TOM HUNTER ARTIST
SIMONA DELL’AGLI ARTQUEST
Tom Hunter graduated from the London College of
Simona graduated with an MA in Photographic Studies
Printing with a BA First Class Honours [1994], with his
at the University of Westminster in 2001 and is currently
Degree show ‘The Ghetto’ which is a 3D model of Tom’s
acting Programme Co-ordinator at Artquest where she runs
squatted neighbourhood, this is now permanent display in
professional development talks for students and recent
the Museum of London’s modern galleries. Tom took
graduates. Artquest is the first port of call for visual artists at
his MA at the Royal College of Art, London [1997] creating
all stages of their career. Artquest provides a vast amount of
a series of photographs evoking Vermeer’s paintings title
useful information from how to organize your own exhibition
‘Persons Unknown’. In 1998, Hunter won the John Kobal
in an empty shop, to how to work with a commercial gallery
Photographic Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery
to listings of venues, materials, studios and research libraries.
for his image ‘Women Reading a Possession Order’ from
As a photographic artist Simona self-published a ‘Road Map’
the series ‘Persons Unknown’. In 2006 Hunter was the first
titled Il Miracolo Italiano as part of her MA show and her
artist to have a photography show at the National Gallery,
work is widely exhibited throughout the UK. She exhibited
London for his series ‘Living in Hell and Other Stories’, which
at the first Brighton Biennial in 2003 and was nominated
talked about Hackney and its relationship to its local paper.
several times for the Artist Access for Art Scheme.
His most recent work shown at and commissioned by the Serpentine Gallery uses film to talk about the history of social housing and its impact on the ordinary people of
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London. Hunter currently lives and works in London.
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His work is often particular, but not exclusive, to his community and neighbourhood’s of East London. He has exhibited work both nationally and internationally, in solo and group shows.
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