New Contemporaries, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 2025. Photo: Rob Harris.   

Scholar/researcher/quiet disrupter, Elle Reynolds has a background in organising practice and teaching within art higher education. She continually challenges traditional institutional structures, reimagining the use of time and space in academia. Working both within and against these frameworks, Elle formulates strategies for alternative models of education systematically applying her concept of Diagonal Practices. Her making includes object installation, collaborative events, performative lectures, and interventions that unsettle the notion of archive through spatial exploration, participation, and the disruption of academic language. She holds a PhD investigating alternative art school spaces and serves as a Non-Executive Director and Board member of TOMA (The Other MA), an alternative art school in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Elle is currently Programme Leader of the Graduate Diploma in Art at Goldsmiths.

Founded in 1949 by artists and for artists, New Contemporaries is committed to fostering an environment where emerging and early-career artists are empowered to shape their own futures. New Contemporaries supports emerging and early career artists through an annual artist development programme that culminates in a prestigious national touring exhibition, selected by internationally renowned artists. New Contemporaries’ commitment to fostering the next generation of talent is amplified through partnerships with major institutions such as the Institute of Contemporary Arts, MIMA Middlesbrough and South London Gallery. 

New Contemporaries is supported by Arts Council England, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bridget Riley Art Foundation, HGG, Henry Moore Foundation, TFA London and Art Fund.