El Gleghorn

Artist CV

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As a sculptural artist, Gleghorn’s work stands soundly with the creation of hyper-feminine sculpture. These sculptures are invariably multimedia, and consistently underpinned with some form of feminist ideology. The physical construction of her work, which persistently holds the overall aesthetic of a vintage-styled cake, aims to eradicate inequality. 

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Gleghorn is fond of creating a juxtaposition within her works. By tackling serious issues in current online media and presenting them in the arcane and ineffable form of a cake, she creates a tensionful relationship between sweetness and savage truths. 

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Throughout her practice so far. El’s strong personal interest in topics such as sexism and inequality drives her to continue the development of her practice, making her want to spread the context behind her pieces even more. El hopes that her work will educate people on these issues, or help to start open conversations that are usually seen as ‘man-hating’ or pointless.

The hyper-feminine characteristics used to decorate her sculptures are significant, as these factors add to the gender stereotypes and inequality context behind her pieces. Gleghorn uses a wide range of materials throughout her practice. Notably, she has found that the use of specific materials is not an important element in her work, and finds herself using whatever material is best fitting to execute the ideas behind each piece. Gleghorn takes inspiration from a variety of different historical and contemporary women (these including, but not limited to: artists, writers and activists) such as Jessica Walsh and Emmeline Pankhurst. These inspiring women influence Gleghorn to strive for equality and peace through making sculptures.

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Additionally, context is a very significant element in her pieces, as she has found that conducting research on the topic of feminism has led to the discovery of incredibly portentous stories throughout history, her particular interest being that of British suffrage. Gleghorn is well trained in the use of many materials as well as artistic techniques and processes, all of which come in useful for each type of work she wishes to execute, giving her the artistic freedom to make a variety of different artwork.

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Throughout her career thus far, Gleghorn has had a strong interest in advertising and merchandising, influencing her to consider the ability of her practice in a wider perspective. She has created pieces of work that can be disseminated easily, pushing towards the activism behind her practice, and the hope that her work can be seen by anyone; for anyone should have the chance to become educated on the issues showcased in Gleghorn’s work. Her artwork wholeheartedly aims to educate people and enact change. 

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Gleghorn’s most recent work, The Joys of Womanhood  (2025) is a series of 4 cake sculptures. These focus on the current state of feminism in the media, providing insight into topics and issues such as Red Pill content, sex work stigma and living in a world full of misogyny. 

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El Gleghorn is an artist originally from Sunderland UK, but began professionally establishing her practice at The Northern School of Art in Hartlepool, UK. Gleghorn is currently studying a masters degree in Art's Practice at The Northern School of Art.

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