Monster Chetwynd
b. 1973, United Kingdom
Monster Chetwynd (b. 1973, London) has performed and exhibited internationally, and was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2012. Recent projects including The Life of St. Bede a major commission made in collaboration with specialist teams at the National Glass Centre, presented by Glass Exchange at Durham Cathedral, Durham (2022); Migros Museum, The Löwenbräukunst-Areal, Zurich (2022); Monster Loves Bats, Konsthall C, Stockholm (2021); Free Energy (The Life of Nikola Tesla), Studio Voltaire, London (2021); Tears, Messeplatz Art Basel, Basel (2021, and subsequently presented as part of Art in a Day, Copenhagen Contemporary, 2022); Toxic Pillows, De Pont, Tilburg, The Netherlands (2019); Vision Verticale, shown as part of Day Tripper, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, England (2019); Monster Rebellion, Villa Arson, Nice (2019); Hell Mouth 3, Eastside Projects, Birmingham (2019); Winter Commission, a prestigious annual commission presented on the gallery façade at Tate Britain, London (2018); Ze & Per, Sadie Coles HQ, London (2018); The Green Room & Science Lab and The Panther Ejaculates, Art Basel Parcours, Basel (both 2017); Uptight upright, upside down, CCA Glasgow (2016); JABBA, I’M BACK! and Cocaine and Caviar, Bergen Assembly, Norway (both 2016); Dogsy Ma Bone, Liverpool Biennial (2016); Camshafts in the Rain, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (2016); The King Must Die, Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh (2015); Hermitos Children 2 / Listen Up!, Studio Voltaire, London (2014); and The Green Room, Nottingham Contemporary (2014). Chetwynd lives in Zürich, Switzerland.