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Gabriel Tejada
Born, Lima 1974
Lives and works in Nottingham, UK
Studies
2004-2006 - MA, Royal College of Art - Painting
2001-2002 - Post Graduate Diploma, Byam Shaw School of Art
1992-1997 - BA (Hons), Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Contemporary Art Auction, group exhibition and auction, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham, UK
Decade, 3rd Space group exhibition, Surface Gallery, Nottingha, UK
2017 Veneer, curated group exhibition, Wirksworth Festival, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, UK
2016 Southwell Open Studios, solo exhibition, Reach Space, Nottinghamshire, UK
Drawing Mela, group exhibition, HMS Studios, Derbyshire, UK
2015 Bajo la Superficie, solo exhibition, Club Regatas Lima, Lima - Peru
Apuff Lima, solo exhibition, Puna tienda/galeria, Lima - Peru
2014 Untitled, Solo exhibition, Art & Architecture, Trail Wirksworth Festival, Derbyshire, UK
Hey Days!, group exhibition, Bermondsey Space, London, UK
Stuart Laws RCA Secret, group exhibition, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2013 Surveillance, solo exhibition, New Court Gallery, Derbyshire, UK
Midlands Open, group exhibition, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington, UK
2012 Bow Arts Open Studios, group exhibition, Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
2011 Creekside Open 2011/ Selected by Dexter Dalwood, group exhibition, ATP gallery,
London, UK
Bow Arts Open Studios, group exhibition, Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
2010 Pinta Art Fair, group exhibition, Y gallery - New York, London, UK
The Colony, solo exhibition, Civic Room, London, UK
Rhizomatic, group exhibition, The Departure Gallery, London, UK
Bow Arts Open Studios, group exhibition, Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
Bat Pack, group exhibition, Mile End Pavillion, London, UK
2009 Remnants, solo exhibition, The Portable Gallery, London, UK
Romance Derived, group exhibition, Fringe MK 2010, Milton Keynes, UK
Fault Line - Art in the Age of Anxiety, group exhibition curated by Sarah Elson,
The Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
Tail Devourer, group exhibition, Bash Studios, London, UK
Bow Arts Open Studios, group exhibition, Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
2008 Unnatural Histories, group exhibition curated by Myriam Blundell,
The Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
Bow Arts Open Studios, group exhibition, Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
2007 Jerwood Contemporary Painters 2007, group exhibition selected by Graham Crowley,
David Rayson and Elizabeth Magill, Jerwood Space, London; Bay Arts, Cardiff;
The Lowry, Salford Quays, UK
Bow Arts Open Studios, group exhibition, Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
2006 Arcade, group exhibition, different spaces in the vicinity of Marble Arch, London, UK
Zenith, group exhibition curated by Luke Carlson, Nomoregrey Gallery, London, UK
Generation, group exhibition, The Royal College of Art, London, UK
2005 Tertulia, group exhibition selected by Alister Warman, University of the Arts, London, UK
Short and Sharp, group exhibition, The Royal College of Art, London, UK
2002 Play, group exhibition, Byam Shaw School of Art, London, UK
Because in My Country, group exhibition, Canning House, London, UK
1999 III Concurso de Artes Plasticas Patronato Telefonica, group exhibition, Telefonica
Exhibition Space, Lima, Peru
1998 II Concurso de Artes Plasticas Patronato Telefonica, group exhibition, Telefonica
Exhibition Space, Lima, Peru
Ultimo Lustro, group exhibition curated by Luis Lama, Centro Cultural Universidad
de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
Concurso de Pintura Johnnie Walker 1998, group exhibition, Museo de Osma, Lima, Peru
1996 Abstraccion Joven, group exhibition, Galeria Obsidiana, Lima, Peru
Distinctions & Awards
2016 John Moores Painting Prize, shortlisted
2013 100 Painters of Tomorrow Publication, shortlisted
2011 Creekside Open 2011/ selected by Dexter Dalwood, finalist
2009 Fringe MK 2010 Painting Prize, runner-up prize
2007 Jerwood Contemporary Painters 2007, finalist
2005 Painters and Stainers Award 2005, winner
1999 III Concurso de Artes Plasticas Patronato Telefonica, winner
1998 II Concurso de Artes Plasticas Patronato Telefonica, runner-up
1997 Adolfo Wintenitz Prize 1997, winner
1995 Adolfo Wintenitz Prize 1995, winner
1994 Adolfo Wintenitz Prize 1994, winner
1993 Adolfo Wintenitz Prize 1993, winner
Collections
Peru
Coleccion E. Hochschild, 2010, Hochschild Mining plc, Eduardo Hochschild
Fundacion Telefonica, 1999, Patronato de Telefonica, Telefonica Group
Coleccion Armando Andrade, 1998, Armando Andrade
United Kingdom
Mario Testino Collection, 2006, Mario Testino
Theo Fennel Collection, 2006, Theo Fennel
The National Collection, 2006
USA
Microsoft Art Collection, 2006, Microsoft Corporation
Other Experience
Visitng Lecturer, Loughborough University, Loughborough 2014-2020
Visiting Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham 2016-2020
Visiting Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds 2006
Assistant Teacher, Life Drawing, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima 1998
Mural commision, Iglesia de Salamanca, Lima 1995
Publications
Express News, weekly Latin American News, 8-14 December 2009, No 511, p.1, 24 and 25
Fault Line, Art in the Age of Anxiety, exhibition catalogue, text by Sarah Elson, May 2009, p.5 and 20
Unnatural Histories, exhibition catalogue, text by Myriam Blundell, June 2009, p.10 and 21
A-N Magazine, monthly, March 2007, No. 03, Emerging Painters Show, p.21
The Times, Times 2 supplement, 14 February 2007, "A Brush With the Weighty Past", text by Grayson Perry, p.20
Jerwood Contemporary Painters, exhibition catalogue, January 2007, text by JJ Charlesworth, p. 61
Generation, The Summer Show 2006, The Royal College of Art catalogue, May 2006, p.32
Time Out London, London Weekly Listings, 17-24 August 2005, No. 1826, 'Tertulia'. Text by Martin Coomer, p.67
Peru 21, diary, Wednesday 15 January 2003, Interview by Jose Gabriel Chueca, p.16 and 17
III Concurso de Artes Plasticas Patronato de Telefonica, exhibition catalogue, May 1999, text by Elida Roman, p.32 and 33