Zoë Carlon’s paintings on aluminium depict spaces that are simultaneously public and private. Selected subjects, including unoccupied interiors, views through windows and peripheries of the maintained natural world, are developed from images taken of both her immediate environment and unfamiliar transitory spaces. Compositions are formed of thresholds that create a boundary between interior and exterior and awkward impossibilities are formulated within the scenes through the use of manipulated perspectives and an invented palette.

Zoë Carlon was born in Wakefield, UK in 1993. She now lives and works in Wakefield, UK.

Collections

Zoë Carlon’s work is part of public collections worldwide. These include the Arts Council Collection Government Art Collection (London), FUAM Collection (Leeds) and the Royal Drawing School Collection (Cumnock).

Education

Carlon studied at the University of Leeds and the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts (Budapest).

Exhibitions

Her work has been featured in exhibitions at Super Super Markt (Berlin), South Parade (Mexico City), South Parade (London), Sadie Coles HQ (London), The Art House (Wakefield), Galerie Droste (Berlin), Kravitz Contemporary x JM Gallery (London), 36 Limestreet (Newcastle upon Tyne), The Tetley (Leeds), Centre for Recent Drawing (London), Artwalk (Wakefield), The NewBridge Project (Newcastle upon Tyne) and the Index Festival (Leeds).

Interview with Zoë Carlon
émergent magazine, interview by Sofia Hallström, 2023