Marguerite Horner

Marguerite Horner is a British artist who won the 2018 British Women Artist Award. Her paintings aim to investigate, among other things, notions of transience, intimacy, loss and hope. She uses the external world as a trigger or metaphor for these experiences and through a period of gestation and distillation, makes a series of intuitive decisions that lead the work towards completion.

Biography
Marguerite Horner was born in Lincoln, and from 1973 to 1976 studied art at Sheffield University. She graduated with an M.A. from the City and Guilds of London Art School in 2004 and was presented with the Kidd Rapinet Prize for outstanding degree work. Since graduating from City and Guilds of London Art school in 2004, Horner has exhibited internationally in Art fairs and group shows. In 2011, she exhibited at the 54th Venice Biennale with Afternoon Tea for the WW Gallery and in 2012 received her first London solo exhibition, The Seen and Unseen, at The Pitzhanger Manor Gallery. The catalogue essay was written by Lady Marina Vaizey CBE. In 2017, Horner won the NOA17 MS Amlin Prize for "Church", a painting that was inspired by a humanitarian visit to the Calais refugee "jungle" in 2014, with a "Cenacle" prayer group formed by the Chiswick Comboni nuns. In 2018, Horner won the British Women Artist Award and examples of her work were acquired by the Yale Centre for British Art in New Haven Connecticut. Her work has also been acquired by a number of museums including the Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Falmouth Art Gallery, the Madison Museum of Fine Art, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Schneider Museum of Art, Sheffield City Art Gallery, Swindon Art Gallery and the Nanxi Academy of Art Collection in China.

Horner trained and worked as a scenic artist for the BBC after graduating with her BA Fine Art in 1976 until 1981. From 1985 to 2000, she worked as a freelance scenic artist and mural painter on advertising and editorial campaigns, films and BBC TV productions. Her clients included the Sunday Times Magazine and World of Interiors. In 2012 Horner took a Foundation degree in pastoral mission at Heythrop College, a Philosophy and Theology college of the University of London.

Selected solo exhibitions
2023:'Numinous':The Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church,17,Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LT. 5th-20th Oct.https://stmarylebone.org/product/numinous-a-solo-exhibition-of-new-paintings-by-marguerite-horner/ A Book 'Numinous' is published on this exhibition by Hurtwood press and distributed through Thames & Hudson. The publication features a foreword by writer Matt Price and essay by multidisciplinary scholar Matthew Holman.https://hurtwood.co.uk/art/numinous/

2022'Back to Verve' : Chelsea Arts Club, Billiard Room. Chelsea, London.
 * Transcends All Understanding, Bermondsey Project Space, London (2020)
 * Time Keeps Slipping, Bermondsey Project Space, London (2019)
 * Keep me Safe, Westminster Reference Library and Farm Street Church, Mayfair, London (2017)
 * Cars and Streets, Bermondsey Project Space, London (2015)
 * Through each Today, The Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church, London (2013)
 * The Seen and Unseen, Pitzhanger Manor, London (2012)
 * Marguerite Horner: Paintings, Usher Gallery, Lincoln (2006)
 * Marguerite Horner: Paintings, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield (2006)

Selected group exhibitions
Catalogue links Marguerite Horner  C.V. and Biography 2022

Marguerite Horner. BA (Hons) MA Fine Art http://www.margueritehorner.com

Art Education and Work Experience

2001-2004: MA Fine Art Painting, City and Guilds of London Art School, London: Presented with the Kidd Rapinet prize for outstanding MA Degree work by Sir Peter Blake.

1985-2000: Director of Marguerite HornerLtd: Freelance Scenic Artist and mural painter.

1977-1981: BBC Television Centre: Trained and worked as a scenic artist

1973-1976: B.A. Hons Degree in Fine Art Painting: Sheffield University.

Additional Qualifications:

2012: Foundation degree in Pastoral mission at Heythrop College: The Specialist Philosophy and theology college of the University of London.

Awards

2018: The British Women Artists Award.

2017: NOA17 MS Amlin Prize for painting ‘Church’ for ‘Continuity in an Uncertain World’

2004: Kidd Rapinet Award for Outstanding Degree work

Solo exhibitions

2023:'Numinous':The Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church,17,Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LT. 5th-20th Oct. A Book 'Numinous' is published on this exhibition by Hurtwood press and distributed through Thames & Hudson. The publication features a foreword by writer Matt Price and essay by multidisciplinary scholar Matthew Holman.

2022'Back to Verve' : Chelsea Arts Club, Billiard Room. Chelsea, London.

2020: ‘Transcends All Understanding: Bermondsey Project Space, London.

2019: ‘Time Keeps Slipping’ Bermondsey Project Space, London

2017: Solo exhibition: ‘Keep me Safe’ Westminster Reference Library, London

Q&A Artist Marguerite Horner and Film Producer & director Sue Clayton.

And again at Farm Street Church Hall, Mount St, Mayfair. London.

2015: Cars and Streets –Recent Paintings by Marguerite Horner:

Art Bermondsey Project Space, London. Accompanied by: ‘Marguerite Horner In conversation’ with Anna McNay ‘Bringing the Sublime into the Mundane’.

2014: Twilight Home: Zetter Hotel. Clerkenwell, London.

2013: Being from the Inside: High House Gallery, Clanfield, Oxon.

2013: Through Each Today: Contemporary British Painting, The Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church, London.

2012: The Seen and the Unseen, PM Gallery, London W5

(catalogue essay by Lady Marina Vaizey C.B.E. Former FT and Sunday

Times Art Critic and Turner prize judge)

2006: "Marguerite Horner solo exhibition", Star Gallery, Lewes, East Sussex (Introduction by Julian Bell)

1976: Marguerite Nix* solo Exhibition: Usher Art Gallery Lincoln.

1977: Marguerite Nix* solo Exhibition : Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield.

(reviewed by Francis Spalding in Arts Review)

(* Nix is my maiden name)

Selected Group exhibitions

2024

2024: eXhibition of SMALL things with BIG ideas' White Conduit Projects, Islington, curated by Paul Carey

Kent and Yuki Miyake.

2023

2023: 'Regeneration': Hansard Studios, Hansard Mews,London W14 8BJ

2023: 'Affordable Winter Exhibition ' Rogue Gallery, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex.

2023: '"ELEMENTAL" Forces of Nature' Landsdown Stores, Bath curated by Sandra Higgins.

2023 X'-Contemporary British Painters 10th Anniversary Exhibition Newcastle Contemporary Art.

2023: 'Rogue Women 2 Exhibition ' Rogue Studios, Manchester. Curator: Natasha Howes, Senior Curator at Manchester Art Gallery.

2023: Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour 211th Exhibition: Mall Galleries, London.

2023: 'The Viewing Room' Hansard Studio, London W14 8BJ. Curated by Sandra Higgins.

2023:'Carnival"Masks, Laughter and the Grotesque.' Safehouse, London. Curated by Celia Martin.

2023: 'Scandal '63 Revisited' The Gallery at De Montfort University. Leicester. Curated by Fionn Wilson.

2023: Paradise Found: New Visions of The Blackdown Hills: Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton EX14 1LX. Curated by Fiona McIntyre, Sandra Higgins and Tim Craven.

Panel discussion including Marguerite Horner.

2023:Cross Roads' The Gallery Holt, East Anglia NR25 6HS. Curated by Adrian Hill FRSA.

2022

2022: ;A Sense of Place' Bermondsey Project Space' London : Curated by Philippa Beale. Artist Talk 'Loss and Hope' 17th Dec 2022.

2022: 'Paint Edgy' Contemporary British Painters & Guests Exhibition at The Ropeway Gallery, Barton on Humber, North Lincolnshire DN18 5JT www.the-ropewalk.co.uk

'Vitalistic Fantasies 2022' Contemporary British Painters Exhibition at Elysium Gallery, Swansea, South Wales.

2022:Paradoxes' Contemporary British Painters, Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight.

2022: Shades of Green’ curated by Sandra Higgins: Royal United Hospital, Bath.

Including a talk June 8th 2022 at the Drawing Rooms.

Also as a virtual exhibition: https://td360.co.uk/SOG-Somerset/

2021

2021:Small is Beautiful' Hansard Studios.Hansard Mews,London W14 8BJ. Curated by Sandra Higgins and Day Bowman.

2021: 'Winter Showcase' Bermondsey Project Space, Bermondsey,London.

2021: The Masterpiece 100 Collection: launched online by the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainer. https://www.painterstainersart.com/store/Everything-fades-even-sorrow-by-Marguerite-Horner-p393953801

2021: ING Discerning Eye exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.

2021: ‘Bus Stop Gothic’ Curated by John Ball Virtual Gallery:

https://virtula.art/bus_stop_gothic/

2020:

2020: The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Online because of Covid-19.

2020 ‘John Lennon is not Dead’ The Stash Gallery, Vout-O-Reenes. London E18BB curated by Harry Pie

2020 :’When London meets Wenzhou’ - Chinese and British Artist’ TBC London.
 * Beyond Other Horizons, Iasi Palace of Culture, Romania (1–31 March 2020) – curator Peter Harrap; Anna McNay; Florin Ungureanu, funded by the Romanian Cultural Institute with a A British Council symposium 3 March 2020:
 * When London Meets Wenzhou (2019), Nanxi Academy, Wenzhou, China.
 * The Ruskin Prize Exhibition (2019), shortlisted
 * The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2005–2008–2010–2011–2012–2013–2016–2019)
 * The Threadneedle Prize Exhibition (2010–2013–2018)
 * Lynn Painter Stainer Prize Exhibition (2010–2012–2017–2018)
 * The National Open Art Competition (2011–2012–2014–2015–2016–2017)
 * The Griffin Open (2015)
 * The ING Discerning Eye (2005–2010–2011–2012–2013–2014–2015–2016–2018–2020–2021)
 * The Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition (2014)
 * The Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Watercolour Competition (2019)
 * 58th Venice Biennale 'Alive in the Universe' Caroline Wiseman gallery (2019)
 * Dear Christine...A Tribute to Christine Keeler, Vane gallery, Newcastle (2019); Elysium Gallery, Swansea (2019); Arthouse1 London (2020).
 * 54th Venice Biennale Afternoon Tea, WW Gallery (2011)
 * Made in Britain, National Gallery, Gdansk, Poland (2019)
 * LANDE: The Calais 'Jungle' and Beyond, Pitts Rivers Museum, Oxford (2019)
 * The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize- shortlisted (2018)
 * In the City, East Gallery, Norwich University of the Arts, then Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London (2018)
 * Getting Away, Arthouse1, Bermondsey, London SE1 then Quay Gallery, Isle of Wight (2018)
 * The Inner and the Outer, co-curated by Horner and Trevor Burgess. Bermondsey Project Space, London SE1 3UW. (2018)
 * In the Future, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London (2018)
 * Contemporary Masters from Britain: 80 British Painters of the 21st Century, toured to four venues in China: Yantai Art Museum; Artall Gallery, Nanjing; Jiangsu Arts Museum, Nanjing: Tianjin Academy of Fine Art, Tianjin, China (2017)
 * The National Open Art Competition (2017). Winner of the MSAmlin Award for painting Church
 * Anything Goes, Art Bermondsey Project Space, London (2017)
 * Silence Un-Scene, Lewisham Art House, London (2017)
 * Edgelands, UK Tour: APT Gallery London,(2016); Aberystwth; Hartlepool; Alison Richards Building, Cambridge; Beverley Museum & Gallery (2017)
 * Contemporary Master from the East of England, The Cut, Halesworth. Suffolk (2017)
 * The Derwent Art Prize (2016)
 * Contemporary British Watercolours, Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Devon (2016) then at The Oriel Gallery, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry (2015) and Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery, Kent (2015)
 * Rugby Collection 2015, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum (2015)
 * Brentwood Stations of The Cross, Brentwood Cathedral (2015)
 * Present Tense, Swindon Art Gallery (2015)
 * @PaintBritain, Ipswich Art School Gallery, Ipswich (2014)
 * Contemporary British Painting, The Crypt St Marylebone Parish Church, London (2014) and Huddersfield Art Gallery (2014)
 * The Open West, the Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum (2013)
 * In The City, The Lion and Lamb Gallery, London (2011)
 * The Artsway Open (2010)
 * The MacGuffin, WW Gallery, London (2005)
 * Mirage of Mind, Century Gallery, London (2005)
 * Falmouth Art Gallery
 * The Priseman Seabrook Collection
 * The Komechak Art Gallery of Benedictine University, Chicago. U.S.