Biography

 

Naomi Sermet (b. Macau) is a French-Macanese artist based in London and Paris. Through painting, sculpture, and installation, her practice explores multiplicity, mimicry, and survival. Working with acrylic ink on Perspex, she investigates the tension between transparency and obstruction, using surfaces as membranes through which visibility, concealment, and transformation are continuously negotiated.

 

She holds an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, supported by the Lucy Halford Bursary. She has also received support from the Denise Coates Foundation (2026), is the winner of the 2026 Crinan Residency, presented by the Federation of British Artists at Mall Galleries in partnership with the Crinan Hotel, and was selected for The Arctic Circle 2027 Art & Science Expedition. She was shortlisted for the Ali H. Alkazzi and Basil H. Alkazzi Scholarship Award at the Royal College of Art (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), alongside a nomination 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).