Louise Oates is a visual artist working in South East London.


Education:

2018/21 - Slade School of Art, University College London - MA Fine Art - Supported by the Felix Grant
2010/13 - London College of Communication - BA [Hons] Photography


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2023 - The Victoria and Albert Museum - Energy: Sparks from the Collection
2023 - The Crypt Gallery, London - Acoustic Tunnel
2022 - Xxijrah hii Gallery, London - Cosmoses
2022 - Crypt Gallery, London - Skin of your Teeth
2021 - Safehouse, London - Being Amongst
2021 - Saatchi Gallery, London - London Grads Now
2021 - The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts - Taipei - A Handful of Dust
2021 - Gossamer Fog - London - Protean Fluid
2021 - Slade School of Fine Art - London - Graduate exhibition 
2020 - Ryerson Image Centre - Toronto - A Handful of Dust
2020 - Saatchi Gallery, London- London Grads Now
2019 - The Polygon Gallery - Vancouver - A Handful of Dust
2018 - Centro Cultural La Moneda - Santiago - Imágenes de la arquitectura chilena contemporánea
2018 - California Museum of Photography - Los Angeles - A Handful of Dust
2018 - Memo Gallery - London - An Equal and Opposite Reaction - with text by James Haldane
2018 - Prospekto galerija - Vilnius - Depths, Cuts and Grains - Duo show with Geiste Kincinaityte and text by Lisa Stein
2017 - Whitechapel Gallery - London - A Handful of Dust
2017 - Copeland Gallery/Peckham 24 - At Home She's A Tourist
2017 - 57th Venice Biennale - Antarctica Pavilion
2016 - Photofusion - London - Skin and Blister Collective
2015 - Le Bal - Paris - A Handful of Dust  
2013 - Worcester Museum and Art Gallery - Contemporary Landscape Photography
2013 - Saatchi - London - Artists Slideshow Screen


Awards:

2021 - Sarabande Emerging Artist Award
2018 - Felix Grant - Slade School of Art, University College London
2015 - Nominated for Magnum & Photo London's - The Graduate Photographers Award
2014 - Worcester Museum and Art Gallery - Contemporary Landscape Photography Art Prize
2013 - Flowers Gallery - Photo Prize Mentorship


Residences:

2018 - Coincidencia, Invited by Rodolfo Andaur, Funded by British Council Chile - Atacama Desert
2016 - ISSP Summer school - Latvia
2015 - The Clipperton Project Expedition Artist Residency - Mexico
2013 - Loopart Studio Residency - London
For enquiries please contact:
louise.e.oates [at] gmail.com

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