works cv
1966 born in Glasgow
lives and works in Scotland
| 1989-1990 | Interdisciplinary MA in Art & Architecture, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury |
| 1984-1988 | BA (Hons) Degree, Fine Art, Sculpture, Glasgow School of Art |
| solo shows | |
| 2009 | Somebodyelse, the changing room, Stirling |
| 2007 | Come into the garden and forget about the war, Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin |
| Downpresserer, GoMA, Glsagow | |
| Talbot House Museum, Poperinge, Belgium. FRAC Nord commission | |
| 2006 | Tart Contemporary, San Franscisco |
| Killing Time, with Graham Eatogh, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee | |
| Closer, Doggerfisher Gallery, Edinburgh | |
| 2005 | True Love, City Projects, London |
| Clean Hands Pure Heart, Tramway, Glasgow | |
| True Love, City Projects, London | |
| 2004 | La Mia Casa Dove‚e Nuova Icona Gallery, Venice CRAC, Alsace |
| 2003 | Theatre, Photogallery, Chapter, Cardiff |
| Benim Evim Neresi , with Flavio Favelli, Macka Sanat Gallery, Istanbul | |
| 2002 | Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh |
| Graham Fagen at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, London (curated by Kay Pallister) | |
| The Forest and the Forester (after Maeterlinck), Grizedale Arts, Cumbria Glasgow Vennel Museum, Irvine | |
| Where is my Home, (with Flavio Favelli) Italian Cultural Institute, London (Curated by Vittorio Urbani) | |
| 2001 | Galerie Valeria Belvedere, Milan |
| 2000 | Theatre, Imperial War Museum, London |
| Graham Fagen, Installation & Archive, Yorkshire Sculpture Park | |
| 1999 | Subversive on the Side of a Lunatic, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds |
| Graham Fagen at the Botanics, Inverleith House, Edinburgh | |
| Galerie Valeria Belvedere, Milan | |
| Graham Fagen (with Michellle Segre), Murray Guy Gallery, New York | |
| 1998 | Peek-A-Jobby, Matt‚s Gallery, London |
| 1996 | Graham Fagen in collaboration with Sydney Devine & Dennis Hopper, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow |
| selected group exhibitions | |
| 2008 | Supernatural, Centro Cultural Andratx, Majorca |
| Breakthrough, Imperial War Museum London, UK | |
| 2007 | Shadows in Paradise, FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, France |
| 2006 | Bird of the Devil, ET4U, Finland |
| Living in the Modern World, City Art Centre, Edinburgh | |
| 2005 | Evergreen, Inverleith House. Edinburgh |
| Dr Skin., Perth Museum, Perth | |
| Reflection, New works for the city collection. McManus Galleries, Dundee | |
| Practice and Process, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh | |
| Showstoppers, City Art Centre, Edinburgh | |
| Reap, Café Gallery, London | |
| Art Sheffield, Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum, Sheffield | |
| 2004 | Blind Sight, VRC, Dundee and Artspace Titanik Turku, Finland |
| Zenomap, Pier Arts Centre, Orkney | |
| The Other Flower Show, V&A, London | |
| Art of the Garden, Tate Britain, London (touring Ulster Museum, Belfast and Manchester City Art Galleries) | |
| Busan Biennial, Metropolitan Art Museum, Busan, Korea | |
| Art & Industry Biennial, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| I don't know my name, Tart Contemporary, San Fransisco | |
| 2003 | Mars, Art & War, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria |
| Nurseryworld, Jennifer Flay, Paris, France | |
| Sanctuary, GOMA, Glasgow, UK | |
| Fresh: contemporary British artists in print. Edinburgh printmakers, Edinburgh | |
| To the care of the British Empire, Generator, Dundee | |
| Reality Check, House of Artists, Zagreb, Croatia: Gallery Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech | |
| Republic, Bunkier Gallery, Cracow, Poland; Latvia Arsenals, Riga, Latvia | |
| In Good Form, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park | |
| Zenomap, 50th Venice Biennial | |
| Northern Grammar, Solvberget, Stavanger Kulturhus, Norway | |
| 2002 | Strike, Wolverhampton Art Gallery |
| Reality Check, British Council, London and European tour | |
| TVSwansong webcast, swansong.tv | |
| different/diverse, Western Front Gallery & Grunt Gallery, Vancouver | |
| 2001 | Language is a Virus, Halle au Poisson, Perpignan, France |
| different/diverse, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, Venice | |
| Here + Now, Dundee Contemporary Arts | |
| Project: Film and Art Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham | |
| G13 NY3, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York | |
| Definition, Murray Guy Gallery, New York | |
| 2000 | Playthings, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle (touring Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, |
| 2000 and York City Art Gallery, 2001) | |
| The Archibald, Campbell & Harley WS Photography Prize, Stills Gallery, Edinburgh | |
| Highlights, Contemporary Scottish Artists Books, Printed Matter, New York | |
| Gemini Sculpture Park, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds | |
| Warning Shots, The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds | |
| Salon De Montrouge, Montrouge, France (touring Institute of Contemporary Art, Lisbon) | |
| Blackbox Recorder, British Coucil touring exhibition, British Art Show 5, Edinburgh, Southampton, Cardiff & Birmingham | |
| 1999 | The Sea, The Sea, Murray Guy Gallery, New York |
| Word Enough to Save a Life, Word Enough to Take a Life, Clare College Mission Church, London | |
| The Golden Age, ICA, London | |
| Backspace, Matts Gallery, London | |
| A Touch of Evil, Metronom, Barcelona | |
| 1998 | Resonate, Grassy Knoll Productions, Belfast |
| From Here ¯; Wallpapervideo, High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Intervencions, Art Public, Barcelona | |
| Reverend Todds Full House, College Green House, Belfast | |
| One Way Karma, 83 Hill Street, Glasgow | |
| 1997 | European Couples and Others, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow |
| Periphery, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany | |
| Waterfront, Catalyst Arts, Belfast | |
| Musee Imaginaire, Museum of Installation, London | |
| 1996 | Art for People, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow |
| Fall Out, Wacker Kunst, Darmstadt | |
| Notell Hotel, Moat House Hotel Glasgow | |
| 1995 | Gramercy Park Hotel Art Fair, New York (with Lisson Gallery) |
| Gallery Valeria Belvedere, Milan | |
| 1994 | Facts of Life,102 Gallery, Düsseldorf |
| Modern Art, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow | |
| 1993 | Wonderful Life, Lisson Gallery, London |
| Billboard Project (Birmingham) | |
| Screenings | |
| 2001 | Nothank and Theatre at the Persistence of Vision, The Edinburgh Film Festival |
| 2005 | A Digital Picture of Britain, The Highlands and Northern Ireland, BBC commission |
| Solo Publications | |
2002 Love Is Lovely, Fruitmarket Gallery Botanica, Grizedale Arts Where Is My Home, Italian Cultural Institute (with Flavio Favelli) The Forest and The Forester, Grizedale Arts,
1999 Subversive On The Side Of A Lunatic, The Henry Moore Foundation,
1998 Peek-a-Jobby, Matt‚s Gallery, London,
Belfast as World Garden, Armpit Press, Glasgow ,
1997 Art As Reactionary Statement, Armpit Press, Glasgow
Group Publications
2005 Dr. Skin, Perth Museum, Perth
2004 Blind Sight, VRC, Dundee and Artspace Titanik Turku, Finland
Art of the Garden, Tate Britain, London
Busan Biennial, Metropolitan Art Museum, Korea
Scotland Now, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Art & Industry Biennial, Christchurch, New Zealand
2003 Art & War, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
Sanctuary, GOMA, Glasgow, Northern Grammar, Solvberget, Stavanger Kulturhus, Norway
2002 Where Is My Home, Italian Cultural Institute Strike, Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Reality Check, Recent Developments in British Photography & Video. The British Council
TVSwansong, article press 292, Edinburgh College of Art
Football Haiku, Pocketbooks 2002, Royston Road Parks, The Centre, Glasgow
2001 Here and Now Scottish Art 1990-2001, Dundee Contemporary Arts Gemini Sculpture Park, Chris Evans, Henry Moore Institute. The Libraries of Thought & Imagination, Pocketbooks (pages 31 ¯ 37)
What do you Expect from an Art Institution in the 21st Century? Palais de Tokyo 2000
Le Jardin 2000, Medici Villa, Rome, Les Musees de la Ville de Paris
Warning Shots, Royal Armouries, Leeds, Blackbox Recorder. British Coucil, British Art Show 5
Without Day, Proposals for a new Scottish Parliament. Pocketbooks (page 31)
Petty Crimes, Contemporary Images of Childhood Play. Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
1998 From Here - Wallpapervideo, High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand
1997 Rogue, Frankfurt, Germany , 1996 Fall Out, Wacker Kunst, Darmstadt, Germany
1995 Valeria Belvedere 1993-95, Milan, Italy, 1993 Billboard Project (Birmingham), England
1991 East, Norwich, England ,1990 Issues in Art & Architecture, Canterbury, England
| Awards | |
| 2002 | Scottish Arts Council Artists Award |
| 2001 | Scottish Arts Council Assistance Grant, AHRB award, Carnegie Trust Award |
| 2000 | Winner of The Archibald, Campbell & Harley WS Photography Prize |
| 1998 | Scottish Arts Council Award to Artists |
| 1996 | Scottish Arts Council Small Assistance Award |
| 2001-02 | Grizedale Arts, The Forest and the Forester (after Maeterlinck); ’Botanica’ |
| 2000 | Commission to Kosovo. Commissioned by the Imperial War Museum, London |
| 1999-2002 | Two Pocket Parks. Tree Planting and Where the Heart Is. Commissioned by The Centre & The Royston Road Company |
Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London; Corporate Collection, London;
Imperial War Museum, London; Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds; Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow, City Of Edinburgh Collection, Dundee Museums.
Private Collections, London, Glasgow, New York & Milan.
| Teaching/professional | |
| 2004 | present Project (CABE and A&B) advisory panel member |
| 2003 | present Specialist Advisor for the Scottish Arts Council |
| 2003 | present Visiting lecturer MFA, Glasgow School of Art |
| 1995 | present Lecturer in Sculpture, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee |
| 2001 | Visiting lecturer MFA, Glasgow School of Art. Perpignan School of art, Perpignan, France |
| 1993-95 | Studio Coordinator, MA Fine Art, Birmingham Institute of Art, Birmingham |
| 1994 -95 | Visiting Lecturer at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow; St. Martins School of Art, London; Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury |