Hettie Inniss, b. 1999, London UK, is an artist and graduate from the University of Leeds studying Art and Design BA Hons (2022). She continued her practice at the Royal College of Art on the Painting MA course (2022) where she graduated in September 2023. During her time at RCA Inniss has been awarded the Sir Frank Bowling Scholarship (2022) which supports students from Black African and Caribbean diaspora heritage. She is also a recipient of the ColArt Windsor and Newton Bursary (2023). The Tate Collective has also commissioned her to create artwork responding to a piece in their collection for October 2023. Her work is also in several private and public collection.
Education
2022 - 2023 MA Painting
Royal College of Art
2019 - 2022 Bachelor of Art and Design
University of Leeds
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 “The Painted Room”, GRIMM, Amsterdam, NL
2023 "I Don't Paint What I See", Berntson and Bhattacharjee, Fitzrovia. London, UK
2023 "Royal College of Art Degree Show", RCA, Battersea, London, UK
2023 “Somewhere In Between”, Hew Hood Galler, Islington, London, UK
2023 “Fluidity”, The Night Café, Fitzrovia, London, UK
2023 “RBA Rising Star”, Royal Over-seas League, Green Park, London, UK
2023 "Impressions", Subtitle Labs, Notting Hill, London, UK
2022 "Bird Box Visual Arts Festival", Cambridge, UK
2022 "LEEDS SUMMER GROUP SHOW", Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, UK
2021 "New Light Collection Launch", Grantley Hall, Ripon, UK
2020 "New Light Prize Curator's Choice", Online Exhibition, Scarborough Art Gallery, Scarborough UK
Special Commissions
Tate Collective Commission, October 2023
Residencies and Artist Talks
2024 “Palazzo Monti” (upcoming January)
2022 "In Conversation With Hettie Inniss", Acrylicize Art House, Hackney, London, UK
2022 "UGRE Research Panel", University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2022 Residency (One Week), Acrylicize Art House, Hackney, London, UK
Grants and Awards
2023 ColArts Winsor Newton Bursary, Royal College of Art
2022 RCA Frank Bowling Black Student Scholarship
2022 Berkofsky Art Award, University of Leeds
Publications
2023 The Painted Room - Curated By Caroline Walker, GRIMM
Press
Where's The Frame? - 2023
Ocular Advisory - 2023
Public Collections
AzkoNobel Art Foundation (NL)
The New Light Collection (UK)