pip dickens	biography

British Painter

Born 1962.  Fiskerton-cum-Morton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Resides in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom 

Qualifications

2000 Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, London - Master of Fine Art: Painting
1996 Leeds Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting  

Solo Exhibitions

2001 Cassian de Vere Cole Fine Art, London
2000 Cassian de Vere Cole Fine Art, London
1998 Dixon Bates Gallery, Leeds
1998 Yorkshire Television, Leeds

Two-person Exhibitions

2002 'Oil & Stone', sculpture of Deveren Bowman and paintings of Pip Dickens at East 73rd Gallery, London (April-May)  

Group Exhibitions

2007 Alan Kluckow Fine Art, Berkshire (June 2007)
2007 Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London, (5 - 23 June 2007), curated by Alan Kluckow and Stephanie Hoppen
2006 'Nocturnal', Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London, (6 December - 7 January 2007
2004 'Double Take', The Business Arts Council, San Francisco, curated by Tangent Contemporary Art, (1 March - 30 May 2004)
2004 'Edna', Retrospective of past winners of the Edna Lumb Art Travel Award, Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery, (26 April - 29 May 2004)
2004 'In The Mix', Tangent Contemporary Art, San Francisco at the Nectar Wine Bar at the Marina (15 February - 30 March 2004)
2003 'Starting A Collection', Art First, Cork Street, London, (4 August - 28 August 2003)
2003 'Illusion', Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London, (9 May - 31 May 2003)
2002 'ten', bcontemporary, London, (30 October 2002 - 29 November 2002)
2002 'Sharon Ben-Tal, Pip Dickens & Laurel Hunter', Tangent Contemporary Art, San Francisco, USA (4 Oct-15 Nov 2002)
2002 'Beneath The Surface III', Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London, 8-31 August 2002)
2002 'Best of Art 2002', Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London (from February 13th)
2002 'ART 2002 - London Art Fair', with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, Business Design Centre, London (Jan 16-20)
2001-2002 'Beautiful & Unique', Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh, UK (October to January 2002)
2001-2002 '6th Debenhams Windows Exhibition', Manchester, UK (current to January 2002)
2001 'FRESH ART FAIR' Business Design Centre, Islington, London
2001 'Hang Over' exhibition, Smart Studios, Leeds
2001 'Bittersweet' , Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, London
1999 'Grrr!', The Paper Bag Factory, London
1998  'Edna Lumb Art Travel Award Retrospective', Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax 

Awards/Competitions

2008 Short-listed Blackpool Illuminations Design Competition 2008: Design to be sited in Stanley Park, Blackpool subject to funding
2001 AXIS Sponsored Stand Award @ FRESH ART FAIR
2000  Jeremy Cubitt Prize (Slade School of Fine Art)
1997  Shortlisted NatWest Art Prize
1995  Edna Lumb Art Travel Award (Research in Iceland)  

Commissions and residencies

2007 - Ongoing : Public Art commission for new build in London (details to follow)
1996   Mural exterior, Gleeson Homes, Morecambe, Lancashire, UK
1993   Mural interior, Dungeon Pub, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK
1992   Mural interior, Salsa Posada Mexican Restaurant, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK
1992   Mural interior, Tent Room Cafe at Casafina, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK
1992   Commemorative painting, National Veterinary Association, London, UK
1991   Commemorative painting, Bramhope Football Club, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK

Publications/Critical Reviews

Invited contributorThe Leeds Guide,October 2004
Invited contributor 'Leeds versus London ', contemporary art & leisure scene comparison article for The Leeds Guide, June 2002
Catalogue: PIP DICKENS, published by Simba Print 2000, 2001
Reviews, Art Review, May 2001, p28
Previews, Art Review, February 2001, p24
Feature: Pip Dickens, Galleries magazine, February 2001, p17
Picture Story, Times Higher, May 22 1998, p7

Collections

Numerous Private Collections

Corporate Collections
Doyle Caygill Capital SA, Geneva, Switzerland
Sovereign Capital, London, UK

 Professional Experience

Top  last updated on 01 April 2008