Michael Ajerman

 

Education:

 2001-2003 Slade School of Art. Masters of Fine Art.

 2001          Yale at Norfolk Summer Art Program, CT, USA

1998-2001 New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture                                                                                                                                      1999-2000 University College London, Slade School of Art Exchange Program

1996-1997 Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC, USA

 

Solo Exhibitions:

                                                                                                                                             2012   Unexpected.  Galleria Ghetta.  Ortesei, Italy.      

            Inatteso/Unexpected.  MARCOROSSI artecontemporanea, Milan &

                         Eventinove artecontemporanea, Borgomanero

2011  Heads or Tails. HemingwayArt, Oxford, UK

2010  Glossolalia. Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, USA

          Third Floor. Eventi Nove Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Italy

 Fishermen, Strawberry, and Devil Crab. Transition Gallery, London, UK

          Third Floor. Marco Rossi Arte Contemporanea, Verona, Italy

2009  My Friends. Jerwood Project Space, London, UK

          The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Rothschild Fine Art, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2007  Solo Project Space. Bridge Art Fair. London, UK.

          Reclamation Point. Bischoff/Weiss, London, UK

2006  The Norfolk Lesson. AR Contemporary. Milan, Italy

2005  Long Way Round. Bischoff/Weiss, London, UK

                       

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2012  Bad For You, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody.  Shizaru Gallery. London, UK                                                                                                                                                               This is London, Shizaru Gallery. London, UK

           Summer, HemingwayArt, Oxford, UK

           Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK

                                                                                                                                                              Equinox, Transition Gallery, London, UK

2011 MiArt Fair, Marco Rossi Arte Contemporanea. Italy

         Rabbia, Eventi Nove Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Italy

2010  Ajerman, Maggis, Ydanez. Rosso27. Rome, Italy.

          ART BLITZ, Transition Gallery, London

2009  thecentre:mk Painting Exhibition, FRINGEMK, Milton Keynes, UK

          Kunskog, 500 Dollars, London, UK

          Threadneedle Painting Prize 2009, London, UK

          Summer Show, Toomey-Tourrell Gallery, CA, USA

           Return to Reason, Shades and Woods, London, UK

          The Figure Show 09, Jill George Gallery, London UK

2008 Dreams -Michael Ajerman and Leonardo Greco. Spirale Arte. Monza, Italy

          awopbopaloobop, Transition Gallery, London, UK

         10 Years. Tommey Tourell Gallery, CA, USA

         Frequencies, Michael Ajerman and James Kao. Tommey Tourell Gallery, CA, USA

   Art Daegu, Michael Ajerman, Tess Jaray, and Rana Begum. I-MYUProjects. Korea

   3 Points of View, Spirale Arte. Verona, Italy

         Bridge Art Fair, Toomey Tourell Gallery, NY, USA

         East Wing Collection 8. Courtauld Galleries. London, UK

         The Painting Room. Transition Gallery, London UK.

         The Figure Show 08, Jill George Gallery, London, UK

2007   Friends and Relatives. Spirale Arte. Milan, Italy.

            Bomberg's Relevance. Ben Uri Gallery, London, UK.

 Repetition and Sequence, Jerwood Space, London, UK

 Sequence and Repetition, Beldam Gallery, Brunel
 University, UK

          Creekside Open x2. A.P.T Selected by Victoria Miro.

2006  Mirror-Image, Artonomy Fine Art, Cornwall, UK

          Private: Staff Only, ICA, London, UK

          Enlightenment, Sotheby's London, UK

2005  SCOPEmiami, Bischoff/Weiss, Miami, USA.

          ARTfutures 2005, Contemporary Arts Society, London

          The Figure Show 05, Jill George Gallery, London, UK

2004  The Relaxed Audience or Why Are We So Wise. Jeffrey Charles Gallery,                          London,   UK

          Greetings from Chelsea, Edward Thorp Gallery. NY, USA

          DLA Art Award, Sarah Myerscough FA, London, UK

          ARTfutures 2004, Contemporary Arts Society, London, UK

          New Work, New Artists, Jill George Gallery, London, UK

          The Figure Show, Jill George Gallery, London, UK

2003 RA Summer Show, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK

1999 Absolut Secret."David McKee Gallery. New York, USA

 

Awards:

 2003    British Institute Royal Academy Award

 2003/2 Slade Bursary

 1996    William Newman Memorial Painting Award

              

Articles:

2012   ‘Royal Academy Summer Show.’  Kensington & Chelsea Today, June 27th

2011   'Michael Ajerman, HemingwayArt.' Teresa Thompson. Oxford Times. April 6th

           'Coming soon to an art gallery near you.' Sura Wood. Bay Area Reporter.                         Jan. 12th

2010    'Glossolalia at Toomey Tourell.' San Francisco Chronicle. December 30th  

'Ombre rosse. Ajerman a Verona.' Arte. June. Page 47.

2009    'Michael Ajerman: No Poster Boy.' Noa Barack, Maariv. January 20th.

2008    'Studio Profile: Michael Ajerman.' Garageland. Issue 7.

'Friends & Relatives.' Riccarda Mandrini. Flash Art. Feb-March. Page 141.

'Preview: East Wing Collection VIII.' saatchi-gallery.co.uk

'Visual Arts Diary: The Painting Room.' Kristine MacMichael.                                           transitiontradition.com

2007    'Bomberg's Relevance.' JJ Charlesworth, Time Out London,                                               September 4th           

            'Going Out: Bomberg's Relevance.' Independent Magazine. August 11th

            'Beauty and the Repeat.' Lucy Bayley. London Paper. August 28th.

            'Repetion and Sequence,' Lupe Nunez-Fernandez. Saatchi.blog August                                                                                                                                                                          'To wear your art on your sleeve.' Julia Weiner. Jewish Chronicle. March 23rd.

'Keep in Dark.' Francesca Gavin. bbc.co.uk/collective March 8th.
                                                                                                                  'Reclamation Point.' London Paper. March 6th, 2007

 2006   'How to Collect.' Paul Arendt, The Guardian,
 October 12th.

            'Both an Outsider and a Painter's Painter.' 
Joao Ribas, The Sun, June 27th.

 2005    'Emerging Artists: Fair Game.' Joao Ribas. Artinfo.com. November 28th.

            'Interview with Michael Ajerman.' H. Waddell, London Art and Artist Guide.

             'Monet, Manet, Money.' Lucia Van Der Post, The Times, January 19th.

 2004    'Greetings from Chelsea.' New York Times, July 9th.

2003      'Summer Exhibition.' Royal Academy of Arts Magazine, Issue no.79, Page 51-2.

 

Lectures:

2008            Courtauld Institute, King's College, UK

2006            New York Studio School, USA