Paulette Bansal

I am a Manchester based artist working primarily in the field of Printmaking. I work from a home studio space and am a member of Hot Bed Press. I exhibit regularly with this local print collective and individually and had my first solo show in Manchester in December 2022. In 2023 I was a resident artist on the AA2A programme at Artlab Contemporary Print Studios, UCLan and in 2024 was selected to join the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts as an associate.

My current practice examines the unearthing of memories through inherited objects. I have been meticulously recording the varying marks and handwriting mainly through drawing and intaglio printmaking techniques; etching, collagraph and Chine Colle. Different series of prints have evolved focussing on selected individual objects from the archive.

In 2023 I began to rethink the objects through a new concept resulting in a site-specific installation ‘Moments in Time’ at Victoria Baths in Manchester. 72 large screen prints became the focus of the installation which stretched out along the floor of the now empty pool area.  

My most current series of works explore printed collage medium on board encouraging experimentation for new ideas. These disparate printed elements are combined into a new, cohesive whole.