Larain Briggs
My multidisciplinary practice is grounded in psychological inquiry and focuses on transformation and symbolic expression. Informed by Jungian analytical psychology, my work explores how creative practice facilitates individuation and integration. I respond to personal experiences of fragmentation and disconnection.
I work across painting, drawing, film, digital media, assemblage, and installation, employing layered materials and symbolic imagery to create spaces that reflect destabilisation and dissociation. Meaning unfolds through making.
I am currently undertaking a Doctorate in Fine Art at the University of East London. I live on the East Coast of the UK. Previous studies include a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (Painting) from Camberwell College of Arts and a PGCE in Art and Design from Goldsmiths, University of London, complemented by studies in Computer-Aided Visualisation, Analytical Psychology, and Art Therapy.
Lived Experience
I’m based on the East Coast of the UK. My daily life is closely intertwined with my art practice, which I approach as both research and a way of being in the world.
Larain Briggs
www.larainbriggs.co.uk · larainbriggs@gmail.com · +44 7583 194 613
Instagram: @larainbriggs
Based in Dovercourt, Essex, UK
Education
- University of East London – Professional Doctorate in Fine Art (2022–ongoing)
- Camberwell College of Art – BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting (1987–1990)
- Goldsmiths, University of London – PGCE in Art & Design, Secondary (1993–1994)
- Maidstone College of Art – Foundation in Art & Design (1986–1987)
- Anglia Ruskin University (formerly Anglia Polytechnic) – BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Visualisation – 2 years completed (2003–2005)
- Institute for Art in Therapy & Education – Diploma in Art Therapy – 2 semesters completed (1999–2000)
Solo Exhibitions
- Reflection – Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre (2024)
- Eye of the Storm – Colne Gallery, Colchester (2023)
- Windows – Subterranean Arts, Ipswich Town Hall (2019)
- Untitled – House of Fraser, Maidstone (2017)
- Something Different – Swanhouse Gallery, Harwich (2016)
Selected Group Exhibitions
- Doctorate Showcase – UEL, Colchester (2025, 2024, 2023)
- Harwich Festival of the Arts – Harwich (2025, 2024, 2022, 2016, 2015)
- Colchester Art Society Exhibitions – The Minories, Cuckoo Farm Studios, (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2015)
- Art Gemini Prize – Zari Gallery, London (2023)
- Awe and Wonder – Chaiya Art Awards, Oxo Tower, London (2023)
- Borders – Firstsite Gallery, Colchester (2020)
- To Begin at the Beginning – Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh (2020)
- (In)visible – Espacio Gallery, London (2018)
- Affordable Art Fair – Brussels (2016)
- Galeria Gaudi – Madrid (2016)
- ArtExpo – Milan (2016)
- La Galleria Pall Mall – Finest Artists, London (2017)
Full group exhibition history available upon request or at www.larainbriggs.co.uk.
Curation & Residency
- Reflection – Curation, organisation, residency, installation and solo exhibition at Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre (2023–2024)
- Permanent exhibition – Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre
- Exploring the Sublime – Harwich Festival of the Arts (2022)
- Beyond the Surface – Aletheia Art Collective, Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre (2021)
- A Cinematic Celebration – Essex Summer of Arts, Harwich (2013)
Events & Talks
- Worlds Within Worlds... – Online Interview, 3rdspace.org with Steve Brett (Jan 2025)
- Collaborative Drawing Event – Firstsite Gallery, Colchester (April 2024)
- AI and the Metacrisis – University of the 3rd Age, AI Group (April 2024)
- Research-Based Practice – Talk for undergraduate students, HAHC (March 2024)
Publications
- Daily Gazette, Colchester (Feb 2024)
- Harwich and Manningtree Standard – print and online (Jan–Feb 2024)
- Noir – Artist Book by SUIP 2023
- Articulaction – Special Edition 2019
- Surrealism Today – Feature article 2017
- Wonderstreet – Interview 2016
Memberships
- Aletheia Art Collective – Co-founder
- Colchester Art Society
- Axisweb
- A-n
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