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Matthew Krishanu

Matthew Krishanu

English painter

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]

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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

Selected group exhibitions

  • '‘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

References

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    "Another Country". Wall Street International. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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    "Brentwood Cathedral's Stations of the Cross: What Were They Thinking?!". Seasons of Grace. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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    "MONSTER CLUB is a visual art exhibition of ….. you guessed…. Monsters". Midlands industrial Association Ltd. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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    William Titley (2010). "From Lancashire to Lahore" (PDF). University of Central Lancashire.
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    Yang, C. (2017). Painting-Experiment. China Academy of Art Press. pp. 118–127. ISBN 978-7-5503-1277-7.
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    "Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st century British Painting". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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