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Chris Ofili Biography
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Born in Manchester, United Kingdom
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1987 - 1988 |
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Tameside College of Technology (Foundation Course), Manchester, United Kingdom
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1988 - 1991 |
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BA in Fine Art, Chelsea School of Art, London, England
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1991 - 1993 |
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MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art, London, England
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Lives and works in London, England
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2004 Honorary Fellowship University of the Arts, London
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2004 South Bank Award: Visual Arts, London
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1998 Turner Prize, Tate Gallery, London
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1992 British Council Travel Scholarship, Zimbabwe, Africa
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2005 Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo
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2000 – 2005 Trustee / Council Member, Tate Gallery, London, UK
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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to take and to give - Victoria Miro Gallery, London (England) (solo)
The Master Printer and the Collaborative Process - International Print Center New York, New York City, NY
Œuvres de la collection - Battat Contemporary, Montreal, QC
La Triennale 2012 - Intense Proximity - Palais de Tokyo, Paris
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2011
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The Strawberry Thief - FAS Contemporary, London (England)
Art² - FLAG Art Foundation, New York City, NY
Beyond The Human Clay - James Hyman Fine Art, London (England)
El intervalo luminoso: The D.Daskalopoulos Collection - Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, Bilbao
LITOS GRAFERA - Kunst Centret Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg
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2010
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Chris Ofili: Afrotranslinear - Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo)
Chris Ofili - Tate Britain, London (England) (solo)
21st Century: Art in the First Decade - Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
James Ensor - Hareng Saur: Ensor et l'art contemporain - SMAK Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Gent
Happy End - Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppingen
Thrice upon a time - Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm
Modern Master Works - Scream London, London (England)
Kupferstichkabinett: Between Thought and Action - White Cube - Hoxton Square, London (England)
In the Company of Alice - Victoria Miro Gallery, London (England)
Tudo o que é sólido dissolve-se no ar: o social na Colecção Berardo - Berardo Museum - Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Lisbon
Alpha Omega - Deste Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens
PAPYROPHILIA - Charlie Smith London, London (England)
Self-Consciousness - VW (VeneKlasen/Werner), Berlin
Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY
Party! - The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, West Midlands (England)
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2009
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Tate Britain, London, England
Afro Margin, David Zwirner, New York, NY (solo)
30 Seconds off an Inch - The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City, NY
Work on Paper - Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton (England)
FLOWER POWER - Craa Centro di ricerca arte attuale Villa Giulia, Verbania
Remain in Light - W139, Amsterdam
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2008
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…same as it ever was: Painting at Chelsea 1990-2007, The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts London (solo)
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2007
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Hunky Dory, Tatinsian Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Draw, mima, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Devil’s Pie, David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2006
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The Blue Rider Extended Remix, Kestnergesellschaft, Hanover, Germany (solo)
How To Improve The World: 60 Years of British Art, Hayward Gallery, London, England
Surprise Surprise, ICA, London, England
Prints Now, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Infinite Painting, Villa Manin Centro d’Arte Contemporanea, Codroipo, Italy
The Compulsive Line: Etching 1900 to Now, MoMA, New York, NY
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2005
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The Upper Room, Tate Britain, London, England (solo)
The Blue Rider, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany (solo)
Afro Muses, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (solo)
After Cezanne, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Revelations: Reflecting British Art in the Arts Council Collection, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Baroque and Neobaroque, Domus Atrium 2002, Salamanca, Spain
Drawing from the Modern: 1975 – 2005, MoMA, New York, NY
Early Work, David Zwirner, New York, NY
Translation, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Getting Emotional, ICA, Boston, MA
Contemporary Erotic Drawing, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
Artists & Prints: Masterworks from the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, NY
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2004
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Faces in the Crowd, Picturing Modern Life from Manet to Today, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin / Whitechapel Gallery, London, England
Huts, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Monument to Now, The Dakis Joannou Collection, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
Seeds & Roots: Selections from the Permanent Collection, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
Fabulism, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
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2003
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Within Reach, British Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (solo)
The Dead Bird Show, Whitechapel Project Space, London, England
Supernova, SFMoMa, San Francisco, CA
Happiness: A Survival Guide for Art and Life, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Paradise, National Gallery, London / Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle / City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol, England
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2002
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Freedom One Day, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, England (solo)
Drawing now: eight propositions, MoMA, New York, NY
Cavepainting, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
One Planet Under A Groove: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, NY / Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN / Spelman Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
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2001
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Chris Ofili Watercolours, Gallery Side 2, Japan (solo)
Form Follows Fiction, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy
Public Offerings, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Works on Paper: from Acconci to Zittel, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, England
Painting at the Edge of the World, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, MN
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2000
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Sydney Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
Chris Ofili Drawings, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, England (solo)
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1999
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Afrobiotics, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, NY (solo)
Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
6th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
Trouble Spot Painting, NICC and MUHKA, Antwerp, Belgium
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1998
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The Turner Prize, Tate Gallery, London, England
Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, England / Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany / Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY
Chris Ofili, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England (solo)
Chris Ofili, Serpentine Gallery, London, England / Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, England (solo)
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1997
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Pimpin Ain’t Easy But It Sure Is Fun, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany (solo)
Pictura Britannica, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
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1996
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Mothership Connection, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Afrodizzia, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, England (solo)
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1995
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Chris Ofili, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, NY (solo)
Brilliant! New Art from London, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, MN
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| Literature |
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2007
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Hunk Dory, Gary Tatintian Gallery, Moscow 2007
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2006
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Andrea Bruciati und Alessandra Galasso, Painting Codes / Codici Della Pittura, GC.AC. Galleria Communale d'Arte, Monfalcone, 2006
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2006
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Translation. A visual trip operated and articulated by Dakis Joannou, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
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2006
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Surprise, Surprise, ICA Insitute of Contemporary Arts, London
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2006
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The Blue Rider Extended Remix, edited by Veit Görner and Hilke Wagner, Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover
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2006
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Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Interview mit Chris Ofili, Modernist Blues, www.db-artmag.com, Special Print Issue 2006, No. 1, S. 9
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2006
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Chr. Herchenröder, Skulptur auf dem Vormarsch, Handelsblatt, 29.Sept-1.Okt 2006, Kunstmarkt, S.1
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2006
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Schlüter, Ralf, Die Sanfte Umschreibung der Geschichte, Art, Nr. 7, Juli 2006, S. 84
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2006
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Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Hey, hey, hey, ich bin der Blaue reiter, Welt am Sonntag, Hamburg, 25. Juni 2006, S. 58
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2006
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Blauer Reiter reloaded, Der Spiegel, Nr. 26, 26. Juni 2006, S. 127
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2006
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Alexandra Glanz, Das Kreuz der Kulturen, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, 23. Juni 2006
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2006
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Henning Queren, Die blausilberne Kälte des Nordens – Der expressionistische Reiter als Remix, Neue Presse, 23. Juni 2006, Nr. 144.
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2006
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Heidi Bürklin, Chris Ofili und das dekorative Potenzial von Elefantendung, Kunstzeitung, Nr. 115, März 2006, S. 28
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2005
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Kbm, Erdverbunden, The Blue Rider von Chris Ofili bei Contemporary Fine Arts, TIP 25/05, S. 76.
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2005
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Luke Harding, Bottoms up, Ofili ponders the nature of relationships, The Guardian, 19.11.2005, S. 1, 10-11.
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2005
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Adrian Searle, Ofili: the blue period, The Guardian, 22.11.2005, S. 18-19.
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2005
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Daniel Völzke, Der Blaue Reiter reitet blauer weiter, Gruß aus dem Garten Eden: Chris Ofili in der Galerie Contemporary Fine Arts, Der Tagesspiegel, NR 19 048, 17. 12.2005, S. 26.
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2005
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The Blue Rider, essays by Christoph Zuschlag, Bazon Brock, Carolina Grau, Greg Tate & Louis Antwi, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
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2005
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Afro Muses 1995 - 2005, essays by Thelma Golden, Beth Coleman & Hilton Als, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
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2003
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Within Reach, published on the occasion of the exhibition at the British Pavilion, 50th Venice Biennale, essays by Thelma Golden, Beth Coleman, Stuart Hall & Adrian Searle
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2002
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The Upper Room, essays by Dr. Susanna Paisley & Beth Coleman, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
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2002
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Freedom One Day, essays by Bidisha, Sophie Woolley, Ray Shell, Roger Robinson, Francesca Beard & Courttia Newland, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
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2002
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High Art Lite by Julian Stallabrass, Verso, London & New York
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2000
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May 26th Sabatian Smee No-one needs to say sorry. The Sydney Morning Herald
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2000
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May 23rd Simon Morley Chris Ofili Drawings. The Independent
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2000
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April The art of exhibition. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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2000
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March 19 Graham Shearing The Legacy. Tribune Review
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2000
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March E. Leffingwell Carnegie Ramble. Art in America
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1999
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Chris Ofili, essays by Godfrey Worsdale & Lisa G. Corrin. Published by order of Southampton City Art Gallery and the Serpentine Gallery, London
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