A r t i s t S t a t e m e n t
I am a painter and printmaker living and working in London. I create landscapes from observation and imagination, and scapes that invite the viewer into an abstract world filled with texture and colour. I constantly returns to trees, water, the sea, the rain, the sky, the wind, the sun, the stars, the human body - anything that speaks of the elements and the universe. I like to think in light, colour, movement and energy.
My work celebrates nature in a non linear, circular way.
S h o r t B i o
Ilona Pimbert lives and works in London. She is of English, French, and Ivorian Heritage. She studied at Chelsea and St Martins School of Art and was awarded the Queen's Scholarship (QEST) during her time there to support her experiments in animation. Since then, she has been painting and printing regularly at Artichoke Print Workshop, in Brixton. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her works are held in both public and private collections.
She has been selected for the last three Woolwich Contemporary Print Fairs, the New English Art Club exhibition 2024 and for Awagami International Print exhibition in Japan.
EDUCATION
2008 - 2012 BA (Hons) Fine Art at Central Saint Martins
2007 - 2008 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Chelsea College of Arts
EXHIBITIONS
13 - 22 June 2024 NEAC Annual Exhibition: Mall Galleries, St James's, London, SW1Y 5AS
10 - 19 May 2024 Dulwich Festival: 93 Woodwarde Road, SE22 8UL
15 January - 8 February 2024 Works on Paper: Green and Stone, 251 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY
5 December Prescious Postcards 23' Pop-up exhibition: curated by Art and People and shown at That Art Gallery, 2 Upper Maudlin St, Bristol, BS2 8DJ and then online.
26 - 29 October 2023 Woolwich Print Fair: Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD
7 October - 12 November 2023 Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, Japan
22 - 29 September 2023 Three Branches - a group show: Islington Arts Factory, 2 Parkhurst Road, London, N7 0SF
15 - 24 June 2023 Showreel at Bainbridge Open: ASC Gallery, The Handbag Factory, 3 Loughborough Street, London SE11 5RB.
13 - 14 and 20 - 21 May 2023 Dulwich Festival: Artist Open House with Artichoke Print Workshop, SE24 0QQ.
3 - 6 November 2022 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, The Fireworks Factory, Woolwich Works SE18 6HD.
10 June 2022 - Present 'Spark', online exhibition: padlet.com/perienne/1fw7srr3nqxj2ksw
11 - 14 November 2021 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, The Fireworks Factory, Woolwich Works SE18 6HD.
9 - 7 November 2021 Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, Japan
20 August - 1 October 2018 The Marylebone Gallery, 25 Devonshire Street, London W1G 6PQ
1 May - 31 May 2016 Solo exhibition at the Portwell Angel, Faringdon
22 March - 2 April 2016 Unleashed Exhibition at the Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU
29 August - 13 September 2015 Oxford Art Prize, O3 Gallery, Oxford Castle, New Rd, Oxford OX1 1AY
9 - 17 May 2015 Oxfordshire Art Weeks, Wolvercote Village, Oxford
10 - 15 July 2013 Collaborative exhibiton, Frejus, South of France
23 - 27 August 2012 Hiroshima animation competition film screening Hommage au Japon, Hiroshima, Japan
July 2012 Central Saint Martins end of year exhibition BA (hons), London
May 2010 Installation response to Longplayer, Trinity Buoy Warf, 64 Orchard Place, London E14 0JY
November 2009 Screening of animation Whose Knowledge Counts? Film competition winners from Central Saint Martins and Slade School of Art, Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DG
June 2008 Film screening of animation Toi et Moi at the UNCUT Independent Film Forum, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
June 2007 Chelsea end of year exhibition (distinction), London
COMMISSIONS
May 2020 Mutual Aid animation, for Dr. Tom Wakeford and ETC Group
2018 Music video for Nicole’s Song, The Heavenly Spheres, https://theheavenlyspheres.com/
12 January 2017 Suitcase of Dreams, narrative exhibition for Save the Children, in support of the refugee crisis. Illustrated exhibition to the story of David Neal 'After Life'. Fundraising event for the refugee children of Syria. Shoreditch Platform, 1 Kingsland Rd, London, E2 8AA
22 January 2017 Suitcase of Dreams, narrative exhibition for Save the Children, in support of the refugee crisis. St Helen's Church, Solihull, Birmingham, B91 2DA
18 November 2016 Banner image for ‘Where do Children Play?’, conference at Goldsmith College, 8 Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
December 2015 Lazure Glaze painting at Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT
AWARDS AND PRIZES
January 2010 Winner of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST), London
TEACHING
PUBLICATIONS
May 2020 Still from Mutual Aid animation for Mutual Aid, Global Solidarity and Techno-Fixes by Dr Tom Wakeford. Published online via the Ecologist and Resurgence Trust: https://theecologist.org/2020/may/19/mutual-aid-global-solidarity-and-techno-fixes
May 2020 Living Together (p.86) for Quarantzine Issue 02!: https://indd.adobe.com/view/3c4b7de9-31e0-4697-8adb-35b5fcbe2b6a
Teddy Sunshine, a story of an unlikely hero in search of happiness. Written by Michael Voss Grangaard, illustrations and design by Ilona Pimbert. Available online now via Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teddy-Sunshine-Michael-Voss-Grangaard/dp/1519555369/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458916669&sr=8-1&keywords=teddy+sunshine
After Life, a story in remembrance of all those who who seek refuge, who need a shelter, and who deserve a home. Profits will be given to Help Refugees. Available online now via Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Life-David-Neal/dp/1977556337/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525794511&sr=8-2&keywords=ilona+pimbert