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Leila Houston (London, 1977) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work investigates the social, political and historical aspects of a place and the impact we have on our environments. Houston explores connections between the external atmosphere and the internal sensation within places, providing reflections on the language of architecture and the associations we draw through memory and the senses.
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A project put together by Leila Houston, supported by Silver Vine Arts. This project is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Organised as part of World Mental Health Day 2020.
Special thanks to artist-led Silver Vine Arts and other professionals who have supported this project: Kerry Jackson , Courtney Askey, Khush Kali, Zory Rubel, James Chantry, Melissa Fletcher, Elizabeth Dyer, Dan Proud, Alex Machin, Ben Fredericks, Elisabeth Gaunt, Anna Lucas, Daniel Kelly, Johnny McJohnston, R10, Two Queens, Charnwood Arts, LCB Depot, The Exchange Bar. |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Interact’19 Digital Open, LCB Depot, Leicester, UK
Miniscule, Fondamenta Sant’Anna, Venice, 58th Venice Biennale,
ITA Miniscule 2, Cross Lane, Cumbria, UK
2018
Interact’18, LCB Depot, Leicester, UK
Open 29, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, UK
2017
Walker & Bromwich: An act of Participation, Leicester, UK
The Crash, Q Park, London, UK
Fit the Slit, Venice Lido, Venice, Italy
EMPIRE II, (touring exhibition) Venice, 57th Venice Biennale, Italy/ Berlin, Germany/ Brussels, Belgium, Cumbria, London
2014
From the 12th Floor, LCB Depot, Leicester, UK
The Fine Art Society, Curve Theatre, Leicester, UK
OPEN 26, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, UK
The Image is the Servant II, Hansom Hall, Leicester, UK
In Celebration of Chinese New Year, Q Park, London, UK
2013
The Salon, The Salon (EC Arts), Leicester, UK
Beauville Arts, Lot et Garonne, France
2012
Dual, The Cutting Room, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, UK
MA & Other Postgraduates, Atkinson Gallery, Somerset, UK
2005
Works of Art, Sun Street, Hertfordshire, UK
Est.1957, Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City, UK
GRANTS AND COMMISSIONS
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant (2019)
Arts Council England
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant (2018)
Arts Council England
Research & Development Grant (2017)
Arts Council England
Microworld (2016)
Interact Digital Labs and Genetic Moo
Research & Development Grant (2015)
Arts Council England
Artist’s Access to Art Colleges (2013)
AA2A Individual Artist Fellowship (2000-03)
Digswell Arts Trust Individual Artist Grant (1999)
Milton Keynes Arts Association
2019
Interact’19 Digital Open, LCB Depot, Leicester, UK
Miniscule, Fondamenta Sant’Anna, Venice, 58th Venice Biennale,
ITA Miniscule 2, Cross Lane, Cumbria, UK
2018
Interact’18, LCB Depot, Leicester, UK
Open 29, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, UK
2017
Walker & Bromwich: An act of Participation, Leicester, UK
The Crash, Q Park, London, UK
Fit the Slit, Venice Lido, Venice, Italy
EMPIRE II, (touring exhibition) Venice, 57th Venice Biennale, Italy/ Berlin, Germany/ Brussels, Belgium, Cumbria, London
2014
From the 12th Floor, LCB Depot, Leicester, UK
The Fine Art Society, Curve Theatre, Leicester, UK
OPEN 26, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, UK
The Image is the Servant II, Hansom Hall, Leicester, UK
In Celebration of Chinese New Year, Q Park, London, UK
2013
The Salon, The Salon (EC Arts), Leicester, UK
Beauville Arts, Lot et Garonne, France
2012
Dual, The Cutting Room, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, UK
MA & Other Postgraduates, Atkinson Gallery, Somerset, UK
2005
Works of Art, Sun Street, Hertfordshire, UK
Est.1957, Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City, UK
GRANTS AND COMMISSIONS
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant (2019)
Arts Council England
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant (2018)
Arts Council England
Research & Development Grant (2017)
Arts Council England
Microworld (2016)
Interact Digital Labs and Genetic Moo
Research & Development Grant (2015)
Arts Council England
Artist’s Access to Art Colleges (2013)
AA2A Individual Artist Fellowship (2000-03)
Digswell Arts Trust Individual Artist Grant (1999)
Milton Keynes Arts Association
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