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Alexander Mourant is an artist based in London. His work has been included in publications such as FT Weekend Magazine, British Journal of Photography, Photograph, Unseen Magazine and The Greatest Magazine. Solo shows include Aomori at The Old Truman Brewery and Unseen Amsterdam, alongside group shows at Edel Assanti, Saatchi Gallery and Peckham 24. Mourant is a recipient of grants from ArtHouse Jersey, Jersey Bursary and Arts Council England. He has won the Free Range Award and was nominated for Foam Paul Huf Award. In 2020, Mourant became a member of Revolv Collective. He achieved BA Photography at Falmouth University, and MA Photography at Royal College of Art, London.
In addition to his practice, Alexander Mourant is a Visiting Lecturer and Tutor on BA (Hons) Photography at University of Westminster, he believes passionately in the power of creativity. Recently, in 2022, he designed and led A Place to Call Home, a landmark schools collaboration project with Wandsworth Council’s Children’s and Arts Service. The project saw 2,216 pupils, 123 teachers and 51 schools in the borough of Wandsworth, participate in a series of expanded art sessions, exploring the subject of community. The focal point of A Place to Call Home took the form of a large architectural installation, built collaboratively with contributions from each class, in the form of a panel artwork. The outcome was a vibrant tapestry, representing the imagination, diversity and social fabric of the community.
Education
2020 - Royal College of Art, MA Photography (Distinction)
2017 - Falmouth University, BA (Hons) Photography (First Class Honours)
Solo Exhibitions
2018 - Unseen Amsterdam, Aomori, Seen Fifteen Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2018 - The Old Truman Brewery, Aomori, London, UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 - London Art Fair, Photo 50, No Place is an Island, curated by Rodrigo Orrantia, with John MacLean, Eva Stenram, Dafna Talmor, Martin Seeds, Tom Hunter, Tom Lovelace, Andy Sewell, Aliki Braine, Esther Teichmann, Bindi Vora, Shepherd Manyika, Alexander Mourant, Sarah Pickering and Hannah Hughes, London, UK
2021 - Tor Art Space, +1, Frankfurt, Germany
2020 - Photo London Digital, Seen Fifteen Gallery, London, UK
2020 - Saatchi Gallery, London Grads Now, curated by Mandy Franca, London, UK
2020 - Edel Assanti, with fists, it kicks, it bites, curated by Edward Thomasson, London, UK
2020 - Unit 1 Gallery, Final, not Over, London, UK
2020 - Royal College of Art, SHOW 2020, London, UK
2019 - Copeland Gallery, Where You Are Not, with Maddie Rose Hills, Matilda Little, Florence Sweeney, Tom Pope, Simone Mudde and Katrina Russell-Adams, London, UK
2019 - Unseen Amsterdam, To Feel Its Touch, Seen Fifteen Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2019 - Peckham 24, For Those Who Could See Beyond The Surface, curated by Emma Bowkett, with Marianne Bjørnmyr, Tenzing Dakpa, Maja Daniels, Katrin Koenning, Raymond Meeks and Alexander Mourant, London, UK
2019 - Royal College of Art, WIP, London, UK
2018 - Jersey Arts Centre, Anniversary Exhibition, Jersey, UK
2018 - The Old Truman Brewery, Photoworks presents Collaborate at Free Range, London, UK
2017 - The Old Truman Brewery, South West Graduate Photography Prize, London, UK
2017 - CCA Galleries International, Summer Exhibition, Jersey, UK
2017 - The Old Truman Brewery, Free Range, London, UK
2015 - Berni Gallery, Jersey Arts Centre, The Original Student Art Exhibition, Jersey, UK
2015 - The Poly, End of Year Show, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
2015 - theprintspace, PhotoVoice Awards, London, UK
2014 - CCA Galleries International, Jersey, Gallery Magazine: Student Awards, Jersey, UK
Talks
2022 - Artist Talk, Livingmaps Network, A Place to Call Home
2021 - Artist Talk, Four Corners, London Creative Network
2021 - Artist Talk, Revolv Collective, Conversations with Artists, Laura Bivolaru x Alexander Mourant, A Vertigo Like Self
2021 - Artist Talk, VOID Collective, Digital Futures among an Earthly Land
2020 - Artist Talk & Panel Discussion, Royal College of Art, On Borders and Being, with Julia Crabtree, Katie Bret-Day and Roei Greenberg
2020 - Artist Talk & Panel Discussion, Seen Fifteen, Time Light Chance, with Lina Ivanova and Victoria Doyle
2020 - In Conversation, ArtLacuna, What’s a Can of Worms Between Mates? with Victoria Doyle, Krasimira Butseva and Harry Gammer-Flitcroft
2019 - Panel Discussion, Copeland Gallery, On Blue and Photography, with Duncan Wooldridge, Tom Pope and Simone Mudde
2019 - Artist Talk & Panel Discussion, Peckham 24, Visualising Community, with Karen McQuaid, Marianne Bjørnmyr, D Wiafe and Max Miechowski
2018 - In Conversation, The Old Truman Brewery, Aomori, with Professor Steve Macleod
Teaching
2022 - Visiting Lecturer and Tutor, BA (Hons) Photography, University of Westminster
2021 - Guest Lecturer, Kingston University
2021 - Guest Lecturer, Arts University Bournemouth
2021 - Guest Lecturer, Swansea College of Art
2020 - Guest Lecturer, Kingston University
2019 - Guest Lecturer, Kingston University
2019 - Guest Lecturer, Falmouth University
2019 - Guest Lecturer, University of Huddersfield, Photography and Lived Experience
2018 - Guest Lecturer, Kingston University
2018 - Guest Lecturer, Bryanston School
Workshops
2021 - Heathmere School, Southside Shopping Centre, A Place to Call Home, Workshop Lead
2021 - Penwortham School, Southside Shopping Centre, A Place to Call Home, Workshop Lead
2021 - Chestnut Grove Academy, A Place to Call Home, Artist Talk & CPD Workshop Lead
2021 - Putney High School, A Place to Call Home, Artist Talk & CPD Workshop Lead
2021 - Emanuel School, A Place to Call Home, Artist Talk & CPD Workshop Lead
2021 - Hillbrook School, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
2021 - Hotham School, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
2021 - Earlsfield Primary, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
2021 - St Faith’s, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
2021 - West Hill Primary, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
2021 - Gatton School, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
2021 - Smallwood School, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
2021 - Mosaic School, A Greener Picture: Photography and Climate Change, Workshop Lead
Awards / Commissions
2020 - The Eye Sees, Arles, Entractes 14, When the Image Returns to Glass
2020 - HGG London, The Bell Tower
2019 - FT Weekend Magazine / Photo London, My London
2019 - Foam Paul Huf Award - Nomination
2017 - Free Range Award - Winner
2017 - Metro Imaging Award - Winner
2017 - South West Graduate Photography Prize - Finalist
2016 - NCVO and PhotoVoice Photography Prize - Finalist
2015 - Jersey Arts Centre’s, Original Student Art Award - Winner
2015 - theprintspace, PhotoVoice Awards - Finalist
Writing
2022 - C4 Journal, Review: This Creaking Floor and All the Ceilings Below by Bart Lunenburg
2021 - C4 Journal, Review: Furze by Jack Whitefield
2020 - On Living Stones and Reaching: The Wilderness of Words
2019 - The Journal: On Being Someone Other
2017 - Land Art, Photography and Time
Grants
2021 - ArtHouse Jersey - www.arthouse.je
2018 - ArtHouse Jersey - www.arthouse.je
2018 - Jersey Bursary - www.gov.je
2018 - Arts Council England - www.artscouncil.org.uk
2017 - ArtHouse Jersey - www.arthouse.je
Publications
2021 - The Ivy Press, Gemma Padley, Look At This If You Love Great Photography
2020 - The RIBA Journal, November, City I
2020 - FotoFilmic, JRNL 6, Autumn
2020 - Dulwich Picture Gallery, In View, The Lightness, Summer
2020 - Folium Publishing, fall into place, foreword by Tom Lovelace and Penelope Umbrico
2019 - Photograph, Jan/Feb, 30th Anniversary Special
2018 - The Greatest Magazine, Issue 14, The Lightness
2018 - Unseen Magazine, Issue 5, Aomori
2018 - Penguin Random House, Notes from the Fog: Ben Marcus
2017 - Source Photographic Review, no. 90, Aurelian
2017 - British Journal of Photography, no. 7862, Aurelian
2016 - Gallery Magazine: The APPETITE issue, no. 128, Out of Africa
2016 - Gallery Magazine: The PARTNERSHIPS issue, no. 127, Ethiopia and Kenya
2016 - Gallery Magazine: The SOLO issue, no. 126, Cairo to Cape Town: Africa’s Plastic Footprint
2016 - PhotoVoice: Issue 3, Africa’s Plastic Footprint
2015 - Gallery Magazine: Evolution Issue no. 116, Beauty in Rumination
2014 - Gallery Magazine: Jersey Style Magazine no.110, Blue Railing
Selected Press
COS magazine
Culture Trip
Unseen Amsterdam
Palm Studios
British Journal of Photography, Aomori
British Journal of Photography, Aurelian
losthenfound
SIGH Journal
TRIP Magazine
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