CURRICULUM VITAE
Stephen Harwood, born Shropshire, 1972.
MA Fine Art, Central St Martins, 2010.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- Fierce Scandal
- Lido Stores, Margate (2024)—curated by Kristen Healy
- DROP IT!
- They Come. They Sit. They Go. London E8 (2024)—curated by Cedric Christie and Pascal Rousson
- The Fronteer Open
- Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, UK (2023)—curated by Michael and Sharon Borkowsky
- Missives
- Platforms Art Fair, Athens (2023)—curated by Alison Whitmore / JAW
- The Lido Open
- Lido Stores, Margate, UK (2023)—curated by Charles Williams and Kristen Healy
- This Year’s Model
- Studio1.1, London (2023)
- SHOT PINT RIOT
- Studio1.1, London (2023)—curated by Stephen Harwood
- Animus Anima
- The Stash Gallery, London (2022)—curated by Sophie Parkin
- British Painting 3
- Bermondsey Project Space, London (2022)—curated by Andrew Etherington
- Amazing Things Happen Everyday
- The Stash Gallery, London (2022)—curated by Sophie Parkin
- This Year’s Model
- Studio1.1, London (2022)
- London Fields
- Finch Cafe / Gallery, London (2022)—solo show
- Gone Tomorrow
- Studio1.1, London (2021)—solo show
- This Year’s Model
- Studio1.1, London (2021)
- The Filmhuiskamer
- Galerie de Jaloezie, Rotterdam (2021)
- Dark Times
- Three Colt Gallery, London (2020)—solo show
- Stay Home / Mail Art!
- Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany (2020)
- Picture Palace
- Transition Gallery, London (2020)—curated by Cathy Lomax
- Nothing is Square Part 2
- Shipton Street Gallery, London (2020)
- Mycorrhiza and Extancy
- Sluice @ AMP Gallery, London (2020)—curated by Karl England
- Christmas Show
- Three Colt Gallery, London (2019)—curated by George Pringle
- Osmans Bazaar & 2020 Calendar Winners
- Studio 1.1, London
- Open Projections 3
- Coventry Cathedral, Coventry (2019)—curated by Martin Green
- Nothing is Square
- Shipton Street Gallery, London (2019)
- Drawing Down the Land
- Well Street Kitchen, London (2019)—solo show
- Store/Room
- Studio 1.1, London (2019)
- Limehouse Open Salon
- Three Colt Gallery, London (2019)—curated by George Pringle
- Utopia
- Anglia Square, Norwich (2019)—curated by Alex Day
- Tales of the Iconic
- Town Hall, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (2019)—curated by ARTbound
- A Moveable Feast
- Platforms Project Art Fair, Athens with Darling Pearls & Co (2019)—curated by Alessandra Falbo
- YooTOHpeea
- Lady Beck Studios / Project Space, Leeds (2019)—curated by Wes Foster
- Osman’s Bazaar
- Studio 1.1, London (2018)—curated by Daniel Devlin
- Local Anywhere
- Sluice Gallery / HQ, London (2018)—curated by Karl England
- Osman’s Bazaar
- Studio 1.1, London (2017)—curated by Daniel Devlin
- Second Floor Studios Painting Open
- No Format Gallery, London (2017)
- Summer Salon
- Lubomirov Angus-Hughes Gallery, London (2017)—curated by Alessandra Falbo
- Summer Salon Screening
- Lubomirov Angus-Hughes Gallery, London (2017)—curated by Warren Garland and Alessandra Falbo
- Marc Almond / Addicted to Excess
- The Gallery, Liverpool (2017)
- Orchid & the Metal
- Chisenhale Studios, London (2017)
- Distant Fires
- Studio 1.1, London (2017)—solo show
- All-in-One, a Projected Only loop-group show
- Piazza Martiri della Libertà, Chiari, Italy (2016)—curated by Linda Alborghetti and Marco Bellini
- Osman’s Bazaar
- Studio 1.1, London (2016)—curated by Daniel Devlin
- Diffusion
- The Bargehouse, Oxo Tower, London (2016)
- Mews #2: Routes
- JakBox Gallery, London (2016)
- Digital Wasteland
- Eiger Studios, Leeds (2016)
- Film Night 25:8:16
- Hackney Picturehouse, London (2016)—curated by Stephen Harwood and Warren Garland
- Summer Salon
- Lubomirov Angus-Hughes Gallery, London (2016)
- Europa
- Transition Gallery ShopSpace, London (2016)—curated by Luci Eyers
- Film Night 21:4:16
- Hackney Picturehouse, London (2016)—curated by Stephen Harwood and Warren Garland
- Alternative Nature
- Electric Picture House, Congelton, Cheshire (2016)
- Film Night 21:4:16
- Hackney Picturehouse (2016)—curated by Stephen Harwood and Warren Garland
- ArtConverters III
- Studio 1.1, London (2016)
- Postcardwall—365 at Stourspace
- Stourspace, London (2015)—curated by Sophie Hill
- Summer Salon
- Angus Hughes Gallery, London (2015)
- The Red Files
- Schwartz Gallery, London (2015)—curated by Ismail Erbil
- Wotever Film Festival
- Cinema Museum, London (2015)
- Lotus Land Video Evening
- Changing Spaces, Cambridge (2015)—curated by Philip Cornett and Paul Kindersley
- Postcard Gardens
- Oxford House Gallery, London (2015)—curated by Sophie Hill
- Film Night 29:5:15
- Hackney Picturehouse (2015)—curated by Stephen Harwood
- Red Xmas
- Studio 1.1, London (2015)
- Common Ground:
- Studio 1.1, London (2014)
Andrew Graves / Stephen Harwood - Visions of England
- Atlantis Bookshop, London (2014)—solo exhibition
- The Male Figure V
- Kunstbehandlung KG, Munich (2014)
- ArtConverters II
- Studio 1.1, London (2014)
- Atomic
- 60 Ravenscourt Road, London (2013)—Transition Gallery off-site project
- IMG-TXT-MSG
- Studio 1.1, London (2013)
Programme of events included a talk by Stephen on his painting - A Northern Sensibility
- Strata Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery (2013)—with Philips Contemporary Art
- Owl Service
- Transition Gallery, London (2013)
- A Foreign Country
- Studio 1.1 at Braziers House, Oxfordshire (2012)
Stephen Harwood / Craig Andrews / Dai Roberts - Get Carta
- Karin Janssen Project Space, London (2012)—curated by Stephen Harwood
- Equinox
- Transition Gallery, London (2012)
- Postcardwall
- Mall Galleries, London (2012)
Vegas Gallery, London (2012) - Idle Worship
- Centre for Recent Drawing, London (2012)—curated by Paul Kindersley
- ArtConverters
- Studio 1.1, London (2012)
- Cephalopod Salon
- 159 Cassland Rd, London (2012)—curated by Mark Green and Guy Oliver
- The Postcard Show
- Surface Gallery, Nottingham (2012)
- Pulp Fictions
- Transition Gallery, London (2011)
- Local
- Karin Janssen Project Space, London (2011)
- Survivors UK
- Candid Arts Gallery, London (2011)
- Heartlands
- DownStairs Gallery, Great Brampton House, Herefordshire (2011)
- Art Blitz
- Transition Gallery, London (2010)
- MA Degree Show
- Central St Martins, London (2010)
- Necessary Illusions
- The Bargehouse, London (2010)
- PolyTek
- Water Lane, Exeter (2009) with fellow MA Fine Art students
- The Damned and the Saved
- Studio 1.1, London / Standpoint Gallery, London (2008)
- The Marmite Prize
- Studio 1.1, London (2008)
- Awopbopaloobop
- Transition Gallery, London (2008)—curated by Alex Michon
- The Painting Room
- Transition Gallery, London (2008)
- Notting Heaven
- Sartorial Contemporary Art, London (2007/8)
- Progression
- Ferreira Projects, London (2007)
- Peer Esteem
- Five Years, London (2007)
- The Doctor Who Project
- Nancy Victor Project Space, London (2007)—solo exhibition
- Private Prop
- Residence Gallery, London (2007)—curated by Ingrid Z
- Gallery Artists
- Philips Contemporary Art, Manchester (2007)
- Images of Lost Content
- Nancy Victor Project Space, London (2006)—solo exhibition
- The Marmite Prize
- Residence Gallery, London (2006)
- Grotto
- Studio 1.1, London (2006)
- Peace Camp
- Brick Lane Gallery, London (2006)—curated by Bob and Roberta Smith
- Summer Show
- Contemporary Art Projects, London (2006)
- Childhood, An Exploration
- Indo, London (2005)—solo exhibition
- Acid Drops & Sugar Candy
- Transition Gallery, London (2005)
Contemporary Art Projects / FosterArt, London (2005)
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
- SHOT PINT RIOT
- Studio1.1, London (2023)
- Film Night 25:8:16
- Hackney Picturehouse, London (2016)—curated by Stephen Harwood and Warren Garland
- Film Night 21:4:16
- Hackney Picturehouse, London (2016)
- Film Night 29:5:15
- Hackney Picturehouse, London (2015)
- Get Carta
- Karin Janssen Project Space, London (2012)
1989–2005
GROUP SHOWS
- Coombs Contemporary,
- ICA,
- Gallery Fresh,
- Drill Hall Arts Centre,
- Battersea Arts Centre,
- Tom Allen Arts Centre,
- Quantum Contemporary Art—all London,
- Art 2001—Design Centre Islington, The Common Room Gallery, Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, Cable Street Open Studios & Gallery, e1 Gallery, Gallery Westland Place—all London, UK,
- Philips Art Gallery, Manchester,
- Town Hall, Manchester,
- Nottingham Arts Centre,
- Phoenix Arts centre, Leicester,
SOLO SHOWS
- Art East Gallery, Spitalfields,
- Sutton House Art Gallery, Hackney,
- Artbank Gallery, Clerkenwell,
- Gallery Fresh, Greenwich,
- Shipleys, Charing Cross Road,
- Drill Art Arts Centre, Fitzrovia,
- Wren at St James, London
COLLECTIONS
- Sir Richard Heaton KCB, London
- Jonathan Meades, Marseille, France
- David Hockney OM CH RA, London and Los Angeles
- Serge Etringer Collection, Hamburg and São Paulo
- Sir Ian Mckellen CH CBE, London
- Collection of Spencer Gunn & Sonia DeMarcos, London & Barcelona
- Peter Ackroyd CBE FRSL, London / Devon
- Matthew Parris, London / Derbyshire
- Marc Almond, London
- Utah Saints, Leeds, UK
- Geraldine Beskin Collection / Atlantis Bookshop, London
- Estate of Ann and David Graves
- Estate of CJ Fox, Canada
- David Hoyle, Manchester, UK
- Gregory D’aguair, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Harry Borden, Devon, UK
- Nick Griffiths, Cornwall, UK
- Northshore International, USA / UK
- The Raven Group / Raven Russia
- Four Temple Buildings, London
- Collection of Nick Billingham and Stevie McGarrity, Barnes, London
- David Powell and Phillips Art Gallery, Cheshire, UK
- Estate of Jordan / Pamela Rooke
- Collection of Jennifer Rademaker, London
- Collection of Enzo Mansueto, Bari, Italy
- Collection of Peter Jarvis, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Collection of Sheryl Cuisia, London
- Professor Ed Wild, London
- Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Germany
- Julian Glover OBE
- James Robson / Fallow Restaurant, St James’s, London
- Mr Mark Williams, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK
- Dave Smithers and Joshua Raffel, Sandown, Isle of Wight, UK
- Tim Purcell / Tim Purcell Consulting, London
- Collection of Roberto Bellomo and Nicoletta Civita, Rome, Italy
WRITING
- Time Out,
- The Guardian,
- Garageland (Issue 13, Paint; Issue 23, Living British Cinema),
- Artwednesday.com
- Damn Magazine (Issue 83)
SELECTED PRESS
- i-D,
- Arty,
- Tangent,
- Garageland,
- Sunday Times,
- Art-Review,
- The Independent,
- Vogue,
- Radio 5,
- Hackney Gazette,
- Hackney Citizen,
- The Wick,
- Roman Road LDN