Robert Sherratt Norfolk, United Kingdom
I am primarily a painter, based in the east of England. I apply the philosophy of collage to the materials of painting. Since graduating from Chelsea College of Arts M A course in 1998 I have worked with an archive of materials generated in the studio ( canvas offcuts and dried films/puddles/fragments of paint) to construct images from imagination and memory.
I began using disruptive processes to trigger and find images rather than impose or illustrate them, and to avoid the stasis of a signature style.
Career landmarks Include a solo show at Outpost Gallery Norwich and the group exhibition "Malerei ohne Malerei" (Painting without Painting) at Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven north Germany.
An ongoing dialogue with artist Blaise Drummond culminated last year (2025) in the joint show "As The Summer turns to Rust" which transferred from Old Jet Suffolk U.K. to Galerie Loevenbruck Paris.
I have recently shown work inspired by the natural history dioramas in Norwich Castle Museum for the group show "in Proximity" for which I was awarded a commendation.
Currently I am working towards a solo show in 2027 at the 15th century Woolmarket house in King's Lynn, former home and studio of artist Gustav Metzger. The paintings will explore ideas triggered by the history of auto destructive art located in the space.
Artwork
"When You Look at Moths", acrylic and canvas on wooden panel, 2026
"Fragments Theatre", acrylic and canvas on wooden panel, 2026
"The Sea Broke into the Shell Shop", 2026
"The Ground Beneath", acrylic and canvas on canvas, 2025
"The Amateur Gardener" , acrylic and canvas on canvas, 2023
"Nocturne" , acrylic and canvas on wooden panel, 2026
"The Sea at the Cinema" , acrylic and hessian on birch ply, 2023
"Torn Screen Puppet Show", acrylic and canvas on MDF, 2025
Projects and exhibitions
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As the Summer Turns to Rust18/09/2025 — 11/10/2025 The following from Galerie Loevenbruck's press release: This exhibition brings together works by Blaise Drummond and Robert Sherratt, first presented in June 2025 at Old Jet, located on the site of the former Royal Air Force base at Bentwaters Parks in England. The two artists share a longstanding connection, having studied together in the... [Read more] |
Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris | Details |
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From The Fragments19/07/2024 — 09/08/2024 This was a Solo exhibition of my paintings at Old Jet Arts Centre, my first exhibition on the site of Bentwaters a former US air force base in Suffolk. the following was a written response to the work exhibited from writer/poet/curator Cherry Smyth: “These are dynamic, lush and extraordinary paintings that speak to climate catastrophe... [Read more] |
Old Jet Arts Centre, Rendlesham | Details |
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Malerei ohne Malerei (Painting without Painting) Current Positions in Post Action Painting26/07/2009 — 13/09/2009 This was my first international exhibition. It was a group painting exhibition with artists Matthew Davis and Blaise Drummond at Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven north Germany. |
Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven | Details |
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"Robert Sherratt" Solo Show02/06/2007 — 21/06/2007 My first Solo Exhibition a "crafted conceptual" approach to painting. These large works on canvas used cut away engineering diagrams of 20th century vehicles as a visual framework. The components of the pictured cars were replaced with corresponding drip, spill, and splash shapes. All of these apparently "immediate" marks were hand painted... [Read more] |
Outpost Gallery, Norwich | Details |