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between a romanticised view of an imperial past and the jarring
reality of the exploitation that this lifestyle was founded upon. The
paintings have an immediate familiarity derived from memories
from historical novels, illustrations, sepia photographs or costume
drama. His intention is to take these romanticised notions of the
British Empire and turn them into paintings that seem hazy or
nostalgic. By placing the viewer in a position that elicits an
empathetic reaction poses a set of questions that reject a
straightforward answer and require a re-examination of initial
assumptions.
Education
2002-2004 Goldsmiths College MA (Fine Art)
2001-2002 Goldsmiths College Postgraduate Diploma
1997-2000 Wimbledon School of Art BA (Painting)
1995-1997 Newham College Foundation Course
Exhibiting History
Solo Exhibitions
2007
The Heritage of Cain
ZINGERpresents, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Solo Show
September 13 -October 13, 2007
Art Cologne
Vamiali’s Gallery at Cologne Art Fair, Germany
April 18-22, 2007
2006
Skulduggery
Gone Tomorrow Gallery, Bethnal Green, London
Solo Show
August 5-28, 2006
Alien Subjects
Vamiali’s Gallery, Athens, Greece
Solo show
March 11-April 22 2006
2005
Natives and Colonials
ZINGERpresents, Tuinstraat, Tilburg, The Netherlands
October 19-November 26, 2005
Solo Show
Unforgiven
Bearspace, Deptford High Street, London SE8
March 31-April 18 2005
Solo Show
Group Exhibitions
2007
Eau Sauvage II
Fieldgate Gallery, London E1
Group Show, Curated by Juan Bolivar
May 18-10 June 2007
Art Amsterdam
ZINGERpresents at Amsterdam art fair
May 9-13, 2007
Those Quaint Moments of Distress
Montana Space, Berlin
Group Show curated by Steven Van Grinsven
March-April, 2007
Art Rotterdam
ZINGERpresents at Rotterdam art fair, the Netherlands
February 7-11, 2007
Salon Nouveau
Engholm Englehorn Gallery, Vienna
Group show, Curated by Jasper Sharp
January 25-March, 2007
2006
Crossing Borders
Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
September 2006
Group Show
Kamikaze Blossom
Fieldgate Gallery, 14 Fieldgate Street, London E1
April 2006
Group Show, Curated by Richard Ducker
Eau Sauvage
Lucy mackintosh Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland
March-May 2006
Curated by Juan Bolivar,
Art Rotterdam
ZINGERpresents at the Rotterdam art fair
February 15-20 2006
2005
Hydrophobia II
ZINGERpresents, Tuinstraat, Tilburg, The Netherlands
December 14-January 21, 2005-06
Group show of watercolours,
Lineart Ghent
Ghent Art fair, Belgium. Showing with ZingerPresents.
13-18 December 2005
RCA Secret 2005
Royal College of Art, London,
18-25 November 2005
Annual postcard show
Artissima
Turin Artfair, Italy. Showing with Vamiali’s Gallery,
10-14 November 2005
‘When I lived in Modern Times’: Archive, artefact, album.
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1
September 16-November 12 2005
Group Show curated by Alistair Robinson
Art Athina 05
Athens Art Fair, Greece, showing with Vamiali’s Gallery
27-28 May 2005
Gigolo
The Trafalgar Hotel, Trafalgar Square, London SW1
February 11-March 13 2005
Group Show, Curated by Trailer (Juan Bolivar).
Sunset in Athens
Vamiali’s Gallery, Athens, Greece
February 5-March 13 2005
curated by Sofia Vamiali
Insurgence (Art Projects area, London Art Fair 2005)
Business Design Centre, Islington N1
January 18-23, 2005
2 person show with Mandy Lee Jandrell, curated by Julia Alvarez.
2004
Revolution
Mare Street Studios, Hackney E8
October 17-24, 2004
Group show, curated by Trailer (Juan Bolivar).
Bonequake
16 Upper Wimpole Street, London W1
October 14-19, 2004
Group Show, curated by Neil Zakiewicz
Goldsmiths Postgraduate Show 2004
Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London
July 22-26, 2004
MA Fine Art show
Cinderella
Tower Bridge Business Complex, Bermondsey, London
July 16-31, 2004
Group show by Trailer (Juan Bolivar)..
The Solar Anus
Henry Peacock Gallery, London W1
May 28-July 3, 2004
Group show curated by Dave Smith
Ready, Steady, GO!
Three Colts Gallery, Bethnal Green, London E2
April 17-May 1 2004
Group show, Opening show for Three Colts gallery curated by Trailer (Juan Bolivar).
2003
Godzilla
2-10 Hertford Road, London N1, 25 October-9 November 2003
Group show, Curated by Trailer (Juan Bolivar).
2002
Work, Rest and Play
3-5 Leighton Place, London. 13-17 December 2002
Group show, curated by Samuel Herbert
Goldsmiths Postgraduate Show
Goldsmiths College London, July 2002
Postgraduate Diploma Show
Collections
The Saatchi Collection, London
The Swagemakers Collection, the Netherlands
Iacopelli Collection, Parma, Italy
Private collections, the Netherlands
Private collections, London
Private Collections, Greece
Private Collections, USA
Interviews
Television
Working Lunch, BBC 2, Broadcast 22/10/04 12.30-13.30
The Week, ITV1 (LWT), Broadcast 24/10/04 12.45-13.15
Radio
In Business, ‘Framed’ BBC Radio 4, Broadcast 3/2/05 20.30-21.00 and 6/2/05 21.30-22.00
Articles
Timeout London Martin Coomer, August 15 2006
De Telegraaf. 14/2/06
‘When I lived in Modern Times’: Archive, artefact, album.’ Essay accompanying the exhibition
by Alistair Robinson, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sept 2005.
Metro (London), ‘Metro Life- London for Free’ p.25 Thursday 31/3/05
The Art Newspaper (International Edition) Judith Bumpus, p.36 No 156, March 2005
The Independent, ‘Save and Spend’ p.5 Saturday 14/1/05
Awards/Competitions
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2005, Shortlisted artist for 2nd round
AHRB Bursary, 2001-02
Brompton Competition, 3rd place prize winner, 2000
Wimbledon School of Art Drawing Prize, 1st place Winner, 1999
