Spartacus Chetwynd

Spartacus Chetwynd (b. 1973, London) studied Social Anthropology at University College London before studying art at the Slade and the RCA. She has performed and exhibited internationally. Major solo exhibitions include ‘Help! I’m trapped in a Muzuzah Factory’, Le Consortium, Dijon, France, 2008, and ‘Spartacus Chetywnd’, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Switzerland, 2007. Recent performances include ‘A Tax Haven Run By Women’, Frieze Projects, 2010 and ‘The Visionary Vineyard: Free Energy Workshop’, Hayward Gallery, London, 2011. In 2010 she was shortlisted for the Jarman Award for video artists, and she was recently shortlisted for the Max Mara Art Prize For Women (to be announced in September). Her work is included in ‘British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet’, touring to Glasgow and Plymouth later in the year. In 2007 a book was published on her performances by Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.

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