BIOGRAPHY:
Eugenia Popesco, born Chertsey UK, based in London & Dorset. Eugenia is a contemporary visual artist who works within a multi-disciplinary practice, spanning; printmaking, painting, drawing & installation. Her practice is concerned with social histories and landscape. Often finding a voice for these subjects through the transient status and alchemy of the printed image. Eugenia completed MA Fine Art (Print), Royal College of Art 2015-2017 (awarded full bursary for study) and BA Illustration at Camberwell College of Art 2012-2015 (first class honours).
Eugenia has exhibited nationally as well as internationally. Exhibitions include: RA Summer Exhibition 2025; Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, 2025; ‘The Doorway Effect’ ASG Gallery, 2025; International Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, 2024; ‘REVERB’ Visual Arts Scotland 2022; ‘Milieu & Moment’ Zhejiang University, China 2021; solo exhibition of works, Import Building, London 2019-2020; Gilchrist-Fisher Award 2018, Rebecca Hossack Gallery; ‘The Odious Smell of Truth’, Hockney Gallery 2017; ‘Output’, Southwark Park Galleries 2017. Eugenia’s printmaking has also been commissioned by clients such as the Tate Modern for gallery poster designs. Eugenia’s work is held in private collections internationally.
Eugenia is a Fellow of Advance HE and is an experienced educator with a PGCert in Creative Higher Education. Eugenia has taught across, Printmaking, Fine Art, Illustration & Graphic Communication disciplines.
EDUCATION:
PGCert in Creative Education, University of the Creative Arts 2021-2022 (FHEA Fellow/Advance HE Fellow)
MA Fine Art, Print, The Royal College of Art, London 2015 -2017 (Distinction for Dissertation)
BA (Hons) Illustration, Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London 2012 - 2015 (First Class Honours)
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Arts University Bournemouth 2012 (Distinction)
EXHIBITIONS/GROUP SHOWS:
2025 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, 10th Edition, The Firework Factory, London (November 2025) LINK
2025 “The Doorway Effect”, ASC Gallery 1 & 2, The Handbag Factory, Vauxhall, London (October 2025)
2025 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2025, Piccadilly, London (17th June - 17th August) LINK
2024 ‘International Original Print Exhibition’, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London (November 2024)
2023 ‘YOLK’, The Arts University Bournemouth Northwest Gallery (20 October – 30th November)
2023 ‘MUNDANIA’, The Avenue, Bournemouth (August 2023)
2022 “South West Printmaking Open 2022” Studio KIND, Braunton, Devon (30th September - 15th October)
2022 “The Chace”, SPUDworks, Sway, Hampshire (7th - 11th September)
2022 “REVERB” Visual Arts Scotland (19th March - 29th April) LINK
2021 “20 Seconds Or More” Young Space Views, guest curated by Sim Smith (12th-28th February) LINK
2020 “Milieu & Moment - Dimension”, 2020 International Online Exhibition of Contemporary Art, School of Art & Design, Zhejiang University, Image Expression Painting Research & Creation Centre, School of Art, China (August/September)
2018 - 2020 Solo display of works at Import Building, East India Docks, London (October 2018 - March 2020)
2018 "RCA Secret", Darwin Building, Royal College of Art, London (30th November-3rd December)
2018 "Gilchrist-Fisher Award 2018" (Finalists Exhibition) Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Conway St, Fitzrovia, London (15th-29th March)
2017 "RCA Secret" Darwin Building, Royal College of Art, London (9th-15th September)
2017 "Network" by the RAGE collective, MOVEMENT, Platform 2, Worcester Foregate Street, Railway Station, Worcester (20st July - 14th August)
2017 ‘Super Super’ Kingsgate Project Space, London (30th June - 1st July)
2017 "RCA Show 2017", Royal College of Art, Hester Road, London (June 23rd-July 2nd)
2017 “The Odious Smell of Truth”, by the RAGE collective, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London (April 19th-21st)
2017 “Output”, CGP Gallery, Southwark Park, London (24th – 26th February)
2016 “RCA Secret”, Gulbenkian Galleries, Darwin building, Royal College of Art, London
2016 “RCA Secret”, Art Dubai, Mina a’ Salam, Alserkal Avenue, Warehouse 46, Dubai
2016 "Break/Link", RCA show at CGP Gallery, Southwark Park, London (4th - 6th March 2016) LINK
2016 "RCA Fine Art WIP Show", Royal College of Art, Hester Road, Battersea (22nd - 24th January 2016)
2015 "Rock, Paper, Scissors: Camberwell Illustration External Degree Show", Hoxton Arches, London (16th - 21st July 2015)
2015 "Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London 2015 Degree Show", Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road Campus (20th - 27th June)
2015 "Multipack", 3Space, Oxford Street (18th - 20th March 2015)
2015 "Third Year Interim Show", Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road Campus & Wilson Road Campus (12th - 19th February 2015)
2014 "St. Barbes Annual Open Exhibition", St. Barbes Gallery and Museum, Lymington, New Forest (July 2014)
2014 "Parallel Cities", SafeHouse 1 & 2, Peckham (28th - 29th May 2014)
2014 "The Expanded Designer", Camberwell College of Arts, Wilson Road Campus
2013 "First Year Summer Exhibition", Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road Campus
2013 "First Year Narrative Illustration Exhibition", Camberwell College of Arts, Wilson Road Campus
2012 "Foundation Show 2012", The Arts University Bournemouth, Dorset
WORKS SELECTED FOR:2025 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
2025 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
2024 International Original Print Exhibition
2018 Shortlisted for the Gilchrist-Fisher Award 2018
2017 Work selected to be shown on loan for 6 months in KI Europes offices
2017 Shortlisted for the Almacantar Prize
2016 Tate Modern poster design – ‘London by Eugenia Popesco for Tate’ (featuring new Tate Modern extension)2015 Tate Modern poster competition winner - ‘London by Eugenia Popesco for Tate’
TEACHING & ARTIST TALKS:2024 - 2025 Associate Lecturer in Creative Education, University of the Creative Arts
2019 Visiting Tutor, Arts University Bournemouth, BA Illustration & BA Drawing
2019 Technician Demonstrator in Printmaking, Arts University Bournemouth
2018 Visiting Lecturer (Artist Talk & Crit) at Central Saint Martins for MA Fine Art, London, 22/01
2017 Workshop Assistant, Collage, Poole Museum, 14/08
2017 Workshop Assistant, Mono Printing and Relief Printing, Poole Museum, 01/08
2016 Eugenia Popesco Artist Talk, Gorvy Lecture Theatre, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London
PRESS & LISTINGS:
2017 Website feature for Gilchrist-Fisher Award 2018 Shortlist LINK
2017 “Output - RCA Print 1” feature on website: http://cgplondon.org/rca-print/
2017 “Break Link - RCA Printmakers” feature on website: http://cgplondon.org/tag/eugenia-popesco/
2015 "Rock, Paper, Scissors", Camberwell Illustration External Degree Show Website, LINK
2015 Camberwell BA Illustration Instagram Page "Rock, Paper, Scissors", 2015 LINK
2015 Camberwell Blog "BA Illustration Summer Show Preview", 2015, LINK
2015 "The South East London Journal, No.2 The Swimming Pool Issue", Artist Summer Degree Show Feature
2015 "Reception Gallery Feature", 2015 LINK
BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS, JOURNALS & CATALOGUES:
2017 ‘A Place By The Sea’, A limited edition of books made by the artist 2017
2017 ‘Hang The Artist, It Says Nothing To Me About My Life’ RCA Dissertation/Thesis - Result: Distinction. A Limited edition of publications made written and made by the artist.
2015 ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’, Camberwell Illustration External Degree Show Catalogue, Edition of 750
2015 ‘The South East London Journal, No.2 The Swimming Pool Issue’, Artist Summer Degree Show Feature
2014 ‘Small Print’, All content, design and production, by Nadine Ghandour, Toby Young & Eugenia Popesco