Anna Ill
(1990, Vilanova i la Geltrú)
Based in London
Studies
-MA Art and Space. Kingston University London (2015-2017)
-Modern and traditional decoration. Erasmus École Boulle Paris (2014-15)
-Textile Art/Design. Escola Massana de Barcelona (2012-2015)
Solo exhibitions
2020
HOW TO DISAPPEAR
June 2020 at Jupiter Woods London
August 2020 at Filet Space London
2019
BECOMING OBLIQUE
Trait d'Union (Hectolitre) Bruxelles
2019
OBJECTIVE CHANCE
L&B Contemporary Gallery Barcelona
2016
INNER
Gallery Sensei London
Group exhibitions
2020
TEN LITTLE INDIANS 2020 - VIDEO ARTE
“Losing touch” selected artwork. Upcoming exhibtion:
online MLAC and Khla (Roma) 2021
ART KM 0 / L&B Gallery Barcelona, January 2020 -
SALA D'ART JOVE 2020 / Sala d'Art Jove Barcelona 2020
PREMI ART PERTOT INUND'ART 2020 / Casa Solleric (P. de Mallorca) and Maison de la Catalanité, 2020
CÀPSULES DE CONFINAMENT 2020 / Fundació Vila Casas 2020
2018-2019
4 ARTISTS:Barcelona Gallery Weekend in L&B Gallery Barcelona, 2019
JISER 2019: Exhibition Musée Safia Farhat in Centre d’Arts Vivants
Radés Tunis, 2019
<35ART: Exhibition Sala Parés (Barcelona) and FAC Greco2 (Madrid) 2018
XXI BIENNAL D'ART CONTEMPORANI CATALÀ 2018-2019
Centre d’Art Maristany (Barcelona), Sala Fortuny (Reus), Tinglado1 (Tarragona), Biblioteca Pública de Lleida, la Sala (Vilanova i la Geltrú) and Cultura Fòrum Berger Balaguer (Vilafranca del Penedès)
IIº PREMI D'ART CONTEMPORANI FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA REDDIS 2018
Exhibition Museu de Reus (Tarragona)
N.S.E.O: in collaboration with Joan Ill.
Exhibition Essenheimer Kunstevern, Mainz (Germany) 2018
STUDIOLESS: Exhibition organised by Sandwich at Incheon Art Platform Seoul (South Korea) 2018
2017
WATER IS WET: Exhibition Stanley Picker Gallery (London)
SACRIFICI: Art work selected for the Teatre Villaroel (Barcelona)
JCE Biennale 2015-2017 (JEUNE CRÉATION EUROPÉENNE): Exhibition
Le Beffroi de Montrouge (Paris, France), Museu de l’Empordà (Figueres, Spain), Spazio Culturale Antonio Ratti (Como, Italy), Kunstbygningen (Vrå, Denmark), Hala Stulecia (Wroclaw, Poland), Cēsis Brewey (Latvia) and Museu Cardoso De Souza (Amarante, Portugal)
2016-2014
CALL IT SWAN / THE FAKE SHOW:
Organised by Pluszerocollective. Kingston University (London) 2015-2016
EXTIMACY: Organised by Pluszerocollective. Safe House 1 (London) 2016
DIS-SIDERE: Front window for the exhibition “Prêt-à-porter 1958-2008”. Palau Robert (Barcelona) 2014
DILO (EVOCO and ODAS 1.11): Performances in collaboration with Laura Pardo. Centro de Arte Mutuo (Barcelona) 2013-2014
Awards
Award Sala d'Art Jove 2020 / Exhibition Sala Art Jove Barcelona 2020
1st Prize ARTPERTOT / Casa Solleric (P. de Mallorca) and Maison de la Catalanité, 2020
Award INUND'ART 2019 / Casa de Cultura de Girona, 2020
Award JISER 2019 / Fully funded residency in Tunis (May and June 2019)
Award <35ART 2018 / Exhibition at Sala Parés (Barcelona) and FAC Greco2 (Madrid), among the artsits of the Barcelona Art Nou 2018
Award XXIa Biennial Of Catalan Contemporary Art 2018 /
Exhibition at Centre of Art Maristany (Barcelona), Sala Fortuny (Reus), Tinglado1 (Tarragona), Public Library of Lleida, La Sala (Vilanova and the Geltrú) and Culture Forum Berger Balaguer (Vilafranca of the Penedés)
Award Prize of Contemporary Art Private Foundation Reddis (II edition) 2018 /
Exhibition at Museum of Reus (Tarragona)
Award & Grant for Incheon Art Platform Seoul 2018 /
Scholarship from Incheon Catholic University (South Korea)
Exhibition with Sandwich collective at Incheon Art Platform Seoul 2018
Award JCE Biennale 2015-2017, Fully funded residency in Paris (November-February, 2018) and exhibition at Le Beffroi of Montrouge (Paris, France), Museum of the Empordà (Figueres,Spain), Spazio Culturale Antonio Ratti (Como, Italy), Kunstbygningen (Vrå, Denmark), Hala Stulecia (Wroclaw, Poland), CēsixBrewey (Latvia) and Museum Cardoso De Souza (Amarante, Portugal).
Art Residencies
-HECTOLITRE, Bruxelles (July 2019)
–JISER,Tunisia (May and June 2019)
-PILOTENKUECHE,Leipzig Germany (April-July 2018)
-THE WHITE GIFT with SANDWICH,London (December 2017)
-JCE BIENNALE, Paris (November 2017-February 2018)
Collective
SANDWICH, since 2016: Ongoing art collective. Recent shows: Tapas,
Gluten Free, HotPot, KitKat,AfterParty, The Mall and Art Platform (London and Seoul). Workshops/Symposiums at Raven Row, Croydon Arts Shop, Ugly Duck, Jupiter Woods and 4cose (London) Link
Online Press
“Què van crear els artistes confinats?” Gemma Ventura 2020 (Artist Number 9) Link
“Diversos artistes - Càpsules de confinament: art i pandèmia a Catalunya” Link
8tv- Artic “Com van viure els artistes el confinament” Link
“Càpsula de confinament Anna Ill” April 2020, Link
L’art que hem vist, gaudit i patit , El Punt d'Avui Link
Anna Ill, tots els objectes que som de Clàudia Rius (El Núvol) Link
Tots els organismes by Pli-é Collective , Sala Art Jove 2020 Link
Sala Art Jove 2020, Travessies: 5 Anna Ill Link
La presse -Exposition « Entrelacés » au Musée Safia Farhat à Radès : De fils et d’aiguilles…- Tunisie Link
Interview for Jiser, Anna Ill BCN/TNS/ALG 2019 Link
Jiser BCN/TNS/ALG 2019 Link
L’artista que filava objectes de Clàudia Rius (El Núvol) Link
Sala Parés - Press release Link
8tv- Artic Art jove i emergent (6′) Link
TV3 Telenotícies Cultura Link
TV2: Punts de vista (18’02’’) Link
Bonart “Finalistes de la XXI Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català: Avui, Anna Ill (Vilanova i la Geltrú, 1990)” Mercè Vila Link
Collected press Link
XXI Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català per Màrius Domingo -Altacapa Link
CanalBlau “La Sala de Vilanova mostra l’obra seleccionada per la Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català” Link
JCE Biennale Como Italy, 2018 Link
JCE Biennalen – Kunstbygningen i Vra (Denmark) 2016 Link
JCE Biennalen – Magazine Link
My work explores the notions of time, identity and body. Concerned with the social and personal boundaries defining the “outsides” and “insides” that we are all bound to inhabit I work around the concepts of intimacy and extimacy. In-between urban archeology and fiction, these materials partly tell their own story, partly mine. Combining sculptures with textiles, video and photography, my practice is inherently multidisciplinary and recently focuses on the idea of representing the memory of the body through its absence.
Artist portrait by Lluc Queralt, Barcelona 2020