Laurence Wood

Bio

 

Born Lancashire, United Kingdom in 1957. Graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1985. Chase/Taliani residential Venice Scholar, Italy 1986. Currently living in Kent, UK.

Selected Exhibitions/Events

Upcoming exhibitions and projects-

2024- Art Central Hong Kong (Art Roof Top Gallery)

Recent exhibitions selection

2023- The Art of Creative Research, National Institute of Education Art Gallery, NTU, Singapore

2022- Laurence Wood paintings, KangQi Art, Guangzhou, China

2021- Hysan Mural Design Competition Showcase, Urban Sky, Hysan Place, Hong Kong

2021- Renewal of Life; KangQi Art, Guangzhou, China

2020- Drawing As The Core, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, HKBU, Hong Kong

2020 – Contemporary Artists from Abroad, KangQi Art, Guangzhou Design Week, IEC, Guangzhou, China

Previous exhibitions selection

2019– Artistic Excellence, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Art Macao 2019, Macao

2019 – Paintings; International Design Week, Nanfung ICE Centre, Guangzhou, China

2018  Shenzhen City Art Fair, Shenzhen, China

2018 – Possibilities of Design; Bodies In Transit Wall Painting for  Asia Remix, International Design Week, Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning, Shenzhen, China

2018 – Translation(s) I-III: Translating New Territories, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong

2018 – Yunlin Art Together International Exhibition at Yilan and Yunlin, Taiwan

2018 – Exchange Exhibition, Kyung Hee University Museum of Arts, Seoul, Korea

2017 – Translation(s) III; Bodies In Transit, Screened at Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art, Manchester UK and ArtStays Festival, Slovenia.

2016 – “Choice Emblems”, Solo show at Lacey Contemporary Gallery, London

2016 – “Mysticism in Landscape”, Nadine Fine Art SE Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2016 – The Monochrome Show. Spice Select. Nadine Fine Art SE Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2016 – Screening of video ‘Revolution’. Videotage Booth, Art Basel, Hong Kong

2016 – Landscape Beyond. Video screened with new musical composition from C.C.Leung, Black Box Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong

2015 – Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, UK

2015 – Around Among Within, Solo show at Lacey Contemporary Gallery, London

2015 – “Translation(s)II, Videotage Hong Kong & Artstays Festival Slovenia

2014 – 8th Artelaguna Art Prize, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

2013 – “Translations”, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong

2013 – Artwalk Extra, Artsbus, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

2010 – Deaths and Entrances, St.Mary’s Church, Faversham, Kent, UK

2007 – Oskar Hansen International Symposium, Bergen Arkitekt Skole, Norway

2008 – Art Power for Future Hope, Canada Square, London

2005 – Les Mervielles Du Monde, Museum of Fine Arts, Dunkirk, France

2005 – For and From, The Metropole Gallery, Folkestone

2005 – Drawing 200, The Drawing Room, Tannery Arts, London

2001 – Reispijn-Reislust, Hans Brinker Gallery, Amsterdam

1999 – The Vauxhall Gardens, Norwich School of Art

1998 – New paintings, Palace Theatre, Watford

1990-96 – 3-ways, Contemporary British Painting, British Council tour Africa/Asia

1995 – Recent paintings, group show, RCA, London

1994,95,04 – Absolut RCA, RCA, London

1994 – Paper-based, Imperial College, London

1989,90 – New paintings, Thun, Switzerland

1988 – Druce Landscape Competition, Camden arts Centre, London

1988 – Royal Overseas League Annual, London

1988 – Stormstruck, Petworth House, Sussex

1986 – Venice, Royal Festival Hall, London

1986 – Hunting Group Art Prizes, London

1985 – Recent Paintings, Solomon Gallery, London

1985 – Pace-setters Five, City Museum, Peterborough

1985 – DH Lawrence Festival Exhibition, Nottingham

1985 – Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, Mall Galleries, London

1980 – Midlands Open 25, Nottingham, UK. Winner ATV Network Prize

1980 – Stowells Trophy, Royal Academy, London. (Highly Commended Printmaking Prize)

1979 – The New Contemporaries, ICA, London

 

Public artworks/key commissions

2019- Mural for Yitian Plaza, Shenzhen, China

2018- Mural for International Design Week, MOCAPE, Shenzhen, China

2015 – Paintings for Kent Science Park, Kent, UK
2006 – Designs for Cayzer courtyard, Lee’s Court Mansion, Kent
1993 – Watford Borough Council, Foyer Painting, Munden Tower Block
1992 – Watford Borough Council, Charter Place Shopping Centre Mural
1983 – Leicester City Council, various murals

Collections

Kent Science Park, Kent, UK
HM King Charles III, Highgrove House, UK
National Trust Foundation for Art, UK
HSBC Bank HQ, Canary Wharf, London, UK
Watford Borough Council, Watford, UK
Royal College of Art, London, UK
Imperial College, London, UK
Bergen Arkitekt Skole, Norway
University for the Creative Arts, Kent, UK
De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Numerous private collections

Selected Publications

Author
Watercolour Masterclass
HarperCollins 1993

Consultant Editor
Artists Wisdom
Inklink 1993

Consultant Editor
The Challenge of Landscape Painting
Collins 1989

Consultant Editor/Writer
Advanced Marker Technique
MacDonald 1987

Consultant Editor/Illustrator
Tonal Values
Vista, 1987

Contributing Editor/Illustrator
Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques
Headline,1987

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