About

Perdita Sinclair seeks out diverse first-hand experiences to inform the constructions of reality in her work. She pulls together climate change concerns, theories around mental health, and the beauty and challenges of scientific research with her lived experiences to create her hyper-visual, shape-shifting paintings and multidisciplinary work.

Sinclair’s interest in mental health, especially Carl Roger’s theories that challenge the notion that we all inhabit the same reality has led her to train as a Person-Centred Counsellor. Her art draws parallels with this notion, and the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment, situating it in a kind of superposition where many realities could be possible. This superposition also speaks of the unsettled Anthropocene times in which we live, where things are dramatically shifting in the world.

Much of her work is related to blue conservation and she regularly sea swims. She conducted a residency with Sail Britain and has been inspired by the work of marine scientists at the National Oceanography Centre and European Marine Board. She is currently collaborating with Sussex Bay to bring greater attention to the marine conservation zones.

Her intrepidity has also seen her collaborate with Functional Anatomy, leading to her becoming artist in residence on human dissection courses at both Oxford University and Imperial College. She has also conducted two painting residencies with ESKFF at Mana Contemporary, USA, and worked alongside scientists from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to make a large light installation that spanned the length of the Millennium Seed Bank atrium. She has exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally, including recently at Mana Contemporary, USA, and the Royal Academy of Art, London.

For current exhibition and events check out Instagram @perditasinclair

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