Harriet Gillett
Born 1995, East Yorkshire, England
Lives and works in London, UK
Responding to an increasingly digitised world where images and time periods merge and appear in one seemingly eternal present, Gillett hopes to slow down these increasingly fast-paced encounters into images of reverie. Taking reference from the emotionally charged vivbrancy of post-Impressionism and the devotional nature of Western religious formats, her combination of traditional subjects with contemporary materials enables her to thread a line between multiple perspectives and time periods. She was shortlisted for the Ingram prize in 2020 and was one of the 2023 New Contemporaries. She undertook the Palazzo Monti Residency in 2024.
Education
- 2022 MA Fine Art, City and Guilds of London Art School, London
- 2020 Graduate Diploma in Fine Art, City and Guilds of London Art School, London
- 2017 BA English Literature, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
