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End of Residency 2016 Group Show

The Muse Gallery proudly presents

AiR 2016  
End of Residency Group Show
Nicholas Cheeseman
Samantha Y. Huang
Gemma Milligan 

Opening Night: Thursday, 28.04.2016, 6.30-9.00pm
28.04 - 15.05
From January to May, London based artists Nicholas Cheeseman, Samantha Y. Huang and Gemma Milligan are working on site at ‘The Muse gallery/studio, as part of the 2016 residency program.

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Nicholas Cheeseman 
MA Fine Art Chelsea College of Arts
www nicholascheeseman.co.uk
   

Nicholas Cheeseman investigates materiality and process. His works consider the value of these factors through construction, deconstruction, reconstruction and restoration. He uses the physical act of making as a means of thinking, and the outcomes explore the boundaries of imperfection, incompleteness and impermanence. He uses a variety of media and techniques including drawing, embroidery and sculpture.

Nicholas lives and works in East London. Having studied for his BA in Fine Art at Staffordshire University he recently continued his education at Chelsea College of Arts (UAL) in MA Fine Art. He has exhibited across London and the UK, has work in a number of collections, and has been commissioned to produce work in England, Australia and the USA. 

Samantha Y. Huang
MFA in Fine Art, Kingston University
http //www.her-art.com

In my life I have learned how to live and breathe; as a being that exists inside a physical body and also as a being that exists in another world without a tangible form.

In these multiple lives I am not short of stories to tell. I always go to bed with a to-do list of what I need to do in my dream - usually a curious and exciting adventure without the limitations of a physical body.

For me there is never a state called sleep, and sometime I feel as if I am more awake within my dreams. Colours are vibrant, thoughts are sharper, sounds are light and clear, and all things are full of feelings and warmth.

I have been collecting my experiences and memories from those two different worlds and carefully placing them in the form of art on the earth. 

Samantha Y. Huang is a Taiwanese born artist based in London. Samantha’s practice involves book sculpture and performance art. Her dream-life and waking sensory experience have been immensely influential to her core art practice. This has led her to start developing an archival approach to her work - one that moves beyond documentation. Her practice now involves sound and video, both as a recording tool and a tool for communication.

Huang received her first formal arts education at London College of Communication for Art and Design. She later continued her BA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design in UK, and then an MFA at Kingston University.

Huang has been exhibiting her work in the USA and the UK, and has had her work has been featured in various publications in UK, Europe, USA and Asia.

Turning her focus to the issues that arts students face, Samantha founded IMA studio initially as a student-led project. Realising that she was able to provide important opportunities and experiences for students, graduates, and working artists, Samantha now devotes her time and knowledge to running IMA studio and helping tackle the gap in knowledge between the worlds of arts education and the arts industry.

   

Gemma Milligan
BA Fine Art, Middlesex University
http //www.gemmamilligan.com
   

 Through her sculpture, the artist focuses on materials that are modest, everyday and generally left raw and untreated. She finds form through experimentation and a primarily physical relationship with the materials, celebrating their ephemeral nature by pushing the boundaries of their molecular composition.

Through proximity, each piece then begins an interaction and palpable tension with the next. A sense of confinement, precariousness and asymmetry create a visual presence of gravitational forces surrounding her work.

The artist looks at sculpture, not as a final form, but as a process of creation; an elemental performance that encompasses many creative moments. These moments are captured by her use of transitory materials and presented as a theatrical interpretation of her journey to exhibition, and through the audience beyond.

 Although the artist channelled her experience of working in Portobello by using recycled objects from the surrounding area: Glass, Metal, fabric and plastics, the sculptures stand alone in the studio of The Muse gallery. The work is site specific, yet embodies real objectivity to her residency, becoming something independent of her and in turn, unique to the space and time she had.