Biography

 

Naomi Sermet (b. Macau) is a French-Macanese artist based in London. Her practice explores multiplicity, mimicry, and survival through painting, sculpture, and installation, drawing on cross-cultural experience and an interest in how perception shapes our understanding of the world.

 

She is currently completing an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art (2026), supported by the Lucy Halford Bursary. She has also received support from the Denise Coates Foundation Materials Fund (2026) and was shortlisted for the Ali H. Alkazzi and Basil H. Alkazzi Scholarship Award (2025). Her work has received the Special Prize of Géant des Beaux-Arts (France Galop, 2023) and the Public Prize at Binômes Centenaires (Art & Motion, Paris, 2023), and she was nominated for the Sciences Po Contemporary Art Prize (2024).

 

Naomi’s projects have been featured in Le Quotidien de l’Art, Point Contemporain, Le Mauricien, Artension, Artmajeur Magazine, and Arts in the City. She has participated in residencies across Europe and the Arctic, including 59 Rivoli (Paris, 2023), Akureyri Art Museum (Iceland, 2023), and Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort Art Gallery (Finland, 2022). Her work is held in collections such as France Galop (France) and Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort (Finland).