Details

First Name

Christy
Last Name

Burdock
Username

ChristyBurdock
Website

http://www.christyburdock.com
Region

England
Disciplines

Drawing, Painting
Themes

Figurative, Political, Narratives

Statement

Statement

“I shine a light into the areas of life not readily seen. By observing, imagining, drawing and painting, I seek to illuminate, and in so doing, pay homage to my subjects”. 


My interests lie in observing emerging socio-political ideas as they manifest within society. Shining a dim and gentle light into quiet pockets of life, communicating and reinterpreting contemporary narratives. I reflect on the knots and sporadic shoots of intensity emerging through our collective consciousness, transported from person to person and group to group, finally creating wider culture.

Research is based in the here and now, current affairs, the impact of religion and politics. She refer to contemporary philosophers and political commentators such as Thomas Sowell and Roger Scruton,  Psychoanalysis and George Orwell.

Biography

Biography

MA RCA The Royal College of Art BA Hons Central St Martins School of Art

​​Awards
​2022 A-N Bursary Time Space Money
​2021 Oppenheim-John Downes Award2021 Tatha Award – The Royal Scottish Academy
​2021 Commended – The Moth Prize
​2021 Space Artist Award
​2020 Arts Council Emergency Award​2019 John Purcell Paper Award – The Bolton Museum
2017 Bloomberg New Contemporaries Artist (selectors: Caroline Achaintre, Elizabeth Price and George Shaw)
2017 House of Illustration Gallery – Resident artist
2017 Sheila Robinson Award 2nd prize The Royal College of Art
​2016 Gordon Peter Pickard Travel Award The Royal College of Art
2016 Educational Award The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers
2016 Educational Award The City of London Corporation
First Prize Caffe Nero Competition Central St Martins
First Prize Photography Competition Central St Martins
Best Student Award Hertfordshire University

Awards shortlisted

​2023 Cheltenham Illustration Award
​2023 RBSA Prize
2022 Oxmarket Drawing Prize
​2022 Sir John Hurt Prize shortlisted2022 Wells Contemporary Prize
2022 Signature Art Prize Finalist2022 Yorkshire Coast Dbid Prize shortlisted
​2022 Football Art Prize shortlisted
​2021 Glyndebourne Tour Art 21 shortlisted
2021 Refresh Art Award shortlisted2021 Tabernacle Prize shortlisted
2021 Chaiya Award shortlisted
2020 Beep Painting Prize shortlisted2020 The Sir John Hurt Art Prize shortlisted
​Architectural Pod Competition, Arts Council, shortlistedSolo Exhibitions2022 Hung up to dry over the Tay, Tatha Gallery, Dundee
2022 Drawing the past, Newton Abbot Museum, Devon
2020 Politics, Sex and Religion – Aleph Contemporary
2018 People in the Gallery, Quentin Blake’s House of Illustration, London
Gallery K, Hampstead, LondonSpace Gallery, London

Collections In the Kensington and Chelsea Jubilee Collection, Newton Abbott Museum collection and private collections across Britain including, London, Cambridge, Sheffield and Northern Ireland.