craig wylie : the accusation

CRAIG WYLIE–The Accusation

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The Accusation 2012 oil on linen 20 x 30 inches (detail)


Jonathan CooperPark Walk Gallery

20 Park Walk London SW10 0AQt: +44 (0)20 7351 [email protected]

CRAIG WYLIE–The Accusation

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Campervan 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.25 inches


I.E.D. 2012 oil on linen 18 x 20 inches


L.A. Orgy 2012 oil on linen 16 x 20 inches


House Party 2012 oil on linen 16 x 20 inches


The Conversation (or Galleon) 2012 oil on linen 20 x 24 inches


All that ever lived 2012 oil on linen 24 x 30 inches


Day Trippers 2012 oil on linen 51.25 x 51.25 inches


Nightclubbing 2012 oil on linen 51.25 x 51.25 inches


Face Eater 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.5 inches


Marsupial (or scissors) 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.25 inches


Glass Dish 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.5 inches


Asiatic Pheasant 2012 oil on linen 12 x 14 inches


Dead Bird 2012 oil on linen 14.75 x 20.5 inches


The Accusation 2012 oil on linen 20 x 30 inches


Jellyfish 2012 oil on linen 16 x 24 inches


Snow 2012 oil on linen 20 x 20 inches


Runnerbeans 2012 oil on linen 16 x 24 inches


Runnerbeans on a Table 2012 oil on linen 20 x 24 inches


Milk Glass 2012 oil on linen 13.5 x 20.25 inches


Forest 2012 oil on linen 22 x 30 inches


Flowers 2012 oil on linen 24 x 20 inches


CRAIG WYLIE– Biography & Bibliography

Born Zimbabwe 1973Lives and works London

EDUCATION1992-1996 Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.Graduating BFA with Distinction

SOLO EXHIBITIONS2012 The Accusation, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK2010 Suns Silence Stopped, Plus One Gallery, London, UK2008 Rock Steady, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK2006 Diminishing Returns, Project Space, London Art Fair, Business Design Centre,

London, UKCraig Wylie - Painting, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK

2004 Craig Wylie, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK2002 Craig Wylie, Jonathan Cooper, London, UK2001 Craig Wylie, Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, Islington, London, UK2000 Show It Again - Craig Wylie, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg,

Germany2000 Craig Wylie - New Paintings, Jonathan Cooper, ArtLondon, Duke of York’s

Headquarters, London, UK1997 Craig Wylie - Paintings, Karen Mckerron, Johannesburg, South Africa

GROUP SHOWS (SELECTED)2012 Face Value, Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong

Switch, Galerie Van De Weghe, Anvers, Belgium2011 Colourless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously 19 October – 5 November, Galerie Dukan

Hourdequin10 Years, Plus One Gallery, London, UKThat’s What Friends Are For, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, GermanyDes Paysages, Des Figures, Chateau De Saint-Ouen, St Ouen, Paris, FranceVS, Two person show with Olivier Masmonteil, Scope NY, New York, USA

2010 Des Paysages, Des Figures, Galerie DukanHourdequin, Marseille, France2009 Scope Basel, Galerie Dukan Hourdequin, Basel, Switzerland

Exactitude, Plus One Gallery, London, UKMystery Portrait Postcard, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK BP Portrait Award, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, WalesBP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland

2008 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK BP Portrait Award, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UKSouthern African Artists Abroad, Hodnett Fine Art, Vancouver, Canada BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

2006 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UKBP Portrait Award, Sunderland Museum & Winter Garden, Sunderland, UKSecret Portrait, National Portrait Gallery, London, UKThe Portrait, Ashwin St, London, UK

2005 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UKBP Portrait Award, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

2004 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UKBP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UKBP Portrait Award, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UKRoyal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, UK

2001 Hunting Art Prize, Royal College of Art, London, UKRoyal Society Of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, UK

2000 Show It Again - Craig Wylie, Neuer Kunstverein, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting a collection, Art First, Cork St, London, UK

1998 Coming of Age - Contemporary artfrom Zimbabwe, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany

1997 Young Artists in Action, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe 1996 Volkskas Bank Atelier Award Exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa

PUBLIC COLLECTIONSNational Portrait Gallery, London, UKNeuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany

PRIZES2008 BP Portrait Prize - 1st Prize

National Portrait Gallery, London, UK2002 Royal Institute of Oil Painters - Young Artists Award, Mall Galleries, London, UK2001 Hunting Prize - shortlisted winning London Region Prize, Royal College of Art, London, UK

Royal Institute of Oil Painters -Young Artists Award, Mall Galleries, London, UK1996 Volkskas Bank Atelier Award Exhibition, Johannesburg, South Africa

Rowney Painting Prize, Top final year student, Rhodes University, South Africa

BIBLIOGRAPHY2013 Nature Morte:Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life Tradition,

author Michael Petry, publisher Thames & Hudson'2012 21st Century Portraits, National Portrait Gallery Publishing, London2011 500 Portraits: The BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery Publishing, London2010 AZART issue 46, pp30, Sept/Oct 20102009 Artists & Poets,‘Rebirth of Realism,’Nov/Dec issue

Art Al Limite‘Retrato Contemporaneo’, Oct/Nov EXACTITUDE - Hyperrealist Art Today, John Russell Taylor, foreword by CliveHead,Thames & Hudson pp342-251 ISBN 978-0-500-23863-9 2009

2008 Art of England Magazine, Feature, September issue


‘This is a compelling portrait of a sitter who has made a verysignificant contribution to British Sporting History andwhose achievement is inspiring to so many.’

Sandy Nairne, Director of National Portrait Gallery

Dame Kelly Holmes 2012 oil on linen 67.7 x 45.25 inches

Dame Kelly Holmes by Craig Wylie (On view at the National Portrait Gallery)

©National Portrait Gallery commissioned as part of the First Prize, BP Portrait Award 2008


back cover:

Raft 2012 oil on linen 16 x 20 inches


Jonathan CooperPark Walk Gallery


craig wylie : the accusation

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