United Visual Artists (UVA) are an art and design practice based in London, creating work that lies at the intersections of sculpture, architecture, live performance and installation.
The studio’s origins in design for live performance led to a sustained interest in spectacle, the relationship between passive and active participation, and the use of responsive systems to create a sense of presence. As UVA’s work has broadened and evolved towards large-scale permanent works, it has become more influenced by the complex systems found in nature, while retaining its desire to emotionally engage the viewer and create a sense of communion.
With an open approach to collaboration, the members of UVA come from backgrounds in a wide variety of disciplines, and this cross-pollination of skills inspires new fields of exploration.
United Visual Artists have been commissioned by Artwise Curators, The Creators Project, La Gaite Lyrique, National Maritime Museum, Opera North, Royal Academy of Arts,Victoria & Albert Museum and YCAM Japan.
Their work has been exhibited at institutions and galleries including the South Bank Centre, the Wellcome Collection, Durham Cathedral, Riflemaker, Gazelli Art House and The British Library. Internationally UVA have shown in Barcelona, Beijing, Hong Kong, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Sao Paolo, St Petersburg, Taipei and Tokyo. Their designs for live performance have led to commissions for venues such as the Tate Modern turbine hall, the Serpentine Gallery and Madison Square Garden in New York. With public art works on permanent display in London, Bristol, Toronto and Istanbul.
2011 October
LoveLight, London
2011 September
Ryerson University, Toronto
2011 September
OCAD, Toronto
2011 June
Springsessions, Graz
2011 May
Mapping Festival, Geneva
2011 Jan
Oslo Lux, Oslo
2010 Nov
NYU, New York
2010 Nov
V&A, London
2010 Nov
TEDx, Aldeburgh
2010 Oct
Design Museum, London
2010 Sept
Semi-Permanent, Melbourne
2010 Sept
Kyoorius Designyatra, Mumbai
2010 Sept
Ars Electronica, Linz
2010 May
Technarte, Bilbao
2009 Sept
Medialab-Prado, Madrid
2009 June
Light in Winter, Melbourne
2009 May
OFFF, Oeiras
2009 Feb
UCLA Design Media Arts,
Los Angeles
2008 Nov
onedotzero Cascade, London
2008 Oct
Arquiset, Barcelona
Jerome Zodo Contemporary, Milan, Lumen Ray - Group Show
Grey Area, February 2013
Gazelli Art House, London Let There Be Light - Group Show
Always Never, October 2012
Designs of the Year, London Design Museum
High Arctic, February-July 2012
National Maritime Museum, London
High Arctic, February 2011
Creators Project, New York
Origin, October 2011
La Gaite Lyrique, Paris - Solo Show
Rien a Cacher Rien a Craindre, March 2011
Brit Insurance Design Awards, Design Museum, London
Speed of Light
Creators Project; New York, London, Beijing
Tryptich, September 2010
The Incheon International Digital Arts Fair; Incheon
Speed of Light, June 2010
The Wapping Project; London
Chorus, April 2010
Bargehouse; London
Speed of Light, December 2009
‘GSK Contemporary, Earth: Art of a Changing World’, The Royal Academy and Burlington Arcade; London
Onward, November 2009
Lumiere; Durham
Chorus, November 2009
‘Identity: Eight Rooms Nine Lives’, the Wellcome Collection; London Hereafter, June 2009
The Smithfield Gallery; London Deus, May 2009
Riflemaker Gallery; London Hereafter, February 2009
Opera North; Leeds
Chorus, November 2008
Yuda Art Project for YCAM at Chuya Museum; Yamaguchi
Array, November 2008
LIGHT.SCAPE; Taipei
Volume, April 2008
Microwave International New Media Arts Festival; Hong Kong
Volume, January2008
Mori Tower, Tokyo
Hereafter, October 2007
Nuit Blanche; Paris
Tryptich, September 2007
‘Picture House’, Belsay Hall
Hereafter, April 2007
‘Sacred’, British Library; London
Reflect, 2007
Going Public - Public Architecture, Urbanism and Interventions (Gestalten) 2012
British Design from 1948: Innovation in the Modern Age - V&A Publishing 2012
Selected B (Index Book) 2011
A Touch Of Code (Gestalten) 2010
Staging Space: Scenic Interiors and Spatial Experiences (Gestalten)
How to Design a Light (Conran Octopus Ltd in association with The Design Museum)
Form+Code (Princeton Architectural Press) 2010
Creative Island II (Laurence King Publishing) 2009
Digital by Design,Troika (Thames & Hudson Ltd) 2008
Bright: Architectural Illumination and Light Installations (Frame Publishers) 2008
Area_2 (Phaidon) 2008