Charlie Calder-Potts

Charlie Calder-Potts

British artist Charlie Calder-Potts works in mixed media from her studio in Hackney, London. She has had notable exhibitions and commissions both in London and abroad. Her installations have included large scale aluminium pieces, armoured metal, wood panel and vellum paper, combining photography, painting and drawing.

Her most recent work is inspired by her time spent in Afghanistan where she was sponsored as an Official War Artist by The British Army. She is currently working on a new series based on her time in Iraq earlier this year.

Past Exhibitions:

  • 2018 The Land I Stepped in, Solo Exhibition, Fosse Gallery
  • 2018 Columbia Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London
  • 2017 Awarded the AIDF grant by the British Arts Council.
  • A collaboration in Iran with Persian poet Rosa Jamali
  • 2017 Art on a Postcard, Long and Ryle Gallery, London
  • 2017 Mapping Inspirations, Vellum installation, Hereford Cathedral
  • 2017 Awarded AIDF grant by the British Arts Council for collaboration in Iran with poet Rosa Jamali
  • 2016 Selected for 164 Annual Open Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy of Art, Bristol
  • 2016 Book of Kings, Solo Exhibition, Fosse Gallery
  • 2015 Selected for NOA Award, Royal College, Chelsea, London
  • 2015 Private commission in Erbil, Iraq
  • 2015 Group Exhibition, Trinity House, New York
  • 2014 Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London
  • 2013-2014 Solo Exhibition, Ikonhouse, Dubai
  • 2013 One month in Afghanistan as an Official War Artist, sponsored by The British Army
  • 2013-2015 Permanent representation, Trinity House, New York, USA
  • 2013 AAF Hong Kong, Byard Art
  • 2012-2013 Group Exhibition, Medici Gallery, Cork Street, London
  • 2012-2013 Group Exhibition, Belgravia Gallery, London
  • 2012 8ft x 10ft Private Installation, mixed media on aluminium, Cadogan Gardens, London
  • 2012 Art Trove, Belgravia Gallery, Singapore
  • 2012 Group Exhibition, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, New York
  • 2010 Solo Exhibition at Fine Art Commissions Ltd, St James, London
  • 2010 4 x Aluminium Panels (72” x 54”) Installation Private Commission, Northamptonshire, UK
  • 2010 Artist in Residence, Pump Court Tax Chambers, London
  • 2009 Solo Exhibition at The Crate, Notting Hill, London
  • 2008 Dean’s list for academic excellence University of St Andrews, Scotland

Charlie Calder-Potts - I See the Glorious City - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 16 x 20 inches

I See the Glorious City
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
16 x 20 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - You're Turning in to my Memory - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 5 x 7 inches

You're Turning in to my Memory
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
5 x 7 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - To Have Dreamed a Thousand Dreams - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 20 x 20 inches

To Have Dreamed a Thousand Dreams
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
20 x 20 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - She Was as Living as Life Itself - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 5 x 7 inches

She Was as Living as Life Itself
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
5 x 7 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - No Power Could Have Compelled Her to Remain Silent - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 10 x 8 inches

No Power Could Have Compelled Her to Remain Silent
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
10 x 8 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - In Beams of Sun I sing - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 6 x 8.5 inches

In Beams of Sun I sing
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
6 x 8.5 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Her Name was Ulinka - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 7 x 8.5 inches

Her Name was Ulinka
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
7 x 8.5 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - For the Tale is Older Than the Record - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 12 x 9.5 inches

For the Tale is Older Than the Record
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
12 x 9.5 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Eleven Minutes Passed - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 8 x 10 inches

Eleven Minutes Passed
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
8 x 10 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Age After Age Passes - Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 9.5 x 7 inches

Age After Age Passes
Mixed Media on Wood Panel
9.5 x 7 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - All my veins are connected to this land - Mixed Media - 9.5 x 6 inches

All my veins are connected to this land
Mixed Media
9.5 x 6 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - This dizzy sky - Mixed Media on Vellum - 14 x 12 inches

This dizzy sky
Mixed Media on Vellum
14 x 12 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - The ever turning sky II - Mixed Media on Paper - 7 x 5 inches

The ever turning sky II
Mixed Media on Paper
7 x 5 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - The woman was a soothsayer - Mixed Media on Vellum - 12 x 10 inches

The woman was a soothsayer
Mixed Media on Vellum
12 x 10 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Sing endlessly my kinsmen - Mixed Media on Vellum - 12 x 6 inches

Sing endlessly my kinsmen
Mixed Media on Vellum
12 x 6 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Memory may clothe in wings IV - Mixed Media on Paper - 6.5 x 5 inches

Memory may clothe in wings IV
Mixed Media on Paper
6.5 x 5 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Memory may clothe in wings III - Mixed Media on Paper - 5 x 5 inches

Memory may clothe in wings III
Mixed Media on Paper
5 x 5 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Memory may clothe in wings II - Mixed Media on Aluminium - 12 x 20 inches

Memory may clothe in wings II
Mixed Media on Aluminium
12 x 20 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - Memory may clothe in wings - Mixed Media on Aluminium - 24 x 20 inches

Memory may clothe in wings
Mixed Media on Aluminium
24 x 20 inches

Charlie Calder-Potts - I will not return to this last street - Mixed Media on Vellum - 16 x 16.5 inches

I will not return to this last street
Mixed Media on Vellum
16 x 16.5 inches