A N N A B E L L E M O R E A U
BIOGRAPHY
Annabelle Moreau (b. 1976, Cape Town) is a French Italian artist. She completed a Postgraduate Diploma in fine art at the Royal Academy of Arts in London followed by a Postgraduate diploma in Modern Philosophy in Literature and Art at Goldsmith College. Moreau has been awarded the Grant for Visual Arts by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2016.
Annabelle Moreau's artistic practice spans a diverse array of mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, performance, and photography. She meticulously considers placement, contextualized space, and materials in her work, enabling her to delve into different aspects of her research. Moreau's work is characterized by a continuous process of development and transformation, initially drawing inspiration from Spatialism and artists like Lucio Fontana and Luciano Fabro. This evolution has led to installations that emphasize the viewer's interaction with the artwork, incorporating elements such as light, space, time, and sensory experiences.
Her practice is concerned with the notion of space, time and perception. Large installations of monumental paintings and sculpture become the mean by which the artist explores the consumption and apprehension of space. Copper, brass, aluminium and steel are the main support for her work. The choice of material, mundane objects and their identity within the context in which they are presented plays a major role.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2023 Peso, Lisbon Art Office, Lisbon
2019 Gravidade em Suspenso, Jardim da Parada e AiR 351, Cascais
2019 Hoop, Nova SBE, Carcavelos
2018 Time Shifts , Museu Nacional de Historia Natural e da Ciencia, Lisbon
2016 Laboratoire Experimental, Museu Nacional de Historia Natural e da Ciencia, Lisbon
2011 The Observatory Project Presentation, Riflemaker Gallery, London
2008 Centrifugal, Liliane Lijn and Annabelle Moreau, Royal Academy schools gallery Hornsey, London
2007 'Xtenduum', Project Space, London
2007 Detour, ( Solo Show) Galerie de Suede, Paris
Collective
2023 Collateral Heritage group exhibition, Lisbon
2022 Disquiete, Garagem de Lisboa, LAO, Lisbon
2014 The Scars are Not Just Skin Deep, The Cob Gallery, London
2012 Discerning Eye, Pall Mall, london
2012 Vis Loci, Griffin Gallery, london
2010 Flaming July, Leighton House, London
2009 West London Story, Bradbrooke House, London
2009 Voodoo, Riflemaker Gallery, London
2008 Concret and Glass, A Foundation, Riflemaker Gallery, London
2008 Syncopate, Parlour, London
2007 Decadence Decay and the Deminonde, Home House, London
2007 Dunkelhiet, St Pancras Crypt, London
2006 Chimera, 148b Gallery, St John Street, London
2005 News from Nowhere: Vision of Utopia, London
2005 The Worshipful Company of Painters-Stainers, London
2004 Royal Academy Pump House Gallery, London
2004 ING Platform 100, London
2004 Graduate Show, Royal Academy Schools Show, London
2003 Premiums, Royal Academy Sackler Galleries, London
AWARDS AND SPONSORSHIPS
2018 Sponsorship form the Golden Bottle Trust for the AiR 351residency
2018 Sponsorship Robert and Nacy Rosenthal, Boston, exhibition Time Shifts
2018 Institut Francais Lisbonne, exhibition Time Shifts
2016 Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Grant for Visual Arts
2016 Sponsorship Jim and Cecilia Herbert, San Francisco, exhibition Laboratoire Experimental
2016 Institut Francais Lisbonne, exhibition Laboratoire Experimental
2011 Sponsorship Jim and Cecilia Herbert, San Francisco, exhibition The Observatory
2007 Sponsorship Jim and Cecilia Herbert, San Francisco, exhibition Chimera
2007 Institut Francais London, exhibition Chimera
2005 The Gordon Luton Award
2004 Royal Academy Alumni Medal
2004 Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac Award
1999 The Haworth Trust Award
1999 The Chadwyck-Healey Prize
1998 The Philip Connard Travel Award
WORK IN PUBLIC SPACES AND COMMISSIONS
2022 ARC Arquitectos, project Castelo Ventoso, Evora
2013 Commission J Herbert Private Collection, San Francisco
2009 Commission for First Republic Bank Art collection, Boston
2005 Commission for the ICOSS space, Sheffield University, Sheffield
2005 Commission for First Republic Bank Art collection, Time Warner Building, New York
2004 Saint Mary’s Hospital Paddington Art collection, London
SELECTED ARTICLES
2023 Peso, Lisboaet Magazine, October
2017 Brainard Carey - Interview with Annabelle Moreau, In: Yale University Radio WYBCX. June
2016 Teresa Nicolau - Laboratoire Experimental, In: RTP3. as Horas Extraordinarias, June
2016 Arte Capital - Muhnac incorpora programa da arco Lisboa, In: Arte Capital. May
2016 Marlene Rendeiro - Laboratoire Experimental, In: Diário de Notícias-Evasões. May
2011 Rebecca Geldard” The Observatory”, Time out, April
2010 Fanely Gouget,” Inspirational Young Women, Made in Lux
2009 Gilda Williams on “Voodoo”, Artforum, June issue
2007 Nicolas Michel, “Les filles de la Royal Academy” Arts Magazine, Novembre
2006 Richard Dyer, “News London, Chimera Show” Contemporary Magazine, issue 82, June
2006 Nicolas Michel, “L’appel de Londres” Arts Magazine, December 2005 – January
2004 Ossian Ward, “Underground movement” RA magazine, summer
2004 Karen Attenborough, “Spotlight” student art, The Independent, July
2004 Charlotte Cripps, “Preview: Visual Art”, The Independent, June
2004 Prunella Clough “What to look out for” Art Review, June
2004 Neil Fisher, “Week Ahead; students justify their existence”, The Times, June