Anya Gallaccio

Biography

Anya Gallaccio attended Kingston Polytechnic and Goldsmiths' College at the University of London, and now lives and works in London. Gallaccio has exhibited extensively, including recent solo exhibitions at the Tate Britain and at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, England. Her work is featured in numerous public and private collections such as the Tate Gallery, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and South Gallery, London. Gallaccio creates site-specific installations, often using organic materials as her medium. Past projects have included arranging a ton of oranges on a floor, placing a thirty-two ton block of ice in a boiler room, and painting a wall with chocolate. The nature of these materials results in natural processes of transformation and decay, often with unpredictable results. Gallaccio has stated, "I see my works as being a performance and a collaboration . . . There is an unpredictability in the materials and collaborations I get involved in. Making a piece of work becomes about chance - not just imposing will on something, but acknowledging its inherent qualities." To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"

Gallery Exhibitions

Museum Exhibitions

Public Projects

Publications

Selected Works

As long as there were any roads to amnesia and anaethesia still to be explored, 2002 7 felled Oaks variable dimensions Installation at Tate Britain, London LM7129
As long as there were any roads to amnesia and anaethesia still to be explored, 2002 7 felled Oaks variable dimensions Installation at Tate Britain, London LM7129

Rêvons d’or, 2006 Bronze cast tree, 12 glazed porcelain apples, rope 181 x 241 x 184 cm
Rêvons d’or, 2006 Bronze cast tree, 12 glazed porcelain apples, rope 181 x 241 x 184 cm

ANYA GALLACCIO Lion Tree, 2005 cast bronze, glazed porcelain, polyester rope 91 x 85 x 70 inches 231.1 x 215.9 x 177.8 cm LM9590
ANYA GALLACCIO Lion Tree, 2005 cast bronze, glazed porcelain, polyester rope 91 x 85 x 70 inches 231.1 x 215.9 x 177.8 cm LM9590

ANYA GALLACCIO like we've never met, 2003 found mahoghany glazed doors two parts, each: 91.14 x 26.97 inches 231.5 x 68.5 cm LM7507
ANYA GALLACCIO like we've never met, 2003 found mahoghany glazed doors two parts, each: 91.14 x 26.97 inches 231.5 x 68.5 cm LM7507

Motherlode (After the gold rush), 2005 pinewood case of six zinfandel wines 750 ml bottles case dimensions TBD Edition of 250 LM9815
Motherlode (After the gold rush), 2005 pinewood case of six zinfandel wines 750 ml bottles case dimensions TBD Edition of 250 LM9815

My, my, hey, hey (Hawthorne tree), 2004 direct cast bronze 126 x 81 x 60 inches 320 x 205.7 x 152.4 cm LM8109
My, my, hey, hey (Hawthorne tree), 2004 direct cast bronze 126 x 81 x 60 inches 320 x 205.7 x 152.4 cm LM8109

Time is our choice of how to love and why (russet), 2004 cast bronze, ceramic 111 x 140 x 105 inches 281.9 x 355.6 x 266.7 cm LM6930
Time is our choice of how to love and why (russet), 2004 cast bronze, ceramic 111 x 140 x 105 inches 281.9 x 355.6 x 266.7 cm LM6930

the way things are -- green with red, 2000 c-print 39.37 x 118.11 inches 100 x 300 cm Edition of 5 LM3559
the way things are -- green with red, 2000 c-print 39.37 x 118.11 inches 100 x 300 cm Edition of 5 LM3559

Untitled, 1996 black candles on glass 50 x 50 cm LM5864
Untitled, 1996 black candles on glass 50 x 50 cm LM5864

The power to be true to you, 2003 gold lamé hand-knotted fishing net 120 x 86 inches 304.8 x 218.4 cm LM7314
The power to be true to you, 2003 gold lamé hand-knotted fishing net 120 x 86 inches 304.8 x 218.4 cm LM7314

till the stars all burn away, 2003 gold-plated cast bronze 33.86 x 11.42 x 3.54 inches 86 x 29 x 9 cm LM7315
till the stars all burn away, 2003 gold-plated cast bronze 33.86 x 11.42 x 3.54 inches 86 x 29 x 9 cm LM7315

absolute, 1996 four cubes of ice 100 x 100 x 100 cm LM5865
absolute, 1996 four cubes of ice 100 x 100 x 100 cm LM5865

into the blue, 1993 one ton of salt bricks on Bournemouth beach variable LM5869
into the blue, 1993 one ton of salt bricks on Bournemouth beach variable LM5869

ANYA GALLACCIO solid and miraculous in the face of adversity (citrine), 2005 unique cast glass 6.69 x 12.99 x 7.48 inches 17 x 33 x 19 cm LM9754
ANYA GALLACCIO solid and miraculous in the face of adversity (citrine), 2005 unique cast glass 6.69 x 12.99 x 7.48 inches 17 x 33 x 19 cm LM9754

ANYA GALLACCIO Red on White, 1993 1/2 gallon of blood, glass, rock salt 74 x 64 x 1 inches 188 x 162.6 x 2.5 cm Courtesy of the Artist, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles LM11118
ANYA GALLACCIO Red on White, 1993 1/2 gallon of blood, glass, rock salt 74 x 64 x 1 inches 188 x 162.6 x 2.5 cm Courtesy of the Artist, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles LM11118

ANYA GALLACCIO Chasing Rainbows, 1998 glass beads and light dimensions variable Edition of 3 LM5861
ANYA GALLACCIO Chasing Rainbows, 1998 glass beads and light dimensions variable Edition of 3 LM5861

ANYA GALLACCIO head over heals, 1995 365 orange gerbera threaded into a chain variable LM5862
ANYA GALLACCIO head over heals, 1995 365 orange gerbera threaded into a chain variable LM5862

ANYA GALLACCIO solid and miraculous in the face of adversity, 2005 unique cast glass approx. 6.69 x 12.99 x 7.48 inches (each) 17 x 33 x 19 cm Edition of 2 LM9053
ANYA GALLACCIO solid and miraculous in the face of adversity, 2005 unique cast glass approx. 6.69 x 12.99 x 7.48 inches (each) 17 x 33 x 19 cm Edition of 2 LM9053

ANYA GALLACCIO red on green, 1992 installation view at ICA London 10,000 fragrant English tea roses, heads laid on a bed of thorns variable LM5867
ANYA GALLACCIO red on green, 1992 installation view at ICA London 10,000 fragrant English tea roses, heads laid on a bed of thorns variable LM5867

ANYA GALLACCIO aspire , 1999 installation view at TOCAG, Tokyo, Japan 3 perspex discs, rope, candles each disc: 200 cm diameter LM7115
ANYA GALLACCIO aspire , 1999 installation view at TOCAG, Tokyo, Japan 3 perspex discs, rope, candles each disc: 200 cm diameter LM7115

ANYA GALLACCIO aspire - detail , 1999 installation view at TOCAG, Tokyo, Japan 3 perspex discs, rope, candles each disc: 200 cm diameter LM7115
ANYA GALLACCIO aspire - detail , 1999 installation view at TOCAG, Tokyo, Japan 3 perspex discs, rope, candles each disc: 200 cm diameter LM7115

ANYA GALLACCIO Tense, 1990 installation at East Country Yard Show, Surrey Docks, London one ton of oranges and silk screen on paper Variable LM5873
ANYA GALLACCIO Tense, 1990 installation at East Country Yard Show, Surrey Docks, London one ton of oranges and silk screen on paper Variable LM5873

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