2 May - 8 June 2025

Marie Harnett

Were you dreaming?

Were you dreaming? the artist’s fourth solo show with the gallery, brings together intricate works on paper depicting tender, decadent and dream-like scenes inspired by contemporary film, Greek mythology and Old Master paintings.

Cristea Roberts Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of twenty-five new drawings by Marie Harnett (b.1983). Best-known for pencil drawings that are hyper realistic in style, the artist’s practice always begins with film stills sourced from a diverse range of trailers. Films are a conduit for the artist, who sifts through hundreds of trailers, intuitively selecting certain frames that encapsulate a particular atmosphere.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication featuring an interview with the artist. Contact us for a complete list of available works in the exhibition.

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Artist Talk: Marie Harnett and Nancy Durrant

12pm, Friday 6 June 2025

In conjunction with Marie Harnett: Were you dreaming?, the artist will be in conversation with cultural journalist and broadcaster, Nancy Durrant.

They will discuss Marie’s Harnett’s new body of drawings, themes and artistic influences, including contemporary film, classical myth, lost love and grief. The exhibition will open from 11am and the talk, which is a standing event, will begin at 12pm with an opportunity for an audience Q&A at the end.

Please contact events@cristearoberts.com to reserve your space.

This event is in collaboration with London Gallery Weekend.

Film: Were you dreaming?

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Film: Were you dreaming?

Marie Harnett discusses her new body of intricate works on paper and the often decadent, emotional and dream-like settings that emerge from each scene.