Chris Agnew is a British artist known for his project based work, highly detailed drawings and icon panel etchings. He received his BA in Contemporary Art Practice from The University of Leeds in 2008, followed by a Masters in Fine Art at the Wimbledon College of Art in 2010. He is interested in the malleable nature of what we hold as ‘truth’, and how the presentation of
Chris Agnew is a British artist known for his project based work, highly detailed drawings and icon panel etchings. He received his BA in Contemporary Art Practice from The University of Leeds in 2008, followed by a Masters in Fine Art at the Wimbledon College of Art in 2010. He is interested in the malleable nature of what we hold as ‘truth’, and how the presentation of information informs our subsequent understanding of, and reaction to events. Agnew was awarded the Derwent Art Prize (2016), and has been shortlisted for awards including the Jerwood Drawing Prize (2010 and 2009 respectively) and Saatchi’s New Sensations (2010). His works are held in collections including the V&A, London, and the Hearst Corporation, New York. Recent solo shows include Ba da, Doda (2017), London Art Fair, Dither (2016), The Mighty Grip of Fate (2014), with Kristin Hjellegjerde, London and The Pomp of Circumstances at Nancy Victor Gallery, London (2012). Agnew has divided his time between the UK and his studio in Bucharest for the past six years.
Education
• 2009 – 2010: Wimbledon College of Art: MA Fine Art with Distinction
• 2005 – 2008: University of Leeds: First Class BA in Contemporary Art Practice with Honours
Prizes
• The Derwent Drawing Prize 2016 – Winner
• The Jealous Graduate Print Prize 2010 – Winner
• Saatchi’s New Sensations 2010 – Shortlisted
• Jerwood Drawing Prize 2010 – Shortlisted
• The Clifford Chance Post-Graduate Printmaking Prize 2010 – Shortlisted
• Jerwood Drawing Prize 2009 – Shortlisted
Collections
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
• The Hearst Corporation, Manhattan, New York
Solo exhibitions
• Ba da, Doda – London Art Fair, with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, 2017
• Dither – Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, 2016
• The Mighty Grip of Fate – Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, 2014
• The Pomp of Circumstances – Nancy Victor Gallery, London, 2012
Selected group exhibitions
2017
• Everything exists now – Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Wandsworth
2014
• Unfamiliar Ground – Exhibition touring to four galleries across North England. Supported by ACE
• Cu Mintea-n Pix – Saint Ink Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
• Standing on the frontier Vol.2 – Unit 24 Gallery, London
2013
• The London Art Fair – Business Design Centre, Islington, London
• Trajector Art Fair – Brussels, Belgium
2012
• Geometry – Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Wandsworth
• It’s a Wonderful Life – Nancy Victor Gallery, Fitzrovia, London
2011
• London Art Fair - Business Design Centre, Islington, London
• Exchange Exhibition – Candid Arts Trust, London and The Bisonte School of Graphic Arts, Florence, Italy
• From The Ground – The Wayward Gallery, London
• The London Original Print Fair – Royal Academy of Arts, London
• Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – The Royal Academy of Arts, London
• Jealous: Contemporary Prints – Smiths Row Gallery, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk
2010
• I Swore-I Sore - The Nunnery, Bow
• Propositions - Institute of Contemporary Art, London
• London Calling - Idea Generation Gallery, London (touring to New York and Tokyo)
