Mark Weighton

For over thirty years, Mark Weighton has been creating artworks that explore a vision of the interconnected nature of existence. From his studio in Surrey, he has exhibited his work internationally and features in many private and public collections across Europe and the Americas.

1983-4: WEST SURREY COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, FARNHAM, SURREY - Dip AD

1984-7: SHEFFIELD CITY POLYTECHNIC, SOUTH YORKSHIRE - BA Hons

1987-8: BRETTON HALL COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION (LEEDS UNIVERSITY) WEST YORKSHIRE - PGCE

1988-1991: HEAD OF ART, ANGLO-EUROPEAN SCHOOL, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTS

1991-6: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MANCHESTER

1993: RESIDENT ARTIST, THE GREEN, OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

1996: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, ATELIER261, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

1997: VISITING ARTIST, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, HONOLULU

1998: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, BROADWATER COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL, SURREY

2002-5: VISITING ARTIST, SLINFOLD SCHOOL, WEST SUSSEX

2013: VISITING ARTIST, TORCHBOOK PROJECT, HAVERHILL SCHOOLS, HAVERHILL TOWN COUNCIL, SUFFOLK

2013: VISITING ARTIST, HAVERHILL LIBRARY, SUFFOLK LIBRARIES

2014: VISITING ARTIST, FARLINGTON SCHOOL, WEST SUSSEX

2014-15: AMBASSADOR FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, ORION AND GOLDBEATERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS, LONDON

2015: VISITING ARTIST, ST THOMAS MORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, LONDON

2015: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, LADYWELL CONVENT, GODALMING, SURREY

2015: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, L'ELISE SAINT-MERRY, PARIS, FRANCE

2015+: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, ORION AND GOL...

solo exhibitions
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1986 SHEFFIELD CITY POLYTECHNIC - “FLYING FISH”

1990 HOCKERILL SCHOOL GALLERY, HERTFORDSHIRE - “DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS”

1991 CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MANCHESTER - “NEW WORK”

1993 DUKE’S 92 GALLERY, MANCHESTER - “PREPARATIONS FOR THE SECOND COMING”

1993 OLDHAM HOUSING DEPARTMENT, CMC CENTRE - “THE GREEN PROJECT EXHIBITION”

1994 CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MANCHESTER - “NEW PAINTINGS”

1995 DUKE’S 92 GALLERY, MANCHESTER - “THE COMPLIANCE OF SCIENCE”

1996 MANCHESTER CITY ART GALLERY - “THE TWELVE SAINTS OF MANCHESTER”

2000 TEMPLAR DOWNIE, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON - “LUMINOUS NUMINOUS”

2000 PORTSMOUTH ARTS CENTRE, HAMPSHIRE - “VIEWS FROM THE FOREST FLOOR”

2002 CASTLE PARK ARTS CENTRE, FRODSHAM, CHESHIRE - “ARCANA ARCANORUM”

2004 THE CAPITOL ARTS CENTRE, HORSHAM - “STICKS, STONES AND BONES”

2005 LOXWOOD HOUSE, WEST SUSSEX - “CONTOURS AND GRADIENTS”

2006 THE CAPITOL ARTS CENTRE, HORSHAM - “HIS DARK MATERIALISM”
2009 THE ROOM BY THE RIVER, SOUTH BANK, LONDON - "PATHWAYS AND CONVERSATIONS"

2011 HARVEY GALLERY, SURREY - "INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE O...