Artwork
A Beginning and an End
A Beginning and an End is a print by Aimée Henderson. It dates from 2015 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 2009, Jealous Print Studio launched a graduate prize for MA Fine Art students from London’s leading art colleges.
About this work
This is a print by Aimée Henderson from 2015. It’s part of a yearly prize where London art school grads make prints at Jealous Print Studio.
Her print comes from a series of round paintings she’s been working on. Each print gets its own hand-drawn and punched details, so no two are the same.
If you like Henderson’s work, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Overview
In 2009, Jealous Print Studio launched a graduate prize for MA Fine Art students from London’s leading art colleges.
In 2009, Jealous Print Studio launched a graduate prize for MA Fine Art students from London’s leading art colleges. Winners receive a fully funded residency to produce a limited-edition print under the studio’s guidance. Each year’s cohort of prints is exhibited collectively, and all editions have been donated to the V&A’s print collection, ensuring their preservation within a major public archive.
Subject & Meaning
Aimée Henderson’s 2015 print draws from a body of circular paintings she developed during her studies at the Slade School of Art. The form suggests cycles, containment, or introspection, reflecting her ongoing exploration of repetitive visual structures. The work does not convey a narrative but invites contemplation through its rhythmic, organic compositions and material variation.
Technique & Style
Each print in Henderson’s edition is individually altered by hand, incorporating hand-drawn lines and punched marks that distinguish it from others in the series. This method transforms the print from a reproducible image into a unique object, blending mechanical processes with intimate, manual interventions that emphasize the artist’s direct engagement with the surface.
History & Provenance
Henderson’s print was produced in 2015 as part of the Jealous Graduate Prize, following her completion of the MA at the Slade. The work was subsequently acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the studio’s ongoing donation of all graduate editions since the prize’s inception, securing its place in a significant institutional collection.
Context
The Jealous Print Studio prize emerged as a bridge between academic training and professional printmaking practice, offering emerging artists access to specialized equipment and expertise. It reflects a broader trend in UK art education toward collaborative, studio-based production, supporting graduates in transitioning from student to practicing artist through tangible, collectible outcomes.
Legacy
By donating every graduate edition to the V&A, Jealous Print Studio has created a living archive of contemporary British printmaking. Henderson’s work contributes to this record, representing a generation of artists who treat print not merely as reproduction but as a site for material experimentation and individual expression.
Artist & collection
Artist
Aimée Henderson could spend hours rearranging the same stack of books on her desk, searching for the exact angle where light hits the spine just right.
