Gemma Barr
Sculptor (b.1992)
Gemma Barr is a sculptor with over a decade of experience across art studios in Europe.
After graduating from Glasgow in 2014, she moved to Eindhoven to work with artist
Nacho Carbonell. This period marked a significant shift in her practice, moving toward
art and experimental material processes.
Her current work marks a departure from a background in raw materiality, focusing instead
on sculpture and the found object as a primary medium. This shift is a direct response to the current political and ecological landscape, using assemblage to confront themes of overconsumption and waste. By treating discarded matter as alive, she investigates the intersection of gothic materialism and community spaces for collective discourse.
Gemma is currently based in London, where she is graduating from the Master in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, her work will be in the Hangar Gallery RCA Battersea 18-21 June.
Work shown at the RCA2026 graduate show by Gemma is sponsored by the Liu Shiming Art Foundation Bursary
Her practice continues to explore the lifecycle of objects and the necessity of community refuge within the detritus of a post capitalist society.
To see what Gemma is currently working on, follow along on Instagram
Exhibitions, Press, Residencies and Awards below.
Exhibitions, Press, Residencies,
Events, Collaborations, Awards
2021 - Galerie SceneOuverte, Paris: ‘Differenté mais semblable’
2022 - Pavillion of Art and Design (PAD) Paris, Galerie SceneOuverte
2022 - Milan Design Week, Isola Design District: ‘Rising Talents’
2022 - Installation: Nacho Carbonell x Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, NL
2023 - Galerie SceneOuverte, Paris: ‘Quelque chose d’irréel’
2023 - Collectible Fair, Brussels: Curated Section by Leo Orta
2023 - Collaboration x Maria Bernand - Les Fleurs x Primtemps Haussman, Paris.
2023 - Design Miami Basel, Galerie SceneOuverte
2023 - Gallery Tableau, Copenhagen ‘Rhubarb Drip’
2023 - Installation: Nacho Carbonell x Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, NL
2024 - Artist In Residence, Casa Lü, Mexico City, ‘Atypical Archeologies’
2025 - Architectural Digest - Interview -
Les Nouvelles Radicalities/The New Radicalities
2025 - Installation: Nacho Carbonell x Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, NL
2025 - NaZesUur, Studio Nacho Carbonell, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
2025 - FESTUS - Royal College of Art
2026 - Sculpture Studio Exhibitions - Royal College of Art
2026 - Brutal Collective, Brixton Jamm ‘Resurge’
2026- Liu Shiming Art Foundation Bursary Recepient
2026- RCA2026 Degree Show “The Art of Urgency” Exhibition of selected works
from the Arts and Humanities department. The Hangar Gallery.
Press
• Elle Decoration France No. 295 & 296
