Matthew Krishanu was born in Bradford, England in 1980. He graduated from The University of Exeter with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art and English Literature in 2001[1] and completed a master's degree in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, University College of the Arts London in 2009.[2] His exhibitions include 'Contemporary British Painting', Huddersfield Art Gallery (2014), 'Another Country', The Nunnery, London (2014),[3] 'We Were Trying to Make Sense', 1Shanthiroad Gallery, Bangalore, (2013),[4] 'In Residence' (solo exhibition), Parfitt Gallery, London (2010); 'The Mausoleum of Lost Objects', Iniva, London (2008).[5]
Matthew Krishanu | |
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 Painter Matthew Krishanu at a private view in England, 2014 | |
| Born | Bradford, England |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, curator, writer |
| Website | Matthew Krishanu |
Krishanu's essays and articles on art have been published by The Courtauld Gallery, British Council, and a-n Magazine. He has curated collaborative exhibitions for English Heritage and Iniva, and co-curated exhibitions at the RIBA and Whitechapel Gallery.[6] He is a visiting lecturer at Chelsea College of Arts and teaches at Camden Arts Centre and The Courtauld Institute of Art.[7]
In his own paintings, Krishanu creates work from memory and photographs, 're-imagining' events through editing, simplifying and layering.[8] In one of his painting he explained "My subject matter is often autobiographical, drawing on memories and photographs – particularly of my childhood in Bangladesh. Rather than straight autobiography, I prefer to work with imagery that has open narratives."[9]
Selected solo exhibitions
edit- "Mission" St Marylebone Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church, London (2013)
- "In Residence'’ Parfitt Gallery, London (2010)
Selected group exhibitions
edit- '‘Aviary'’ Transition Gallery, London (2016)[10]
- '‘The Names'’ Transition Gallery, London (2016)[11]
- '‘Contemporary Drawings from Britain'’ Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi'an, China (2015)[12]
- '‘London Painters' Survey'’ Artworks Project Space, London (2015)[13]
- '‘Stations of the Cross'’ Brentwood Cathedral, London (2015)[14]
- '‘Another Country (with Cara Nahaul)'’ Nunnery Gallery, London (2014)[3]
- '‘Priseman-Seabrook Collection'’ Huddersfield Art Gallery (2014)[15]
- '‘@PaintBritain'’ Ipswich Museum (2014)[16]
- '‘Monster Club'’ The Works, Birmingham (2014)[17]
- '‘Untitled 1: Glitch'’ Peacock Projects, London (2013)[18]
- '‘Behind Closed Doors'’ Artworks Project Space, London (2013)[19]
- '‘We Were Trying to Make Sense'’ 1Shanthiroad Gallery, Bangalore, India (2013)[4]
- '‘BAT Pack III'’ Mile End Art Pavilion, London (2012)[20]
- '‘Salon Art Prize 10'’ selected by Kate MacGarry, MRA Project Space, London[21]
- '‘This is England'’ Centre for Contemporary Art, Preston; Beaconhouse National University Gallery, Lahore (2010)[22]
- '‘The Mausoleum of Lost Objects'’ Iniva, London (2008)[5]
Selected collections
edit- Beaconhouse University Gallery, Lahore
- China Academy of Art[23]
- Komechak Art Gallery, Chicago[24]
- The Priseman Seabrook Collection, UK[25]
References
edit- ^ "Matthew Krishanu". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Another Country". Wall Street International. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Another Country | Bow Arts". www.bowarts.org. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b "We were publication". fabianczyk.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ a b iniva. "Iniva – Institute of International Visual Arts". iniva.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Matthew Krishanu". contemporarybritishpainting.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Matthew Krishanu". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Matthew Krishanu". Iniva Crearive Learning. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Matthew-Krishanu". Griffin Gallery. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Aviary". transitiongallery.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "The Names". transitiongallery.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Priseman, R, & Cali, M. (2016). Notes From China. Colchester: Seabrook Press. ISBN 978-1523796762.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "London Painting Survey at ArtWorks Project Space". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Brentwood Cathedral's Stations of the Cross: What Were They Thinking?!". Seasons of Grace. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "The Priseman Seabrook Collection | contemporary british painting". www.contemporarybritishpainting.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Artlyst. "Art Event: @PaintBritain". Artlyst London. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "MONSTER CLUB is a visual art exhibition of ….. you guessed…. Monsters". Midlands industrial Association Ltd. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "- Peacock Projects". peacockprojects.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Behind Closed Doors at ArtWorks Project Space". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Bow Arts Open 2012: BAT Pack III | Bow Arts". bowarts.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "MRA | Salon Art Prize 10". www.mattroberts.org.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ William Titley (2010). "From Lancashire to Lahore" (PDF). University of Central Lancashire.
- ^ Yang, C. (2017). Painting-Experiment. China Academy of Art Press. pp. 118–127. ISBN 978-7-5503-1277-7.
- ^ "Brentwood Stations of The Cross | contemporary british painting". www.contemporarybritishpainting.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st century British Painting". Retrieved 13 July 2016.