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Biography |
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1941 |
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Born 28, August, Dublin, Ireland |
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1946 |
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Family moves to Washington D.C: Education in U.S.A. |
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1961 - 1966 |
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Studied Fine Art at Yale University, B.A., M.F.A. |
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1965 - 1966 |
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Taught at School of Visual Arts, New York |
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1966 |
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Moves to Britain |
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1966 - 1969 |
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Taught at Bath Academy of Art |
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1969 |
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First solo exhibition, Rowan Gallery, London, England |
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1968 - 1970 |
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Taught at Canterbury College of Art |
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1970 - 1972 |
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Artist-in-Residence, King's College, Cambridge, England |
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1981 - 1982 |
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Living and working in New York |
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1982 |
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First solo exhibition with Waddington Galleries, London |
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1974 - 1988 |
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Taught at Goldsmith's College School of Art, London |
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1989 |
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Retrospective Exhibition, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London |
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1989 |
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Appointed Trustee of the Tate Gallery, London |
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1994 - 2000 |
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Appointed MIllard Professor of Fine Art, Goldsmith's College, University of London, England |
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2001 |
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Awarded a CBE |
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2001 |
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Lives and works in London, England |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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ART Futures, Bloomberg Space, London, England (group) |
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2007 |
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Michael Craig Martin, The Columns, Gallery, Seoul (Korea) (solo) |
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2007 |
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Michael Craig Martin, A is for umbrella, Gagosian Gallery, London (solo) |
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2006 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, Irish Museum of Modern Art - IMMA, Dublin (solo) |
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2006 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz (solo) |
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2006 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, New Art Centre, Salisbury (England) (solo) |
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2006 |
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Michael Craig-Martin - Changement de climat (solo) |
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2006 |
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MAGASIN-Centre National d’art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble (solo) |
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2006 |
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Form and Line. Prints, Green On Red Gallery, Dublin (group) |
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2006 |
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The Hiscox Collection #2 (group) |
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2006 |
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Hiscox Art Projects, London, England (group) |
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2006 |
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ACG Publications, Alan Cristea Gallery, London, England (group) |
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2006 |
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6th Shanghai Biennale - Hyper Design (group) |
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2006 |
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Shanghai Biennale - Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai (group) |
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2006 |
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Lightboxes, Alan Cristea Gallery, London, England (group) |
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2006 |
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SWITCHED ON, Alan Cristea Gallery, London, England (group) |
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2006 |
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Morandi’s Legacy - Influences on British Art, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London, England (group) |
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2006 |
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MORANDI, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria, England (group) |
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2005 |
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Alan Cristea Gallery Publications, Alan Cristea Gallery, London, England (group) |
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2005 |
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Painting in the Edge, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul (group) |
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2005 |
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Raised Awareness - Curated by Bill Woodrow, Tate Modern, London, England (group) |
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2005 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, Galerie Haas & Fuchs, Berlin (solo) |
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2004 |
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Michael Craig-Martin – Surfacing, Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes (solo) |
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2004 |
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Michael Craig-Martin - New Work, Alan Cristea Gallery, London (England) (solo) |
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2003 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, Haunch of Venison - Zürich (ex Galerie Judin), Zurich (solo) |
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2003 |
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Michael Craig-Martin - Eye Of The Storm, Gagosian Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2003 |
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Gagosian Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2002 |
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Inhale/Exhale, Manchester Art Gallery (solo) |
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2002 |
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Works 1984-1989, Waddington Galleries, London, England (solo) |
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2002 |
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Inhale/Exhale, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England (solo) |
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2001 |
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Landscapes, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (solo) |
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2000 |
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Intelligence, New British Art 2000, Tate Britain, London |
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2000 |
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Live in your head, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Lond |
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2000 |
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Voilà, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris |
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2000 |
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Shifting Ground, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland |
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2000 |
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Conference, Waddington Galleries, London, England (solo) |
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2000 |
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Haus der Kunst, Munich |
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2000 |
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IVAM, Valencia, Spain |
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1999 |
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Signature Pieces, Alan Cristea Gallery |
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1999 |
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‘ModernStarts: Things’, Museum of Modern Art, New York (site specific installation) |
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1999 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, Peter Blum Gallery, New York City, NY (solo) |
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1999 |
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Michael Craig-Martin - and sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart (solo) |
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1998 |
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Michael Craig-Martin always now, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover (solo) |
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1998 |
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'Elegant Austerity’, Waddington Galleries, London |
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1998 |
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'Jardin d’artiste’, Musée Zadkine, Paris |
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1998 |
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'Up to 2000’, Southampton City Art Gallery |
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1998 |
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‘Cluster Bomb’, Morrison Judd, London |
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1997 |
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Treasure Island, Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon |
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1997 |
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'Follow me: British Art on the lower Elbe’, organised by Landschaftsverband |
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1997 |
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Alan Cristea Gallery, London, England (solo) |
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1997 |
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Waddington Galleries, London, England (solo) |
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1997 |
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Southampton City Art gallery (solo) |
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1997 |
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Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne, Germany (solo) |
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1997 |
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'Michael Craig-Martin und Raymond Pettibon', Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande, Dusseldorf, Germany (solo) |
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1996 - 1997 |
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Ace! Arts Council Collection New Purchases, South Bank Centre exhibition: touring Britain |
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1996 |
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‘Un siècle de sculpture Anglaise’, galerie nationale du jeu de Paume, Paris |
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1995 |
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Drawing the line: Reappraising drawing past and present, selected by Michael Craig-Martin, South Bank Centre exhibition: touring Britain |
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1995 |
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Open House, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge |
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1995 |
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The Adventure of Painting, Kunstverein, Dusseldorf and Kunstverein, Stuttgart |
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1995 |
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (solo) |
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1994 |
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Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (solo) |
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1994 |
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'An oak tree', galeria Foksal, Warsaw, Poland (solo) |
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1994 |
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Wall Paintings at the Villa Herbst, Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland (solo) |
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1994 |
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1994 Wall to Wall, Serpentine Gallery, London; touring to Southampton and Leeds; wall drawing exhibition with Lothar Baumgarten, Jessica Diamond, Neile Toroni, Lawrence Weiner and Barbara Kruger |
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1993 |
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‘Out of sight out of mind’ Lisson Gallery, London |
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1993 |
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‘Here and Now’, Serpentine Gallery, London |
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1993 |
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Accomodating, British School at Rome (solo) |
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1993 |
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Galerie Claudine Papillon, Paris, France (solo) |
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1993 |
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At Home, Waddingtons Galleries, London, England (solo) |
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1992 - 1993 |
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Twelve Stars: selected works from the European Parliament Collection, Arts Council Gallery, Belfast; touring to Edinburgh and London |
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1991 |
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Objects for the Ideal Home: The Legacy of Pop Art, Serpentine Gallery, London |
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1991 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, Michael Landy, Julian Opie, Goldsmiths College Art Gallery |
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1991 |
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Project Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, New York (solo) |
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1991 |
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David Nolan Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1991 |
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Musee des Beaux Arts, Andre alraux, Le Havre (solo) |
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1990 |
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Galerie Claudine Papillon, Paris, France (solo) |
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1990 |
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The Readymade Boomerang, Sydney Biennale, Sydney, Australia |
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1990 |
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A Painting Show: Michael Craig-Martin, Gary Hume, Christopher Wool, Karsten Schubert, London, England |
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1989 |
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'Sculpture’, Six Friedrich Gallery, Munich, Germany |
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1989 |
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Michael Craig-Martin, Grenville Davey, Julian Opie’, Lia Rumma Gallery, Naples |
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1989 |
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Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, England (retrospective) solo |
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1988 - 1989 |
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100 Years of Art in Britain, Leeds City Art Gallery, 100th Anniversary Exhibition |
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1988 |
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Starlit Waters: British Sculpture, an International Art 1986-88, Tate Gallery, Liverpool, England |
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1988 |
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Britannica: Trente Ans de Sculpture 1960-88, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Andre Malraux, Le Havre: touring France and Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp |
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1988 |
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That Which Appears Is Good, That Which Is Good Appears, Tanja Grunert Gallery, Cologne |
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1987 |
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Vessel, Serpentine Gallery, London, England |
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1987 |
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Wall Works, Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, England |
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1987 |
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Zach Schuster Gallery, Florida (solo) |
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1986 |
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L’Attitude, Galeria Comicos, Lisbon |
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1986 |
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Entre El Objeto Y La Image-Escultra británica contemporánea, Palacio Velázquez, Madrid; touring to Barcelona and Bilabao |
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1985 |
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Waddington Galleries, London, England (solo) |
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1984 |
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1965-72 - when attitude became form, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge: touring to Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Ireland |
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1984 |
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The British Art Show, City Museum and Art Gallery and Ikon Gallery, Birmingham: touring Britain |
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1984 |
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Waddington & Shiell Gallery, Toronto, Canada (solo) |
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1983 |
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New Art, Tate Gallery, London, England |
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1982 |
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Aspects of British Art Today, Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo: touring Japan |
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1982 |
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Fifth Triennale India, New Delhi, India (solo) |
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1982 |
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Waddington Galleries, London (and 1985, 1988, 1992) solo |
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1981 |
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Galerija Suvremene Umjetnosti, Zagreb (solo) |
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1981 |
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‘British Sculpture in the 20th Century’, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London |
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1981 |
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'Malmoe’, Konsthall, Malmo Sweden |
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1981 |
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‘Construction in Process’, Lodz, Poland |
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1980 |
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Galerie Bama, Paris, France (solo) |
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1979 |
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Oliver Dowling Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (solo) |
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1979 |
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Galeria Foksal, Warsaw, Poland (solo) |
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1979 |
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Galeria Akumlatory, Poznan, Poland (solo) |
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1979 |
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‘Un Certain Art Anglais’, Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; organised by ARC II and the British Council |
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1979 |
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'JP II’, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, in collaboration with the British council |
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1978 |
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Galerie December, Dusseldorf, Germany (solo) |
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1978 |
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‘Michael Craig-Martin: 10 works 1970-77’ (solo) |
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1978 |
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Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane; touring Australia (solo) |
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1977 |
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‘Documenta VI’, Kassel, West Germany |
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1977 |
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‘Hayward Annual: Current British Art Part II’, Hayward Gallery, London, England |
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1977 |
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‘Reflected Images’, Kettle’s Yard Gallery, Cambridge, England |
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1977 |
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‘Works on Paper - The Contemporary Art Society’s Gifts to Public Galleries 1952-77’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, England |
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1976 - 1977 |
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Turnpike Gallery, Leigh (solo) |
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1976 - 1977 |
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New Gallery, London (solo) |
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1976 - 1977 |
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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery & Museum, Swansea (solo) |
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1976 - 1977 |
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Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, Ireland (solo) |
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1975 |
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‘IX Biennale des Jeunes Artistes’, Paris, France |
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1975 |
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‘Body and Soul’, Peter Moores Liverpool Project 3, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool R.I.B.A., London, England |
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1975 |
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'Contemporary British Drawings’, XIII Bienal of Sao Paolo |
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1974 |
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‘Idea and Image in Recent Art’, Art Institute of Chicago |
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1974 |
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'Art as Thought Process’, Serpentine Gallery, London |
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1974 |
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Galerie December, Munster, Germany (solo) |
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1973 |
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‘11 British Artists’, Staatlichen Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden: touring to Kunsthalle, Bremen |
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1973 |
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‘Henry Moore to Gilbert & George’, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels |
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1972 |
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‘7 Exhibitions’, Tate Gallery, London |
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1972 |
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'The New Art’, Hayward Gallery, London |
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1971 |
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Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol (solo) |
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1971 |
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Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, Ireland (solo) |
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1970 |
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‘Critic’s Choice’, Arthur Tooth & Sons, London |
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1969 |
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Rowan Gallery, London. (also 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980) |
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