Pip Dickens

Profile/CV

Pip Dickens was born in 1962. She studied her Masters in Fine Art (painting) at The Slade School of Art (UCL, London) graduating in 2000 and was trained under the internationally renowned artists, Tess Jaray, Estelle Thompson, Liz Rideal and David Hepher.

She regularly shows her work in London and has also exhibited in San Francisco at The Business Arts Council, at San Francisco Marina and with private gallery Tangent Contemporary Art.

Prior to studying art (1978-1985) she worked extensively across the Middle East from the relatively young age of seventeen until her mid-twenties. She perceives this period of her life as critical to her outlook as an artist.

Her first London solo show was with Cassian De Vere Cole at his Notting Hill gallery apartment in 2000. After the closure of his gallery she had numerous group and solo shows in London including ‘Bittersweet’ at Danielle Arnaud. ‘Oil and Stone’ at East 73rd Gallery and several exhibitions with Mayfair gallery, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art.

She was shortlisted for the NatWest Art Prize in 1997 and is the recipient of the Jeremy Cubitt Prize (Slade School of Fine Art). She also won the Edna Lumb Art Travel Prize in 1995 where she travelled to Iceland. She was a nominee for the Jerwood Contemporary Painters 2009 and shortlisted for the Celeste Painting Prize 2009.

A major solo exhibition 'Toward the Light' (14 aug - 7 nov 2010) at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford.  Supported by the Arts Council of England.  A Touring Exhibition.  Features electro acoustic sound compositions based on selected paintings by sound artist Monty Adkins.

She was Leverhulme Trust Award Artist in Residence at University of Huddersfield, Department of Music (2010-2011) collaborating with electroacoustic composer, Monty Adkins. A substantial book - with five contributing authors - 'SHIBUSA - Extracting Beauty' will be published in early 2012.  The book, Dickens' resultant paintings and Adkins' compositions examine synergy between music and painting (commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Schoenberg meeting Kandinsky) and Japanese kimono motifs.

In addition to her painting practice, she has worked with Ken Shuttleworth's practice, Make Architects, on a design for a major integral public art commission in London.

Website www.pip-dickens.com