Artist statement
'Ian Gonczarow works in the traditional artworld genre of painting, yet he forces the paint into images of cultural and political dissent. The heraldic insignia of world power politics - the Stars and Stripes, heroic soviet statuary, all cack-handedly reproduced with meticulous care - are filtered through the blatant bad taste aesthetics of Manga comics and bucket shop kitsch...The paintwork is smeared and slurred. In one image the trademark abstract expressionist drips head heavenward. There is an aura of manic hallucinatory glee in the defacement of establishment imagery'. Robert Clark
Qualifications and training
- 2009 MFA Art Practice, Goldsmiths, London
- 1996 BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne
Employment
- 2009 Course Leader BA (Hons) Fine Art, British Higher School of Art and Design, Moscow
Solo exhibitions
- 2006 ERA paintings, Gallery North, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2001 Past Continuous, Newcastle Playhouse and Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2000 Out of Sight, Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Third Stone, Occupy My Time Gallery, Enclave London
- 2012 Through Tomorrows Eyes, Beep 2012 Wales Contemporary Painting Prize, Swansea
- 2011 ING Discerning Eye 2012, ICA London, London
- 2011 Translate/Transcribe, Central House of artists (Art Moscow), Moscow
- 2011 Summer Show, Royal Academy, London
- 2011 Creekside Open 2011, APT Gallery, London
- 2011 London Art Fair, Islington Design Centre, London
- 2010 Multiplied, Contemporary Editions Fair, Christies, London
- 2010 Worcester Open, Worcester City Gallery, Worcester
- 2010 Chic Dessin Art Fair, 60 Rue de Richelieu, Paris
- 2010 Police and Thieves, The Old Police Station, Deptford, London
- 2010 Say What What Way, Shop At 34, London
- 2010 The London Art Fair, Islington Design Centre, London
- 2009 Transitions, Flacon, Moscow
- 2009 Jealous Graduate Print Prize, Jealous Gallery, London
- 2009 Salon Summer 09, Salon Gallery, London
- 2009 Group/Grope, Area 10, London
- 2009 Politics and People, Gallery North, Newcastle (more info)
- 2009 Red Mansion Art Prize, The Slade Research Centre, London
- 2009 Painting Overview, Elysium Gallery, Swansea
- 2009 Drawing With Dolphins, Crimes Town Gallery, London
- 2009 How To Manage When Everything Is A Priority, Grace and Clark Fyfe Gallery, Glasgow School of Art
- 2008 Future 50, PSl, Leeds
- 2008 It's your Round, Camberwell Arts Festival, The Bear, Camberwell
- 2006 A Place Called Home, Reg Vardy Gallery Sunderland, Sunderland
- 2006 New Trends in Painting, LCB Depot, Leicester
- 2004 Thermo 04, The Lowry, Salford
- 2002 The Dossier, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- 2000 Out of Mind, Vane (Visual Arts North East), Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2000 Boost, Mid-Pennine Gallery, Burnley
- 1999 October, Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne
Degree shows
- 2009 Goldsmiths MFA Show, Goldsmiths University of London, London (more info)
- 2009 MFA Show, Goldsmiths
Curated projects
- 2011 Translate/Transcribe, Central House of artists (Art Moscow), Moscow
Artist talks
- 2011 Curatorial Presentation (Translate / Transcribe), Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and design, Moscow
- 2011 Art and Design Activity: Artistic motivation and the designers 'Brief'., Garage centre for Contemporary Culture, Moscow
- 2010 Design Act Festival, Vinzavod, Moscow
Residencies
- 2008 Red Mansion Art Prize, Red Mansion Foundation, Beijing, China
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2009 Jealous Graduate Print Prize, Jealous Gallery, London
Publications
- 2011 Translate/Transcribe Catalogue Essay
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