︎
MARY HURRELL is an artist and composer based in Bristol, working across experimental music, poetry and performance. Her practice explores forms of language, movement and voice in relation to physical and psychological experience. Mary released her debut album ‘FORMATIONS’ in 2024 and is currently a Studio Artist at Spike Island.


MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
Strange Brew, Bristol, 2026 
En Masse Festival, Document, Bristol, 2025
Bristol Beacon, Bristol, 2025
WETWARE, Strange Brew, Bristol, 2025
Servants Jazz Quarters, London, 2025
FORMATIONS Tour, OUTPOST Studios, Norwich, 2024
FORMATIONS Tour, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, 2024
FORMATIONS Tour, PINK,  Manchester, 2024
FORMATIONS Tour, Spanners, London, 2024
St Marks Drone Society Concert Series, The Old Church, London, 2023
Calling Cards Publishing Presents, Cafe OTO, London, 2021
London Gallery Weekend, Nicoletti Gallery, London, 2021
Corsica Studios, London, 2019
Cafe OTO, London, 2019
The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, 2018
Cafe OTO, London, 2018
Going Along Without A Body, IKLECTIK, London, 2017
Apologies In Advance 4, IKLECTIK, London, 2017
Power Lunches, London, 2015


PERFORMANCE COMMISSIONS
Perpetually Stew, KIT FORM, Bristol 2025
Jupiter Rising x Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh 2019
hmn 16, Bedford House, London 2019
STEREOSKIN, Skaftfell, Iceland 2017
An Evening Of Performances, The Roberts Institute of Art, London 2016
EROTIC MECHANICS, 10 Martello Street, London 2016
My Vocabulary Did This Too Me, South London Gallery 2014
SILVER, Outpost, Norwich 2014
CODA, Bold Tendencies X Sadler’s Wells Weekend, London 2012
SOLOS, In-Use, Acme Project Space, London 2012
CODA, Carlos/Ishikawa, London, 2012

SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTSBELT OF VENUS, Deiglan Gallery, Iceland, 2022
BUOY, Nicoletti Contemporary, London, 2021
Movement Study 6, The Bower, London 2018
mappings 3(OXIORCAD), Flat Time House, London 2018
mappings 2(AERIAL), Kunstraum, London, 2018
mappings 1 (PITCH), Body Ecologies organised by fluent, Centro Botin, Spain 2018
Release All Whales From Captivity, Carlos/Ishikawa, London, 2013
Key Blank, Broadcast Gallery, Dublin, 2012
CALL, Carlos/Ishikawa, London, 2012
Mary Hurrell, Mirror Gallery, Arts University Plymouth, 2008

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
Rana Begum Curates: Opposing Forms, Pallant House Gallery, 2025
PICNIC, Flat Time House, London 2024
PAGE/STAGE/SPACE, motor dance journal x San Mei Gallery, London 2024
By Indirections Find Directions Out, Yamakiwa Gallery, Japan 2018
Body Echo, Nicoletti Contemporary, Paris 2018
LOTUS, Bosse & Baum, London 2017
Tarantallegra, HESTER, New York 2016
Left Hand to Back of Head, Bluecoat, Liverpool 2016
London Open 2015, Whitechapel Gallery, 2015
OPEN SOURCE Contemporary Art Festival, London 2015
DISCOGRAPHY
 Roses the Whole Place (Mary Hurrell) featured on The Black Hill, The Glass Sky V/A Compilation, Somewhere Press, 2026
FORMATIONS LP (Mary Hurrell) Calling Cards Publishing, 2024

BROADCASTS
Calling Cards Publishing w/ Mary Hurrell, Clyde Built Radio, 2024
Avalanche Candy, Future Artefacts, RTM Radio, 2022
Blush Response & Periscope, RADIOPHRENIA, 2022
Blush Response, Nicoletti Audio, 2021

SCREENINGS
PERISCOPE, Boreal Screendance Film Festival, Iceland 2023
STEREOSKIN, Brunswick Park Film Festival, London 2021

PUBLICATIONS
Mary Hurrell, EROTIC MECHANICS-mappings, Artist Book w/ essays by Emily LaBarge (Publication Studio London & The Bower) 2018

INTERVIEWS & PRESS
Mary Hurrell’s Tender & Tangled Objects & Sounds
Mary Hurrell Lingua Franca Award Laureate 2025
 FORMATIONS Blake Crieghton for As If No Way
Glimpses of the Crystal Skein Chris Fite-Wassilak
Figure Figure N°35 Sandy Di Yu w/ Mary Hurrell
Loud and Quiet, Jupiter Rising, Dafydd Jenkins
Frieze Mary Hurrell’s Fluid Forms by Chris Fite-Wassilak
Frieze 2016 Highlights Brian Dillon

AWARDS & GRANTS
Gane Trust Grant 2026
Lingua Franca Laureate 2025
Help Musicians Develop Your Music 2024
PRAXIS Participate Grant, fluent 2023
Because of Many Suns, Collezione Taurisano, 2021
Project Grant, Arts Council of England 2020
Fluxus Art Projects Grant 2020
Project Grant, Arts Council of England 2017
Project Grant, Arts Council of England 2015

RESIDENCIES
PRAXIS, fluent, Spain 2023
BrittenPears Arts, UK 2023
Gilfélagið, Iceland 2022
Yamakiwa, Japan 2018
Radical Affinities, Flat Time House, London 2018
Skaftfell Center For Visual Art, Iceland 2017
Jerusalem Residency, London to Sheffield 2012
SIM Residency, Iceland 2008





︎