Gabby R is a prolific maker whose work demonstrates mastery of less conventional materials including hot glue, pipe cleaners and found objects. Through the assemblage of these basic components, Gabby creates vividly imagined characters that mimic or embellish creatures found in the natural world. Alongside her three-dimensional work, Gabby uses collage, drawing and painting to document the creatures she creates and their unique features and qualities.
Gabby was awarded Silver from Arts Award. See Gabby R’s blog on her Arts Award at artsawardsproject.com.
Exhibitions & Residencies
In the Realm of Others, De La Warr Pavilion, 2015
Illuminating the Wilderness, screened at MK Gallery, Tate Liverpool and Museum of Modern Art in Sydney , 2019
Coastal Currents, Project Art Works, 2019
Ignition, Hastings Contemporary, March – May 2021
Turner Prize 2021 Exhibition, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, September – January 2022
Coastal Currents, Project Art Works studio, Hastings, 2022
Lucy, Jack, Gabby, Phoenix Art Space, 4 March – 23 April 2023
Residential, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, 23 September 2023 – 25 February 2024
Residential, Copenhagen Contemporary, 27 April – 31 December 2024
Intension (the concept ‘dog’ encapsulates its ‘dogness’), Copperfield, 1 June 2024 – 27 July 2024