Larain Briggs
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My creative practice is introspective, examining the transformation of the Self and the collective through individuation. It has developed into a recursive process where I revisit and reinterpret previous works, layering and interweaving images and meanings. Inspired by complexity theory and metamodernism.
My work challenges the boundaries of traditional painting by combining analogue and digital media. I extend my painting practice into immersive experiences that transition between two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and virtual worlds.
Engaging with themes of the sublime, the uncanny, the Real and altered states of consciousness, I aim to evoke emotionally charged experiences that challenge perceptions and provoke introspection.
My research is grounded in psychoanalytical theory, mainly influenced by Carl Jung's concepts of archetypes, the collective unconscious, and individuation. Jung's theories provide a foundation for understanding the symbolic imagery in my art.
Biography
Larain Briggs, a British artist born in 1960, resides on the East Coast in the UK and is pursuing a Fine Art Doctorate at the University of East London.
Her practice is research-based. It explores metacrisis, metamodernism, analytical psychology, and the impact of exponential technologies on relationships and society.
Briggs holds a BA(Hons) in Fine Art with a specialisation in painting. She has exhibited her work in the UK and Europe. Her practice has benefited from further studies in Computer Aided Visualisation Art Education (PGCE), Psychology, and Art Therapy at various institutions, including Camberwell College of Art, Goldsmiths, the University of East Anglia, and the Institute for Art in Therapy and Education. She is currently studying at the University of East London.
Larain Briggs
25.11.60 UK
6 Fronks Avenue
Dovercourt
CO12 3RX
UK
Mobile: 07583 194 613
Email: larainbriggs@gmail.com
Website: www.larainbriggs.co.uk
Instagram: @larainbriggs
Education
University of East London - Doctorate in Fine Art - 2022 - Current
Goldsmiths College of Art, University of London - PGCE Art and Design, Secondary 1993 - 1994
Camberwell College of Art - BA(Hons) Fine Art, Painting 1987 - 1990
Maidstone College of Art - Foundation in Art 1986 - 1987
Anglia Polytechnic University - BSc(Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation 2003-2005
Two years completed
Institute for Art in Therapy & Education - Diploma in Art Therapy 1999 – 2000 2 semesters completed.
Solo Exhibitions
Reflection - Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre - Residency, Installation and Exhibition - February 2024
Eye of the Storm - Solo exhibition - Colne Gallery - Colchester - February 2023
Windows - Subterranean Arts - Ipswich Town Hall - May 2019
Untitled - House of Fraser - Maidstone - October 2017
Something Different - The Swanhouse Gallery - Harwich - August 2016
Group Exhibitions
Rolling exhibition - Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre - Dovercourt - Current
Harwich Art Trail - Harwich Festival - Harwich Essex - June 2024
Doctorate in Fine Art Showcase - University of East London - June 2024
Curator’s Choice - Benham Gallery - Cuckoo Farm Studios - April 2024
Art Gemini Prize - Zari Gallery - London - September 2023
Doctorate in Fine Art Showcase - University of East London - June 2023
Awe and Wonder - Chaiya Art Awards - Oxo Tower - April 2023
Colchester Art Society Spring Exhibition - Benham Gallery - Cuckoo Farm Studios - April 2023
A Celebration of Essex-Made Film: Harwich Shorts - Electric Palace Cinema - Harwich - March 2023
Exploring the Sublime – Harwich Festival of the Arts – June to July 2022
Summer Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society – June 2022
Borders – Colchester Art Society - The Ipswich Gallery – Ipswich - May to June 2022
Dovercourt Open Studios – August 2021
Beyond the Surface - Aletheia Art Collective - Gallery at Room 6, Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre - July 2021
Summer Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - July 2021
God is... - Chaiya Art Awards - Oxo Tower - London - May 2021
Nature - International Online Art Collective - April 2021
Christmas Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - December 2021
To Begin at the Beginning - Peter Pears Gallery - Aldeburgh - September 2020
Summer Online Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - Summer 2020
Borders - Firstsite Gallery - Colchester - October-November 2020
Impact - Chaiya Art Awards - Online – June 2020
Synergic - The Old Biscuit Factory - London - October 2019
Winter Exhition - Colchester Art Society - The Minories Galleries - Colchester - June 2019
Ipswich Jazz Festival - Subterranean Arts - Ipswich - June 2019
Dale Lee Exhibition - Subterranean Arts Gallery - Ipswich - December 2018
Winter Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - The Minories Gallery - Colchester - December 2018
(In)visible - Espacio Gallery - London - October 2018
Colchester and Tendring Open Studios - Dovercourt - September 2018
Open Exhibition - Colchester Art Society - The Minories Gallery - Colchester - August 2018
Trooping the Rural Colour - The Gallery Highwayman's - Sudbury - June 2018
Global Artist Guide – Winners Virtual Art Exhibition - Online - 2017
Exhibit Here Finest Artists - La Galleria Pall Mall - London - December 2017
Spring Salon - Candid Arts Trust - Islington - April 2017
ArtExpo 2016 - Milan - September 2016
Phantasmorgia - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - July 2016
Harwich Festival of the Arts - Harwich - July 2016
Affordable Art Fair - Brussels - February 2016
Galeria Gaudi - Madrid - January 2016
Mad -The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - 2016
The Winter Exhibition – Colchester Art Society - The Minories - Colchester 2015
Open Exhibition – Firstsite - Colchester - 2015
Movies - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - November 2015
Colchester and Tendring Open Studios - Dovercourt - September 2015
Music - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - August 2015
Harwich Festival of The Arts - Harwich - July 2015
Tendring Hundred Show - Ardleigh - July 2015
Freedom - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - May 2015
Colour and Contemplate - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - April 2015
Nightlife - The Freudian Sheep Gallery - Ipswich - March 2015
Curation
Exploring the Sublime – Harwich Festival of the Arts – June to July 2022
Beyond the Surface - Aletheia Art Collective - Gallery at Room 6, Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre - July 2021
A Cinematic Celebration - Essex Summer of Arts - Harwich - June 2013
Magazine Articles
Articulaction - https://issuu.com/articulaction/docs/special.edition.2019
Surrealism Today - https://surrealismtoday.com/origin-and-consequence-the-art-of-larain-briggs/
Wonderstreet - https://www.wonderstreet.com/blog/wonderstreet-interview-with-larain-briggs
Memberships
Aletheia Art Collective – co-founder
Colchester Art Society