About
HAYDN ALBROW (b. 1993, United Kingdom) addresses themes of the conscious and unconscious mind; thinking of our brain as a machine that manipulates and interprets memories, language and dreams into sensical thoughts. In particular their work explores the ways we attempt to share our dreamed experiences and the difficulties we face in conveying their ephemeral sensations and sentiments. There are gaps in our language that cause us to struggle to articulate these unique and deeply personal experiences and the artist tries to use physical materials to create a new form of dialogue for when words fail us. Albrow studied MFA Sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art (2018-21) and BA (Hons) Fine Art at The Cass – London Metropolitan University (2016). Recent group exhibitions include ‘Strangers in the Night’, Somers Gallery (2023), ‘Bye Bye Cowboy’, Arusha Gallery (2023), ‘Bankley Open’, Bankley Gallery (2023), ‘Full to Bursting’, Staffordshire Street (2023), ‘Skin of Your Teeth’, The Crypt Gallery (2022), ‘London Grads Now’, Saatchi Gallery (2021).
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Solo show at Bankley Studios, Manchester - dates TBC
Solo Exhibitions:
Celebrating Nothing's, Stables In Exile, July 28th - August 21st 2018
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 - Strangers In The Night, Somers Gallery, London
2023 - Bye Bye Cowboy, Arusha Gallery, London
2023 - Play, Stone Space, London
2023 - Bankley Studios, Open Call 2023, Manchester
2023 - Full To Bursting, Staffordshire Street, London
2023 - Who Holds The Sword, Hypha Studios, London
2022 - Skin Of Your Teeth, The Crypt Gallery, London
2021 - London Grads Now 21, The Saatchi, London
2021 - Slade degree show, UCL The Slade, London
2020 - Artworks Open, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
2020 - London Grads Now, Saatchi Gallery, London
2020 - Slade/RCA Grad show, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London
2019 - I’m In The Bath Where Are You?, The Icing Room, London
2019 - House Warming, DAS, Safehouse 1, London
2018 - Desperate Artist Seeking, A Side B Side Gallery, London
2018 - Nostalgia, Art Number 23, London
2017 - Marked, The Flying Dutchman, London
2017 - The London Summer Intensive Showcase, Camden Arts Centre, London
2017 - Summer Show, Walthamstow Village Window Gallery, London
2017 - Hippocampus, Malden Road Pop-up, London
2017 - Spring Salon, Candid Arts Trust, London
2017 - Close To Home, Rich Mix, London
2017 - Only Place, New River Studios, London
2017 - Platform For Emerging Arts 13, Leyden Gallery, London
2017 - Colour Assembly, Malden Road pop-up, London
2016 - Cass Degree Show, Central House, London
2016 - Craftivism, Bank Gallery, London
2015 - We, Now: Exchange LMU ALU, Galerija Suvremene Umjetnosti, Zagreb
Curating:
2024 - Strangers In The Night, Somers Gallery, London
2023 - Full To Bursting, Staffordshire Street, London
2022 - Skin Of Your Teeth, The Crypt Gallery, London
2019 - House Warming, DAS, Safehouse 1, London
2018 - Desperate Artist Seeking, A Side B Side Gallery, London
Awards
2023 - First prize for Bankley studios open call
2021 - shortlisted for New Contemporaries
2021 - Sarabande emerging artist fund award
2019 - Jeanne Szego Travel Scholarship Prize, awarded £726 to travel to Oslo
2016 - Owen Rowley Prize, 2nd place, awarded £750 at undergraduate degree show
Residencies
The London Summer Intensive, Slade School of Fine Art and Camden Arts Centre, London
Featured work: