Gemma Nelson

Gemma Nelson
Born	1984 (age 39–40) West Yorkshire, England
Alma mater	Slade School of Fine Art
Website	gemmanelson.co.uk

Gemma Nelson (born 1984, West Yorkshire, UK) is a mixed media painter based in London. Her work explores themes of glamour, femininity and obsessive behavior. Nelson studied at The Slade School of Fine Art, London, graduating in 2007.^[1]

She was shortlisted for the Channel 4 / Saatchi Gallery's 2007 4 New Sensations prize and this generated significant interest in her work.^[2][3]

Nelson was also a finalist in the Nationwide Mercury Art Prize 2007.^[4]

Nelson has also exhibited at the Laure Genillard Gallery^[5] in London, Coombe Gallery in Devon and Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2008 in Liverpool as part of the European Capital of Culture year and London.^[2]

References

1. "Slade School of Art Summer 2007 show - Gemma Nelson". www.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
2. "Bloomberg new Contemporaries 2008 - Gemma Nelson". newcontemporaries. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
3. Jenny Goepel (29 June 2007). "UCL Slade students shortlisted for Saatchi Gallery/Channel 4 prize". UCL News. www.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
4. "4 New Sensations: a Channel 4 prize for Saatchi Online Art Students graduates - Gemma Nelson". The Saatchi Gallery. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
5. Genillard, Laure. "Matt Franks / Gemma Nelson". www.absolutearts.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.