broadbent
artist statement
Currently, I am creating a body of work in response to community groups in contemporary society, exploring aspects such as social history, mental health, the human condition and the psychological state of being.
Striping my work back to primarily drawings has enabled me to create elements of beauty, contradicting and contrasting with imagery which portrays serious subject matter. Audio extracts of the sitters complement the imagery and enhance the viewing experience. Ultimately, my work aims to create a narrative which conveys important contemporary issues. Through these artworks I aim to open discourse and debate tackling these social topics.
qualifications and training
2006 PGCE Early Years (NQT status), University of Hull, Scarborough
2005 BA Honours Degree in Fine Art, University of Hull, Scarborough
Joint Exhibitions
2023 Ferens Open Exhibition: Ferens Art Gallery: Hull
2023 Bridlington Open Studios: Gallery 49: Bridlington
2021 Joint Exhibition: Bridlington Contemporary: Bridlington
2020 Extraordinary Postcards for Extraordinary Times: Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange: Penzance
2020 Art on Paper: Morton Gallery: Bridlington
2020 Ferens Open Exhibition: Ferens Art Gallery: Hull
2017 Hand In: Double Yolke, Newcastle
2017 Ferens Open Exhibition: Ferens Art Gallery, Hull (City of Culture 2017)
2015 Dark Rooms: The Old Press, St Austell, Cornwall
2015 At the Edge: Gallery Forty Nine, Bridlington
2015 Forbidden: Guerilla Galleries, The Daniel Libeskind Space, London
2014 ARTzelle: Guerilla Galleries, Streets of London
2014 ArtWaves Festival, The Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington
2014 Urban Life: Guerilla Galleries, London
2014 Guerilla Galleries Presents Random Works: Hoxton Gallery, London
2014 Escape to Happiness: Guerilla Galleries, London
2013 New Work: Ga11ery Eleven, Filey
2013 Don’t Judge a Dog by its Collar!: The Riverside, Sheffield
2013 Group Exhibition: Ga11ery Eleven, Filey
2013 Random Acts of Artistry 2: Guerilla Galleries, London
2013 Gallery Forty-Nine’s Spring Exhibition: Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington
2013 Bridlington Old Town: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2013 Seasons Greetings: Alex May Gallery, Bridlington
2012 Dirty Pretty Things: Gallery@ Spa, Bridlington
2012 Pop up: Alex May Gallery, Bridlington
2012 More than just a pretty face: Back o’ the Shop Gallery, Terrington
2012 East Coast Artists: Back o’ the Shop Gallery, Terrington
2012 Awakening: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2012 Mixed Exhibition: South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2012 East Coast Open: Scarborough Art Gallery, Scarborough
2011 Selection Box 2011: Back o’ the Shop Gallery, Terrington
2011 Christmas Exhibition: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2011 Malice in Wonderland: West Wing Gallery, Sewerby Hall, Sewerby
2011 Mini Postcard Exhibition: South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2011 Joint Exhibition: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Dark Matters: Spotlight Gallery - Artlink, Hull (City of Culture 2017)
2016 Feature Artist: Voxel Gallery, Online
2014 East Riding and Hull Open Studios: Behind the Times, Bridlington
2014 North Yorkshire Open Studios: Ga11ery Eleven, Filey
2013 Feature Artist: Roller Gallery, Online
2013 North Yorkshire Open Studios: Beiderbecke’s Hotel, Scarborough
2011 Reveal Open Studios: Hilderthorpe Road, Bridlington
Other
2016 Yorkshire Coast Radio Interview: February
2016 BBC Radio Humberside, Live Interview: February
2016 Live on ITV National/Local News: February
2016 Unaccredited Extra in ‘Dads Army’ Film: Director – Oliver Parker
2014 BBC Radio Humberside, Live interview with Phil White: September
2014 BBC Radio Humberside, Live Interview with Phil White: June
2013 BBC1 Regional News, Evening News interview with Paul Murphy: October
2013 Scarborough TV News, Online Feature Film: July – Present
2013 BBC Radio Humberside, Interview with Phil White: June
2013 Yorkshire Coast Radio, Interview: June
2012 BBC Radio Humberside, Live Interview with Phil White: December
2012 Unaccredited Extra in David Hockney’s artist films – Movement: World Touring
2011 ITV1 Countrywise Interview with Paul Heiney, episode 12: aired 7th July