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29/11/2023
Meet the artists: Hiba Alobaydi
An interview with Hiba Alobaydi, Giles Worsley Rome Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from September - November 2023,
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28/11/2023
Meet the artists: Aaron Ford
An interview with Aaron Ford, Sainsbury Scholar, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from September - December 2023, ahead of
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27/11/2023
Meet the artists: Kerstin Kartscher
An interview with Kerstin Kartscher, Bridget Riley Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from September - November 2023, ahead
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24/11/2023
Meet the artists: Michael Coppelov
An interview with Michael Coppelov, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from September - December 2023,
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23/11/2023
Meet the artists: Dominic Walker
An interview with Dominic Walker, Rome Scholar in Architecture, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from September - December 2023,
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10/06/2023
Meet the artists: Holly Graham
An interview with Holly Graham, Sainsbury Scholar, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from April – June 2023, ahead of
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09/06/2023
Meet the artists: Hardeep Dhindsa
An interview with Hardeep Dhindsa, Leverhulme Study Abroad Scholar, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from April – June 2023,
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08/06/2023
Meet the artists: Maeve Brennan
An interview with Maeve Brennan, Sainsbury Scholar, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from April – June 2023, ahead of
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07/06/2023
Meet the artists: Laura White
An interview with Laura White, Ampersand Foundation Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from April – June 2023, ahead
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05/06/2023
Meet the artists: Sam Matthewman
An interview with Sam Matthewman, Helpmann Academy Resident, in which they speak about the work he has produced during their residency at the BSR from April – June 2023, ahead
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Meet the artists: Tura Oliveira
An interview with Tura Oliveira, Abbey Scholar in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Aaron Ford
An interview with Aaron Ford, Sainsbury Scholar, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from January
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Meet the artists: Lynn Fulton
An interview with Lynn Fulton, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Eloise Fornieles
In this blog, British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow Eloise Fornieles tells about the project she will develop during her fellowship at the BSR, ahead of the
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Meet the artists: Kerstin Kartscher
An interview with Kerstin Kartscher, Bridget Riley Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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Artists at the BSR: Charlotte Higgins interviews Vivien Zhang
Our second interview features artist Vivien Zhang, Abbey Scholar in Painting at the BSR between 2016 and 2017.  In 2017 Zhang was named in Forbes’ 30
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Artists at the BSR: Charlotte Higgins interviews Mark Wallinger
The BSR is delighted to publish today the first in a series of interviews by the chief culture writer of the Guardian and BSR Council
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Meet the artists: Beau W Beakhouse and Sadia Pineda Hameed
An interview with Beau W Beakhouse and Sadia Pineda Hameed, Creative Wales–BSR Fellows, in which they speak about the workthey have produced during their residency
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Meet the artists: Tura Oliveira
An interview with Tura Oliveira, Abbey Scholar in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Sophia Lee Georgas
An interview with Sophia Lee Georgas, National Arts School in Sydney Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency
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Meet the artists: Hiba Alobaydi
An interview with Hiba Alobaydi, Giles Worsley Rome Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Aaron Ford
An interview with Aaron Ford, Sainsbury Scholar, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from September
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Meet the artists: Kerstin Kartscher
An interview with Kerstin Kartscher, Bridget Riley Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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Meet the artists: Michael Coppelov
An interview with Michael Coppelov, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Dominic Walker
An interview with Dominic Walker, Rome Scholar in Architecture, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Holly Graham
An interview with Holly Graham, Sainsbury Scholar, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from April
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Meet the artists: Hardeep Dhindsa
An interview with Hardeep Dhindsa, Leverhulme Study Abroad Scholar, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Maeve Brennan
An interview with Maeve Brennan, Sainsbury Scholar, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from April
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Meet the artists: Laura White
An interview with Laura White, Ampersand Foundation Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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Meet the artists: Sam Matthewman
An interview with Sam Matthewman, Helpmann Academy Resident, in which they speak about the work he has produced during their residency at the BSR from
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Meet the artists: Olivia Daigneault Deschênes
An interview with Olivia Daigneault Deschênes, Quebec Resident, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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Meet the artists: Selma Parlour
An interview with Selma Parlour, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Discover “Verve”, Bridget Riley’s first ceiling painting at the BSR
Verve, Bridget Riley's first ceiling painting in the British School at Rome was unveiled on 4 May 2023.This is not the first time the artist
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Meet the artists: Luke Burton
An interview with Luke Burton, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Maeve Brennan
An interview with Maeve Brennan, winner of The Sainsbury Scholar, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the
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Meet the artists: Hardeep Dhindsa
Trigger warning for racism and white supremacy. An interview with Hardeep Dhindsa, winner of Leverhulme Study Abroad Scholarship, in which he speaks about the work
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Meet the artists: Catriona Gallagher
An interview with Catriona Gallagher, winner of The Bridget Riley Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at
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Meet the artists: Lucy Tarquinio
An interview with Lucy Tarquinio, winner of the Abbey Scholar in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency
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Meet the artists: Holly Graham
An interview with Holly Graham, winner of The Sainsbury Scholar, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the
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Meet the artist: Sharon Kelly
An interview with Sharon Kelly, winner of Arts Council of Northern Ireland Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her
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Meet the artists: Laura White
An interview with Laura White, winner of The Ampersand Foundation Fellowship, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at
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Meet the artists: Catriona Gallagher
An interview with Catriona Gallagher, winner of the Bridget Riley Fellowship, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at
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Meet the artists: Skye Wagner
An interview with Skye Wagner, National Art School, Sydney, Resident, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the
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Meet the artists: Lucy Tarquinio
An interview with Lucy Tarquinio, winner of The Abbey Scholarship in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency
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Meet the artists: Andro Semeiko
An interview with Andro Semeiko, winner of the Abbey Fellowship in Painting, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency
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Meet the artists: Laura White
An interview with Laura White, winner of The Ampersand Foundation Fellowship, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at
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Reflections on time spent in Rome: Jeffrey Dennis (Abbey Fellow 2021–2)
My application to come to the British School at Rome in 2021 was based around the anniversary of the death in Rome of John Keats
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Meet the artists: Amy Thompson
An interview with Amy Thompson, winner of the Scholars' Prize in Architecture, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency
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Meet the artists: Jo Stockham
An interview with Jo Stockham, the Ampersand Foundation Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Brianna Speight
An interview with Brianna Speight, Helpmann Academy Resident, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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Meet the artists: Corey Black
An interview with Corey Black, National Art School, Sydney, Resident, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the
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Meet the artists: Héloïse Delègue
An interview with Héloïse Delègue, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Claudio Pestana
An interview with Claudio Pestana, Abbey Scholar in Painting, in which they speak about the work they have produced during their residency at the BSR
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Jo Stockham visits the Venice Biennale
We asked our Ampersand Foundation Fellow, Jo Stockham, for her thoughts following a visit to the 59th Venice Biennale. Below is a visual snapshot of
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Meet the artists: Etienne Desrosiers
An interview with Etienne Desrosiers, Québec Resident, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from January–March
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Meet the artists: Jo Stockham
An interview with Jo Stockham, the Ampersand Foundation Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Amba Sayal-Bennett
An interview with Amba Sayal-Bennett, Derek Hill Foundation Scholar, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Claudio Pestana
An interview with Claudio Pestana, Abbey Scholar in Painting, in which they speak about the work they have produced during their residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Lara Smithson
An interview with Lara Smithson, the Bridget Riley Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Richard Burton
An interview with Richard Burton, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR
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Meet the artists: Freya Dooley
An interview with Freya Dooley, Creative Wales–BSR Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from September-December
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Meet the artists: Ruaidhri Ryan
An interview with Ruaidhri Ryan, Augusta Scholar, in which he speaks about the work he has produced during his residency at the BSR from September–December 2021.
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Meet the artists: Lara Smithson
An interview with Lara Smithson, The Bridget Riley Fellow, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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Meet the artists: Margaux Ogden
An interview with Margaux Ogden, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which she speaks about the work she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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Meet the artists: Claudio Pestana
An interview with Claudio Pestana, Abbey Scholar in Painting September 2021–June 2022, in which they speak about the works they have produced during their residency at the
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Giallorosso
Marta Pellerini (Visual Art Residency and Programme Curator), Max Fletcher (Sainsbury Scholar in Painting and Sculpture 2019–2020) and Mick Finch (Professor of Visual Art Practice,
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Meet the artists: Eleni Odysseos
An interview with Eleni Odysseos, Abbey Fellow in Painting, in which she speaks about the works she has produced during her residency at the BSR from
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BSR Alumni Profiles: Oona Grimes
Welcome to the first post in our new series: Alumni Profiles. Throughout the year we will be putting the spotlight on alumni working in a

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