GENERAL STORE
CONTEMPORARY

office:
2/11 Hughes St 
Potts Point, 
Sydney 2011

T:+61(0)414 844 365
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Directors:

Ben Gavin
Jasmine Kean

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Without a permanent physical space, 
general store contemporary leaps 
and bounds to create events, 
exhibitions and situations exploring
the cross over of sound and visual
components. We hope that what we
represent, discover and transcend
is in a constant state of flux
portraying the important to what
is contemporary, fresh and 
innovative. The identity appears 
and disappears, occupying basements, 
garages, apartment rooms, bars, 
clubs even courtyards for a period 
of time. It is everywhere and 
nowhere at the same time.



Represented artists:
Irene Perez Hernandez

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Born 1977, Valencia, Spain
Lives and Works in London

EDUCATION

2006/08 Masters of Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College, University of the Arts, London UK
2004 Post-graduate studies (textiles) Central St. Martins College of Art & Design 
University of the Arts, London UK
2003 Grant Award: Studies in Fashion Design, Valencia, Spain
2001/02 Erasmus Grant: School of Art, Design & Performative Arts, Middlesex University, 
London UK
1997/2002 BA (hons) Fine Arts, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

EXHIBITIONS

2011 (tbc) general store contemporary (solo)
2010 'The Sculpture Show' Morley Gallery, London Uk (group)
2010 'Cartographies of the Creativity' Centro Cultural El Carmen - 
Museo De Bellas Artes De Valencia, Spain (group)
2010 'Minimalism Massimo' The Gallery at Willesden Green, London UK (group)
2009 'The London Group Exhibition' Menier Gallery London UK (group)
2009 'Mobile Nature' general store contemporary, Sydney Australia (solo)
2009 'Responses from Two Islands' Hackney Empire Theatre, London UK
2009 general store @ ArtMelbourne 09 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
2009 ‘Turbulence’ The Foundry, Shoreditch, London UK (group)
2008 ‘Finale’ Goldsmiths College, University of the Arts, London UK (solo)
2007 'Climate of Change' ASC studios London UK (group)
2007 'Alternative Narratives' National Architecture Week London UK (catalogue/group)
2006 ‘Trauma and Art: Shards of Delineating Absence’ Spielraum, Berlin, Germany (catalogue/group)
2006 ‘Behind Our Brittle Shells' Nolia's Gallery, London UK (catalogue/group)
2003 ‘Spaces for a smile’ Palace of the Colomina, Valencia, Spain (catalogue/group)
2002 ‘The Pool of Tears’ Quicksilver Place, Royal College of Arts, London UK (solo)
2002 Participation in the ‘250 Anniversary of the Faculty of Fine Arts, U.P.V’,Valencia, Spain (group)
2002 ‘There was a space but it was empty...’ Llotgeta gallery, Valencia, Spain (group)
2001 ‘Plotted Spaces’ Galerie Micalet Valencia, Spain (group)
2001 IV Edition Cabanyal ‘Open doors’ Performance ‘Hospital to the Sea’ Department of 
Sculpture. San Carlos Faculty of Fine Arts, Valencia, Spain (solo)
2000 Observatory 2000:1st Festival of Artistic Research of City Museum of Valencia, Spain (G)

AWARDS/PRIZES/GRANTS

2007 Selection for the National Architecture Week UK, London UK
2003 Awarded: High professional Specialisation in Fashion Trends by Govt. of Valencia (IMPIVA ) 
2003 1st Congress of New International Sculpture Procedures, Valencia
2002 VIII Biennale of Sculpture of Quart de Poblet, Valencia
2002 Prize Senyera of Sculpture, Valencia
2001 Biennale of Sculpture, Benetusser, Valencia

COLLECTIONS

San Carlos Faculty of Fine Art, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
Private Collections in Sydney, Valencia, London and Mexico City