"Ben Victor Waggett (b.1995, UK) transcribes journeys, location-specific associations, made or found objects/offcuts into semi-ficticious landscapes in graphite, assembling sculptural works and actions through painting, drawing and musical or documentative sound.
Graduating from Camberwell College of Arts in 2017, Ben now works between London and West Cornwall, with previous projects presented at Hweg Gallery; Penzance, Lewisham Arthouse, Cornwall Community Darkroom, Cafe Oto, Parallelogram Gallery; Florida, Maverick Projects; Peckham, Van Gogh House, Galleria Taidebunkkeri; Imatra, Drake’s, San Mei Gallery, Avalon Cafe, Mori & Stein Galleries and Staldgade 74; Copenhagen. "
CV
b.1995, UK
Education :
- 2014 - 2017 - Camberwell College of Arts, London.
- 2013 - 2014 - City College, Brighton.
Group Exhibitions SELECT :
- 'Two For Joy' - 23/11-14/12/2023 - San Mei Gallery, London
- 'Spring Show' - 27/5-4/6/2023 - Cornwall Community Darkroom, New Mill
- 'Changeover' - 21/1-3/2/2023 - Hweg Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall
- 'A Well-Lived Life' - 22/9-3/11/2022 - Drakes, 9 Savile Row, London
- 'Worth the Journey' - 20-22/8/2022 - Lewisham Arthouse, London
- 'Soft Touch' - 23/7/2021 - 31/7/2021 - Avalon Cafe, Bermondsy, London
- 'SWIFT AS SWORD' - 9/1/2021 - 6/2/2021 - Parallelogram Gallery, Tampa, Florida, USA
- 'Fountain of Youth' - 30/6/2020 - Saint Maison Gallery, saintmaison.world
- 'Free Wall Space' - 10/5/2020 - freewall.space
- 'Loppu' - 10-30/5/2019 - Galleria Taidebunkkeri, Siitolankatu 2, Imatra, Finland
- 'Audial-Optics' - 1/12/2018 - San Mei Gallery, London
- 'Temporary Autonomous Art (TAA)' - 2-6/5/2018 - 100 Anchor and Hope lane, London
- 'T.A.F.K.A' - 3-6/7/2017 - Asylum Chapel, Maverick Projects, London
- 'Camberwell College of Arts Degree Show' - 17-24/6/2017 - Peckham Road, London
- 'Scampi Scampi' - 13/12/2016 - Mori & Stein Gallery, London
- 'STATUS FERNISERING' - 9/12/2016 - Staldgade 74, Kødbyen - 1705, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 'bys' - 19/3/2016 - The NINES, Coupland Park, London
- 'Stuff' - 27/6/2015 - Peckham Pelican, London
- 'ROLL CALL' - 5/2/2015 - Camberwell College, University of The Arts London
Performances / Workshops :
- 'The Sprigs.' trio performance with BM and RS, + Simon Finn - 4/1/2025 - Cafe Oto
- 'Four Room Music.' quintet performance with Luciano Maggiore, Ash Reid, Rory Salter and Ute Kanngieser - 22/11/2024 - Van Gogh House
- 'Infant Tree Presents:' solo performance (Burhlap) + Jam Money & Aimee Henderson, Tara Cunningham (Solo) - 6/11/2024 - Spanners
- 'The Sprigs + Russell Walker.' Trio Performance with RS and RW, + Maggie Nicols, Mark Wastell, Caius Williams, Karina Townsend, Ivy Nostrum - 22/3/2024 - Hundred Years Gallery
- 'Changeover.' Solo performance (Burhlap) - 1/3/2023 - Hweg Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall
- 'The Sprigs.' duo performance with Rory Salter. + Laila Sakini, Flora Yin Wong. – 10/8/2021 – Cafe Oto, London
- 'kulkee folk.' (duo performance lecture with Milan Tarascas) - 1/5/2019 - Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Imatra, Finland
- 'Audial-Optics.' (workshop co-direction) - 1/12/2018 - San Mei Gallery, London
- 'Threshing Floor.' duo performance with Rory Salter. + Lia Mazzari, Ecka Mordecai and Cam Deas - 22/11/2019 - Cafe Oto
- 'L.C.C. Sound-Art Summer Show.' (performance contribution) – 21/6/2018 – London College of Communication
Contact :
- Email: [email protected]
Credits :
- Website by Mike J Whiting
- Typeface by Harry King-Riches
- All Rights Reserved © Ben Victor Waggett 2025