Victoria Cantons

An artist, a European and a Londoner

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#sketchbook #ink #victoriacantons #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #smilingandmodelling #artistslife #art #artlife ‪‬#londonartists #contemporaryart #drawing #face (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnlbnhvFXob/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ty9ye45bn84d

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#notes #quotes … #victoriacantons #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #deviousbigotry #artistslife #art #artlife #londonartists #contemporaryart #thinking #waiting https://www.instagram.com/p/BnlJtjVlygk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14mkf81j68g9u

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Thank you everyone that came last week whether it was to the PV or just during the week. For all your messages and for all the support and love. The Turps Programme has been amazing and I feel so privileged to be a part of the family. @turpspainters Turps Studio Programme 2018 end-of-year-show was at @paulstolpergallery 31 Museum Street, London Open 21st-25th August. The PV was Wednesday 22nd August 6-9pm Featuring work by myself, @eleanorbedlow @angela_brandys @freyaguest @rebeccaharperartist_ @craiglee11 @scott_miles_art @thomasrapsey @rhiannonrebeccaart @kieronsimms @jonathansmallpaints @___evan___thomas___ @hannah_turner_duffin and @soniawynnartist • Curated by @philallen33 and @marcusharveyartist Photos curtesy of Jonathan Milton 22 Aug 2018 #turpsbanana #turpsartschool #turpspainters #painters #paintingschool #studiopainters #painting #contemporarypainting #artschool #endofyearshow #turpsstudioprogramme (at Paul Stolper Gallery)

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PV tonight! Reminder for the @turpspainters Turps Studio Programme 2018 end-of-year-show at @paulstolpergallery 31 Museum Street, London (very near the British Museum) Open 21st-25th August. The PV is Wednesday 22nd August 6-9pm Featuring work by myself, @eleanorbedlow @angela_brandys @freyaguest @rebeccaharperartist_ @craiglee11 @scott_miles_art @thomasrapsey @rhiannonrebeccaart @kieronsimms @jonathansmallpaints @___evan___thomas___ @hannah_turner_duffin and @soniawynnartist • #turpsbanana #turpsartschool #turpspainters #painters #paintingschool #studiopainters #painting #contemporarypainting #artschool #endofyearshow #turpsstudioprogramme (at Paul Stolper Gallery)

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There is a time. A time to sing, a time to shine. A time to leave, a time to stay. There is a time to cry and a time to live. And there is a time to sing and a time to love, 2018, oil on linen, 180 x 135 cm ... … . . #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #victoriacantons #fragility #vulnerability #cyberfeminism #whatonebelievesin #artistslife #oilpainting #turpsbanana #turps #londonartists #london #turpspaintingprogramme #art #artlife #studiolife #inthestudio #artiststudios #contemporaryart #painting #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #gesture (at Turps Banana)

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@turpspainters Turps Studio Programme 2018 end-of-year-show at @paulstolpergallery 31 Museum Street, London (very near the British Museum) Open 21st-25th August. The PV is Wednesday 22nd August 6-9pm Featuring work by myself, @eleanorbedlow @angela_brandys @freyaguest @rebeccaharperartist_ @craiglee11 @scott_miles_art @thomasrapsey @rhiannonrebeccaart @kieronsimms @jonathansmallpaints @___evan___thomas___ @hannah_turner_duffin and @soniawynnartist • #turpsbanana #turpsartschool #turpspainters #painters #paintingschool #studiopainters #painting #contemporarypainting #artschool #endofyearshow #turpsstudioprogramme (at Paul Stolper Gallery)

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I’m telling this story because I believe in you. I believe you in to existence. I tell so that you are oil on linen, 190 x 180 cm ... … … #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #victoriacantons #fragility #vulnerability #cyberfeminism #whatonebelievesin #artistslife #oilpainting #turps #turpsbanana #londonartists #london #art #artlife #studiolife #inthestudio #artiststudios #contemporaryart #painting #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #gesture (at Aylesbury Estate)

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#sketchbook #notebook #moment #ink … #victoriacantons #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #thelehmantrilogy #deviousbigotry #artistslife #art #artlife #londonartists #contemporaryart #drawing #thinking #waiting (at Aylesbury Estate)

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Update: the last time I was working on this was mid June #wip #workinprogress 200x180cm #oilpainting #linen . #inthestudio #victoriacantons #artistslife #turpsbanana #turps #turpspaintingprogramme #art #artlife #studiolife #inthestudio ‪‬#artiststudios #londonartists #contemporaryart #white #grey #gold #abstractart (at Aylesbury Estate)

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Portrait of a Girl With an Unpronounceable Name, oil on acrylic absorbent ground on linen, 30 x 25 cm ... … . . #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #victoriacantons #fragility #vulnerability #cyberfeminism #longing #searching for a #revelation #whatonebelievesin #artistslife #oilpainting #turpsbanana #turps #londonartists #london #turpspaintingprogramme #art #artlife #studiolife #inthestudio #artiststudios #contemporaryart #painting #figure (at Aylesbury Estate)

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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves, oil on gesso over linen on lime wood panel, 20 x 15 cm ... … . . #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #victoriacantons #fragility #vulnerability #cyberfeminism #longing #searching for a #revelation #whatonebelievesin #artistslife #oilpainting #turpsbanana #turps #londonartists #london #turpspaintingprogramme #art #artlife #studiolife #inthestudio #artiststudios #contemporaryart #painting #figure (at Aylesbury Estate)

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From my photographic collaboration with @_xu.yang_ from her performance: My mama told me when I was young, we are all born superstars, 21072018 #xuyang_art #victoriacantons #femaleartist #star #stage #contemporaryart #painter #performance #performativeart #photography #makeup #face #vintagestyle #pose #strut #extravagant #feminism #cyberfeminism #femalegaze #londonart #art #fineart #painting #portraiture #ego #self #selfportrait #artnow #londonartist (at London, United Kingdom)

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Thank you so much to everyone who visited Turps Open studios and Set 24 Group Show at The Art Academy. It was wonderful to meet you and chat. . #turpsbanana #turpspaintingprogramme #exhibition #kunst #londongallery #artistlife #thingstodoinlondon #contemporaryart #contemporaryfineart #contemporarypainting (at London, United Kingdom)

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So this Friday… ‘Open Studios’ at Turps. Twenty four artists to meet and see great work in the flesh! I’m in unit 13. . Friday 20th July 6-9pm Saturday 21st July 12-5pm at @turpspainters . Units 3 + 10-13 First Floor Walkway Taplow House Thurlow Street (corner with East Street) London SE17 2UQ . #turpsbanana #turpspaintingprogramme #exhibition #kunst #londongallery #artistlife #thingstodoinlondon #contemporaryart #contemporaryfineart #contemporarypainting (at Aylesbury Estate)

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Details from a new works in progress… . Sometimes moments are just a desperate reach to anchor oneself. I say this from experience as sometimes I think I have weak roots and a weak trunk. Am I liable to be blown away by the breeze or washed away by the tide? It's difficult to be stable in this state -a continual struggle- where it comes from I've no idea but I wonder, do I actually do myself any favours? Am I floundering? Looking for light from the distant tunnel entrance? Please! Please! Can't you see my white flag?! I'm waving it. I'm waving! …sigh… …breathe… ok, better, calmer. More still again. A glass of water, a splash from the sink. Thank you God for pulling me out of the quicksand. . #details #workinprogress #wip #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #fightingwithlife #wip #artistslife #oilpainting #turpsbanana #turps #turpspaintingprogramme #art #artlife #studiolife #inthestudio #artiststudios #londonartists #contemporaryart #painting #williamsburgoils #williamsburg #noblack #justcolor #space (at Aylesbury Estate)

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Reminder that this is happening… ‘Set 24’, a group show PV Wednesday 18th July 6-9pm Then showing Thursday 19th July to Saturday 21st July, 10am-5pm daily at @theartacademylondon 155 Walworth Road, SE17 1RS London, UK . Please do come in and meet artists and see great work in the flesh! . Set 24 . The Art Academy is hosting a show of works by 24 artists from the Turps Painting Program, based nearby in the Aylesbury Estate. For a year, these artists have worked along side one another in neighbouring studio spaces, observing and discussing each other's practices and ideas. We would love to invite you to join us in discovering the array of painterly discourses that this melting pot has produced. . #turpsbanana #turpspaintingprogramme #exhibition #kunst #londongallery #artistlife #thingstodoinlondon #contemporaryart #contemporaryfineart #contemporarypainting (at Walworth)

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You can do anything, You can be anything, oil on gesso over linen on lime wood panel, 25 x 20 cm ... … . . #staringoutwhilststandingattheedgeofacliff #confessingfromthebackoftheroom #postcardsfromtheedge #victoriacantons #fragility #vulnerability #cyberfeminism #longing #searching for a #revelation #whatonebelievesin #artistslife #oilpainting #turpsbanana #turps #londonartists #london #turpspaintingprogramme #art #artlife #studiolife #inthestudio #artiststudios #contemporaryart #painting #figure (at Aylesbury Estate)