TWINKLE TROUGHTON | THE WORK
STATEMENT
Born in Coventry and raised in Leamington Spa, Twinkle studied fine art at Kingston University and has worked and lived in London ever since.
Working mainly in acrylic on canvas, her paintings can be bold and direct or subtle and thoughtful, combining politics with matters of the heart.
“I make work which is heavily influenced by Britain both now and as it was 2-300 years ago. I’m questioning a lot of our cultural habits inherited through generations. I guess I’m looking at how on the surface everything changes yet underneath many things don’t change at all.”
Solo shows have been held at The Pure Evil Gallery, The Dragon Bar and Bristol’s Steal From Work. For two years Twinkle was also represented by the Stella Dore Gallery in Old St London until it closed in 2009. She recently also staged a ‘Free Art’ stunt with fellow artist Tinsel Edwards where the pair set to the streets as traffic wardens fining parked cars with free art.
As well as exhibiting frequently in London and the UK, she has also exhibited in Europe. Future exhibitions include at Redbull’s prestigious Hangar-7 Gallery in Salzburg this October (www.hangar-7.com). Twinkle has had commissions from the likes of Daimon Dash and Howard Marks, sales to the cast of Harry Potter stars and has also been a Celeste Art prize finalist. As stated by Urban Junkies: “Twinkle’s work is a Carry On-esque, enjoyable, if unsettling dissection of all things Queen and country, like a fairytale taxidermy exhibition for the Heat generation.”
Twinkle has been featured and interviewed in Dazed and Confused, Spain’s El Pais newspaper, Metro Newspaper, Plus1 Magazine, Amelia’s Magazine amongst others.
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EDUCATION
The Age Of Reason: Art and culture in the 18th century, City Lit College, Holborn
Art and Politics: A Change Must Come
BA Hons Fine Art Intermedia, Kingston University, Greater London 1998 – 2001
Art Foundation Fine Art, Mid Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa 1997 – 1998
AWARDS
Celeste Art Prize Professional Shortlist 2006
SOLO SHOWS
March 2010 Twinkle's "It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times" Headspace Gallery Liverpool
May 2009 Tinsel and Twinkle's "It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times" The Long Arm Gallery, Bristol
Nov 2008 "Never Shall Be Slaves" The Pure Evil Gallery, London
June 2007 "Cor Blighty!" The Dragon Bar, London
July 2006 "An Urban Myth" TomTom Gallery, Covent Garden London
September 2005 "It's Only Rock n Roll" Selfridges, Oxford St London
August 2005 "It's Only Rock n Roll" Exposure Gallery London
GROUP SHOWS
Sept 2010 Dissenters Chapel Gallery, Kensal Green Cemetery London
October 2010 Redbull Hangar-7 Gallery Salzburg (www.hangar-7.com)
December 2010 The Outside World Gallery, Redchurch St, London
June 25th 2010 “Islington Arts Factory Summer Salon” Islington Arts Factory, London N7 0SF
June 10th 2010 “Affordable Art Fair” at Patrick Harvest’s Gallery in conjunction with organart.com 45
Chamberlayne Road, London NW10
June 6th 2010 “Art Car Boot Fair” in association with www.gabberdashery.com Brick Lane, London
May 2010 “10 Contemporary Commandments
Professional and student artist exhibition” ACK Art Society, University of Kent, Canterbury
May 2010 “Carry On Capital” 242 Cambridge heath Rd, London E2
March 2010 "The Parlour" Clerkenwell Rd, London
Dec 2009 "Tate The Biscuit" Shoreditch Town Hall, London
Nov 2009 "Who's Jack Magazine group show" Parkway, London
Oct 2009 "Being Human" The Tank Room Gallery, London
Aug 2009 "Salon Show" The Piece hall, Halifax
Nov 2008 "Stella Dore Gallery launch" Old St London
Sept 2008 "Shoreditch Shuffle" Kenistry Gallery London
July 2008 "Stella Dore in Dublin" Sebastian Guiness Gallery, Dublin
April 2008 "Who's Jack Magazine Group Show" La Viande Gallery London
Dec 2007 "Alternativity Stella Dore Christmas show" Studios 91-95 Brick Lane London
Aug 2007 "Punk Group Show" Hamburg, Germany
July 2007 "Punk Group Show" Ada Gallery, London
April 2007 "Limbo Arts Stinkbomb group show" Margate
PRESS
El Pais newspaper interview 8th Feb 2010
POP Online magazine interview 3rd November 2009
Dazed and Confused Dazed.com interview 26th October 2009
Amelias magazine interview 12th August 2009
Plus 1 Magazine exhibition review July 2009
Metro Newspaper exhibition review June 2009
Dazed and Confused Dazed.com interview November 2008
Who’s Jack magazine ‘Pick of the Month’ November 2008