On occasion of Fertile Spoon, Mary Stephenson and Grace Pailthorpe’s current exhibition at Bosse & Baum, Mary will be in conversation with the curator of the exhibition Chloe Nahum to discuss her recent work in the exhibition, and the connections with Grace Pailthorpe’s work.

Mary Stephenson (b.1989) lives and works in London. She is currently completing her postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy Schools, London after graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in 2011. Recent exhibitions include those at Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, Skanor (2020); Lychee One, London (2020); Cob Gallery, London (2020); Bosse & Baum, London (2020); Harlesden High Street, London (2020); Super Dakota, Brussels (2020); After Nyne Gallery, London (2019) (solo); Pestana CR 7, Lisbon (2018); Downstairs at Mother, London (2017 and 2014); and HIX Cock ‘n’ Bull Gallery, London (2015). Stephenson’s practise encompasses painting, photography and ceramic sculpture.

Chloe Nahum is a freelance writer and researcher in art history. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford and Imperial War Museums, where she is researching dreams in art and literature of the First World War. She received her MA in Modern British art from the Courtauld Institute of Art.