbett’s first solo exhibition in Japan: “Down the Road” at Sai Gallery” Harpers Bazaar Japan, March 30 -
2022
Bilal Akkouche, Hannah Marsh, “Shawanda Corbett”, Tate Etc, Issue 55, Summer
Harriet Lloyd-Smith, “Shawanda Corbett on breaking the mould of ceramic art”, Wallpaper, March 1
Elizabeth Buhe, “Shawanda Corbett: To the Fields of Lilac”, The Brooklyn Rail, February 25
Vivian Chui, “Shawanda Corbett: Ultimately, it’s about world-building”, Ocula, February 9
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2021
Duro Olowu, “Jazz-Keramik”, Vogue DE, May-June
“The 12 Young Creatives Inspiring The Vogue Editors Now”, Vogue UK, March
Contemporary Art Society Acquisitions and Art Consultancy April 2019 - March 2021 -
2020
Bolanle Tajudeen," Blackbird Mississippi", Port Magazine, Issue 27
Whitney Jones, “Shawanda Corbett at Corvi-Mora channels dance, music in vessels”, Cfile, August 4
Samira Reed, “Front Row”, BBC Radio 4, July 28
Jareh Das, “Metaphors of Malleability: Shawanda Corbett”, Bomb, July 20
Claudia Cheng, “London Exhibitions You Don’t Want to Miss”, Art She Says, July 20
Isabella Smith, "Bodies in Clay", Craft Issue 283, March – April
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2019
Dino Bonacic, “10 Questions with Artist Shawanda Corbett Ahead of Her Performance at The COS X Serpentine Park Nights”, 10 Magazine, July 19
“Craft Abilities, Not Disabilities: Interview with Shawanda Corbett”, This Girl Makes, July 9
Holly Daizy Broughton, “Shawanda Corbett and Her Ability to Render Me Silent For 6 Weeks”, She Performs
“Shawanda Corbett: COS x Serpentine Park Nights”, PORT, July 26