Richard Saltoun Gallery is pleased to present a solo presentation dedicated to key historic works and new, large-scale paintings by Everlyn Nicodemus (b. 1954, Marangu, Tanzania: lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland) produced during her residency at Princeton University (2022–23), and inanticipation of her first UK institutional retrospective at the National Galleries of Scotland (September 2024 – May 2025), for which she was awarded the Freelands Award 2022.
The works selected chart the evolution of Nicodemus' late-blooming yet explosive career. From her sculptural 'Birth Masks', mixed-media collages testifying to the artist's personal trauma during pregnancy and childbirth: to the paintings and drawings related to her struggle with grief and mental health: to the new canvases exploring the spiritual and healing aspect of art.
Since the 1980s, Nicodemus' work has addressed violence against women, personal trauma, and the isolation and dehumanisation of living within structural racism. As an African émigré who moved across Europe, the artist was consistently marginalised, and following a series of personal problems and losses, she lived in poverty for years. Yet, Nicodemus has never ceased to make art, building an extraordinary artistic practice that explores postcolonial theory, Feminism, and Black radical thought from a deeply personal point of view.
Date
Wednesday Preview, October 11 (invitation only): 11am – 7pm
Thursday Preview, October 12: (Members and invitation only preview 11am – 1pm). 1pm – 7pm general admission tickets
Friday, October 13: 11am – 7pm
Saturday, October 14: 11am – 7pm
Sunday, October 15: 11am - 6pm
Location
The Regent's Park, London