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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:
2023 Wild Life, HemingwayArt, Oxford, UK (Upcoming)
2020 Grip. Aleph Contemporary. London, UK (Online)
Walker House. Diane Rosenstein Gallery. Los Angeles, CA, USA (Online)
2019 Possessions. Diane Rosenstein Gallery. Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017 Far From Tahiti. HemingwayArt, Oxford, UK
2013 Squash. Transition Gallery, London, UK
Inatteso/Unexpected. Marco Rossi Arte Contemporanea, Pietrasanta, Italy.
2012 Unexpected. Galleria Ghetta, Ortisei, Italy.
Inatteso/Unexpected. Marco Rossi Arte Contemporanea and Eventi Nove,
Milan and Borgomanero, Italy.
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
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Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 East Wing Collection, Courtauld School, London, UK
Portrait of Artists, Browse & Darby, London, UK
Boil, Toil + Trouble, Art in Common, Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL
Useful Drawing. Eye to Pencil, London, UK
2022 Boil, Toil + Trouble, Art in Common, Miami, USA
Dark Night of the Soul, Oneroom Gallery, London, UK
April Artist Selection, Platform with Diane Rosenstein Gallery, USA
2021 Foot-Face. Kingsgate Workshops, London, UK
Lust Gruppenausstellung. Galerie Hübner + Hübner, Frankfurt, Germany
Next Generation Now. Ruth Borchard Collection, London , UK (Online)
Drawing Biennial 2021, The Drawing Room, London, UK
2020 The Just, curated by Dan Coombs. Aleph Contemporary. London, UK
2019 Connections, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK
Royal Academy Summer Show, Royal Academy, London, UK
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize, Piano & Noble, London, UK
2018 Pacific Breeze, White Conduit Projects, London, UK
40 C selected by Tabish Khan, ASC Gallery, London, UK
Evening Standard Art Prize, National Gallery, London, UK
2017 Simmering, White Conduit Projects, London, UK
Contemporary British Painting Prize, Richmond Museum, London, UK
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize, Piano & Noble, London, UK
2016 In This Soup We Swim. Kingsgate Workshops, London, UK
The Names. Transition Gallery, London, UK
2015 Contemporary Drawing from Britian, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, China.
The Names. Sluice Art Fair, Transition Gallery, London, UK
East End Painting Prize, The Rum Factory, London, UK
The Auction of Desire, Transition Gallery, London, UK
2014 BFAMI Fundraising Event, Phillip's, London, UK
2013 Atomic, Transition Gallery, London, UK
BFAMI Fundraising Event, Sotheby’s, The Roundhouse, London, UK
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
Bologna Art Fair, Marco Rossi Arte Contemporanea. Italy
2010 Ajerman, Maggis, Ydanez. Rosso27. Rome, Italy.
Aqua Art Fair, Toomey Tourell Gallery, Florida, USA
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 & James Kao.Tommey Tourell Gallery, USA
Art Daegu, Michael Ajerman, Tess Jaray, & Rana Begum.
I-MYU Projects, 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:
2020 Freelands Foundation Grant
2018 Kitaj Research Fellowship, UCLA, USA
2014/2 Manhattan Graphics Center, SummerINK Scholarship
2003 British Institute Royal Academy Award
2003/2 Slade Bursary
1996 William Newman Memorial Painting Award
Lectures:
2023 ‘Philip Guston, Don't Smoke it Bed’, Heatherleys School of Art
London, UK.
‘Philip Guston, Don't Smoke it Bed’, Camberwell College of Art,
London, UK.
‘From Tipperary to Westwood’, Courtauld Institute, London, UK
‘Paula Modersohn-Becker & the Visceral Body.’ Turps School of Art,
London, UK
‘Paula Modersohn-Becker & the Visceral Body.’ Heatherleys School of Art,
London, UK
2022 ‘From Tipperary to Westwood’, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, UK
‘Straws of Sickert’, Camberwell College of Art, London, UK.
‘RB Kitaj. Making it New, Now: Michael Ajerman in conversation with Tracy
Bartley.’ Royal Drawing School, London, UK.
‘Straws of Sickert’, Heatherleys School of Art, London, UK.
2020 ‘Interview with John Silvis: Grip.’ Aleph Contemporary, London, UK
2019 ‘From Tipperary to Westwood’, New York Studio School, USA
‘In Conversation with William Feaver,’ Royal Drawing School, London, UK
2018 ‘From Tipperary to Westwood’, Kitaj Research Fellowship, UCLA, USA
2017 Artist's Talk with Alex Michon. Hemingway Art, Oxford, UK
2008 Artist's Talk. Courtauld Institute, King’s College, London, UK
2006 Artist's Talk. New York Studio School, NY, USA
Writing:
“Synchromy for R.B. Kitaj.” garagelandmagazine.blogspot.com October 2023
“Four Questions for Musa Mayer.” garagelandmagazine.blogspot.com March 2021
“Dawn in the Studio: Philip Guston.” garagelandmagazine.blogspot.com March 2021
“Friendship Through Greens and Reds.” Garageland Magazine Issue 21. 2017
“David’s Days in the Hills.” garagelandmagazine.blogspot.com Sept. 2016
“Akira’s Chaos.” Garageland Magazine Issue 20. 2016
“Diving for Confessions, RB Kitaj.” Garageland Magazine. Issue 19. 2015
“Some Girls, Lucian Freud at Ordovas.” garagelandmagazine.blogspot.com
July. 2015
“Photographs of Desire, Esther Friedman.” Garageland Magazine. Issue 18. 2015
“Chuck Palahniuk, Interview.” Garageland Magazine. Issue 17. 2014
“Lost in the Forest.” Garageland Magazine. Issue 14. 2012
“Film of Reference: Apocalypse Now.” Garageland Magazine. Issue 14. 2012
“Degas at the Royal Academy.” Garageland Magazine. Issue 13. 2012 “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.” Garageland Magazine. Issue 12. 2011