Hurvin Anderson

Born: 1965

Biography:

Hurvin Anderson is a British painter.
Anderson was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, to parents of Jamaican origin. He was educated at Wimbledon College of Art, London and The Royal College of Art, London.
Anderson often works from photographs and his own memories to create works that range from delicate paintings on vellum to large canvases that can consume an entire wall. His paintings and works on paper "depict places where memory and history converge" and engage with issues of identity and representation. While recent works, such as Studio Drawing 15 (2016) mark a shift toward abstraction in his oeuvre, the motifs of the barbershop, densely layered trees, and Caribbean landscapes have been consistently featured throughout most of his career.
Anderson is represented by Thomas Dane in London and Michael Werner Gallery in New York.
His work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in the UK and the US, including at Tate Britain, London, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, the Studio Museum, Harlem, New York and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Foreign Body, Michael Werner Gallery, New York (2016)
Backdrop, Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto (2016)
Dub Versions, New Art Exchange, Nottingham (2016)
Backdrop, CAM, St. Louis (2015)
Reporting Back, IKON Gallery, Birmingham (2013)
Subtitles, Michael Werner Gallery, New York (2011)
Art Now: Hurvin Anderson, Tate Britain, London (2009)
Peter’s Series 2007-09, Studio Museum Harlem, New York (2009)
Turner Prize 2017, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull (2017)
Jamaican Pulse: Art and Politics from Jamaica and the Diaspora, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (2016)
Making & Unmaking, Camden Arts Centre, London (2016)
Poetics of Relation, Pérez Art Museum, Miami (2015)
Homebodies, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2013)
Self-Consciousness, curated by Hilton Als and Peter Doig, VW (VeneKlasen/Werner), Berlin (2010)
Telling Times, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester (2000)
Inheritance, Ikon Touring, Birmingham (1995)
In 2017 Anderson was nominated for the Turner Prize at the age of 52. Previously, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible for nominating, but that rule has since been abolished.

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