Hurvin Anderson


Hurvin Anderson is a British painter.

Early life and education

Anderson was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, to parents of Jamaican origin. He was educated at Wimbledon College of Art, London and The Royal College of Art, London.

Career

Anderson often works from photographs and his own memories to create works that range from delicate paintings on vellum to large canvases that can consume an entire wall. His paintings and works on paper "depict places where memory and history converge" and engage with issues of identity and representation. While recent works, such as Studio Drawing 15 mark a shift toward abstraction in his oeuvre, the motifs of the barbershop, densely layered trees, and Caribbean landscapes have been consistently featured throughout most of his career.
Anderson is represented by Thomas Dane in London and Michael Werner Gallery in New York.

Exhibitions

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.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

', Michael Werner Gallery, New York
, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
', New Art Exchange, Nottingham
, CAM, St. Louis
Reporting Back, IKON Gallery, Birmingham
Subtitles, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Art Now: Hurvin Anderson, Tate Britain, London
Peter’s Series 2007-09, Studio Museum Harlem, New York

Selected Group Exhibitions

Turner Prize 2017, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
Jamaican Pulse: Art and Politics from Jamaica and the Diaspora, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Making & Unmaking, Camden Arts Centre, London
Poetics of Relation, Pérez Art Museum, Miami
Homebodies, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Self-Consciousness, curated by Hilton Als and Peter Doig, VW, Berlin
Telling Times, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester
Inheritance, Ikon Touring, Birmingham

Awards

In 2017 Anderson was nominated for the Turner Prize at the age of 52. Previously, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible for nominating, but that rule has since been abolished.
Anderson received the first TenTen artist commission in 2018.

Residencies and fellowships