About

Izatt Shortman (b.2003) is an artist and curator based in Bristol, UK. His practice explores the interpreted human form and its subsequent documentation through archaeological studies and related material choices. Working between ceramic, stone and metal, he outcomes semi-monumental sculptures and bas-reliefs that balance object and body in scale, curating suggestions of reciprocal interactions between unspecified figures.

Through fragmentation, repetition, and material contrast, interactions become interpretive and undefined, inviting viewers to form their own narratives around the relationships they imply. Shortman irregularly displays works in a manner that allows space to become physically interactive, prompting changing situational dialogues.

Research into global archaeologies forms a foundation for the practice, informing the visual language through which the works negotiate concepts of permanent presence, mental absence, and individual audience understandings.

Exhibitions:

2026 (upcoming) UN/ARCHIVE. KIT FORM, Bristol.

2026 (upcoming) (title not yet confirmed). The Corridor at Spike Island, Bristol.

2025 SUMMIX. Centrespace Gallery, Bristol.

2025 Bath Spa University Degree Show 2025. Locksbrook Campus, Bath.

2024 RECOLLECTION. Bath Artist’s Studios, Bath.

2024 Izatt Shortman, Harry Wilkins. Michael Pennie Gallery, Bath.

2023 From a Box to a Cube. Walcot Chapel, Bath.

Essays and Publications:

2025 What Makes a Sculpture a Sculpture?
2023 Woodcuts of 2023

Education:

2022-2025 Bath Spa University - BA (Hons) Fine Art.