The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Eton: Artist Biography - Graeme Wilcox

Attended Glasgow School of Art 1989,93. Graduated BA (Hons) Fine Art. Exchange to Brighton College of Art, January - March 1992.

Practice Projects

Since graduating from Glasgow School of Art, has continued practice as a painter, working in WASPS studios in the East End of Glasgow. Exhibits regularly in London and throughout the UK, both in group shows and one man exhibitions. Recent work has featured the human figure in motion and underwater. Collaborated on a number of multi media projects with Mischief la bas performance group and other artists, culminating in projects at the Arches and Tramway in Glasgow and the Albany Theatre in London. Organised two large-scale mural projects, in collaboration with East End Community Arts, for Greater Glasgow Health Board. Devised and ran Face to Face photography project in the East End of Glasgow. This Arts Council funded project culminated in a temporary public artwork at the East End Festival in Glasgow.

Awards

Finalist Celeste Art Prize, London 2006 Prize winner at Paisley Institute Annual Exhibition. 2006 Glasgow Art Club Fellowship award. 2004 Arthur Andersen Prize for Best Young Artist at RGI Annual Exhibition 1998. Runner-up prize, Black Swan Publishers Award, London 1999. The Cross Trust Award to finance new work. Hope Scott Trust. Grant awarded to finance mixed-media work, combining printmaking with painting.

Collections

Work held mainly in private collections in UK, USA and Canada. Also in public collections in Petrezovodsk, Russia and the gulf state of Qatar. Large painting in the Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters, Edinburgh.

Exhibitions (selection)

2006 Two man show at Medici Gallery, London Celeste Art Prize exhibition, London RGI Annual Exhibition, Glasgow London Art Fair, Islington, London The Caledonian Show CFA Gallery ETon, 1998,99,00,01,02,03,04,05,06.07,08,09
2005 Under the Surface Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh The Nude at Medici Gallery, London Chase charity exhibition. Royal Academy, London

2004 RGI Annual Exhibition, McClellan Galleries, Glasgow Summer Exhibition at Blackheath Gallery, London Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia. London

2003 2 Man Show at Medici Gallery, London Summer Exhibition at Blackheath Gallery, London Good Grief. Collaborative project at the Arches, Glasgow Caledonian Show at Eton Contemporary Fine Art Art 2003 at Islington, London

2002 RGI Annual Exhibition, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow Summer exhibition at Blackheath Gallery, London Olympia Fine art & Antiques Fair, London.

2001 The Next Man. Solo show at Medici Gallery, London RGI Annual Exhibition, Mclellan Galleries, Glasgow Group show at Blackheath Gallery, London. Formative Years Two man show at E73rd Gallery, Shoreditch, London Caledonian Show at Eton Contemporary Fine Art

2000 Group Show at RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow Blackheath Gallery, London Eton Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton Thomsons Gallery, London

1999 Morrison Portrait Award Exhibition at Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Group Show at Blackheath Gallery, London RGI Annual Exhibition at McLellan Galleries, Glasgow Aberdeen Artist Society Annual Exhibition. Vault! Arches, Glasgow

1998 Group Show at Blackheath Gallery, London Bull! Multimedia Show at Tramway, Glasgow Glasgow Talents at Leith Gallery, Edinburgh Lime Gallery, Laguna Beach, California RGI Annual Exhibition, Glasgow

1997 Group show at Cricket Hill Associates, New York, USA. Group show in Paris with Unicorn Fine Art. BULL! Multi-media show at Albany Theatre, London One Man Show at Bedford Hill Gallery, London 10+ International Art Exhibition, Karelian State Museum, Russia