Edmond Brooks-Beckman British, b. 1987

Edmond Brooks-Beckman was born in 1987 in London, where he lives and works. He holds an MA in Painting from The Royal College of Art (2021-2023). His graduation show work ‘Inscriptions beneath the skin’, 2023 won the coveted Valerie Beston Prize. He has a BFA from Brighton University (2006-2009).

Brooks-Beckman has integrated his studio and lecturing practice. After completing a PGCE at the IOE in 2016, the artist worked within secondary education as an Art and Design teacher he progressed on to foundation course leader at the Hampstead School of Art until 2023.

Through layers of thick oil paint and symbolism woven into his evolving visual language, Brooks-Beckman explores family history, personal experiences, and contemporary consciousness. The artist creates palimpsests paintings, revealing his application, carving, and cutting technique while capturing the delicate balance between creation and erasure.

EDUCATION

2023 MA Painting, The Royal College of Art, London UK
2009 BA Fine Art Painting, Brighton University, Brighton UK

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 
2026 Cob Gallery, London, UK (forthcoming) 
2026 Room 13, Duarte Sequeira, Seoul, KR 
2025 The Contraction of Ein Sof, Duarte Sequeira, Braga, PT 
2024 Valerie Beston Award, Ordovas, London, UK 
2024 Into the clamour of words, Duarte Sequeira, Seoul, KR 
2024 Sandpaper can't do that, Duarte Sequeira, London, UK 
2023 Spoken in Ochre, Frestonian Gallery, London, UK 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 
2025 The Shape of Being, Duarte Sequeira, Seoul, KR 
2025 Viewing Velocities, Public Gallery, London, UK 
2024 Across the Pond, Eric Firestone, New York, USA 
2023 Echoes Across Surfaces, Duarte Sequeira, Braga, PT 
2023 Tightrope, Subtitle Labs, London, UK 
2023 I Don't Paint What I See, Bernston Bhattacharjee, London, UK 
2022 Positions Part 2, Alma Pearl, London, UK 
2022 Gallery Opening, Des Bains, London, UK 
2022 Take the day out in baskets, St. Chads Project, London Breaking News, VO Curation, London, UK 
2021 Deviations, House of Annetta, London, UK

AWARDS AND HONORS

2023 Valerie Beston Artists’ Trust Prize