George Thomas Shaw (born 1966 in Coventry)[1] is an English contemporary artist who is noted for his suburban subject matter. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2011.[2]
George Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966  Coventry |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Painter, visual artist |
Biography
Shaw first attracted attention for painting the estate where he grew up in the 1970s, in the Tile Hill suburb of Coventry.[1] Shaw studied art at Sheffield Polytechnic and received a BA in 1989.[1] In 1998, he completed an MA in painting from London's Royal College of Art.[3]
Shaw is noted for his highly detailed naturalistic approach and English suburban subject matter. His favoured medium is Humbrol enamel paints, which are more commonly used to paint Airfix models.[1]
He was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2011 for The Sly and Unseen Day.[4]
Shaw contributed a short story 'The Necromantic' to '13', a collection of short stories published by Soul Bay Press.[5]
Shaw is based in Ilfracombe, Devon.[1]
Solo exhibitions
- 2018 "George Shaw: A Corner of a Foreign Field," Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT.
- 2016 "My Back to Nature", National Gallery, London.
- 2011 "George Shaw: I woz ere," Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry.[6]
- 2011 "The Sly and Unseen Day," BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead.[1][7]
- 2010 "Looking for Baz, Shaz, Gaz and Daz," VOID, Derry, Northern Ireland.
- 2009 "Woodsman," Wilkinson Gallery, London.
- 2008 "The End of the World," Galerie Hussenot, Paris.
- 2007 "Poets Day," Kunstverein Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany.
- 2007 "A Day for a small Poet," Clough Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis.
- 2006 "Poets Day," Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva.
- 2005 "Ash Wednesday," Wilkinson Gallery, London.
- 2004 What I Did This Summer, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee.
- 2003 What I Did This Summer, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham[8] and Newlyn Art Gallery, Penzance.
- 2001 The New Life, Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London.
- 2000 Morrissey vs Francis Bacon, Nunnery Gallery, London.
- 1999 Of Innocence: Scenes From the Passion, Antony Wilkinson Gallery, London.
- 1998 God Only Knows, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London.
References
- Shaw, George (2003). What I Did This Summer. Birmingham: Ikon Gallery. ISBN 978-0-907594-92-5.