Zoë’s practice incorporates sculpture, textiles, photography, and installation. Her artform is raw, honest, and unapologetically feminist, exploring identity, equality, trauma and gendered violence, subverting preconceived notions of vulnerability and strength.
Growing up with strong, empowered women in her family and community in Hackney, East London, she channelled this energy into her art, using her words and rhymes to speak out against social injustices and challenge the status quo. She finds the act of creating intricate designs with needle and thread to be meditative and empowering and sees the craft as a way to reclaim traditionally feminine forms of expression and creativity.
She studied at the International Centre of Photography (ICP), NY, and was awarded an Art Matters Grant in 2017 and The Art Change Maker Award 2019. Notable solo shows have included BLOODWORK, Nomi and No Bleach Thick Enough,at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery London, at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, Heavy Rag at Fort Gansevoort Gallery New York and Let Her Rave at Gavlak Gallery Los Angeles. Group shows include those at SF Moma, The Broad Museum, The Museum of Art & Design, NYC, and The Baltimore Museum of Art.
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TELL US ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND
I grew up in Hackney, East London and moved to New York to go to art school and start my career as a multi-disciplinary visual artist. I live in Brooklyn with my 12 year old and our two kittens.
TALK US THROUGH YOUR CAREER JOURNEY SO FAR
My art practice has been evolving. I’ve been showing my work for over ten years and throughout each series I strive to push myself, learning new modes of expression.
