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About

Octavia Inns (b. 1999) is an artist based in London working primarily with drawing and painting. Her work weaves together observations of the everyday with elements of memory and imagination. These observations and recollections sit alongside figurative elements and presences to visualise the feelings of being in a particular space at a particular time. She graduated from the Manchester School of Art with a BA in Illustration with Animation in 2022, and from the Royal Drawing School's postgraduate programme, The Drawing Year, in 2025.
CV

2025
The Drawing Year 2024-25 End of Year Exhibition, Royal Drawing School, London - Group Exhibition
Best of the Drawing Year, Christie’s, London - Group Exhibition

2024
In Demand Summer Show, SEESAW, Manchester - Group Exhibition
Drawn In, The Art Office, London - Group Exhibition
Works on Paper, Young Collectors (online) - Group Exhibition
Hiraeth, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford - Group Exhibition
Miniatures Revisited, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield - Group Exhibition

2023
Cornucopia, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield - Group Exhibition
Ellsquared x Short Supply Made It!, The Royal Standard, Liverpool - Group Exhibition
Bankley Open 2023, Bankley Studios & Gallery, Manchester - Group Exhibition
Print!, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield - Group Exhibition
Delphic, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield - Group Exhibition
Urban Jungle, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield - Group Exhibition

2022
Hot Bed Press 20:20 Print Exchange, Manchester - Group Exhibition
Graduate Show 2022, D31 Gallery, Doncaster - Group Exhibition
The Alan Hotel, Manchester - Solo Exhibition
Manchester School of Art Degree Show, Manchester - Group Exhibition

2020
Night and Day Cafe, Manchester - Solo Exhibition

Education
2025 - The Drawing Year postgraduate programme,   The Royal Drawing School, London
2022 - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation, First Class Honours, Manchester Metropolitan University
2019 - Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Chesterfield College

Residencies
2026 - Drawing Marathon, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, USA
2025 - Moritz/Heyman Residency, Borgo Pignano, Italy

Awards
2023 - The Royal Standard Award, Ellsquared x Short Supply Made It!
2023 - Second Prize, Bankley Open ‘23

Contact
Email me here 
Instagram: @octaviainnsart