Matthew Krishanu

English painter

Matthew Krishanu

Painter Matthew Krishanu at a private view in England, 2014

Born|

Bradford, England

Occupation(s)| Artist, curator, writer
Website| Matthew Krishanu

Matthew Krishanu was born in Bradford, England in 1980. He graduated from The University of Exeter with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art and English Literature in 2001[1] and completed a master's degree in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, University College of the Arts London in 2009.[2] His exhibitions include 'Contemporary British Painting', Huddersfield Art Gallery (2014), 'Another Country', The Nunnery, London (2014),[3] 'We Were Trying to Make Sense', 1Shanthiroad Gallery, Bangalore, (2013),[4] 'In Residence' (solo exhibition), Parfitt Gallery, London (2010); 'The Mausoleum of Lost Objects', Iniva, London (2008).[5]

Krishanu's essays and articles on art have been published by The Courtauld Gallery, British Council, and a-n Magazine. He has curated collaborative exhibitions for English Heritage and Iniva, and co-curated exhibitions at the RIBA and Whitechapel Gallery.[6] He is a visiting lecturer at Chelsea College of Arts and teaches at Camden Arts Centre and The Courtauld Institute of Art.[7]

In his own paintings, Krishanu creates work from memory and photographs, 're-imagining' events through editing, simplifying and layering.[8] In one of his painting he explained "My subject matter is often autobiographical, drawing on memories and photographs – particularly of my childhood in Bangladesh. Rather than straight autobiography, I prefer to work with imagery that has open narratives."[9]

## Selected solo exhibitions

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* "Mission" St Marylebone Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church, London (2013)
* "In Residence'’ Parfitt Gallery, London (2010)

## Selected group exhibitions

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* '‘Aviary'’ Transition Gallery, London (2016)[10]
* '‘The Names'’ Transition Gallery, London (2016)[11]
* '‘Contemporary Drawings from Britain'’ Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi'an, China (2015)[12]
* '‘London Painters' Survey'’ Artworks Project Space, London (2015)[13]
* '‘Stations of the Cross'’ Brentwood Cathedral, London (2015)[14]
* '‘Another Country (with Cara Nahaul)'’ Nunnery Gallery, London (2014)[3]
* '‘Priseman-Seabrook Collection'’ Huddersfield Art Gallery (2014)[15]
* '‘@PaintBritain'’ Ipswich Museum (2014)[16]
* '‘Monster Club'’ The Works, Birmingham (2014)[17]
* '‘Untitled 1: Glitch'’ Peacock Projects, London (2013)[18]
* '‘Behind Closed Doors'’ Artworks Project Space, London (2013)[19]
* '‘We Were Trying to Make Sense'’ 1Shanthiroad Gallery, Bangalore, India (2013)[4]
* '‘BAT Pack III'’ Mile End Art Pavilion, London (2012)[20]
* '‘Salon Art Prize 10'’ selected by Kate MacGarry, MRA Project Space, London[21]
* '‘This is England'’ Centre for Contemporary Art, Preston; Beaconhouse National University Gallery, Lahore (2010)[22]
* '‘The Mausoleum of Lost Objects'’ Iniva, London (2008)[5]

## Selected collections

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* Beaconhouse University Gallery, Lahore
* China Academy of Art[23]
* Komechak Art Gallery, Chicago[24]
* The Priseman Seabrook Collection, UK[25]

## References

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1. ^ "Matthew Krishanu". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
2. ^ "Another Country". Wall Street International. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
3. ^ a b "Another Country | Bow Arts". www.bowarts.org. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
4. ^ a b "We were publication". fabianczyk.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
5. ^ a b iniva. "Iniva – Institute of International Visual Arts". iniva.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
6. ^ "Matthew Krishanu". contemporarybritishpainting.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
7. ^ "Matthew Krishanu". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
8. ^ "Matthew Krishanu". Iniva Crearive Learning. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
9. ^ "Matthew-Krishanu". Griffin Gallery. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
10. ^ "Aviary". transitiongallery.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
11. ^ "The Names". transitiongallery.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
12. ^ Priseman, R, & Cali, M. (2016). Notes From China. Colchester: Seabrook Press. ISBN 978-1523796762.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
13. ^ "London Painting Survey at ArtWorks Project Space". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
14. ^ "Brentwood Cathedral's Stations of the Cross: What Were They Thinking?!". Seasons of Grace. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
15. ^ "The Priseman Seabrook Collection | contemporary british painting". www.contemporarybritishpainting.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
16. ^ Artlyst. "Art Event: @PaintBritain". Artlyst London. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
17. ^ "MONSTER CLUB is a visual art exhibition of ….. you guessed…. Monsters". Midlands industrial Association Ltd. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
18. ^ "- Peacock Projects". peacockprojects.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
19. ^ "Behind Closed Doors at ArtWorks Project Space". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
20. ^ "Bow Arts Open 2012: BAT Pack III | Bow Arts". bowarts.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
21. ^ "MRA | Salon Art Prize 10". www.mattroberts.org.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
22. ^ William Titley (2010). "From Lancashire to Lahore" (PDF). University of Central Lancashire.
23. ^ Yang, C. (2017). Painting-Experiment. China Academy of Art Press. pp. 118–127. ISBN 978-7-5503-1277-7.
24. ^ "Brentwood Stations of The Cross | contemporary british painting". www.contemporarybritishpainting.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
25. ^ "Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st century British Painting". Retrieved 13 July 2016.

## External links

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* Matthew Krishanu

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States