Inheritance by Jill Mueller & Paloma Tendero
Thursday 13th February - Sunday 27th April 2025
The Street Gallery, University College Hospital
UCLH Arts & Heritage is excited to announce our newest exhibition, Inheritance, which explores the impact of genetic inheritance on the lives and practices of London-based artists Jill Mueller and Paloma Tendero. The artworks on display have been created in response to their experiences with inherited genetic mutations: a breast cancer gene mutation (BRCA1) and polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Through their personal stories, Jill and Paloma tap into universal themes, reflecting on the human condition and the inherited narratives that shape us.
Jill Mueller is an American-British interdisciplinary artist whose practice brings together visual arts, creative writing, story, and research. In her work, she weaves together documentary and imaginary worlds to explore issues related to health, our relationship to nature, and how we make meaning of our experiences. She holds an MA in Art and Science with distinction from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and is an Honorary Lecturer at University College London’s Institute for Women’s Health. 'See Me Through This,' a collaborative project with photographer Maja Daniels that explores Jill's experience with a breast cancer gene mutation, was featured in the Financial Times Weekend Science & Photography Issue and was a finalist for the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize at Duke University's Centre for Documentary Studies.
Instagram: @jillmariemueller
Paloma Tendero is a Spanish-born visual artist who works across photography and sculpture, exploring themes around genetic inheritance, hereditary illness, identity, and cycles of life. Paloma holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Arts from Complutense University in Madrid and an MA in Photography from London College of Communication, where she won a mentorship prize wither project Inside Out. She has exhibited widely and was selected for several artist-in-residence programmes, including Sarabande, the Alexander McQueen Foundation. Recent group exhibitions include “Headstrong: Women and Empowerment” at the Centre for British Photography; PhotoLondon: “Writing her own Script”; “Body Language” at Messums Gallery; and “A Picture of Health” at Arnolfini Arts Centre.
Instagram: @palomatendero
The gallery can be accessed through the main entrance of University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU.
There is ramped access and manual doors situated next to the revolving entrance. For detailed accessibility information, please visit AccessAble. The exhibition space tends to be quieter during the weekend.
About UCLH Arts & Heritage
UCLH Arts & Heritage is the hospital arts and heritage project that serves UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and its surrounding community and is funded entirely by charitable donations and fundraising. UCLH Arts & Heritage is committed to providing a welcoming, uplifting environment for all patients, visitors and staff through the use of a varied and stimulating arts and heritage programme. Its work aims to improve the patient experience, boost staff morale, increase engagement with the arts and celebrate the Trust’s unique heritage and community.
Since 2005, UCLH has worked to improve patient and staff outcomes through the Arts. It does this in a number of ways, including a changing exhibition and music programme, creative workshops on wards, artist residencies, commissioning site-specific artwork, and a staff culture club. UCLH arts and heritage receives its funding from UCLH Charity and the Friends of UCLH.
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