EMILY GILLBANKS TO TAKE PART IN CHARGEURS PHILANTHROPIES RESIDENCY IN MARSEILLE

Teddy Woods, July 20, 2023
JD Malat Gallery is proud to congratulate Emily Gillbanks on the start of her residency with Chargeurs Philanthropies, running from the 22nd of July until the 7th of September.
 
Chargeurs Philanthropies is a long-standing patron of the arts, cultural development, and creative activities through awarding prizes to young talents and funding creative projects. An extension of their support for young artists, the residency aims to foster a stimulating and supportive environment through providing studio spaces and connecting artists with industry professionals.
 

The residency program is led by Stéphanie Fribourg, director of Fribourg Philanthropies which focuses on arts and culture, particularly funding curatorial projects and supporting young artists through annual prizes. A recipient of the 2022 Fribourg Philanthropies Prize at the RCA, Gillbanks will be continuing her partnership through the foundation's inaugural residency in Marseille.

 

Since being awarded the prize, Emily Gillanks has celebrated her immensely successful solo exhibition "Temporary Sitters" at JD Malat Gallery where she debuted her London Underground series, featuring works created from reference images found in the public domain and on social media. Through the Chageurs Philanthropies residency, Gillbanks will continue to explore the central themes of her past series in new environments: the "cyber-gaze", technological dependence, and the ethics of visuality and traditions of portrait painting.

 

While in France, Emily Gillbanks will be working on a new body of work inspired by Marseille, much like numerous artists throughout history. Known as the oldest city in France, the stunning coasts, Mediterranean landscapes, and multicultural port town has featured in artworks by the likes of Paul Cézanne, Paul Signac, Albert Marquet, and Henry Matisse.
 
JD Malat Gallery is excited to see how the vibrant colors and lifestyle of Marseille finds its home in Gillbanks' paintings
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