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Gary Hume RA at Jerwood Gallery, Hastings
Gary Hume RA discusses his exhibition ‘Flashback’ at Jerwood Gallery, Hastings in 2012.
Gary Hume RA (b. 1962)
Gary Hume graduated from Goldsmith’s College, London in 1988. His first group exhibitions were held that year at Karsten Schubert Ltd, London and in Freeze: Part II, at Surrey Docks, London.
Following his first solo show at Karsten Schubert Ltd, London (1989) he rapidly established an international reputation, exhibiting in numerous significant group exhibitions throughout the 1990s. He was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1996 and was winner of the Jerwood Painting Prize in 1997.
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Born: 1962 in Pembury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Elected RA: 24 May 2001
Honorary officer: Eranda Professor of Drawing 2004 - 2006
Gender: Male
Preferred media: Painting, Sculpture, and Printmaking
Works by Gary Hume in the RA Collection
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Works associated with Gary Hume in the RA Collection
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Selected CV
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Recent solo exhibitions
2012 Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
Jerwood Gallery, Hastings
Sprueth Magers, Berlin
Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev
Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds
White Cube Gallery, London
Aberdeen Art Gallery
2010 Spruth Magers, Berlin
New Art Centre, Roche Court, Salisbury
2009 Matthew Marks, New York
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Selected collections
Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Arts Council of Great Britain
Astrup Fearnley Moderne Kunst, Olso, Norway
Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht
British Council
DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg
Saatchi Collection, London
Tate Gallery, London
Paine Webber Art Collection, New York
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