Tim Shaw RA (b. 1964)
Tim Shaw studied at Manchester Polytechnic and Falmouth School of Art from 1985-89. Working across a range of different mediums, he produces both single entities and all encompassing, multi-sensory installations that utilise sight, sound and smell. He has undertaken a number of public commissions including The Rites of Dionysos for the Eden Project, The Minotaur for The Royal Opera House and The Drummer in Truro City Centre.
A more political side to his work became evident in a number of sculptures responding to issues such as terrorism and the war in Iraq such as Tank on Fire, awarded the selectors’ choice Threadneedle prize in 2008, and the installation Casting a Dark Democracy, which Jackie Wullschlager of The Financial Times stated was “The most politically charged yet poetically resonant new work on show in London”.
Shaw has been supported by The Delfina Studio Trust, The British School of Athens and The Kenneth Armitage Foundation through residencies in Greece, Spain and a Fellowship in London.
Profile
Born: 1964 in Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom
Elected RA: 24 September 2013
Gender: Male
Preferred media: Sculpture
Works by Tim Shaw in the RA Collection
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Tim Shaw RA - Selected CV
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Recent Solo Exhibitions
2014 Mac Birmingham
Aberystwyth Arts Centre 2013Millenium Gallery, St. Ives
2012 Riflemaker Contemporary Art Gallery, London
Jam Records, Falmouth
2011 Millennium Gallery, St. Ives
2009 Kenneth Armitage Foundation, London
2008 Kenneth Armitage Foundation, London
Goldfish Fine Art, Cornwall
2006 Goldfish Fine Art, Cornwall
2005 Truro Cathedral, Cornwall
1999 Falmouth Public Art Gallery, Cornwall
1997 Duncan Campbell Gallery, London
1995 Duncan Campbell Gallery, London
1992 Albemarle Gallery, London -
Recent Group Exhibitions
2014 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2014, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Shoreditch Town Hall, London
Royal West of England Academy
Tremenheer Sculpture Garden, Penzance
2013 Newlyn Art Gallery
Truro Arts Festival
2012 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2012,
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Pangolin Gallery, London
Bonhams, London
2011 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2011, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2010 Millennium Gallery, St. Ives
2008 Mall Galleries, London
2007 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2007, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2006 Newlyn Gallery, Cornwall
2005 Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster
Mullan Gallery, Belfast -
Public Sculpture Commissions
2012 The Green Man, Antony Estate, Torpoint, Cornwall
2009-11 The Drummer, Lemon Quay, Truro, Cornwall
2008 The Minotaur, The Royal Opera Hose, London
2000-2004, Rites of Dionysus, The Eden Project, Cornwall
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