William Bacon — UK New Artists

William Bacon (b.1993) is a British artist who works primarily with found objects that interrogate the traces of modern culture. His scratchcard works, made from non-winning collections of users cards, contemplate on the formation of pseudo-languages through gesture, repetition and anonymity.

He obtained his BA Hons in Fine art at the Manchester Metropolitan University where he was awarded the 5Plus Creative New Talent Award (2016). Recent exhibitions include; Vignette’s and Pathways’ – Crownpoint Studios, Glasgow 2021 and a solo exhibition at The Cut, Suffolk 2020. He is currently based in Oxford where he maintains a studio practice. He is shortlisted for the 2023 Dentons Art Prize.

UKNA Projects:

Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2023