Elisabeth Munn | My first square

Hand Printed Etching Ink On Zerkall Paper, Steel Bars, Magnets, 160X160Cm (Dimensions Variable)
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Dimensions (WxH): 160 x 160cm

Thinking through colour, Munn’s practice spans printmaking and installation, adopting analogue processes which distance the hand, whilst embodying the physical gesture of their making. Maintaining a somewhat unorthodox attitude to printmaking, repetitive sequences of monotypes function as contingent material units in an expansive form of image making. Her attentive approach allows relationships to form through colour, surface and volume. Paper becomes object, to be overlaid and rearranged, composing modular print-based installations which are shaped by their environment. Monotypes form the material and conceptual foundation of Munn’s practice. Data and information absorbed from the world is processed through this repetitive, meditative act, embodied in the physical rhythms of rolling and pressing. Recent solo exhibitions include Small fabric, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London (2026); Pink with morning, Space of Time Gallery, Beijing (2025); The sun speaks, Bond Street Flag Commission in partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts, London (2024). Munn completed a BA in Fine Art at Newcastle University in 2018, and graduated from the Royal Academy Schools in 2024. Awards include the Gwen May Trust Award, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (2025); Clifford Chance Purchase Prize, Clifford Chance Art Collection, London (2024); Chelsea Arts Club Trust, Materials and Research Award (2024).