Imogen Patel

Joined Artfinder: Sept. 2021

Artworks for sale: 3

United Kingdom

About Imogen Patel

 
 
  • Biography

    My practice celebrates heritage and identity, drawing focus to the White British and Indian communities. I also explore feelings of biracial exclusivity within Britain. The concept of ‘otherness’ is an explored theme within my practice, particularly looking at it’s relationship with diaspora and race in a post-colonial Britain.

    I fuse my heritages via the process of collage. This technique is present in every stage of creation, giving me the ability to alter the placement of both urban and rural landscapes. I use Sari fabrics to acknowledge the symbolic expressions embedded within Indian clothing, but this also serves to represent a part of my identity which I rejected whilst growing up. For the first time in my pratice, I have found a method to confidently combine both heritages in one space.

    My technique allows me to collaborate Hindi iconographies with locations that resemble importance to my identity as a bi-racial woman. My work is inspired by the landscapes of Hertfordshire, Wales and Gujarat. I aim to celebrate the beauty of these environments whilst evoking feelings of isolation, a sensation that mirrors my early experiences of segregation.

    Within the expanses that I construct, I manipulate the representation of my identity and therefore gain agency and control over how others perceive me.

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  • Education

    2019 - 2021

    University of Brighton

    2018 - 2019

    UAL: Camberwell College of Arts

  • Awards

    2021

    Bridge Awards

    Awarded by the University of Brighton
  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Eastbourne Open 2022

    Dates: 13 Jan 2022 - 27 Feb 2022

    Venue: VOLT, Space 67, VOLT Gallery and Project, 69 Seaside Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3PL

    The exhibition will feature a variety of media from painting and drawing to video and sculpture and will explore themes of materiality, cultural identity and the environment. Each of the 11 artists featured are united by a rigorous and critical approach to their respective practices and exemplify the array of talent present across Sussex.

    Event: 'I Matter'

    Dates: 16 Sep 2021 - 28 Nov 2021

    Venue: Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough PE1 1LF

    “The ‘I Matter’ exhibition provides a platform to tell their stories of why they matter. I am keen to expand our own perspectives on art, using it to shed light on the broader range of narratives and forms of making. Art is a powerful tool that can be utilised to portray the issues that plague people across all races, backgrounds, religions, orientations and genders.”

    - Olu Taiwo, Curator

    Event: 'FUSE'

    Dates: 13 Jul 2021 - 18 Jul 2021

    Venue: The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove BN3 1EH

    FUSE is a visual art exhibition featuring the works of the University of Brighton’s Fine Art: Painting BA 2021 graduate class.
    Following the cancellation of their physical degree show due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the artists have committed to conduct and curate a successful exhibition displaying their graduate works in a group exhibition independently to the university this summer.
    FUSE celebrates this coming back together after a period of anxiety and isolation through the experience of viewing art in the flesh. Art has been mediated through a screen for so many this past year and FUSE aims to reconnect viewers to the physicality of art through the sensuous medium of painting.

Links


Education

2019 - 2021

University of Brighton

2018 - 2019

UAL: Camberwell College of Arts


Awards

2021

Bridge Awards

Awarded by the University of Brighton

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Eastbourne Open 2022

Dates: 13 Jan 2022 - 27 Feb 2022

Venue: VOLT, Space 67, VOLT Gallery and Project, 69 Seaside Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3PL

The exhibition will feature a variety of media from painting and drawing to video and sculpture and will explore themes of materiality, cultural identity and the environment. Each of the 11 artists featured are united by a rigorous and critical approach to their respective practices and exemplify the array of talent present across Sussex.

Event: 'I Matter'

Dates: 16 Sep 2021 - 28 Nov 2021

Venue: Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough PE1 1LF

“The ‘I Matter’ exhibition provides a platform to tell their stories of why they matter. I am keen to expand our own perspectives on art, using it to shed light on the broader range of narratives and forms of making. Art is a powerful tool that can be utilised to portray the issues that plague people across all races, backgrounds, religions, orientations and genders.”

- Olu Taiwo, Curator

Event: 'FUSE'

Dates: 13 Jul 2021 - 18 Jul 2021

Venue: The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove BN3 1EH

FUSE is a visual art exhibition featuring the works of the University of Brighton’s Fine Art: Painting BA 2021 graduate class.
Following the cancellation of their physical degree show due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the artists have committed to conduct and curate a successful exhibition displaying their graduate works in a group exhibition independently to the university this summer.
FUSE celebrates this coming back together after a period of anxiety and isolation through the experience of viewing art in the flesh. Art has been mediated through a screen for so many this past year and FUSE aims to reconnect viewers to the physicality of art through the sensuous medium of painting.


 

Biography

My practice celebrates heritage and identity, drawing focus to the White British and Indian communities. I also explore feelings of biracial exclusivity within Britain. The concept of ‘otherness’ is an explored theme within my practice, particularly looking at it’s relationship with diaspora and race in a post-colonial Britain.

I fuse my heritages via the process of collage. This technique is present in every stage of creation, giving me the ability to alter the placement of both urban and rural landscapes. I use Sari fabrics to acknowledge the symbolic expressions embedded within Indian clothing, but this also serves to represent a part of my identity which I rejected whilst growing up. For the first time in my pratice, I have found a method to confidently combine both heritages in one space.

My technique allows me to collaborate Hindi iconographies with locations that resemble importance to my identity as a bi-racial woman. My work is inspired by the landscapes of Hertfordshire, Wales and Gujarat. I aim to celebrate the beauty of these environments whilst evoking feelings of isolation, a sensation that mirrors my early experiences of segregation.

Within the expanses that I construct, I manipulate the representation of my identity and therefore gain agency and control over how others perceive me.