Name: Yelena Popova
Brand: Primates

Primates

Stand: 233

PRIMATES are a collective of 13 artists from the 43 resident artists at Primary, an artist-led contemporary visual arts organisation in Nottingham.

Primary prioritise creative research, studios, and run a free public programme of exhibitions and events.

PRIMATES

Stand 233

Exhibiting artists

Georgina Barney

Louisa Chambers

Sean Cummins

Craig Fisher

Michael Forbes

Mik Godley

Momoka Gomi

Caroline Locke

Line Nilsen

Yelena Popova

Christine Stevens

Debra Swann

Marek Tobolewski

Location

Nottingham

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Primary Open

25 Oct 2025 Primates Marek Tobolewski

See Art, Talk Art, Buy Art Primary’s residents and members will open their studios to the public, offering a behind the scenes look at their creative practices and transforming Primary Open into a vib …

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Based in the UK, Popova exhibits nationally and internationally. Her work has garnered significant institutional recognition, including major tapestry commissions for Meta's London office, Cambridge U …

Growing up half German in Yorkshire, Mik began to look at his “forgotten” heritage when he got his first computer. The simple decision to find out “where Mum came from” (because that’s what people do) …

Caroline Locke is a UK-based international artist known for her innovative sound sculptures and immersive installations that connect audiences to the natural world. Working across disciplines, she com …

Line Nilsen (born 1985) is a Norwegian artist, designer, and hand weaver currently based in the UK. Her creative practice is deeply rooted in craft and process, exploring the interplay of material and …

Michael Forbes is an artist and co-founder of Primary, an artist studio complex in Nottingham, where he served as Chair of the Board of Trustees from 2006–2011 and 2017–2024. In 2018, Primary joined t …

Debra Swann graduated from Goldsmiths College in 2001 with an MA in Fine Art, she is a resident Artist at Primary, Nottingham and has taught on the Fine art course at Nottingham Trent University until …

Craig Fisher graduated from MA Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2000. He is a Resident Artist at Primary Nottingham and Programme Leader BA (Hons) Fine Art at University of Derby. Fishe …

BIO Seán Cummins graduated from Manchester Polytechnic with a BA(Hons) Fine Art in 1981 and from Goldsmiths MA Fine Art, in 2000. Between 1993 and 1998 Cummins was a Co-Director of the Gasworks Galler …

Louisa Chambers graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2007 (MA Painting), is a Resident Artist at Primary Nottingham and Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University. She is current …

Georgina makes colours from plants: dyes, inks and paints. These are embodied in tactile objects made very, very slowly: from a gifted fleece of British grown wool to found skirting boards and discard …

Marek Tobolewski, a contemporary British artist, has dedicated nearly four decades to exploring non-representational art, building a practice that spans drawing, painting, and printmaking across a ran …

Momoka Gomi is a Japanese-born, UK-based textile artist whose work explores memory and the passage of time through the meditative process of handweaving. Working primarily with denim—cut, frayed, and …

Christine Stevens PhD is an artist and Gestalt psychotherapist. She works through the medium of clay, exploring the haptic interface between human experience and the environment. From her base at Clay …