Patrick Goddard

The artistic practice of the London based artist Patrick Goddard (b. 1984; UK) spans video, sculpture, installation, photography, painting and drawing. Through absurdist storytelling, Goddard explores a range of pressing issues, from ecology and the Anthropocene to racial politics, migration and urbanization. His politically charged works often feature a self-defeating black comedy to critique the complexities of modern life, undermining his attempts to generate personal and political integrity.

His multidisciplinary works have been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions in multiple international institutions, museums and galleries including Tate Modern, London; Institute of Contemporary Art, London; E-Werk, Freiburg; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow; BFI London Film Festival and many more.

Reviews of his work have appeared in Artnet, Frieze Magazine, Artforum, Mousse Magazine and the Guardian, among others.

Goddard holds a BA Fine Art from Bath Spa university, a MFA Fine Art from Goldsmiths University and a PhD Fine Art Practice from Oxford University.