Hurvin Anderson

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Hurvin Anderson (born 1965, in Birmingham) is a British painter.

Early life and education

Anderson was born in Birmingham in the UK to parents of Jamaican origin.[1] He was educated at Wimbledon College of Art, London and The Royal College of Art.

Career

Anderson has won awards and held residencies in Britain and the Caribbean. His work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in the UK and the US, including at Tate Britain, London, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, the Studio Museum, Harlem, New York and the Art Gallery of Ontario.[2][3] Colin Perry in Frieze Magazine described the artist's work as "a vision of an awkwardly accommodated immigrant culture". Anderson is represented by Thomas Dane in London and the Michael Werner Gallery in New York.

Bibliography

  • Hurvin Anderson: Backdrop, CAM, St. Louis, 2016. Texts by Duro Olowu and Jeffrey Uslip.
  • Hurvin Anderson: Reporting Back, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 2013. Texts by Eddie Chambers, Jennifer Higgie and Jonathan Watkins.
  • Hurvin Anderson: Subtitles, Michael Werner Gallery, New York, 2011. Text by Matthew Higgs.
  • Hurvin Anderson a View of the Rio Cobre, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 2006. Text by Ian A. C. Dejardin.

References

  1. ^ Frieze Magazine review and bio
  2. ^ Adams, James. "Hurvin Anderson presents scenes from neither here nor there at AGO". the globe and mail. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ Artists biography at Thomas Dane Gallery

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