Art on a Postcard x St Wilfrid's Hospice: The Postcards II

About

Annette Fernando is a London-based artist known for her exploration of the representation of people and sensuality, in cinema throughout the past century. Annette’s focus on everyday situations and the representation of women in cinema speaks to larger themes of identity, gender and the impact of media on our perceptions. Her work invites viewers to reflect on the role of film and television in shaping our relationships with ourselves and others.

Education

BA Fine Art Central Saint Martins, in September starting the MA in Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art

Select Exhibitions/Awards

AWARDS 
2023 
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 
RA selected by David Remfry and Eileen Cooper 
2022 
Selected Artist in Residence, Earls Court Development Company & Fitzrovia Noir 
2021 
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 
RA selected by Yinka Shonibare 
2018 
Artist in Residence, La Porte Peinte Centre Pour Les Arts, France 
2015 
Girls Like Us Solo show, Ruby Studio Gallery Colombo, Sri Lanka 
2014 
Jerwood Drawing Prize Student Winner 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork

Both works were drawings made from old movie stills. I made them reflectively post Covid, thinking about feelings of fragility, anxiety, love and support during the lockdown period. 'It's like a Bubble That's Going to burst' is a play on words. In its original context it was about a couple being so happy, but at any point this happiness could burst. The bubble could also refer to the Covid Bubbles we had to keep and how at any moment the situation could change. 'Care' depicts the loving gesture of stroking someone's hair whilst they are asleep, but the floating hand also looks removed from any figure, is the person really beside the or is it a dream?

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