Hettie Inniss (born 1999) is a London based artist. She received a BA Hons in Art and Design from the University of Leeds (2022) and received her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art (2023) with support from the Sir Frank Bowling Scholarship.
Inniss’ work considers the concept of memory as a tool to navigate the complexities of identity within contemporary culture. She constructs compositions from her own memory, resulting in unrestricted and ambiguous paintings. Inniss transforms the canvas into a space of ever-growing openness and opportunity for understanding and emphasises the ever-changing nature of memory, thus breaking away from the binary that memories and past history are definitive.
Inniss uses paint to create deep sensory imagery: how does a memory taste, how does it sound, how does the application of paint reflect these feelings? She plays with both figuration and abstraction, creating a space of openness for learning and unlearning, and ever-evolving change.
Recent group exhibitions include; 'I Don't Paint What I See' (2023) at Berntson Bhattacharjee in London; 'Somewhere In Between' (2023), Hew Hood Galler, Islington, London; 'Fluidity' (2023), The Night Café, Fitzrovia, London; 'RBA Rising Star' (2023), Royal Over-seas League, Green Park, London; 'Impressions' (2023), Subtitle Labs, Notting Hill, London; 'A Slash of Blue' (2023), The Gerald Moore Gallery, Eltham, London; 'Bird Box Visual Arts Festival' (2022), Cambridge; 'LEEDS SUMMER GROUP SHOW' (2022), Leeds Playhouse, Leeds; 'New Light Collection Launch' (2021), Grantley Hall, Ripon; 'New Light Prize Curator's Choice' (2020), 'Online Exhibition,' Scarborough Art Gallery, Scarborough. Recent residencies include; In Conversation With Hettie Inniss (2022), Acrylicize Art House, Hackney, London; UGRE Research Panel (2022), University of Leeds, Leeds; Residency (One Week) (2022), Acrylicize Art House, Hackney, London. She is a recipient of the ColArts Winsor Newton Bursary (2023), Royal College of Art, the RCA Frank Bowling Black Student Scholarship (2022) and the Berkofsky Art Award (2022), University of Leeds.