Philip Mead

Biography and Artist's Statement

Biography:

In 1987-1988 Philip was Artist in Residence at The National Gallery, London. After this seminal period, Philip was represented by the London galleries, New Academy Gallery and Rocket Gallery. Subsequently, he was Artist in Residence at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, USA; Fundación Valparaíso, Mojácar, Spain; Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India; Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK and at Bemis Center, Nebraska, USA.

Philip has made three extensive visits to the high desert regions of the south west USA – New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Utah – which culminated in an ongoing series of paintings called The Western Lands which were exhibited in London. He has spent several extended periods living and painting in Greece, and in Tokyo.

Philip’s creativity also finds an outlet in the making of one-off books, comics and 25 years of mail art envelopes. Since 2002 he has been a contributor to and co-editor of the limited-edition artists’ publication Issue.

Philip’s wide-ranging interests, natural curiosity and passion for reading has led him to explore subjects as diverse as quantum physics, chemistry, biodiversity, the ancient world and the complexi...

MA in Painting at Birmingham Polytechnic in 1984
BA in Fine Art at Gloucestershire College of Art in 1982

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2012 - White Space, Cosmic Rays Dent My Helmet, Taunton, UK

2006 - White Space, Mono No Aware, Taunton, UK

1998 - Bemis Center, Plains, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1998, 1997, 1996 - Rocket Gallery, Philip Mead, London, UK

1993, 1991, 1989 - New Academy Gallery, Philip Mead, London, UK

1992 - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, The Street Suite, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1989 - Galleri Haaken, Philip Mead, Oslo, Norway

1988 - The National Gallery, Philip Mead: Artist in Residence, London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2017 - West Wharf Gallery, Refraction, Cardiff, UK

2013 - Howard Gardens Gallery, Portfolio, Cardiff, UK

2010 - Howard Gardens Gallery, MGM, Cardiff, UK

2007 - Bis Gallery, Group Exhibition, Farnham, UK

2005 - Florida International University, MMAS, Miami, Florida, USA

2005 - Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, Different Alphabets, Bury, UK

2004 - Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Contemporary British Painting, Hastings, UK

2003 - Wolff Gallery, Group Exhibition, London, UK

2002 - New Academy Gallery, Group Exhibition, London, UK

2000-2001 – Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Luminaries, Aberystwyth and touring exhibition, UK

1998-1999 - Newpo...