SOMAYA CRITCHLOW
Somaya Critchlow (b. 1993) lives and works in London.
Solo exhibitions include Pastels, Maximillian William, London, UK (2026); The Chamber, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK (2025); Triple Threat, curated by Hilton Als, Maximillian William, London, UK (2024); Somaya Critchlow: Paintings and Drawings, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, US (2023); Afternoon’s Darkness, Maximillian William, London, UK (2022); Blow-Up, Galerie Gregor Staiger, Zürich, Switzerland (2021); Underneath a Bebop Moon, Maximillian William, London, UK (2020); Sincere for Synonym, Fortnight Institute, New York, USA (2019); Time Never Mattered, Efrain Lopez Projects, Chicago, US (2018).
Group exhibitions include Ecstasy and the Aftermath, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, UK (2026, forthcoming); The Vandals, Gladstone, New York, US (2026); Lord Arthur Saville's Crime, Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK (2026); The Woman Question: 1550-2025, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Warsaw, PL (2026); Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World, curated by Hilton Als, Michael Werner Gallery, London, UK (2026); The Power of Drawing, The Royal Drawing School, London, UK (2026); From Cindy Sherman to Francesco Vezzoli: 80 Contemporary Artists, Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy (2026); A Room Hung with Thoughts: British Painting Now, Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX, USA (2026); Woman in a Rowboat, Olivia Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico (2026); 5 Years, Maximillian William, London, UK (2025); BEAUBADUGLY: A Different History of Painting, Musée International des Arts Modestes, Sète, France (2025); When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland (2025); Drawing attention: emerging artists in dialogue,Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK (2025).
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SELECTED WORKS
Somaya Critchlow; Untitled, 2026; Pastel; 33.3 x 28.3 x 4 cm; 13 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.
Somaya Critchlow; Figure and Reflection, 2025; Watercolour and Drawing Ink on Cold Pressed Linen-Rag paper; 12.2 x 16 cm; 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Somaya Critchlow; The Painter II, 2024; Japanese ink on paper; 49.5 x 42 cm; 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.;
Somaya Critchlow; Owls, Bats and Cats, 2024; Japanese ink on paper; 41 x 33.8 cm; 16 1/8 x 13 1/4 in.;
Somaya Critchlow; Wide Eyed, 2024; Oil on canvas; 27 x 24 cm; 10 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.;
Somaya Critchlow; Shadow play, Shadow self, Symmetry, 2023; Watercolour on paper; 10 x 6.5 cm;
Somaya Critchlow; Yellow Dress, 2022; Oil on linen; 33 x 23 1/4 in (83.7 x 59.2 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Bedstead (Asymmetry), 2022; Oil on linen; Unframed:; 36 1/4 x 27 in (92 x 68.5 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; X Studies the work of Pythagoras, 2022; Oil on linen; Unframed: 17.8 x 12.5 cm; Framed: 34.6 x 29.6 x 6.2 cm;
Somaya Critchlow; The View Over St Erth, 2022; Oil on linen; Unframed:; 45 5/8 x 34 1/4 in; (115.9 x 87 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Count Me Out, 2022; Oil on linen; 81.5 x 57.6 cm;
Somaya Critchlow; The Pink Iron Bedstead, 2021; Oil on linen; 10 x 8.1 in (25.5 x 20.5 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; The Manganese Violet Shoe, 2021; Oil on linen; 10 x 8.1 in (25.5 x 20.5 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Little Hermit, 2020; Oil on Linen; 21.5 x 15.5 x 2 cm;
Somaya Critchlow; Cowboy Bebop, 2018; Oil on Canvas; 9 x 6.7 in (22.8 x 17 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Untitled (Rope and Moon), 2018; Oil on Canvas; 8.2 x 5.8 in (21 x 14.8 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Kim's Blue Hair With Dog, 2019; Oil on Canvas; Framed: 9 x 6.6 in (23 x 16.9 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; XXXyz (Blackface/Shooter), 2019; Oil on canvas; 9 x 6.7 in (22.9 x 17 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Figure Holding a Little Teacup, 2019; Oil on linen; 8.35 x 5.83 in (21.1 x 14.8 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Untitled (Pink Hair), 2019; Oil on linen; 10 x 8.2 in (25.5 x 20.9 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Dolly, 2019; Oil on linen; 8.27 x 5.91 in (21 x 15 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Little Susie, 2019; Oil on linen; 10 x 8.2 in (25.5 x 20.9 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Untitled (Mandolin), 2019; Oil on linen; 8.4 x 5.9 in (21.3 x 15.1 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Shelley X, 2019; Oil on linen; 8.4 x 5.9 in (21.3 x 15.1 cm);
Somaya Critchlow; Obligation II, 2019; Oil on linen; 34 × 24 in (86.4 × 61 cm);
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Somaya Critchlow is included in group show The Vandals at Gladstone Gallery, New York…