From A Safe Distance

When it Pours combines motifs from several series of Kent's in her well known tufting style. Bright colours and patterns with a nod to themes of mental health that are consistent throughout her work, but in a new 3D and playful form. Molly Kent is a textile artist concerned with representing notions of mental and physical health through mediums such as rug tufting and weaving. She portrays contemporary existence regarding social-media and internet living and the effects this has on our perception of self. This stems from her personal experiences of her mental health condition CPTSD, but also reflects on wider anxieties and fears that have come to attention as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Accolades

Education: Fine Art MA (Hons) First Class - Edinburgh College of Arts (2020) 

Prizes: RSA NEW CONTEMPORARIES 2021, Visual Art and Craft Makers Award. Degree Show Purchase Prize 2020 - University of Edinburgh Art Collection. Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase 2020 - Finalist. 2nd Place - Roy's Art Fair Degree Show Competition 2020. Loomshop Gallery Award 2020. Shortlisted for Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award. Shortlisted for I-D and Artsthread Global Design Graduate Show 2020. Paintbox Yarn and Lovecrafts sponsorship - 2020. Barns Graham Travel to Italy Award 2019

Collections: University of Edinburgh Art Collection, National Museum of Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, Private Collections worldwide.

Selected Exhibitions: Royal ScoQsh Academy New Contemporaries - Edinburgh, Scotland 2022 (upcoming) Vlieseline Fine Art TexKle Award Showcase - Birmingham, England 2021 (upcoming) Royal ScoQsh Academy 195th Annual - Edinburgh, Scotland 2021. Adjust/Adapt VAS + SFMA - Edinburgh, Scotland 2021. Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase - Online 2020. LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 - GAGPROJECTS Online 2020. Word of Mouth - GRAU PROJEKT, Melbourne Australia - September/October 2019 Word of Mouth - Secret locaKon, Venice Biennale - May 2019. SETTLE DOON - Bonnyrigg SeWlement Project - March 2019.

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