Anya Gallaccio studio visits and artist talk 1/18/2012

Anya Gallaccio (b. 1963, Scotland) attended Kingston Polytechnic and Goldsmiths' College at the University of London. Gallaccio creates site-specific installations, often using organic materials as her medium.  Past projects have included arranging a ton of oranges on a floor, placing a thirty-two ton block of ice in a boiler room, and painting a wall with chocolate.  The nature of these materials results in natural processes of transformation and decay, often with unpredictable results.  Gallaccio has stated, "I see my works as being a performance and a collaboration . . . There is an unpredictability in the materials and collaborations I get involved in.  Making a piece of work becomes about chance - not just imposing will on something, but acknowledging its inherent qualities."

Gallaccio has exhibited extensively, including solo exhibitions at the Tate Britain, London (2003) and at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, England (2003). Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Camden Art Centre, London (2008 ); and The Eastshire Museum, Scotland (2010). The artist will be exhibiting at the Annet Gelink Gallery in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in May 2011. Gallaccio’s work is featured in numerous public and private collections such as the Tate Gallery, London; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; and South Gallery, London. Anya Gallaccio lives and works in London.