Cubitt Artists is a British artist-run

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, artist studios and art educator, founded in 1991. Cubitt was first located in Goods Way in London's Kings Cross area, moved to Cubitt Street (from which it takes its current name), later to Caledonia Street, and is now located at

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Cubitt Gallery

The Cubitt Gallery is funded by

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allowing it to offer the 18-month Cubitt Curatorial Fellowship to emerging curators (previously named the Curatorial Bursary from 2001 to 2015). Past Cubitt curators are: * Polly Staple (July 2001 – January 2003) * Emily Pethick (March 2003 – August 2004) * David Bussel (September 2004 – February 2006) * Tom Morton (April 2006 – August 2007) * Bart van der Heide (October 2007 – March 2009) * Michelle Cotton (April 2009 – November 2010) * Fiona Parry (December 2010 – May 2012) * Jamie Stevens (June 2012 – December 2013) * Fatima Hellberg (January 2014 – June 2015) * Morgan Quaintance (July 2015 – December 2016) * Louise Shelly (July 2018 – December 2019) * Languid Hands (2020 - 2022) The current recipient of the curatorial fellowship is Seán Elder. The Cubitt Gallery has displayed work from a wide range of notable artists, including Adam Chodzko, Aleksandra Mir, Allen Ruppersberg,

Angela Bulloch Angela Bulloch (born 1966 in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian artist who often works with sound and installation; she is recognised as one of the Young British Artists. Bulloch lives and works in Berlin. Life and career Bulloch stud ...

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, Boris Groys (''Thinking in Loop'', 2008),

Carol Bove Carol Bove (born 1971) is an American artist based in New York City. She lives and works in Brooklyn. Early life and education Born in 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland to American parents, Bove (pronounced bo-VAY) was raised in Berkeley, California, ...

Cathy Wilkes Cathy Wilkes (born 1966) is a Northern Irish artist who lives and works in Glasgow. She makes sculpture, paintings, and installations. She was the recipient of the Inaugural Maria Lassnig Prize in 2016 and was commissioned to create the British Pa ...

, David Robbins, Florian Hecker,

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(''Eichmann and the Angel'', 2005),

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, Henri Chopin,

Ida Applebroog Ida Applebroog (November 11, 1929 – October 21, 2023) was an American multi-media artist who was best-known for her paintings and sculptures that explore the themes of gender, sexual identity, violence, and politics. Applebroog was the recipien ...

, Jack Goldstein, Jimmy Robert (''Figure de Style'', 2008),

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, Matthew Day Jackson, Paul Noble,

Tacita Dean Tacita Charlotte Dean CBE, RA (born 1965) is a British visual artist who works primarily in film. She was a nominee for the Turner Prize in 1998, won the Hugo Boss Prize in 2006, and was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 2008. She lives ...

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("Birds", 2009) and Tris Vonna Michell (''Tall Tales and Short Stories'', 2007), Ajamu (''Archival Sensoria'', 2020), R.I.P Germain (''Dead Yard'', 2020) and Camara Taylor (a ''rant! a reel!'', 2021). To support the ongoing artistic programme of the Gallery, a limited edition set titled the ''Cubitt Print Box'' was offered for sale in 2000. This is a set of twenty works produced by contemporary artists

Alex Katz Alex Katz (born July 24, 1927) is an American figurative artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and printmaking, prints. Since 1951, Katz's work has been the subject of more than 200 solo exhibitions and nearly 500 group exhibitions through ...

(''Dark Eyes'', 2000), Ceal Floyer (''Etching (at 45 rpm)'', 2000), Chris Ofili (''no title'', 2000), Elizabeth Wright (''Snowball'', 2000), Gareth Jones (''Diamond'', 2000), Giorgio Sadotti (''Don't Look'', 2000), Hilary Lloyd (''Shopfront'', 2000), James Pyman (''On the Sound'', 2000), Jane Simpson (''Sunset Still Life'', 2000), Jochen Klein (''Untitled'', 2000), Martin Creed (''Work No. 233'', 2000), Matthew Higgs (''Despair'', 2000), Paul McCarthy (''Dog'', 2000), Paul Noble (''Playframe'', 2000), Peter Doig (''Echo Lake'', 2000), Peter Pommerer (''Giraffe with Blue Coloured Eyes'', 2000),

Piotr Uklański Piotr Uklański (born 1968) is a Polish-American contemporary artist, director and photographer who has produced art since the mid 1990s which have explored themes of spectacle, cliché, and tropes of modern art. Many of his pieces and projects ...

(''no title'', 2000), Scott King (''Joy Division, The Moonlight Club, 4 April 1980, West Hampstead, London, England'', 2000), Tacita Dean (''Aerial View of Teignmouth Electron, Cayman Brac 16th of September 1998'', 2000) and

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(''Faltenwurf (Cubitt Edition)'', 2000).

Cubitt Studios

Cubitt Studios provides central London studio space for up to 30 artists at any given time. Former notable members of Cubitt include

Chris Ofili Christopher Ofili, (born 10 October 1968) is a British painter who is best known for his paintings incorporating elephant dung. He was Turner Prize-winner and one of the Young British Artists. Since 2005, Ofili has been living and working in ...

, Dinos and Jake Chapman, Matthew Higgs and

Peter Doig Peter Doig ( ; born 17 April 1959) is a painter of Scottish nationality who has lived and worked between Trinidad, Canada, the USA, Germany and Britain. He settled in Trinidad with his family between 2002 and 2021, when he moved back to London. ...

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