Biography
Denton graduated from UAL with Distinction in MA Fine Art Printmaking. She has exhibited widely, including publicly-sited work. She won the 2009 Creekside Open prize selected by Jenni Lomax; the 2007 Deptford X MacDonald Egan Award for Public Art, and the 2002 Ardizzone Prize (Major) for Printmaking. She has taught and managed courses at Arts University Bournemouth, UAL (Camberwell, London College of Communication and Central Saint Martins), at EBAC in Brazil and Artslink in China. She is a Trustee for Lewisham Education Arts Network (LEAN) and a member of the Artist’s Group, Throes of Grief.
Artwrite #22 - Maggie Levine talks to Bea Denton in her article, Working with Memory.
Bea Denton talks about her practice at the Borrowed Time Symposium on Death, Dying and Change.
Education
Greenwich University / PGCE PCET
Central Saint Martins (UAL) / Postgraduate Certificate Glass in Architecture
London College of Communication (UAL) / Postgraduate Certificate Photography
Camberwell College of Art (UAL) / MA Fine Art Printmaking (Distinction)
Staffordshire University / BA (hons) Multidisciplinary Design
Medway College of Design / Foundation Diploma Art and Design
Exhibitions
2024
Charlton House Summer House - Site-specific intervention
2023
Dying for Life 2023 / Cambridge Crematorium
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
RWA Photo Open / 2023 Photo Season
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
2022
National Brain Appeal - A Letter in Mind
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Re:living Weekend / Granton Hub, Edinburgh (Curator)
2021
National Brain Appeal - A Letter in Mind
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Creative Ripple co-lab
Throes of Grief co-lab
2020
A Personal Perspective / APT Gallery, London
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Woolwich Contemorary Print Fair
2019 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
National Brain Appeal – A letter in mind
Creekside Open 2019 Selected by Sacha Craddock
2018
GIFT / APT Gallery, London
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London
RE Masters / Bankside Gallery, London
2016
Ladies and Gentlemen / The Bawden Kingston tile project / Kingston
Guildhall and Morley College
2015
ACWU group show / Cressingham Gardens, Lambeth Open 2015
2014
PBA Gallery / Peckham / group show
The Bookartsbookshop / featured work
The School of Life shop / featured work
2012
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Occupy My Time / Past and Present / group show
2011
Artist’s books on tour (ABOT) MAK Museum of Applied Arts
and Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria
2009
Creekside Open (award winner) / APT, London
Originals 09 / selected group exhibition
2008
The cost of living / Arch Gallery, London
Deptford X Retrospective / 10 years of Deptford X
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Through the lens / selected group exhibition, Royal West of
England Academy, Bristol
Cupboard Love/- Site specific work / Greenwich Foot Tunnel
(south side), London
Electric Blue / Bargehouse Gallery (Oxo Tower), London
Originals ‘08 / Mall Gallery, London
2007
Via Dolorosa / site specific installation at Ha’Penny Hatch
Bridge, Deptford (Winner of The MacDonald Egan Award for Public Art)
100% Glass / Three White Walls Gallery, Birmingham
Solo show / On Earth as it is... / Bearspace and Renewal Gallery
2006 Deptford X showcase / selected group show / APT Gallery, London
WhereNow / Six of One group show / APT Gallery, London
Originals / Selected group show / Mall Galleries, London
2005
Sculpture in Gardens / Godington House
Contemporary Woodcuts / Solo show / Abbot Mead Vickers
2004
Glass Inspiration / British Glass / Burgdorf, Switzerland
Where / Six of One group show / The Menier Gallery, London
British Glass Biennale / International Festival of Glass
Challenge the Nail / Salon Des Arts, London
2003
Art in Heaven / The Meeting House, Sussex University Campus
Architectural Glass / The Cochrane Gallery, London WC1
Creekside Artists Open / Deptford X
Prints inspired by Poetry / 20:21 Visual Arts Centre, N. Lincolnshire
Impact 2003 / Do-Don’t/Can-Can’t Michaelis School of Fine Art at the
University of Cape Town / Rhodes University School of Fine Art,
South Africa
2002
Six of One group show / RK Burt Gallery, London SE1
Printmakers Council exhibition / The Harley Gallery, Nottingham
Six of One group show / RK Burt Gallery, London SE1
Six of One group show / Century Gallery, London E2
2001
National Print exhibition / The Mall Gallery
Fresh Art 2001 / Business Design Centre, London
Lasting Impressions / Printmakers Council / Hall Place, Bexley
Imagining the body; The Figure as a container of experience / Kala
Bhavana, Shantiniketan India, The National Art School Sydney Australia
and Camberwell College of Art
Printmakers Council / Studio Voltaire, Clapham, London
Selected work / The Blackheath Gallery