Nicole Coson

Nicole Coson was born in Manila, Philippines in 1992. She completed a BA in Fine Art in Central Saint Martins in 2014 prior to attending the Royal College of Art to pursue a MA in Painting in 2018. In 2020, Coson was selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries and will be exhibiting in South London Gallery this May 2021.  She lives and works in East London. 

SELECTED PRESS

Canvas Magazine (Issue 97): The Future is Bright: Rising Stars at Art Dubai 2021

March 2021

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Art Basel: Philippines, Singapore, Thailand: five must see exhibitions

7 February 2021

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Artvisor: Nicole Coson at Silverlens

25 February 2021

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CNN Philippines Life: This acclaimed artist believes in tackling the small tasks first

11 September 2020

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Lifestyle Inquirer.Net: Filipino artists act locally, think globally

29 January 2019

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Art and Market: 'Equivalent/s' and 'Painting Differently' at Silverlens

26 October 2018

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BIOGRAPHY

Nicole COSON (b.1992, Manila, Philippines)

2010-2014 BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, London

2018-2020 MA Painting at Royal College of Art, London

Solo Exhibitions

2021     Fortress, Ben Hunter, London, UK

2021      Exoskeleton, Silverlens, Manila, Philippines

2020     Cacotopia 4, Anna Kultys Gallery, London, UK

2019     Deflect, Galerie Untilthen, Paris, France

2017     Camouflage, Silverlens, Manila, Philippines

2017      Skin, Finale Art File, Manila, Philippines

2016     Process of Elimination, Display Gallery, London

2016      Process of Elimination, Finale Art File, Manila, Philippines

2015     How to Appear Without A Trace, Display Gallery, London, UK

2015    Ghost, Stamperia Del Tevere, Rome, Italy

2015     How to Appear Without A Trace II, Asia House, London, UK

2014     Untitled, Finale Art File, Manila, Philippines

2013     Spirit Captures, West Gallery, Manila, Philippines

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021     Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2020, South London Gallery, London, UK

2021     Frieze Online Viewing Room (New York), Ben Hunter, London, UK

2021     Art Dubai, Silverlens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2021    Tonight the Air is Warm, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK

2020     Art Dubai, Silverlens, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2020     Art Fair Philippines, Silverlens, Manila, Philippines

2019     Art Fair Philippines, Silverlens, Manila, Philippines

2018     Painting, Differently, Silverlens, Manila, Philippines 

2018        Tirada: 50 Years of Philippine Printmaking 1968-2018, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila

2018     Art Fair Philippines, Silverlens, Manila, Philippines

2017     Art Fair Philippines, Silverlens, Manila, Philippines

2016     START Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (solo booth)

2015     Undisciplined, NA Collective, London, UK

2015      Di Carta, Palazzo Fogazzaro Schio, Vicenza, Italy

2015      Collection of Small Paintings, The Contemporary London, UK

2014     Field Trip, Display Gallery, London, UK

2014     Fine Arts BA Degree Show, Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, London, UK

2014      Print/3, Arcane Gallery, London, UK

2013     Dis/location, INIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts), London, UK

2013      Curious Limbo: Scavenger Sale, Post Gallery, Manila, Philippines

Nomination

2014     Nominated for the Saatchi New Sensations Award