Grace Wales Bonner lives and works in London. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Wales Bonner. While she sees herself primarily as a researcher, her expansive artistic practice extends to include curation, filmmaking and publishing. In 2019 she curated her first institutional exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery entitled A Time For New Dreams. She has recently launched a four-year research project, titled Between Critique and Hope, at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The project attempts to use the poly rhythmicality of Afro-Atlantic musical and artistic forms as the organizing principle for an alternative archival practice.
For her work at Wales Bonner, Grace has been awarded numerous awards including the LVMH Young Designer Prize (2016) and the CFDA International Men's Designer of the Year (2021). She has also collaborated with brands including adidas Originals, Anderson & Sheppard, and Dior.
Grace Wales Bonner lives and works in London. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Wales Bonner. While she sees herself primarily as a researcher, her expansive artistic practice extends to include curation, filmmaking and publishing. In 2019 she curated her first institutional exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery entitled A Time For New Dreams. She has recently launched a four-year research project, titled Between Critique and Hope, at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The project attempts to use the poly rhythmicality of Afro-Atlantic musical and artistic forms as the organizing principle for an alternative archival practice.
For her work at Wales Bonner, Grace has been awarded numerous awards including the LVMH Young Designer Prize (2016) and the CFDA International Men's Designer of the Year (2021). She has also collaborated with brands including adidas Originals, Anderson & Sheppard, and Dior.
Grace Wales Bonner lives and works in London. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Wales Bonner. While she sees herself primarily as a researcher, her expansive artistic practice extends to include curation, filmmaking and publishing. In 2019 she curated her first institutional exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery entitled A Time For New Dreams. She has recently launched a four-year research project, titled Between Critique and Hope, at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The project attempts to use the poly rhythmicality of Afro-Atlantic musical and artistic forms as the organizing principle for an alternative archival practice.
For her work at Wales Bonner, Grace has been awarded numerous awards including the LVMH Young Designer Prize (2016) and the CFDA International Men's Designer of the Year (2021). She has also collaborated with brands including adidas Originals, Anderson & Sheppard, and Dior.
