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