I am thrilled that my survey show Running and Returning at The Box has been picked as amongst the Best Shows of 2025 by Artlyst writer Paul Carey-Kent.
artlyst.com/critics-choice-best-uk-art-exhibitions-2025-artlyst
I am delighted that my monograph Running and Returning published by Kulturalis in 2025 has been picked by Art Writer Tabish Khan as one of his top reads this winter.
fadmagazine.com/2025/12/12/top-art-books-for-christmas
Coloured Plexiglass (various colours); mirror, American ash wood.
168cm (h) x 6cm (d) x 11cm (w)
The height of the work is the height of the artist.
These new wall-mounted sculptures are made of two simple, mirrored elements and use my signature ‘graft’ of materials: coloured plexiglass, mirror and wood. The title Hot Frame refers to the horticultural structures that are used to nurture and bring forth tender plants. The works are highly reactive and the ’empty’ space between the two elements becomes filled with colour through the action of light. The works are designed to be hung either tightly together or further apart and have connotations of threshold spaces such as window, door or picture frames.
15 November to 13 December
Curated by Debbie Meniru
In Hot Frame, Jyll Bradley returns to her 1980’s teenage bedroom, exploring queer identity, memory and her relationship to nature through photography and sculpture. Moving between light and shadow, interior and exterior, the exhibition reflects her long-standing interest in thresholds – both physical and emotional. Newly unveiled fluorescent sculptures –Hot Frames – appear alongside rediscovered self-portraits, creating portals that hover between visibility and invisibility, vulnerability and empowerment. The show also includes site specific flower arrangements made from foliage and blooms gathered by Bradley on her walks around Istanbul. These are presented as both an homage to the city and as ‘offerings’ to the photographic images of her much younger self.
I am delighted to be presenting my first solo show in Istanbul at Pi Artworks. Curated by Debbie Meniru.
JJ Charlesworth has reviewed my show at The Box for Art Review!
artreview.com/jyll-bradley-running-and-returning-the-box-plymouth
Casa Cipriani, New York, (4-7 September 2025)
Jyll Bradley’s presentation for Independent 20th Century, comprised photographs, drawings and sculptures on a bespoke wallpaper. The whole is a new iteration of a travelling installation – evoking the artist’s childhood bedroom – this time including colour images in artist designed frames of signature green plexiglass, as well as drawings on carbon paper. The presentation paired images originated in the 20th century – self-portraits taken 35 years ago in the artist’s bedroom and not shown at the time – with recent sculptures echoing the artist’s height. The work was selected by the Independent curatorial team for the fair because of the new narratives presented vis a vis queer representation from the late 1980’s as well as bringing to light a broader story of artists working in the early days of the YBA (Young British Artist) cohort.
Bradley’s presentation was amongst Artnet’s top picks for International Artists at the fair and a highlight booth for White Hot Magazine:
news.artnet.com/market/independent-20th-century-2025
whitehotmagazine.com/articles/2025-highlights-from-art-fairs
I am very excited to be presenting a solo booth of my work with Pi Artworks at Independent 20th Century.
independenthq.com/galleries/pi-artworks
I am delighted to have featured as ‘Spotlight’ on The Wick Culture.
thewickculture.com/spotlight-jyll-bradley/
I was interviewed by Aesthetica on Running and Returning, my solo show at The Box.