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Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin

 

b. 1996, London, UK

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Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin is an artist practicing in solace and connection.

Recent presentations of her work include exhibitions and performative gestures at Chapter Arts Centre, Neven Gallery, Metroland Cultures, Nottingham Contemporary, Somerset House and South London Gallery. She is an Associate Lecturer at Chelsea College of Arts. 

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Exhibitions & Commissions 

2024 In Contiguity, Sherbet Green, London

 

2024 Experimentica: Call to Spring, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

2024 Constellations, Neven Gallery, London 

 

2023 Loops Made 2 Hold Us//Take Care 2gether.wav, Metroland Cultures, London

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2023 Encoding/Decoding, Millbank Tower, London 

2022 Piece of Mind, Gallery 31, Somerset House, London 

2022 Dub Inna Babylon, Harlesden High Street, Brent Biennial, London​

2021 Extraterra, 36 Great Russel Street, London

2021 This is for the Jeeps, Harlesden High Street, London

2020 Made in the other realm 200 years' time, Deptford Cinema, Online

2020 Working Progress, South London Gallery, London

2020 Identity and Self, The Library at Willesden Green, London

2018 Degree Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London

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​​Awards & Residencies​

2023  a-n Artists Bursaries 2022-23

2022 Metroland Cohort: Peer-to-Peer, Metroland Cultures (Jul 2022 - Jan 2023)

2022 Artist-in-Residence, Somerset House Studios (Dec 2021 - Apr 2022)

2019 Studio membership gifted by the London Print Studio 

2019 Artist-in-Residence, Cove Park, Scotland 

2018 Rossi Asiaghi Art Award, second place 

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Talks, Workshops & Press

2024 Water Divinations: Collective Enquiry, Metroland Cultures 

2024 Permit to Dream: Touch Method, Cell Project Space 

2023 Panel Discussion, Unseen Forces, Tate Late, Tate Modern 

2023 Language Matters: Social and Environmental Justice in Creative-Critical Practice, Nottingham Contemporary

2022 'Creating from Home...', Financial Times

2021 Artist Talk, MA Design for Art Direction, London College of Communication 

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Education

2018 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London​

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Lecturing & Social Practice

Associate Lecturer, BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts (2020 - Present)

Co-Lead, Healthcare and Public Art Research Project, Chelsea College of Arts x Kings College Hospital NHS Trust (2023-2024)

Visiting Lecturer, BA Fine Art Drawing, Camberwell College of Arts (2024)

Visiting Artist, Insights, University of the Arts London (2020 - Present)

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Contact

oceanloren@outlook.com

@oceanloren

Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin

b. 1996, London, UK

Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin is an artist practicing in solace and connection.

Recent presentations of her work include exhibitions and performative gestures at Chapter Arts Centre, Neven Gallery, Metroland Cultures, Nottingham Contemporary, Somerset House and South London Gallery. She is an Associate Lecturer at Chelsea College of Arts. 

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Exhibitions & Commissions

2024 In Contiguity, Sherbet Green, London

2024 Experimentica: Call to Spring, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff 

2024 Constellations, Neven Gallery, London 

 

2023 Loops Made 2 Hold Us//Take Care 2gether. wav, Metroland Cultures, London 

2023 Encoding/Decoding, Millbank Tower, London 

2022 Piece of Mind, Gallery 31, Somerset House, London 

2022 Dub Inna Babylon, Harlesden High Street, Brent Biennial 2022, London​

2021 Extraterra, 36 Great Russel Street, London

2021 This is for the Jeeps, Harlesden High Street, London

2020 Made in the other realm 200 years' time, Deptford Cinema, Online

2020 Working Progress, South London Gallery, London

2020 Identity and Self, The Library at Willesden Green, London

2018 Degree Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London

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​​Awards & Residencies​

2023  a-n Artists Bursaries 2022-23

2022 Peer-to-Peer, Metroland Cultures (Jul 2022 - Jan 2023)

2022 Artist-in-Residence, Somerset House Studios (Dec 2021 - Apr 2022)

2019 Studio membership gifted by the London Print Studio 

2019 Artist-in-Residence, Cove Park, Scotland 

2018 Rossi Asiaghi Art Award, second place 

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Talks, Workshops & Press

2024 Water Divinations: Collective Enquiry, Metroland Cultures 

2024 Permit to Dream: Touch Method, Cell Project Space 

 

2023 Panel Discussion, Unseen Forces, Tate Late, Tate Modern

2023 Language Matters: Social and Environmental Justice in Creative-Critical Practice, Nottingham Contemporary

2022 'Creating from Home...', Financial Times

2021 Artist Talk, MA Design for Art Direction, London College of Communication 

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​​Education

2018 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London​

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Lecturing & Social Practice 

Associate Lecturer, BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts (2020 - Present)

Co-Lead, Healthcare and Public Art Research Project, Chelsea College of Arts x Kings College Hospital NHS Trust (2023-2024)

Visiting Lecturer, BA Fine Art Drawing, Camberwell College of Arts (2024)

Visiting Artist, Insights, University of the Arts London (2020 - Present)

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Contact

oceanloren@outlook.com

@oceanloren

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