FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING

The 2021 Zsuzsi Roboz Scholarship exhibition

This exhibition presents work by the 2019-21 Zsuzsi Roboz Art Scholars, Helen Johannessen and Jenny Bell. 

Through the challenges of lockdowns and restrictions, these two artists have used their time at Morley College to improve their skills, develop new ones and deepen their understanding of why and how they create their artworks. The exhibition includes test pieces and experiments to show how Helen and Jenny have used their time during this extended two-year Scholarship, alongside finished artworks made for this exhibition. 

This exhibition has been generously supported by the Alfred Teddy Smith & Zsuzsi Roboz Art Trust.

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday 10am-5pm

Additional openings:

Thursday 23rd September 10am - 8pm

Saturday 25th September 10am - 5pm (ARTIST TALK at 2pm)

Saturday 2nd October: 1 - 5pm

Jenny Bell

Jenny is a multi-media artist with a background in Print. Since completing an MA Visual Arts: Printmaking in 2010, at Camberwell College of Art, she has worked as a commercial printmaker, specialising in Screen print. Exploring the boundaries of print, the scholarship has allowed Jenny to expand her obsession with the humble photocopier. Which allowed her to engage deeper with textiles media and experimental still & moving image with an aim to challenge her personal perception of the figurative surface. The works presented are both bold in colour and subtle in suggestion that is ambiguously captivating.

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Helen Johannessen

Having worked as an industrial ceramicist since 1995, Helen has challenged her skills and practice since her Masters at the Royal College of Art 2017. Working with porcelain clay for the first time in 2015, the Zsuzsi Roboz Scholarship has allowed her the time to deepen how she pushes the qualities of this lively material. Using plaster, paint and photography alongside parian porcelain, Helen’s artworks are physically engaging as well as beautiful, with her use of light, colour and texture.

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