Aglaé Bassens

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Aglaé Bassens

Aglaé Bassens was born in 1986 in Belgium. She has grown up in various countries including Sweden, Belgium, Turkey and England. Aglaé lives and works between Oxford, London and Istanbul.

Contact: info@aglaebassens.com

Education
MFA painting, The Slade School of Fine Art, September 2009 - June 2011.
BFA, Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University, Oct 2004 - June 2007.
Diploma in Foundation studies in Art and Design, Abingdon and Whitney College, Sept 2003 - June 2004.

Awards
Mary Rischgitz Prize for "outstanding achievement in oil painting", 2011, awarded by Slade School of Fine Art.
Selected for group show at Art Works Open 2010, London.
Selected for group show Salon 09, awarded by Matt Roberts Art.
Egerton Coghill Landscape Prize winner 2007, awarded by The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art.
Alan Bullock Painting Prize winner 2007, awarded by Oxford University.
Alan Bullock Painting Prize winner 2006, awarded by Oxford University.
Highly Commended for the Piyre Prize 2006, awarded by Oxford University Press.

Exhibitions
Perfect Nude, Curated by Phillip Allen and Dan Coombs, The Space, Wimbledon College of Art, London, 2012
Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, June 2011.
Interim Show, Woburn Square, Slade School of Fine Art, October 2010.
From London With Love, Wanha Woimala, Finland, July 2010.
Art Works Open 2010, ArtWorks Project Space, London, June 2010.
All Systems Go, Departure Gallery, London, June 2010.
Istanbul was Constantinople, Hush Gallery, Istanbul, April 2010.
The Photocopy Show, 35 Wolsey Road, Facetorch 4, London, March 2010.
Salon 09, Matt Roberts Studio, Vyner Street, London, September 2009.
Solo show at Medcalf, Exmouth Market, London, June 2009.
Open Studios, Nes Residency Studio, Skagastrond, Iceland, September 2008.
Get Your Tongue Out Of My Mouth (Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye), Area 10 Project, Peckham, London, November 2008.
Hoxton Shuffle, Her House Gallery, London, July 2007.
Action In Air And Landing, the Ruskin School of Drawing of Fine Art, Oxford, June 2007.
Ready to Eat Jumbo Shrimp, The Slade Research Centre, London, March 2007.
The Last Two Strides, The Old Bank Hotel, Oxford, February 2007.
Solo show at the Dolphin Gallery, St John's College, Oxford, October 2007.
Group show at Accenturc Gallery, Istanbul, July 2006.
Solo show at the Dolphin Gallery, St John's College, Oxford, November 2006.

Residencies
Utopia Residency, Athens School of Fine Art, Crete, July 2010.
Nes Artist Residency, Skagastrond, Iceland, September 2008.