Nicholas Middleton (born 1975 in London, England) is an English artist. He studied at the London Guildhall University 1993. In 1994, at the Winchester School of Art where he was awarded a BA Honours Fine Art in 1997.[1] In 2006 he was the Visitors' Choice prizewinner at John Moores Painting Prize 24[2] and in 2010 Middleton was a Prizewinner and the Visitors' Choice Award prizewinner at John Moores Painting Prize 2010.[3] His paintings are "primarily influenced by the experience of the urban environment as a visual arena where unexpected juxtapositions occur".[4] He is a member of Contemporary British Painting.[5]
Nicholas Middleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Education | Winchester School of Art |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, Painter |
| Known for | John Moores Painting Prize |
| Website | Nicholas Middleton Official |
John Moores Painting Prize
editMiddleton has been selected for the John Moores Painting Prize on six occasions. In 2006 Middleton was the Visitors' Choice Award winner at John Moores Painting Prize 24 with a black and white photorealist painting "Scene from a Contemporary Novel" (oil on canvas, 101 x 234 cm). In 2010 he was a Prizewinner and Visitors' Choice Award prizewinner with "Protest, 1st April 2009" (oil on canvas, 117 x 203 cm) a photorealist black and white painting of a demonstration outside the Bank of England.[6][7][8][9] In 2016 Middleton's work "Figures in an Arch" was long-listed for the John Moores Painting Prize 2016.[10][11]
Selected collections
edit- Abbot Hall Art Gallery
- The East Contemporary Art Collection
- The Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st Century British Painting[13]
Selected exhibitions
edit2016 - John Moores Painting Prize 2016, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool[10][11]
2014 - John Moores Painting Prize 2014, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool[14]
2014 - Contemporary British Painting:The Priseman Seabrook Collection, Huddersfield Art Gallery, England[3]
2014 - Towards a New Socio-Painting, Transition Gallery, London[15]
2012 - Francis Bacon to Paula Rego, Abbot Hall Gallery, Kendal, England[16]
2010 - John Moores 2010, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool[3]
2008 - Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London[4]
2007 - Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London[4]
2006 - John Moores 24, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool[2]
2004 - John Moores 23, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool[17]
References
edit- ^ "'Protest, 1st April 2009', Nicholas Middleton - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Prizewinners, John Moores 24 - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Prizewinners, John Moores 2010 - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Quantum Contemporary Art - London - Nicholas Middleton". www.quantumart.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Nicholas Middleton | contemporary british painting". www.contemporarybritishpainting.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Villarreal, Ignacio. "Protest Painting by Nicholas Middleton Wins Visitors' Choice". artdaily.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Painting prize shortlist revealed". BBC. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "'Protest, 1st April 2009', Nicholas Middleton - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Painting prize shortlist revealed". BBC. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Artists announced for John Moores Painting Prize 2016 – Click Liverpool | Latest Liverpool news, sport, culture and business". www.clickliverpool.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Artists for the John Moores Painting Prize 2016 - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Yang, C. (2017). Painting-Experiment. China Academy of Art Press. pp. 118–127. ISBN 978-7-5503-1277-7.
- ^ "Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st Century British Painting". Robert Priseman. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "John Moores 2014 artist gallery - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Towards a New Socio-Painting". www.transitiongallery.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Francis Bacon to Paula Rego. Lakeland Arts Trust. 2012. ISBN 978-1-906043-12-4.
- ^ "Exhibitors gallery, ordered by artists' surname, selection M-R - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.