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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