Eyes as Big as Plates # Agnes II

source: recessart

Riitta Ikonen received her BA from the University of Brighton and her MA from Royal College of Art in London. She lives and works in New York City and London. She has exhibited her work at Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki, London 2012 Olympic Park, Seibu Shibuya in Tokyo, Winzavod Art Center in Moscow, Hockney Gallery and the annual RCA Secret exhibition at Royal College of Art, Photographer’s Gallery, Tate Britain, Gulbenkian foundation headquarters and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. She is a recipient of the Michael Peters award for Interdisciplinary Collaboration, winner of the Beck’s canvas competition in 2008 and in 2011 she was the artist in residence at KINOKINO arts center in Norway. Ikonen is the artist in residence with SPARC (Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide) in Manhattan through Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) from January through June 2013.

Karoline Hjorth is based in Oslo and works as a photographer, journalist and sailor. She received her BA in Photographic Arts from University of Westminster in London and her MA in International Journalism from the same university. Her photographic work has received the Deloitte Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London and has been exhibited internationally. She released the book Mormormonologene (Nana Monologues) in 2011 and the second edition was published in 2012.