ARCHgallery

artists

Nicholas Middleton

Nicholas Middleton's current practice is primarily concerned with photographically based paintings. These vary from pieces which are based on what are essentially snapshots, straightforward images translated into paint like 'Demolished House' and 'Entrance To Communal Living', to paintings of planned and constructed tableaux, which often incorporate numerous photographs into a single painted image, such as 'The Movement of Goods and Services', 'Projection' and 'Scene In A Museum'. The paintings have developed what he describes as an 'expanded' documentary form: a naturalist mode of representation with narrative intentions, drawing on influences from both the history of Western painting and documentary photography. Within these paintings several strands of interlocking concerns have emerged, which could be broadly defined as: documenting aspects of civic life and urbanism; the reflection of individuals in an absoptive moment, interacting with their environments; how we negotiate our living in different cities. Underlying these concerns is an awareness of the subtle influences that history plays on our everyday lives.

In the Primate House : 2007-09 : Oil on canvas : 104x152cm

Scene in a Museum : 2009 : Oil on canvas : 104x142cm

EDUCATION

Winchester School of Art (1994-97) BA (Hons) Fine Art
London Guildhall University (1993-94) Foundation Course

EXHIBITIONS

Originals '09, Mall Galleries, London 2009
Space Invaders, Liquid Gallery, London 2008
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
Oil & Silver, Hoopers Gallery, London 2007
John Moores 23, 24, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2004, 2006
RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London 2003-06
Mystery Portrait Postcards, National Portrait Gallery, 2006
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, 2005
BP Portrait Award 2004, 2005, National Portrait Gallery 2004-05
Hidden Things and Non-Things, Hackney Empire, London 2005
Slick, A Gallery, London 2005
Hackney Summer Salon, Hackney Museum, London 2005
Hard Bodies, The Arndean Gallery, London 2005
Michael Naimski Gallery, London 2004
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London 2004
Small Print Show, CODE Gallery, Bristol 2004
Superlative, A Gallery, London 2004
Failsafe, APT Gallery, London 2004
Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham 2003
Lens Based Open, Surface Gallery, Nottingham 2003
Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath 2003
Displacements, Void Gallery, London 2000
Defining The Times, Milton Keynes Gallery 2000
New Work by 100 Artists, The Atrium Gallery, London 1999
Quantum Contemporary Art Christmas Show, The Gallery 28 Cork Street, London 1998
New Work by 100 Artists, The Atrium Gallery, London 1998
2nd Bienniale National Student Print Open, Storey Gallery, Lancaster 1998
Fine Young Artists, The Air Gallery, London 1997
Bandits-Mages, Bourges Film Festival, France 1997
Stolen Goods, The Tannery, London 1997
Elevations, The Agency, London 1997
Open To Print 4, National Student Printmaking Exhibition, 1996
Uncooked, Horse Hospital, London 1994

AWARDS

Vistors' Choice Prizewinner, John Moores 24, 2006
Shortlisted for the Celeste Artist Prize 2006
Shortlisted for the BOC Emerging Artist Award 2002