Unveiling Abstractions

I like a canvas to breathe and be alive. Be alive is the point. And, as the limitations are something called pigment and canvas, let’s see if I can do it.” – Lee Krasner

The exhibition showcases creative artwork from 17 female artists dominating today’s contemporary art scene in London. Unveiling Abstractions is curated by long-time collaborators, Zoë Goetzmann (Curator) and Melissa Vipritskaya Topal (Artist and Curator) who are both champions of women artists and women in the art world. This immersive exhibition offers a kaleidoscopic journey through the bold, colourful world of contemporary abstraction. The aim of this show focuses on the intricacies behind the artists’ techniques and creative processes – looking at the dialogues between artists, artworks and their practices. The exhibition showcases the limitless potential of these women, their talents via their mediums.

The show consists of paintings, sculptures, virtual installations, physical and site-specific installations created by female artists from different backgrounds, countries who are now all based in London. Their works draw on traditional, contemporary, digital, poetic and even biological and scientific mediums. Such pieces build on the legacies of abstract and even abstract expressionist women – who used their artwork as a way to reflect on the past in order to convey and to illustrate a new, positive future better representative of their current realities (i.e. perhaps a more equal, non-conformist, sustainable world)? To further engage the Euston community, Unveiling Abstractions will host artist talks, performances as well as artist-led workshops to further introduce the show’s artists, artworks and curators to the public throughout the show’s exhibiting dates.

Exhibiting artists: Baroque Anarchist (@baroque_anarchist), Anna Kolosova (@annakolosovaartist), Melissa Vipritskaya Topal (@melissavtopal), Eva Dixon (@evadixon.png), Ashley Cluer (@ashleycluer), Annie Trevorah (@annietrevorahsculptor), Eleni Maragaki (@eleni__maragaki), Lisa Price (@lisapriceart), Virginie Tan (@oyvirginie), Yingfei Lyu (@y.feifeifei), Nina Gonzalez-Park (@ninnipannini), Florence Sweeney (florencesweeney), Karolina Dworska (@karolinkadworska), Damaris Athene (@damaris.athene), Tasia Graham (@tasiadesigns), Emily Mary Barnett (@emily_mary_barnett) and Lea Rose Kara (@learosekara_art).

About Curators:

Zoë Goetzmann (@byzoesera) is a curator, arts writer and podcaster based in London. She’s written for international publications such as Artsy and Create! Magazine. She holds an MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London and an MA in Fashion Media Practice from Condé Nast College in London. She has curated shows throughout London including ‘Music Connected Us’ (ASC Studios) and ‘1,299,792,458 Meters Per Second’ (15 Bateman Street). She seeks to support women and minority artists in the art world.

Melissa Vipritskaya Topal (@melissvatopal) is a London-based artist who has exhibited internationally in Paris, London and across the United Kingdom. She has co-curated shows in London, such as ‘A Voyage of Absurdity’ and ‘Boredom Is Not a Luxury’ at Craft Central. With a diverse background, she is proficient in classical music, having played the cello professionally. Furthermore, she pursued studies in Economics in Moscow and Fine Art at UAL Central Saint Martins.