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Biography: Richard Wilson

Curriculum Vitae

Richard Wilson, 44 Banyard Road, London, SE16 2YA

1970/71 - London College of Printing (Foundation)

1971/74- Hornsey College of Art (Dip A.D)

1974/76- Reading University (M.F.A)

1983 - Formed the Bow Gamelan Ensemble with Anne Bean and Paul Burwell

1984 - Member of Artistic Records Committee, Imperial War Museum

Solo Exhibitions (since 1995)

1995:

Galerie Klaus Fischer, Berlin

Galerie Valeria Belvedere, Milan

1996:

Room 6 Channel View Hotel, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, England

Formative Processes, Gimpel Fils, London, England

Jamming Gears, Serpentine Gallery, London, England

1997:

Going In Off, Chateau de Sacy, Picardie, France

1998:

Hung, Drawn and Quartered, Stadtsches Museum, Zwickau, Germany

Drawings, Otto Dix Haus, Germany

Irons in the Fire, Globe Gallery, South Shields

Tate Christmas Tree, Tate Gallery, London

1999:

Over Easy, The Arc, Stockton-on-Tees, England

Hung, Drawn and Quartered, Ha'Mumche Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

Pipe Dreams, a work for the Architectural Association with After Image Film Production Company

2000:

Slice of Reality, North Meadow Sculpture Project, Millennium Dome, London

Selected Group Exhibitions (since 1995)

1995:

Mitzpe Ramon Co-Existence Project

1996:

A Matter of Facts, Kulturamt Munster, Germany

Mirades (sorbre el Museu), Museu D'Art Contemporani, Barcelona, Spain

Islands, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

1997:

Dexion 50th Anniversary Sculpture Commission for NEC, Birmingham

1998:

Drawing Itself, London Institute, London

25 years, The Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland

CAS Art Market, London

1999:

54 x 54, Times Building, London

The Office of Misplaced Events (Temporary Annexe), Lotta Hammer, London

Forthcoming Events

2000:

Turbine Hall Swimming Pool, Clare College Mission Church, London

Echigo Tsumarigo Project, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Structurally Sound, Mexico City

2001:

40 Years of British Sculpture, Tai Pai Museum, Tai Pai, Taiwan

Publications (since 1995)

1995:

Deep End, The British Council and MOCA Los Angeles

1996:

Mirades (sorbre el Museu), Museu D'Art Contemporani, Barcelona, Spain

Jamming Gears, Serpentine Gallery, London, England

Islands, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

1997:

Hung, Drawn and Quartered, Stadisches Museum, Zwichau

Forthcoming Publications

2000:

Over Easy, Black Dog Publications

Turbine Hall Swimming Pool, Café Gallery, London

Structurally Sound, Mexico City, Mexico

Collections

Saatchi Collection; Weltkunst Collection, Boise; Victoria and Albert Museum; Tower Hamlets Loan Scheme; Arts Council of Great Britain; British Council Collection; Contemporary Art Society Collection; Centre of Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland; Museet for Samstidskunst, Oslo; private collections in the UK. USA, Japan, Australia.

Television Programmes

1987 -Richard Wilson. A half hour programme made by Central Television about thework of Richard Wilson

1988 - Alter Image.A programme about 20:50 made by After Image for Channel Four

1989 - The Late Show.Matt's Gallery- the making of 'She Came in Through the Bedroom Window' (R Klassnik and R Wilson) for BBC2

Awards

1977:

Boise Travel Scholarship (Venice, Florence, Sienna, Pisa, Paris)

Arts Council Minor Award

1978:

GLAA Project Award

1979:

GLAA Project Award

1981:

GLA Project Award

1988:

Nominated, The Turner Prize

1989:

Nominated, The Turner Prize

1992:

DAAD Residency, Berlin

1998:

Maeda Visiting Artist, The Architectural Association, London