Artist Statement
Caroline Mackenzie is a British sculpture artist, graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2016 and now lives & works in Margate.
Mackenzie's multi-disciplinary practice reflects on the delicate world we inhabit, as metaphors for the human condition. The work responds to the concepts of permanence and control, as a way to make sense of the world. The use of electric light, temporal materials and memories, are all woven together as part of a storytelling tapestry.
Education
2014-2016 - Royal College of Art, London. MA Sculpture
2004-2007 - Central Saint Martins College, London. BA Fine Art
2003-2004 - Kingston University, Surrey. Foundation Studies in Art & Design
Awards
Shortlisted for The Royal College of Art's 'Sculpture Town prize' Award 2016, upon graduation. Selected by RCA senior tutors and visiting examiner, Laurence Sillars (curator of The Henry Moore Institute)
Shortlisted for the Neo:Artprize 2019, judges/curators:
Sacha Craddock - Art Critic & Curator
William Lunn - Director, Copperfield Gallery London
Helena Wewiora - Director, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
Jordan Baseman - Senior Tutor in Moving Image, RCA
Exhibitions
2026:
Los Amantes at Off Season 2026, Big Shot, 3 Marine Drive, Margate, CT9 1DH, 23-25th January
Here and Now, Resort Studios at Pie Factory, 5 Broad Street, Margate, CT9 1EW, 3-6th April
2025:
Laminar Flow at Off Season 2025, Big Shot, 3 Marine Drive, Margate, CT9 1DH, 24-26th January
Sivan Rubinstein's Embodied Activism, Apex Gallery Portsmouth, in collaboration with choreographer Sivan Rubinstein, combining visual arts/installation and dance/live performance. 31 Jan – 13 April. More info: https://aspex.org.uk/exhibition/embodied-activism-sivan-rubinstein/
2024:
Fierce Scandal, The Lido Stores, 2 Ethelbert Terrace, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 1RX, 1st Feb.-2nd March
The Invisible Shift, short film for POW Thanet's 2024 Art Trail, 101 Social Club, 101 Northdown Rd, Margate CT9 2QY, Sat. 16th & Sat. 23rd March, 4-8pm (film is on a 15min loop). More info: POW's The Invisible Shift, 2024
No Land B (2nd iteration) at Bath Spa University Theatre, Bath, BA2 9BA, Thurs. 21st March 2024 at 7.30pm. More info/tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bathspalive/t-rpgyzaq
Trip the Light Fantastych, Muse Gallery, 269 Portobello Road, London, W11 1LR 7th February-24th March 2024. More info: https://themuseat269.london/whats-on/trip-the-light
2021-2023:
No Land B, touring show 2022-2023, in collaboration with Sivan Rubinstein and The Space, Dance & Arts Centre
Seedbed Residency at 101Outdoor Arts: Corn Exchange, Newbury developing visuals/performance 'No Land B', in collaboration with choreographer/dancer Sivan Rubinstein
Lightwaves with Coral Churchill, Muse Gallery, Portobello Road, September 2021
2020:
Curated 'Time Piece 2020', virtual international arts festival with Mithu Sen, Andy Holden, Rebecca Jagoe, Sivan Rubinstein, Jali Madi, Remi Harris, Mark Schmidt & Elizabeth Jane Burnett (21-27 Sept. 2020)
2019:
Flash, 2019, was shown as part of Swallowsfeet Collective's first 'Oops @ OH', performance art event at Bermondsey's Biscuit Factory, Nov.
'Flux, 2017' was shown as part of 2019's international 'Oops Festival' curated by Swallowsfeet Collective, at The Old Market Theatre, Brighton. March 22nd-24th March 2019
Soloing, 2019 was part of 'Black Box artist residency' at Farnham University of the Creative Arts, Surrey. 11th March - 29th March.
'Kaipo Che! artist residency' in Vadodara, India for Gujarat's annual Kite Festival. Sponsored by ArtCore UK & The British Arts Council. January 4th-21st January
2018:
Flow II (solo show), Mount Florida Gallery, 37 Clincart Rd, Glasgow G42 9DZ. August
Flow (solo show), Art Hub Gallery, 5-9 Creekside, Deptford, SE8 4SA. July
2017:
Birthday Party, APT Gallery, 6 Creekside, Deptford, London SE8 4SA. September.
REcreative short film night, South London Gallery, 65-67 Peckham Rd, London SE5 8UH. August
Creekside Open, A.P.T Gallery, 6 Creekside, Deptford, London SE8 4SA. May
14TH CINEMA [14.01.17], 147 Curtain Road, Shoreditch. January
We're All Involved in This Mess, Enclave Lab, Deptford. April
2016:
Canned Laughs; a natural high, RCA PS1. January
Stewarts Law RCA Secret 2016, RCA Dyson Building. April
Sweat, Camden Arts Centre, Camden. April
RCA Degree Show 2016. June
2015:
Cityscapes, Ugly Duck, Bermondsey. April
RCA Secret, RCA, Dyson Building, Battersea, London. March
ECA & RCA Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Sculpture Court, Edinburgh. February
RCA WIP Show, RCA, Sculpture building, Howie Street, London. January
2014:
Hidden Rooms, Venue Ca' Zanardi, Venice. November
RCA Drawing Show, RCA, Sculpture building, Howie Street, London. October
Conspire; Home, 47/49 Tanner Street, London. March
2007-2013
Start 13:The New Industrialists, Bermondsey Project Space, London. February 2013
Annual Open 28, Cafe Gallery Project, London. November 2012
Morphology, Pop-Up Gallery London. September 2009
For My Part, James Taylor Gallery, London. October 2008
To Take A Way (One), Nolias Gallery, London. July 2007
Central Saint Martins Degree Show, London. June 2007