Tedi Lena 2021
Combat Prize 2021 
philosophical, conceptual description
The overall compositions lulls you into playful mode, perhaps remembering days on the beach observing or being the child at play. An idilic scene, the beach, and  toes in the water, sun and play.
The dynamic diagonals start to alert you too a drama unfolding. The diagonals, on inspection suggest travel - with their rubber tyre, the movement of people - they are part of a transporter vehicle. 
You notice the child is reaching out towards a group of miniaturised people! At her toes in the water are more people, are they drowning? will the colossus child reaching towards them  and who represents the state/multi-nationals/global organisations, help or squash them. A fragile moment, loaded with responsibility and possibility, the light intense, the drama hight, the subtle use of my paint and delicacy of my brush strokes emphasises this  critical moment in time.
Tedi Lena.
Biography
Nationality: British
Born in London 1996
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2015-2018, Degree of Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours London Metropolitan University at CASS.
In the Graduation Exhibition received the OWEN ROWLEY PRIZE 2018 Award. Here, I participated with six Art works in big dimensions, influenced by contemporary art.
Alongside university studies, I continued evening classes such as Abstract Painting, Life drawing and Life Portrait oil. Figuration and Abstraction followed by group exhibition in Hampstead School of Art.
Other short courses attended; 2018-2019
Life drawing, Superimposed drawing (RA)
Life drawing, surface, form (RA)
Life drawing, Michelangelo: Approaches to Drawing the Figure, Royal Academy.
2019 selected from BP Portrait Award out of 2,538 entries from 84 countries with finale 45 works for the exhibition.
Oct 2018, Selected from Mall Gallery/Federation of British Artists to take part of “In the Studio” Project,

2015, Foundation Diploma level 3 in Fine Art with Merit at Hampstead school of Art followed by exhibition.
July 2015 I received an Award Winner in recognition of hard work and commitment from City Lit Collage
Nov 2014, Colour Mixing for Oil Painting, short course, City Lit College.
2013 Short courses (for 16-18 year olds) University of Art London, Central Saint Martin
Drawing
Life Studies, Life Painting
Achievement
Awarded a bursary from Hampstead School of Art to develop my oil painting skills from life, which has focused my interest on Fine Art.
Achievement: Awarded for Excellent Work in Arts GCSE, focus and exemplary attitude
Won Jack Petchey Award twice
Work Experience
2021 Highly Commended for the De Laszlo Foundation Prize on RBA Annual Exhibition Mall Galleries.
2021 RBA Annual Exhibition
2021 selected RBA RISING STARS 2021
2021 RBA RISING STARS ROSL Exhibition
2020 Solo Exhibition at Old Diorama Arts Centre
Shortlisted for Art Gemini Prize Exhibition Singapore and London 2019
Winning Young Artist Prize 2019 from Art Gemini Prize
BP Portrait Award Exhibition at National Portrait Gallery 2019 London
2019-2020 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Exhibiting in CASS Art BP show ”Face to Face” 2019
Solo Exhibition at Hampstead School of Art Gallery 16Sep-16Oct 2019
First Prize ALAN DAVIES “Painting the Heath” competition 2019
First Prize at Summer Exhibition, Students and Staff, at HSoA, 2019
August 2019 Group Exhibition
Mall Gallery/Federation of British Artist “in the Studio” Project
May 2019 Solo Exhibition at Old Diorama Art Centre.
May 2019 Free Workshop for deaf students and art lovers, Painting Portrait from Life at Old Diorama Gallery.
July 2019 Lead the BP Award Exhibition tour at National Portrait Gallery London
2016-2017-2018-2019 selected as an Artist in Residence from HSoA and successfully exhibited at Hampstead Heath.
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,2019 Summer Exhibition HSoA with variety of paint, life drawing, life portrait in oil, still a life, landscape and composition.
Yearly exhibited in Central St Giles, Covent Garden, leading to some sales.
December 2019 Artist in Residence at Old Diorama studio, followed by solo Exhibition.
2013 Solo exhibition for the Deaf Day at City Lit College (work produced in charcoal, pastel, oil paint, water colour and acrylic.
Published
2021 RBA May-July newsletter
2021 RBA Annual exhibition catalogue
2021 RBA March-April news in the headlights
2021 HSoA On Line News
2021 Art Gemini Prize London, success story
2019 Art Gemini Prize catalogue
2019 Aesthetica magazine
2019 National Portrait Gallery Instagram
2019 CASS Art, BP blog
2019 Mall Gallery, In The Studio, catalogue
2019 BP Portrait Award Exhibition catalogue
2019 Camden News
2019 HSoA on line News
2019 London Metropolitan University press
2019 London Metropolitan University Prospectus 2013 -2019 Hampstead School of Art Prospectus