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'Michael Fullerton' (born 1971) is a Scottish artist living and working in London. He is primarily a portraitist and paints in a traditional style.
Fullerton was born in Bellshill, Scotland). He attended the Glasgow School of Art and graduated from the MA programme in 2002.
Michael Fullerton trained as a painter. His work includes painting, printmaking and sculpture. He works with portraiture, referencing the 18th century portraitist, Thomas Gainsborough, and combining aesthetic with political concerns,"Artists and artworks", Channel 4. Retrieved 17 June 2007. his mode described by Roberta Smith of the New York Times, as "a well-trained if so far unoriginal way with paint."[1]
He has painted Lady Cosgrove, seen as a feminist pioneer for being the first female judge in Scotland, in a work titled ''Lover'', which refers to the artist's love of oil painting, as well as of the "romance" of political action. Another portrait was of Paddy Joe Hill, one of the Birmingham Six, exonerated sixteen years after wrongful conviction for the IRA bombing of pubs in Birmingham. Initially Hill had approached Fullerton to buy ''Lover'' for the offices of the organisation he had founded, MOJO UK (the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation). Fullerton felt it was not an appropriate location for the work, and painted a full-length portrait of Hill instead.
In 2005 his work was shown at Tate Britain in a solo show in the ''Art Now'' series,[2] and The Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow in the solo show ''Suck on Science''."Michael Fullerton", Tate gallery. Retrieved 17 June 2007. His solo show ''Are You Hung Up?'' was shown at the Transmission Gallery, Scotland as well as Counter Gallery, London in 2003. His most recent show was at Greene Naftali, New York, entitled ''Get Over Yourself'' in December 2006. He was included in ''Tate Triennial 2006'', a three-yearly survey of new art.
He is represented by Carl Freedman Gallery, London
★ 2001 Art in the Square Glasgow
★ 2002 Tramway Glasgow
★ 2002 Andrew Mummery Gallery London
★ 2002 ''Jenny Saville/Glen Luchford: Closed Contact'', Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills."Michael Fullerton's biography and exhibitions", Saatchi Gallery. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
★ 2003 ''Are You Hung Up?'', Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
★ 2003 Generator Projects, Dundee
★ 2005 ''Suck on Science'', CCA, Glasgow
★ 2005 '' Art Now'', Tate Britain, London
1. Smith, Roberta."Art in Review; Michael Fullerton", ''New York Times'', 12 January 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
2. "Michael Fullerton", Tate gallery. Retrieved 17 June, 2007.
★ Michael Fullerton – Saatchi Gallery
★ Carl Freedman Gallery
★ Art4 website of Channel 4 TV. Photo of artist
| Contents |
| Life and work |
| Solo shows |
| Notes and references |
| External links |
Life and work
Fullerton was born in Bellshill, Scotland). He attended the Glasgow School of Art and graduated from the MA programme in 2002.
Michael Fullerton trained as a painter. His work includes painting, printmaking and sculpture. He works with portraiture, referencing the 18th century portraitist, Thomas Gainsborough, and combining aesthetic with political concerns,"Artists and artworks", Channel 4. Retrieved 17 June 2007. his mode described by Roberta Smith of the New York Times, as "a well-trained if so far unoriginal way with paint."[1]
He has painted Lady Cosgrove, seen as a feminist pioneer for being the first female judge in Scotland, in a work titled ''Lover'', which refers to the artist's love of oil painting, as well as of the "romance" of political action. Another portrait was of Paddy Joe Hill, one of the Birmingham Six, exonerated sixteen years after wrongful conviction for the IRA bombing of pubs in Birmingham. Initially Hill had approached Fullerton to buy ''Lover'' for the offices of the organisation he had founded, MOJO UK (the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation). Fullerton felt it was not an appropriate location for the work, and painted a full-length portrait of Hill instead.
In 2005 his work was shown at Tate Britain in a solo show in the ''Art Now'' series,[2] and The Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow in the solo show ''Suck on Science''."Michael Fullerton", Tate gallery. Retrieved 17 June 2007. His solo show ''Are You Hung Up?'' was shown at the Transmission Gallery, Scotland as well as Counter Gallery, London in 2003. His most recent show was at Greene Naftali, New York, entitled ''Get Over Yourself'' in December 2006. He was included in ''Tate Triennial 2006'', a three-yearly survey of new art.
He is represented by Carl Freedman Gallery, London
Solo shows
★ 2001 Art in the Square Glasgow
★ 2002 Tramway Glasgow
★ 2002 Andrew Mummery Gallery London
★ 2002 ''Jenny Saville/Glen Luchford: Closed Contact'', Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills."Michael Fullerton's biography and exhibitions", Saatchi Gallery. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
★ 2003 ''Are You Hung Up?'', Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
★ 2003 Generator Projects, Dundee
★ 2005 ''Suck on Science'', CCA, Glasgow
★ 2005 '' Art Now'', Tate Britain, London
Notes and references
1. Smith, Roberta."Art in Review; Michael Fullerton", ''New York Times'', 12 January 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
2. "Michael Fullerton", Tate gallery. Retrieved 17 June, 2007.
External links
★ Michael Fullerton – Saatchi Gallery
★ Carl Freedman Gallery
★ Art4 website of Channel 4 TV. Photo of artist
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