Andrew Graves is a London-based painter whose work explores contemporary abstraction through colour, movement and painterly gesture. He studied Fine Art at Kingston University (BA Hons) and Middlesex University (MA), completing a PhD in Fine Art in 2016, examined by Sonia Boyce and Ian Kiaer. His doctoral research explored painterly abstraction in relation to European and mid-century American painting, using the racing cyclist as a model for studio practice. Graves has exhibited internationally in Switzerland, Belgium, France, the United States, South Korea and the UK. Recent exhibitions include 'Abstract Colour' at Marlborough Gallery, London and 'Hidden UK, Hidden Ireland' at Flowers Gallery, London, selected by Sean Scully. Earlier in his career he received the Jerwood Contemporary Painters Prize and was selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries at the Barbican Centre, London.
Education
2016 – PhD Fine Art, Middlesex University
2005 – MA Fine Art (Distinction), Middlesex University
2002 – PGCE Art and Design, Middlesex University
1990 – BA (Hons) Fine Art – First Class, Kingston University
Awards
2022 – Artist in Residence, Liberty London
2009 – Jerwood Contemporary Painters Prize
2009 – Gana Art Gallery Residency, Seoul
2005 – Bloomberg New Contemporaries
Collections
HSBC Collection, London
Private collections in the UK, Belgium, Switzerland and the USA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 – Drifting, Apublikgallery, Zurich
2023 – Back at the Place They Started, French Riviera Gallery, London
2023 – Andrew Graves, Frans Kasl Projects, Eindhoven
2017 – Andrew Graves, HSBC Collection, London
2012 – Andrew Graves, Studio 1.1 Gallery, London
