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About Kornelia Herms

I am a Polish-born artist, educated in art, in both Poland and the UK. In my work I focus on exploration of layers, as a fluid, transparent material. During my working process, I have been exploring memories and places with a particular focus on architecture and landscape.

Painting, drawing, installation, projection, mark making, fluidity and repetition are all often reoccurring elements within my work.

Remembering place is in the heart of my work.

LIST OF EXHIBITIONS

2024 (March/April) - RAG Transporting the City show; an exhibition supported by Stoke on Trent City Council, Capital&Centric and Bowmer+Kirkland.
Exploring the history of the Goods Yard site in Stoke on Trent and commenting on the site heritage and its regeneration, as Dust Rising CIC -

2022 (September) – Brick and Mortar; an exhibition supported by Stoke on Trent City Council and Hanley BID, explored the Hanley Market and the future of City Centres and artists’ role in regeneration, as Dust Rising CIC -

2021 (January to September) – Every Other Seat; a series of outdoor pop-ups + festival and shop window exhibitions on the impact of Covid-19 on Theatres and Arts supported by Newcastle Under Lyme BID, Hanley BID, Better World Festival, Stoke on Trent City Council, Appetite, British Ceramic Biennial, locations included various venues across Newcastle Under Lyme, Hanley and Stoke on Trent, as Dust Rising CIC -

2020 (November/December) – Shoji Inspired; a commission, Appetite Stoke, an art installation in a shop Window as part of Windows of Wonder project by Appetite -

2020 (September) – Every Other Seat; an outdoor pop-up exhibition on the impact of Covid-19 on Theatres and Arts, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, as Dust Rising CIC -

2019 (November) – Stoking Curiosity Festival; small showcase of work and workshops for school children over two days, Spode Works, Stoke-on-Trent, as Dust Rising CIC -

2019 (September) – DR19; Meadows Building, Spode Works, Stoke-on-Trent, supported by Arts Council England and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, exhibition organised with support of British Ceramic Biennial 2019, as Dust Rising CIC -

2019 (March) – Reproduction; New Vic Theatre, Artist Group Show, my work was a personal response to the New Vic Theatre built, the architectural drwaings in the archives and New Vic building as it is today -

2018 (November) – Stoking Curiosity Festival; Cabinets of Curiosity, Group show, Dust Rising -

2018 (October) – Dust Rising 2018; Group show, mixed venue event, 20 artists & 9 mixed-use venues in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery -

2017 (October) – Hidden; group show at Majestic Studios, part of Stoke Art Map, Stoke-on-Trent -

2017 (May-June) – Dust (part6); group touring show in support of SOT City of Culture 2021, Longton Town Hall, Stoke-on-Trent -

2017 (March) - Dust (part5); group touring show in support of SOT
City of Culture 2021, Wedgwood Institute, Burslem, SOT -

2017 (February) – Dust (part 4); group touring show in support of SOT City of Culture 2021, Fenton Library, SOT -

2017 (January) – Dust (part 3); group touring show in support of SOT City of Culture 2021, Tunstall Baths, SOT -

2016 (August) – Misaligned; group show at AirSpace Gallery, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent -

2015 (Oct/Nov) – Assemblage (2); AirSpace Artists Show, Group show, Spode Factory Site, Meadows Building, Stoke-on-Trent, organised independently at site during British Ceramic Biennial 2015 -

2015 (October) – Assemblage; AirSpace Gallery Artists Show, Group show, AirSpace Gallery, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent -

2014 (September) – Wirksworth Festival; Art & Architecture Trail, Graduate Showcase, Parish Room, Wirksworth, Derbyshire -

2014 (August) – Another Place; Residency Showcase, The Art House, Wakefield, West Yorkshire -

2014 (June) – XXIV, Degree Show; Group show, Cadman Building, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent -

2013 (June) – Park Traces; Group show, Public Participatory Event, Hanley Park, Stoke-on-Trent -

2013 (April) – BOHEMIAN; Group Show, Bethesda Methodist Chapel, SOT -

2013 (February) – The Earth is not a Cold Dead Space; four-person show, Flaxman Gallery, Staffordshire University, SOT -

2012 (August) – BADEDIT Art Gallery Opening Show; group show, BADEDIT, The Old Post Office, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent -

2002 (June) – Graduate Show; Group show, Old Synagogue Gallery, School of Visual Arts, Jaroslaw, Poland -

Please contact me for further information regarding details of a specific show and or organisational experience.

Passion for Theatre and Performing Arts

My passion for art and culture leads me to explore the interlink between culture and wider society.
I strive to support art and artists, and variety of artistic disciplines.

As part of my passion for Theatre and Performing Arts I dedicate my time volunteering for the Claybody Theatre as their Community Cast Member.

LIST OF PLAYS;

2023, May/June The Card, New Vic Theatre Production, in association with Claybody Theatre, performing as part of Claybody Theatre Community Company in the performance The Card, New Vic Theatre, Newcastle- Under-Lyme –

2022, June/July, The Card, adapted by Deborah McAndrew, Claybody Theatre Production, performing as part of Claybody Theatre Community Company in the performance The Card, Fenton Town Hall, Stoke-on-Trent –

2020, August/September, Greenwood Dreams, Online Choir/Acting Project by Claybody Theatre, singing as part of community cast for Claybody Theatre Greenwood Dreams production –

2019 September/October, D-Road, Claybody Theatre Production, performing as part of Claybody Theatre Community Cast group in the performance intro to the D-Road play, Meadows Building, Stoke-on-Trent –