Henry Glover (b.1997, United Kingdom) creates phantasmic work circling the medieval, folklore and myth transforming it into our contemporary times. Finding revelations through the process of making, Glover works in a cyclical manner between oil paintings and ceramics. There is a sense of catharsis in the work, Glover reflects on the human condition often elevating everyday situations into grander dramatic contexts of tragedy and heroism often quoting remembered conversations or lyrics from songs in the works titles.
Glover studied BA Fine Art: Painting at Wimbledon College of Art (2017-2020) and a Foundation Diploma at Oxford Brookes University (2016-2017). Glover won the 'Saatchi Art Rising Stars Award' (2020) and has been actively exhibiting since both group and solo shows.
Recent exhibitions include 'Sweet Nothing', Bye Bye Gallery, London (2024), 'My soul hurts and I think i've got tinnitus' (Curator), Calcio Gallery, London (2024), 'Checkmate' OHSH Projects, London (2023), 'I Maschi', C.G. Williams, Siena (2023), 'Love Diamond' (Curator), hArts Lane, London (2022), 'The Knight's Tour' (Solo), Grove Gallery, Berlin (2022), 'Take Me Somewhere Nice' (Solo), Liliya Art Gallery, London (2021).
Contact: henrygeorgeglover@gmail.com
Education
Wimbledon College of Art (UAL)
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting, 2017-2020
Oxford Brookes University
Foundation in Art and Design, 2016-2017
Awards and Residencies
Joya Air Residency, 2022
Saatchi Art's Rising Stars 2020
The Fine Art Collective, Elephant X ColArts Summer Residency 2019
Interviews
Minutes On Interview, 02:01 Henry Glover: No Hard Feelings, 8th June 2023
Solo Exhibitions
THE KNIGHT'S TOUR, Grove Gallery, Backhaus Projects, Berlin, 9th - 23rd September 2022
TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE, Liliya Art Gallery, London, March 22nd - April 18th 2021
Current Exhibitions
BURIED, OHSH Projects, Thames-side Studios, London, 15th March - 6th April 2024
SWEET NOTHING, Donne Gallery/ Byebye Gallery, London, 7th February - 13th March 2024 (EXTENDED...)
Selected Exhibitions
CHECKMATE, OHSH Projects, London,11th May - 11th June 2023
I MASCHI, C.G.Williams, Siena, 5th - 21st March 2023
BABELE, Spazio Musa, Turin, 7th February - 20th March 2023
TO TOUCH YOU, Liliya Art Gallery, London, 18th January - 21st February 2023
CLOSE MY EYES AND I'M FLYING, Liliya Art Gallery, London, 4th - 29th October 2022
DREAM ON DREAMER, Riana Raouna, Limassol, Cyprus, 14th - 31st October 2022
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (Curator), Peckham Safe House 1, London, 16th - 18th September 2022
WIMBLEDON COLLEGE OF ARTS DEGREE SHOW (CCW), Chelsea College of Arts, London, 17th July - 20th July 2022
LOVE DIAMOND (Curator), hArtslane Gallery, London, 7th July - 10th July 2022
OPEN CALL, Liliya Art Gallery, London, 31st May - 28th June 2022
UNDER THE SAME SKY, Riana Raouna, Nicosia, Cyprus, March 31st - April 20th 2022
INTO THE FIRE, Grove Collective, January 13th - 5th February 2022
HUMAN CONCERN, The Artists Contemporary, December 1st 2021 - January 14th 2022
INTIMATE TIMES, Riana Raouna, Online Viewing Room, November 6th - December 18th 2021
INVITATION AU VOYAGE, Riana Raouna, Online Viewing Room, September 10th - October 22nd 2021
WHEN SNOWDROPS RISE, MAPA Fine Art, Art Hill Gallery, October 1st - 3rd 2021
GROVE COLLECTIVE OPEN CALL, London, September 2nd - 14th 2021
THE WILD GEESE CALL, Old Street Gallery, 22nd - 28th August 2021
NEMESIS, Asylum Chapel, London, December 3rd 2020
PENULTIMATUM, Copeland Gallery, March 6th - 8th 2020
CREAM: WHIPPED, The Coningsby Gallery, London, July 3rd - 7th 2019
SEVEN COUNTIES OPEN, OVADA, Oxford, May 10th - June 9th 2019
SAND PIT, Holborn, London, May 10th - 12th 2019
NOISE, The Crypt Gallery, London, January 21st-22nd 2019
TRACES (Curator), Central St Martins, London, November 22nd-30th 2018
VIVID STATE 001, The Crofters Rights, Bristol, September 19th 2018
STOCK UP ON AIR (Curator), Nunnery Gallery, London, September 14th-16th 2018
CROSS COLLEGE/ COURSE/ YEAR SHOW, Chelsea College of Arts, London, April 17th-20th 2018
CAMBERWELL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Camberwell College of Arts, London, March 6th-8th 2018
VIDEOVADA, OVADA, Oxford, June 15th-18th 2017
289, Oxford Brooke's University, June 9th-15th 2017
ARTEFACT, OVADA, Oxford, February 10th-14th 2017