About the work

Ramsden creates abstract compositions in which amoebic forms fuse with bold, gestural mark-making. Ramsden’s practice is unapologetically painterly. Her works are testament to a commitment to painting as a progressive language that demands our attentive engagement. Strategically refusing referential readings, she makes painted objects whose compositional unity belies the complexity of their making. In Ramsden’s work even the subtlest adjustment is generative. Each shift in palette, variation in scale, or nuance of mark effects an incremental development within a broader scheme of experimentation. A recurring theme in Ramsden’s work is a preoccupation with the edge: a concern that is realised formally and pursued methodologically. 

Date and country of birth

1984, GB>

About the artist

Mary Ramsden (b.1984) lives and works in London. Graduated from Royal Academy of Arts, London; Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh; and Leith School of Art, Edinburgh. Awards include the Dunoyer de Segonzac Prize (2013); and Soloman J Soloman Prize (2012). Residencies include Launch Pad Lab Residency, Launch Pad, La Boissière (2018); and Steep Rock Arts Association, 2 month residency award in Connecticut (2015). Select solo exhibitions include Couples Therapy, Pilar Corrias, London (2017); (In / It), The Aspen Art Museum, Aspen (2016); Swipe, Pilar Corrias, London (2015); and Atticsalt Gallery, Edinburgh (2010). Select group exhibitions include EDDYSROOM@GALLERITHOMASSEN, Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg (2018); The 191st Annual Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (2017); ‘I was once Lonelyness’, Blain Southern, Berlin (2015); Art Now: Vanilla and Concrete, Tate Britain, London (2015); Panda Sex, State of Concept, Athens (2014); and Making Familiar, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin (2012).