HENRIETTA ARMSTRONG
she/her | b. 1981, Devon | based in London
Henrietta Armstrongs recent work explores themes related to personal relics, the mystical unknown and ritualistic practices. Considering the hypocrisy between the Catholic Church’s veneration of relics and its historical condemnation of witchcraft. This contrast adds an intriguing layer to Armstrong’s exploration of religious artefacts and their cultural symbolism, urging viewers to reflect on the complex dynamics of the symbols, rituals and shifting perceptions that shape human belief systems.
Henrietta was a finalist for the National Sculpture Prize 2021 and a runner up for the Soho House Art Prize 2020. Her work is now part of the Soho House permanent collection.
Education
2003 - BA (Hons) Fine Art - Cass School of Art, London Guildhall University.
Public Art Commissions:
2019 - 2023 - Tytherington Public Sculpture Commission - Commissioned by Cotswold Homes, Suzanne Heath, Lucy Badrocke & South Gloucestershire Council
2018 - The Pendle Hill Summit Stones - Commissioned by Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership & In-Situ
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2023 - SANCTUM FUTURUM: Relics and Forbidden Desires - Liminal Gallery, Margate
2023 - Throwing Bones II - The Chaucer Group Ltd - The Scalpel, London
2021 - D O L O S - Rooftop Mural Project - Jealous Gallery, London
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 - HOW LONG IS FOREVER - G37 Galerie, Schöneberg, Berlin
2022 - Ongoing - Soho Works Shoreditch - Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch high Street, London
2022 - Free For All - Democratising the Gallery Space - The Art Bypass Gallery, London
2022 - Amazing Things Happen Every Day - The Stash Gallery - Vout O Reenees, London
2022 - Tideline - Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, Wiltshire
2022 - I took my Power in my hand - Liminal Gallery, Margate
2021 - Glass Cloud Winter Salon - Glass Cloud Gallery, Camden People’s Theatre, London
2021 - TILT - Hoxton Gallery Summer group Show - Hoxton Gallery, Shoreditch, London
2021 - National Sculpture Prize Summer Exhibition 2021 - Broomhill Estate, Devon
2021 - Art On A Postcard Summer Auction - Hoxton Gallery, Shoreditch, London
2021 - Recreational Grounds: Off Site - Thames-side Gallery, Greenwich, London
2021 - HYPERLIMBO - Come Quick Disaster X Yeah Totally - Virtual Reality
2021 - Soho House Print Edition for Soho Home created with Soho House & Jealous Gallery
Interviews & Podcasts:
2023 - Liminal Gallery Podcast - Episode 14
2022 - Liminal Gallery Q&A with Henrietta Armstrong & Louise Fitzjohn
Publications, Articles & Reviews:
2023 - SANCTUM FUTURUM: Relics and Forbidden Desires - www.meer.com
2023 - Isle Magazine - May 2023 - April 2024
2022 - Liminal Gallery 'I took my Power in my Hand' Virtual Tour
2021 - Recreational Grounds - A playground for Intervention
* Please get in touch with the artist to request a full CV.
www.henriettaarmstrong.com
@henri_armstrong_art
henriettaarmstrong [at] googlemail.com
