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Charles Avery Biography
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Born in Oban, Scotland
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Lives and works in London
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2013
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Pilar Corias Gallery, London – UK (solo)
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2011
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Place de la Revolution, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London – UK (solo)
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2010
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Onomatopoeia, Frac Ile-de-France/Le Plateau, Paris – FR; Kunstverein, Hannover - DE; (solo)
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2010
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Onomatopoeia, Part 2: The Port, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London – UK (solo)
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2010
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British Art Show 7, (Hayward Gallery, touring) – UK
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2010
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Folkestone Triennial - UK
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2010
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Languages and Experimentations, Casa d’Arte Futurista Depero, Trento – IT
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2009
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Altermodern, 4th TATE Triennial, London - UK
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2009
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Walking in My Mind, Hayward Gallery, London - UK
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2009
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A Duck for Mr Darwin, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead – UK
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2009
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Life Forms, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm-Sweden
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2009
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Made Up, International Festival of Contemporary Art, 5th Liverpool Biennial, Tate Liverpool -
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2009
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Scotland & Venice 2003, 2005, 2007, Charles Avery, Simon Starling and Cathy Wilkes, The Pier, Orkney - UK
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2009
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Irony and Gesture, Kukje Gallery, Seoul - KO
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2009
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Onomatopoeia, Part 1: Creeds, Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin - IT (solo)
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2008
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The Islanders: An Introduction, Parasol Unit, London- UK; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam – NL; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh - UK (solo)
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2007
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The Islanders: An Introduction - part III, Galerie Arquebuse, Geneva - CH (solo)
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2007
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Scotland & Venice, 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice - IT
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2007
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The Lyon Biennale, Lyon - FR
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2007
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The Athens Biennale, Athens - GR
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2007
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Timer, Trienniale Bovisa, Milan - IT
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2007
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Every Eye Sees Differently as The Eye, The Drawing Room, London - UK
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2007
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Welcome to My World, Alexandre Pollazzon
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2006
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Charles Avery & Keith Wilson, Alexandre Pollazzon, London - UK (solo)
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2006
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The Plane of the Gods, Cubitt Gallery, London - UK (solo)
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2006
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The Islanders: An Introduction - part II, Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin - IT (solo)
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2005
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The Islanders, An Introduction, Doggerfisher, Edinburgh - UK (solo)
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2005
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Hunting The Noumenon, Galleria Archimede Staffolini, Nicosia - CY (solo)
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2005
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AVATARS, Galleria S.A.L.E.S, Rome - IT (solo)
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2005
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Sculpture Garden, Jonathan Viner, London - UK
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2005
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Memphis Flaca, London - UK
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2005
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Theoroma, Musee d’Art Contemporain, Avignon - FR
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2004
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Premio del Golfo, La Spezia - IT
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2004
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The Hunter, Man in the Holocene, London - UK (solo)
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2004
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It thinks, Galleria Sonia Rosso, Turin - IT (solo)
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2004
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Jerwood Drawing Prize 2004, London and touring trailer,
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2004
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Io Mi Ricordo, Galleria S.A.L.E.S, Rome - IT
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2003
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Il Premio per la Giovane Arte Italiana, Padiglione di Venezia, 50th Venice Biennale
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2003
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Love Over Gold, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
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2003
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Necessary Kids, Charles Avery, Piotr Uklanski, Costa Vece, Gallerie Civico d’Arte
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2003
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Dark Shadows, Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles
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2003
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Works on Paper, Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
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2003
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Prospects Drawing Prize 2003, London
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2003
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The Square Root of 2, Sleeper, Edinburgh - UK (solo)
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2003
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The Freedom of the Universe, S.A.L.E.S., Rome - IT (solo)
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2002
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The Truth about the Truth, Doggerfisher, Edinburgh - UK (solo)
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2002
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Triangle Land, Dee Glasoe, New York - USA (solo)
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2002
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Contemporary Art Project, Museum of Modern Art, Seattle
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2002
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A measure of distance, Magnani, London
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2002
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Jerwood Drawing Prize, Cheltenham and London
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2002
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Prospects Drawing Prize, London
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2002
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Supersonic and Alien, S.A.L.E.S., Rome, Italy
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2002
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Flights of Reality, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh
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2002
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Flights of Reality, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (group show with Keith Tyson,
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2001
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Ghosty, Mille Eventi, Milan, Italy
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2001
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Works on Paper, S.A.L.E.S, Rome, Italy
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2001
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The Palace of the Gulls, Percy Miller Gallery, London - UK (solo)
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2000
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The Last Yolk, Sonia Rosso Gallery, Pordenone, Italy (solo)
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2000
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The Riddle of Pooch Avery, Dee Glasoe Gallery, New York (solo)
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2000
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The Ghost of Scirribin, Nylon Gallery, London (solo)
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2000
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Made Space, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, touring to Changing Room, Stirling
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2000
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Drawing, Percy Miller Gallery, London
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2000
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Innuendo, Dee/Glasoe Gallery, New York
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2000
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Made Space, Pekao Gallery, Toronto, Canada
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1999
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Surveying the Landscape, Lombard Freid Gallery, New York
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1999
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Selection from the Files, Nylon, London
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1999
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The British on Paper, Galleria Sonia Rosso, Pordenone, Italy
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1999
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Untitled, Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
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1999
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DRAW, Ten in One Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1999
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Fine Line, Duncan Cargill Gallery, London
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1999
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Charles Avery, Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles - USA (solo)
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1999
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The Life and Times of Nancy Haselswon, Tablet Gallery, London - UK (solo)
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1998
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The Creation of the Omniverse, Nylon, London - UK (solo)
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1998
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Portraits of People Who Never Existed, Entwistle Gallery, London - UK (solo)
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| Literature |
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2009
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Brian Dillon,’Charles Avery, Parasol Unit, Art,’Modern Painters, Dec-Jan 2008/2009
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2009
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Ed Krcma, ‘Back to the Island,’ ART in AMERICA, January 2009
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2008
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Anthony Spira, ‘Mythologies,’MAP, Winter 2008/2009
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2008
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Chris Fite-Wassilak, ‘Charles Avery,’ FRIEZE, November-December 2008
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2008
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The Islanders: An Introduction, Koenig Press (In association with the Parasol Unit)
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2008
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Michael Glover, ‘Visual Arts: Charles Avery,’ The Independent
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2008
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Miranda Collinge, Frieze Frames, Esquire, October 2008
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2008
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Ossian Ward, In the Studio, Time Out, September 4-10 2008
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2008
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Laura Cuming, Graphic Notes from a Small Island,, Observer, 7th September, 2008
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2008
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Skye Sherwin, ‘Artist Charles Avery,’10 Magazine, August, 2008
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2008
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Charles Avery, 'Manifesto,' Art Review, February 2008
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2008
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Pen Magazine, January 2008. No.214
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2007
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Tom Morton 'Cosmology of an Island,' Metropolis M, October/November 2007
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2007
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Arena O2 X Awards, Arena October 2007
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2007
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Selina Skipwith, ‘Charles Avery’, Scottish Art News, Autumn 2007
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2007
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Duncan MacMilan, 'Venice, vidi, vici...' The Scotsman 08.06.2007
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2007
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John Beagles, ‘A Venice Comment’, MAP, Issue 11, Autumn 2007
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2007
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Iain Gale, 'Too much of a good thing,' Scotland on Sunday, The Scotsman, 10.06.2007
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2007
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Susan Mansfield, ‘This Man is an Island’, The Scotsman, June 2007
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2007
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Sam Sherman, ‘London-Charles Avery/Keith Wilson’, MAP, Issue 9, Spring 2007
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2007
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Charlotte Higgins, Arts Correspondence, The Guardian, 02.05.2007
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2007
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Gilda Williams, ‘Charles Avery’, Art Forum, February 2007
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2007
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Jennifer Higgie, ‘Emerging Artists’, Frieze, January 2007
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2007
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Tim Pauling, 'Artist Chosen for Global Exhibition,' The Press and Journal, 17.01.2007
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2007
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Tim Cornell, 'Triumph of Youth Over Experience as artists head for Venice,' The Scotsman 17.01.2007
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2006
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Time Out London, November 15-22-2006
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2006
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Olga Gambari, 'Charles Avery, Galleria Sonia Rosso,' Flash Art International, October 2006
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2005
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Anon, ‘Sketching in Three Dimensions’, The Sunday Herald, 28.11.2005
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2005
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Isla Leaver-Yap, ‘Charles Avery-The Islanders’, The List, Scotland, No. 536, November 2005
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2005
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Duncan MacMillan, ‘Charles Avery,’ The Scotsman 13.12.2005
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2005
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Jessica Lack, ‘Charles Avery, The Islanders’, i-D Magazine, October 2005
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2005
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Tom Morton, ‘Charles Avery’, FROG, October 2005
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2005
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Mariuccia Casadio, ‘Charles Avery, The Islanders’, Vogue Italia, September 2005
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2004
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Louise Hayward, ‘Charles Avery’, Tank Magazine, Vol.3, Issue 11, 2004
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2004
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Sarah Kent, ‘Charles Avery’, Time Out London, November 2004
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2004
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Olga Gambari, ‘Charles Avery Review’, Flash Art, June/July 2004
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2004
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Arena, The O2 X Club, February 2004
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2003
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Tom Morton, Charles Avery, ‘In the beginning,’ Frieze, May 2003
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2003
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Simon Pia, 'See Venice and Wendy,' The Scotsman, 02.03.03
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2003
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Iain Gale, 'Its Time to go back to the Drawing Board...' Scotland on Sunday, The Scotsman, January 2003
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2003
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The Art Atom, Atopia Projects, Edinburgh and Rhode Island, USA
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2003
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Art Works, British and German Contemporary Art 1960-2000, Deutsche Bank, London and Germany
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2002
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Flights of Reality, Kettles Yard, Cambridge - Catalogue
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2002
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Helen Monaghan, ‘Charles Avery,’ The List, Scotland, December 2002
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2002
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Iain Gale, ‘Charles Avery,’ Scotsman on Sunday, December 2002
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2002
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Eugene Tan, ‘Flights of Reality,’ Contemporary, March, 2002
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2002
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Jessica Lack,’ Flights of Reality,’ Guardian Guide, January 2002
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2002
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Dominic Cork, ‘Flights of Reality,’ Independent, January 2002
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2001
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Les Journal Des Arts, November /December, 2001
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2001
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Helen Sumpter, ‘Hot Tickets,’ The Evening Standard, 23-29.11.2001
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2001
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Helen Sumpter, ‘Hot Tickets,’ The Evening Standard, 30.11 – 06.12.2001
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2001
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Alex Mattis, ‘Rising Star,’ The Evening Standard, 23-29.11.
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2001
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Louisa Buck, The Art Newspaper, November 2001
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2001
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Helen Sumpter, Galleries, November 2001
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2001
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Mark Wilsher, What's On, 21.11. 2001
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2001
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Sabrina Zannier, ‘Charles Avery Review,’ Flash Art, February 2001
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2001
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Neil Cameron, The Scotsman, April 2001
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2000
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Alain de Botton, ‘Best of 2000’, Art Forum, December 2000
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2000
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Martin Herbert, Time Out, 03.05.2000
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2000
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Stuart Shave, ‘Masters at Work,’ i-D Magazine, January 2000
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2000
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Independent: The Arts Reviews, 14.04.2000
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1999
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Lucinda Bredin, Sunday Telegraph, 05.12.1999
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1999
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Simon Grant, 'Keeping it in the Family' Guardian Guide, 03.07.1999
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1999
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Martin Herbert, 'After Sensation,' Square Meal-The Magazine, Summer Issue, 1999
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1999
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The Life and Lineage of Nancy Haselswon, (hardback edition 1000), 58pp, published by Nylon, July 1999
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1999
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Atopia Journal, Made Space, Issue 0.99
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1998
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John Slyce, 'Ouverture: Charles Avery,’ Flash Art International, Milan, October, 1998
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1998
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The Guardian Guide, 24-30.10.1998
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1998
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Clare Tempest, 'Golf Sale', Time Out, London, August 1998
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1998
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Roy Exley, 'Charles Avery, Portraits of People who Never Existed,’ Contemporary Visual Arts Issue 18, London, Spring, 1998
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1998
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Charles Avery, Time Out, 11-18.02.1998
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1998
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Sue Hubbard, 'Charles Avery,’ Time Out, London, August, 1998
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