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Chris Gilvan-Cartwright

Country of residence United Kingdom
Contact smile.maker@virgin.net

Chris Gilvan-Cartwright is a contemporary British painter aka The Baron Gilvan. He has an MA in Fine Art (University of Brighton 2000-2002) and first class BAhons (Central Saint Martins 1985-1988). In 1990 he won a two year British Council bursary to study painting with Prof. Nowosielski at Cracow Academy of Fine Art, Poland. He also won the prestigious Royal Overseas league Travel scholarship (1997-98) and travelled to India and Nepal. On his return he was featured on BBC Radio 4 'Itchy Feet' and asked to design the BBC Proms logo for both 1998 and 1999. He has had seven solo shows in london and was included in the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2004. More recently he designed the wallpaper for Channel 4's Big Brother 2010 .

His performances as The Baron Gilvan with Foster&Gilvan and Sawchestra include 100 Club London, Edinburgh Festival, and White Night Brighton. He also is a judge with the Karaoke Circus.
Solo shows
1999 Royal Overseas League London, Edinburgh - Out of the Blue
2000 East West Gallery London - In the Spiritual Landscape
2001 Royal Overseas League London, Edinburgh - Prints
2002 East West Gallery London - Land Light Fantastic
2004 East West Gallery London - Greetings From Another Place
2006 East West Gallery London -Prawn Biennale
2006 Fosterart London - Hare Sprayed Streams


Selected Mixed Shows
1989 Royal West of England,Bristol - Annual Open
1990 Lineart International Art Fair, Gent, Belgium, Represented by Van Wanning Gallery, Rotterdam
1991 Tarnowskie Gora Gallery Poland
1994 Polish Cultural Institute London - No Visa Required
Sothebys,Fruitmarket Gallery London and Edinburgh -Spectator/Adam & Co Annual Open
1995 Artforum London
Polish Cultural Institute London - British Artists in Poland
1996 Royal Overseas League London and Edinburgh College of Art - Annual Open
Polish Cultural Institute London - No Visa Required III
Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh - On a Small Scale
1997 Royal Overseas League London and Edinburgh College of Art - Annual Open
1997 - 2003 East West Gallery London
1999 Wolverhampton City Art Gallery Mountains
2002 University of Brighton MA Fine Art Graduates - International Horse of the Year Show
2003 East West Gallery London - Prize Winners
2003 Royal Academy Summer Show London
Phoenix Gallery, brighton Ship Of Fools
2004 Jerwood Drawing Prize London

Selected Commissions
Becoming Me (Frances Lincoln Publishing)BBC Proms Catalogue and Logo 98 & 99

Exhibitions '00 Nature Part 1, 10.Apr - 15.May.08, Contemporary Art Projects, Start Your Collection 2007!, 01.Aug - 30.Sep.07, Contemporary Art Projects, Summer exhibition 2006, 17.Aug - 03.Sep.06, Contemporary Art Projects, Hare-sprayed Streams, 20.Jul - 13.Aug.06, Contemporary Art Projects, Fosterart Summer Exhibition 2005, 06.Jul - 10.Sep.05, Contemporary Art Projects


http://thebarongilvan.com/

 

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