Dexter Dalwood
born 1960 in Bristol (UK), lives and works in London (UK)
About
- Dexter Dalwood is a conceptual painter who examines how history is constructed and interpreted through signs and symbols.
- He juxtaposes visual references and quotations, demonstrating profound cultural knowledge of political history, music, film and literature.
- The subjects of his carefully constructed and closely cropped scenes are eerily absent, yet they are portrayed through the environments they might have inhabited and alluded to via the paintings’ titles.
- Dalwood’s scenes reflect on the tangibility of memories, using generalization as an economic means to paint assumptions.
Lender
Simon Lee Gallery, London (UK) www.simonleegallery.com
Education
- 1990, MA, Royal College of Art, London (UK)
- 1985, Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design, London (UK)
Selected exhibitions
- 2021, Esto No Me Pertenece, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City & Centro de las Artes San Agustín, Oaxaca (MEX)
- 2013, Dexter Dalwood, Kunsthaus, Centre PasquArt, Biel (CH)
- 2010, Turner Prize, Tate Britain, London (UK) Dexter Dalwood: Retrospective, CAC Málaga, Spain (ESP), FRAC Champagne-Ardennes, Reims (FR) & Tate, St. Ives (UK)
Artworks
Dexter Dalwood Greek Bailout, 2015 Oil on canvas 97 x 130 cm
Dexter Dalwood Imperial Cabin, 2017 Oil on canvas 182 x 228 cm
Dexter Dalwood Tehran, 1979, 2017 Oil on canvas 200 x 250 cm