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JUAN BOLIVAR |
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Since graduating in 2003 Juan Bolivar has curated several exhibitions (www.
trailerart.net), including TRAILER's tenth show, 'Yabadabadoo' at Cell Project Space,
London and 'Eau Sauvage' at the Lucy Mackintosh Gallery in Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.lucymackintosh.ch)
Bolivar's paintings deal with formalism and abstraction as a language reconfigured
into fantasy, tragi-comical visions.
Born Caracas, Venezuela
Lives and works in London
Education
2001 - 03 MA in Fine Art Goldsmiths College, University of London
1985 - 88 BA (Hons) Painting Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London
1983 - 85 B/Tec in Art & Design North Worcestershire College, Bromsgrove
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Geometry Wars John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
2008 Home Alone Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Group Exhibitions
2010 Use & Mention
(curated by John Chilver) Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of
Greenwich, London
Tag: New London Painting Brown Gallery, London
2009 Saxon Schwartz Gallery, London
Fringe MK: Painting Prize The Centre MK, Milton Keynes
Three by Three Yinka Shonibare’s Studio, London
2008 Voewood Projects Voewood, Norfolk
2007 EASTinternational 2007 Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich
Dorian Gray part II John Jones Gallery, London
On Your Marks ... VINEspace Gallery, London
Eau Sauvage part II Fieldgate Gallery, London
2006 Beauty and the Beast Fieldgate Gallery, London
10th Planet 100, Clements Road, London
Eau Sauvage Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Altered Beast Three Colts Gallery, London
2005 Yabadabadoo Cell Project Space, London
Ultimate Indoors Three Colts Gallery, London
News From Nowhere Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Gigolo The Trafalgar Hotel, London
2004 Material 31 Portland Place, London
Ready Steady Go Three Colts Gallery, London
Bonequake 16 Upper Wimpole Street, London
Halbes Haus Three Colts Gallery, London
New Exhibits from
The Government Art Collection 10 Downing Street, London
New British Painting II John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
2003 Reduced Century Gallery, London
Lexmark European Art Prize Eyestorm Gallery, London
2003 RA Summer Show Royal Academy of Arts, London
2002 Blondes Buy More Peroxide 1 000 000mph Project Space, London
Art in the Office AT Kearney HQ, London
2001 Trailer Calvert Avenue, London
2000 Sunset Beach Mobile Home Gallery, London
1998 Trade Apartment Show Trade Apartment Gallery, London
Awards
2009 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
2007 Selected for EASTinternational 2007
2005 Nominated for the first round for Beck’s Futures 2005
2003 UK finalist. The Lexmark European Prize
2000 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
Teaching as Visiting Lecturer and Talks
2009 Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Royal Academy Schools, London
2008 Royal Academy Schools, London
John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, Southampton
West Kent College, Tonbridge
2007 Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich
2006 Royal Academy Schools, London
Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2005 Brighton University, Brighton
University of Westminster, London
2004 John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, Southampton
Curatorial Projects
Finalist in the Hayward Curatorial Touring Open 2009
www.trailerart.net
Collections
Various private collections
University of the Arts London
Government Art Collection
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Ernst & Young, London
Commissioned by Julie Verhoeven to create a mural for the London GIBO store
trailerart.net), including TRAILER's tenth show, 'Yabadabadoo' at Cell Project Space,
London and 'Eau Sauvage' at the Lucy Mackintosh Gallery in Lausanne, Switzerland.
(www.lucymackintosh.ch)
Bolivar's paintings deal with formalism and abstraction as a language reconfigured
into fantasy, tragi-comical visions.
Born Caracas, Venezuela
Lives and works in London
Education
2001 - 03 MA in Fine Art Goldsmiths College, University of London
1985 - 88 BA (Hons) Painting Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London
1983 - 85 B/Tec in Art & Design North Worcestershire College, Bromsgrove
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Geometry Wars John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
2008 Home Alone Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Group Exhibitions
2010 Use & Mention
(curated by John Chilver) Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of
Greenwich, London
Tag: New London Painting Brown Gallery, London
2009 Saxon Schwartz Gallery, London
Fringe MK: Painting Prize The Centre MK, Milton Keynes
Three by Three Yinka Shonibare’s Studio, London
2008 Voewood Projects Voewood, Norfolk
2007 EASTinternational 2007 Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich
Dorian Gray part II John Jones Gallery, London
On Your Marks ... VINEspace Gallery, London
Eau Sauvage part II Fieldgate Gallery, London
2006 Beauty and the Beast Fieldgate Gallery, London
10th Planet 100, Clements Road, London
Eau Sauvage Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Altered Beast Three Colts Gallery, London
2005 Yabadabadoo Cell Project Space, London
Ultimate Indoors Three Colts Gallery, London
News From Nowhere Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Gigolo The Trafalgar Hotel, London
2004 Material 31 Portland Place, London
Ready Steady Go Three Colts Gallery, London
Bonequake 16 Upper Wimpole Street, London
Halbes Haus Three Colts Gallery, London
New Exhibits from
The Government Art Collection 10 Downing Street, London
New British Painting II John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
2003 Reduced Century Gallery, London
Lexmark European Art Prize Eyestorm Gallery, London
2003 RA Summer Show Royal Academy of Arts, London
2002 Blondes Buy More Peroxide 1 000 000mph Project Space, London
Art in the Office AT Kearney HQ, London
2001 Trailer Calvert Avenue, London
2000 Sunset Beach Mobile Home Gallery, London
1998 Trade Apartment Show Trade Apartment Gallery, London
Awards
2009 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
2007 Selected for EASTinternational 2007
2005 Nominated for the first round for Beck’s Futures 2005
2003 UK finalist. The Lexmark European Prize
2000 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
Teaching as Visiting Lecturer and Talks
2009 Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Royal Academy Schools, London
2008 Royal Academy Schools, London
John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, Southampton
West Kent College, Tonbridge
2007 Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich
2006 Royal Academy Schools, London
Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Switzerland
Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2005 Brighton University, Brighton
University of Westminster, London
2004 John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, Southampton
Curatorial Projects
Finalist in the Hayward Curatorial Touring Open 2009
www.trailerart.net
Collections
Various private collections
University of the Arts London
Government Art Collection
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Ernst & Young, London
Commissioned by Julie Verhoeven to create a mural for the London GIBO store
