b. 1994, London, England 
Lives and works in London 
aaronfordroots@gmail.com
instagram.com/aaronwford


Education: 

2013-2017, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Central St Martins, UAL, London 
2012-2013, Foundation Diploma Art and Design, Central St Martins, UAL, London 


Solo Exhibitions:

2025, Meninx, Xxijra Hii Gallery, London


Selected Group Exhibitions: 

2025, Bright Star, Galleria Mattia De Luca, Rome
(Alvaro Barrington, Lydia Blakeley, Sholto Blissett, Lewis Brander, Ryan Driscoll, Louise Giovanelli, Lewis Hammond, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Poppy Jones, Sang Woo Kim, Sahara Longe, George Rouy, Antonia Showering, Ella Walker and Flora Yukhnovich.)

2024, Home and Away, Matt Carey-Williams x Gallery 2, Seoul, South Korea
(Ruby Dickson, Mattia Guarnera-McCarthy, Christopher Hartmann, Reuben Beren James, Rachel Lancaster, Glen Pudvine, Joshua Raz, Sophie Ruigrok, Nour el Saleh, Pei Wang, Georg Wilson and others)

2024, You were kept awake all through the night, British School at Rome, Italy
(Dario Carratta, Ginevra Collini, Aaron Ford, Eloise Fornieles, Kerstin Kartscher, Tura Oliveira)

2023, Perfect Passive, Xxijra Hii Gallery, London
(Robin Megannity and Aaron Ford)

2023, On the edge of fashion, Rose Easton, London
(Arlette, Alfa Bransfield, Aaron Ford, Jonah Pontzer, Mary Stephenson)

2023, Horizon Line, Andrew Reed Gallery, Miami USA
(Dan Attoe, Kate Bickmore, Betty Brown, Deborah Brown, Rafael Domenech, Sam Creasey, László von Dohnányi, Sam Finkelstein)

2022, Tree and Leaf, Hannah Barry Gallery, London
(Alex Katz, Alfie Rouy, Allan Gardner, Cecily Brown, Frank Bowling, Isaac Lythgoe, Kate Bickmore, Luke Silva, Matthew Clifton, Natalia Gonzalez Martin, Shaun McDowell, Sholto Blissett, Thom Trojanowski and others)

2018, Paper Cuts Kristian Day, Saatchi Gallery, London


Residencies, Awards and Fellowships: 

Research Fellowship, Institute of Classical Studies, London, Oct 2024 - Oct 2026
Sainsbury Scholarship, British School at Rome, Sept 2023 - Mar 2024
Xenia Creative Retreat, Feb - Apr 2022


Events, Panels and Discussions:

Michael Armitage in conversation with Aaron Ford, British School at Rome, 2024
Negotiating the Italian Legacy, NABA University and On-Site Roma, Rome, May 2024
CRIT #33 Public Programme, CASTRO Projects, Rome, Jan 2024
Introductory Lecture, British School at Rome, Oct 2023, Jan 2024 
Fashion at the Edge, Panel Discussion, Rose Easton Gallery, Feb 2023


Press: 

Featured Exhibition, You were kept awake all through the night, ATP Diary, June 2024
Meet the Artists Video Interview, Aaron Ford, British School at Rome, 2024
Artist Interview, British School at Rome, November 2023
Artist Interview, Rose Easton, FAD Magazine, February 2023