Chantal Powell creates sculptural works about the unseen aspects of our psyche. A PhD in social psychology and an interest in Jungian theory inform her practice. Her use of symbolic processes and materials reflect her research into the alchemical process. Alchemy serves as a metaphorical representation for the process of transformation of the Self that Jung called Individuation – a journey that re-establishes a connection between the conscious and unconscious. She embraces metaphors, myth and symbolic language in her making, working intuitively and intellectually to identify archetypes and discern key associations from her objects.

Chantal Powell (b. 1977, West Midlands, UK) lives and works in West Dorset. She completed her psychology doctorate at Southampton University (2002) before turning to work as an artist full time. She was shortlisted for the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award in 2015 and has exhibited at venues including the Guildhall Art Gallery London, and collateral events at the 53rd and 54th Venice Biennales.