{"title":"Claude Vergez","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-4024f76c-7fff-3648-9b02-8130f5133c6e\"\u003eClaude Vergez studied Painting at the Royal Academy Schools (postgraduate) and Central St Martins College of Art in London. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrizes and awards include Contemporary British Painting Award 2023, Discerning Eye 2022, Wells contemporary 2021, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCastellon Painting Prize (spain) 2006, Abbey fellowship in painting  at the British School at Rome 2005, the Stanley Picker fellowship in painting 2002, Elephant charity commission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe exhibits widely nationally and internationally. Group shows and solo shows include Hastings Contemporary, the Royal Academy, The Transpalette and Drac galleries in France, Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts de Valence, France, École Nationale des Beaux Arts de Bourges France, Skåpet Gallery in Sweden, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, UK, Académie Royale des Beaux Arts Brussels, Venice Biennale program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work is featured in several articles and publications and has an upcoming monograph (to be published in 2026) with Beams Editions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"flow-lilac-gold","title":"Flow, Lilac \u0026 Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicking out the constructs of painting, I find the process of looking a transformative experience – it's not about looking at a picture or a narrative, but a physical experience. One feels the thought process made manifest by the materiality of the paint and the gesture of the artist.\u003cbr\u003eMy work doesn't offer a point of focus. The eye wanders around using peripheral vision, like a meditative dance where one is touching with one's eyes. Informed by an extensive daily drawing practice of geometric formation, found images and nature, lines forms and colours are deconstructed and recombined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claude Vergez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56931715154302,"sku":"HC1070","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-02-16_at_15.29.58.png?v=1771255807"},{"product_id":"flow-purple-gold","title":"Flow, Purple \u0026 Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eRooted in the tradition of modernist abstraction, my work is resolutely focused on the craft of painting. One feels the thought process made manifest by the materiality of the paint and the gesture of the artist. \u003cbr\u003eMy work doesn't offer a point of focus. The eye wanders around using peripheral vision, like a meditative dance where one is touching with one's eyes.\u003cbr\u003eInformed by an extensive daily drawing practice of geometric formation, found images and nature, lines forms and colours are deconstructed and recombined. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claude Vergez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57194175365502,"sku":"HC1068","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-03-31_at_21.47.24.png?v=1774990054"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/collections\/Screenshot_2026-02-03_at_12.47.38_a7043206-bfae-4e5b-b7fb-b22a292fbe6c.png?v=1770659152","url":"https:\/\/hyphacurates.com\/collections\/claude-vergez.oembed","provider":"Hypha Curates","version":"1.0","type":"link"}