About me

Glen Mendes: artist on the run! Symbolist with a camera, my work is inspired by the hidden symbols in the urban and in nature. I currently work via Artisan People at Marble Arch London Galleries and Museums. Looking for Artist Gallery Representation to enable my self-employment aspirations

QuestionsProjectsExperienceTeam

• Who can recommend a really good online freelance platform for artists?
• How can I advance my self? employment, as an Artist.
• does anyone have any advice about how to show your art in galleries?

Projects

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  London Art SceneMost recently PARALLAX ART FAIR, BEERS,TRINITY WHARF DRAWING PRIZE,SAATCHI,UNIT 1,SPACE,LONDON ART FAIR,ORLEANS HOUSE GALLERY. where I am currently employed. I like to wander around the London art scene and network whilst taking photographs
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  VIDA FASHIONI submitted select illustrations to VIDA and had my own selling platform 2015- 2018 in art wear
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  Anarchy in the UK2020 the year of six eclipses all of which are heralds of big social changes as well as environmental, so 2020 is about the impact change has on the human environment. It's about taking a stand and as an artist, it's about mirroring and reflecting pause for thought as well as taking direct action which is in the making of history.
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  Avebury Stone CircleThe Avebury Temple dedicated to God and built by pagans those who were inspired by the Goddess as landscape Built by High Shaman priest Druids and the Essene's. Visited by Joseph Arimathea on a solitary mission for god.
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  I FOLLOW RIVERSMA Illustration and Visual Media
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  Iris Theatre presents MacbethFour-week volunteer placement as a scenic artist and event production. summer 2017 during instalments I took photos and from that photoshop added the dramatic.

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Projects credited in

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  MacbethSupported the backstage work during the run of Macbeth and Hansel & Gretel; assisting with stage set-up, costume quick changes

Work history

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Art Fair TechnicianParrallax Ar Fair
Feb 2023London, United KingdomFreelance
Unpacking, Hanging, Curating De-installing Dealing with re-shipping artwork and wrapping sold artwork
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AgencyArtisan People
May 2019London, United KingdomPart Time
Museum and Art Gallery Invigilation

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Skills

• Art Management
• Art Direction
• Art Curation
• Art Exhibitions
• Photoshop
• Scenic Painter
• Photography Editing
• Monoprinting
• Drawing
• Art Administration

Education

MFA Illustration & visual mediaUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Aug 2015London, United Kingdom
A traditional Illustration course with workshops and plenty of advice incorporating photography as documentation and photoshop skills. Story telling in visual images
BA(Hons) Fine Art PaintingUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Sep 2012London, United Kingdom
workshops on Carpentry, canvas stretching, hand made art boards, Printmaking, Web design, Painting with traditional methods Rabbit skin glue, gesso, pigment mixing, experimental creative techniques, and art practice research methodologies

Awards

Stevenson AwardUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
To fund a trip the Quito South American mountain rain forest a self-initiated artist residency to plant trees
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Full ScholorshipUAL CAMBERWELL
I received A full Scholarship to complete An MFA