Atalanta Xanthe (b. 1996) grew up in the UK and New Mexico, USA, and now lives and works in London. Xanthe received her Undergraduate at University of Oxford, Ruskin School of Art (2014-2016) and her Postgraduate MFA: New York Academy of Art (2016-2018). On graduating, at 21, she became the New York Academy of Art’s youngest Fellow (2018-2019). Xanthe’s practice is a vivid blend of fantastical surrealism and theatrical storytelling, where nature and artifice collide in painterly dramas that stretch the boundaries of narrative and logic. Rooted in drawing and enriched by references ranging from ancient manuscripts to popular culture, her feminist approach reclaims the grandeur of History Painting with a distinctive, mischievous flair.
Solo exhibitions include Age Gap 1494-2024, Alice Black, London, UK (2024); Scaffold for the Imagination, Galleria Alessandro Albanese, Milan, Italy (2023); Uteroverse, Alice Black, London, UK (2022).
Selected group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Growth of the Soil, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2025); New Life, Curated by Danica Lundy & Alexi Worth, Platform, New York, USA (2024); The Cave of the Mind, Curated by Marcelle Joseph, Ione & Mann, London, UK (2024); Small Hours, Alice Black, London, UK (2023); Seven, Alice Black, London, UK (2022); Future Fossils, Alice Black, London, UK (2021); Chubb Fellowship Show, Wilkinson Hall, New York, USA (2020); Chubb Fellowship Show, Wilkinson Hall, New York, USA (2019); While Supplies Last, Bellevue Museum, Washington, USA (2019); Thesis Exhibition, Wilkinson Hall, New York, USA (2018); Take Home a Nude, Sotheby’s, New York, USA (2018); Chubb Show, Sagamore Hotel, Miami, USA (2018); Spring Crush, Eva Contemporary, Pennsylvania, USA (2018); Manchester International Festival, Manchester, UK (2017); Summer Exhibition, Leipzig International Artist Programme, Leipzig, Germany (2017); Leipzig Summer Residency Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, USA (2017); Ruth Borchard: Next Generation, Piano Nobile, London, UK (2016); St Hugh’s College Artists Exhibition, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (2015); United Society of Artists Exhibition, Cork Street, London, UK (2014); Ruskin Show, Oxford, UK (2014); Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Competition, Piano Nobile, London, UK (2013).
Highlights and Collections
Xanthe has been awarded the Chubb Fellow/Artist in Residence at the New York Academy of Art, USA (2019); New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship, USA (2017); David Schafer Portrait Award (2017); Leipzig International Art Program Residency, Germany (2017); Merit Bursary, Oxford University, UK (2014); Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Competition, London, UK (2013). Xanthe is featured in the permanent collections of the Ruth Borchard Collection, UK and the Marval Collection, Italy.