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CRAIG WYLIE–The Accusation
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front cover:
The Accusation 2012 oil on linen 20 x 30 inches (detail)
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CRAIG WYLIE–The Accusation
Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery
20 Park Walk London SW10 0AQ t: +44 (0)20 7351 0410 mail@jonathancooper.co.uk www.jonathancooper.co.uk
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Campervan 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.25 inches
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I.E.D. 2012 oil on linen 18 x 20 inches
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L.A. Orgy 2012 oil on linen 16 x 20 inches
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House Party 2012 oil on linen 16 x 20 inches
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The Conversation (or Galleon) 2012 oil on linen 20 x 24 inches
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All that ever lived 2012 oil on linen 24 x 30 inches
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Day Trippers 2012 oil on linen 51.25 x 51.25 inches
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Nightclubbing 2012 oil on linen 51.25 x 51.25 inches
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Face Eater 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.5 inches
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Marsupial (or scissors) 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.25 inches
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Glass Dish 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.5 inches
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Asiatic Pheasant 2012 oil on linen 12 x 14 inches
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Dead Bird 2012 oil on linen 14.75 x 20.5 inches
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The Accusation 2012 oil on linen 20 x 30 inches
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Jellyfish 2012 oil on linen 16 x 24 inches
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Snow 2012 oil on linen 20 x 20 inches
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Runnerbeans 2012 oil on linen 16 x 24 inches
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Runnerbeans on a Table 2012 oil on linen 20 x 24 inches
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Milk Glass 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.25 inches
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Forest 2012 oil on linen 22 x 30 inches
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Flowers 2012 oil on linen 24 x 20 inches
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CRAIG WYLIE – Biography & Bibliography Born Zimbabwe 1973 Lives and works London EDUCATION 1992-1996 Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Graduating BFA with Distinction SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2012 The Accusation, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK 2010 Suns Silence Stopped, Plus One Gallery, London, UK 2008 Rock Steady, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK 2006 Diminishing Returns, Project Space, London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, UK Craig Wylie - Painting, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK 2004 Craig Wylie, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK 2002 Craig Wylie, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK 2001 Craig Wylie, Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, Islington, London, UK 2000 Show It Again - Craig Wylie, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany 2000 Craig Wylie - New Paintings, Jonathan Cooper, ArtLondon, Duke of York’ s Headquarters, London, UK 1997 Craig Wylie - Paintings, Karen Mckerron, Johannesburg, South Africa GROUP SHOWS (SELECTED) 2012 Face Value, Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong Switch, Galerie Van De Weghe, Anvers, Belgium 2011 Colourless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously 19 October – 5 November, Galerie Dukan Hourdequin 10 Years, Plus One Gallery, London, UK That’ s What Friends Are For, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany Des Paysages, Des Figures, Chateau De Saint-Ouen, St Ouen, Paris, France VS, Two person show with Olivier Masmonteil, Scope NY, New York, USA 2010 Des Paysages, Des Figures, Galerie DukanHourdequin, Marseille, France 2009 Scope Basel, Galerie Dukan Hourdequin, Basel, Switzerland Exactitude, Plus One Gallery, London, UK Mystery Portrait Postcard, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK BP Portrait Award, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales BP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland 2008 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK BP Portrait Award, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK Southern African Artists Abroad, Hodnett Fine Art, Vancouver, Canada BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2006 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK BP Portrait Award, Sunderland Museum & Winter Garden, Sunderland, UK Secret Portrait, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK The Portrait, Ashwin St, London, UK 2005 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK BP Portrait Award, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, UK 2004 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK BP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UK BP Portrait Award, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UK Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, UK 2001 Hunting Art Prize, Royal College of Art, London, UK Royal Society Of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, UK 2000 Show It Again - Craig Wylie, Neuer Kunstverein, Aschaffenburg, Germany Starting a collection, Art First, Cork St, London, UK 1998 Coming of Age - Contemporary art from Zimbabwe, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany 1997 Young Artists in Action, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe 1996 Volkskas Bank Atelier Award Exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa PUBLIC COLLECTIONS National Portrait Gallery, London, UK Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany PRIZES 2008 BP Portrait Prize - 1st Prize National Portrait Gallery, London, UK 2002 Royal Institute of Oil Painters - Young Artists Award, Mall Galleries, London, UK 2001 Hunting Prize - shortlisted winning London Region Prize, Royal College of Art, London, UK Royal Institute of Oil Painters -Young Artists Award, Mall Galleries, London, UK 1996 Volkskas Bank Atelier Award Exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa Rowney Painting Prize, Top final year student, Rhodes University, South Africa BIBLIOGRAPHY 2013 Nature Morte:Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life Tradition, author Michael Petry, publisher Thames & Hudson' 2012 21st Century Portraits, National Portrait Gallery Publishing, London 2011 500 Portraits: The BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery Publishing, London 2010 AZART issue 46, pp30, Sept/Oct 2010 2009 Artists & Poets‘Rebirth , of Realism,’Nov/Dec issue Art Al Limite‘Retrato Contemporaneo’ , Oct/Nov EXACTITUDE - Hyperrealist Art Today, John Russell Taylor, foreword by CliveHead, Thames & Hudson pp342-251 ISBN 978-0-500-23863-9 2009 2008 Art of England Magazine, Feature, September issue
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‘This is a compelling portrait of a sitter who has made a very significant contribution to British Sporting History and whose achievement is inspiring to so many.’
Sandy Nairne, Director of National Portrait Gallery
Dame Kelly Holmes 2012 oil on linen 67.7 x 45.25 inches Dame Kelly Holmes by Craig Wylie (On view at the National Portrait Gallery) © National Portrait Gallery commissioned as part of the First Prize, BP Portrait Award 2008
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back cover:
Raft 2012 oil on linen 16 x 20 inches
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Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery