B. London 1977.

 

Justin Piccirilli’s auto-ethnographic approach to his practice intertwines his anecdotal and personal experience of trauma from a life-changing accident within a wider social, political and cultural paradigm, working with print, sculpture, installation and time-based media. His research focuses on the selective political amnesia of issues such as austerity, the work capability assessment, the social model of disability and more personal themes such as the fragmentation of time in post-traumatic stress disorder with the purpose of welcoming an inclusive discussion. 

 

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ACADEMIC

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• Currently studying a Master’s at the Royal College of Art in Contemporary Art Practice.

• Graduated in 2001, Drawing at Camberwell College of Art.

• Foundation at Central St. Martins 1997. 

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EXHIBITIONS

 

• Everything Forever at Sissi Club, Marseille 2021

• Everything Forever for Mattflix, Matts Gallery, 2021

• Everything Forever Online Exhibition, March 2021 

• Work in Progress Online Show at the Royal College of Art, 2021

• Work in Progress Show at the Royal College of Art, 2020

• Shape Open Retrospective, at the Hoxton Arches: Cumulative Effect: Disability and the Welfare State, 2018

• Shape Open at the Art Pavilion, London: Collective Influence, 2018

• Shape Open at the Ecology Pavilion: Power: The Politics of  Disability, 2017

• Shape Open 40th Anniversary Exhibition at Guest Projects: My Life, 2016

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PRESS / PUBLICATIONS

 

• Art Connect: How to Plan an Accessible Exhibition, July 2020

• Step Forward Magazine: Featured, Spring 2018

• Disability Arts Online: Cumulative Effect: the recent Shape Open reflects on Disability and the welfare state, Nov 2018. 

• The Chronology of Disability Arts 1977-2017, Allan Sutherland, April 2017

• Orlando Issue 02: Discourse Magazine: Shape Arts, Lulu Nunn and Tony Heaton in conversation, April 2017

• AQNB ‘Help the Normals’: Speaking up + being heard at Power: The Politics of Disability, Feb 2017 

• East London Lines: Artist, Yinka Shonibare hosts Shape Open Exhibition, Feb 2016

• ORGAN: Dropped by the rather impressive Shape Open 2016 show yesterday, Feb 2016

• CNC News: London Shape Open exhibition explores disability art, Feb 2016

• East London Lines: Artist, Justin Piccirilli, Stone of stumbling, rock of offence, Feb 2016

• Hackney Gazette: Art Challenges Perceptions of Disability, Feb 2016

 

 

AWARDS

 

• Unlimited Micro Commission 2020

• Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Grant 2019/20

• Snowdon Trust Grant 2019/20

• Unlimited Emerging Artist Award Shortlist 2017

• Shape Open 40th Anniversary Exhibition at Guest Projects 2016: My Life: People’s Choice Award Winner

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