wayne warren

Whether a painting is abstract or figurative does not concern Warren. His work focuses on the act of making marks on the canvas. The artist enjoys experimenting with materials and is driven by the desire to look for things inside other things.
Finding stimulus in words, Warren uses them as a point of departure, offering a response to the evasive nature of language: if, as his project implies, words can no longer hold or contain their original meaning, his marks on the canvas lay them open to new visual interpretations.

Educated at Rolle College, Exeter University. Degree in Art & Educational Psychology

Solo Shows

2006                 Faint Traces, Gallery 6, Tokyo, Japan

2005                 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

2004                 Elizabeth Rice Gallery, Florida, USA

                        Bright Leaves, Gallery 6, Tokyo, Japan

1984                 The First Ten Years, Luton Museum and Art Gallery

1983                 The Long Gallery, Birmingham University

1982                 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, USA

1981                 Westfield College, London University

1976                 Milton Keynes Centre (sponsored by the Development Centre)

Selected Group Exhibitions/Events

2007                 Guest curator for shows in Edinburgh, London and Berlin

2006                 Group shows with works by Joseph Beuys, Bleibtreu Gallery, Berlin

                        Unspoken Words, Amber Fine Art, Edinburgh

                        Lhasa Express, Rossi and Rossi, London

2005                 Here Now, Sims Reed Gallery, London

                        EWACC Light Gallery, London

                        Artshed, Hertfordshire

                        Elizabeth Rice Gallery, Florida, USA

2004                 Leaf Show, with Wayne Warren and Stan McCartin, Surface Gallery, Nottingham

                        Chambers Gallery, London

                        Elizabeth Rice Gallery, Florida, USA

2003                 TAG Fine Arts, London

                        EWACC Exhibition  Arts Council, Kobi, Japan

                        Tag Group show with Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili, Nexus Gallery, Edinburgh Festival

                        Artshed, Hertfordshire

2002                 Galerie Espace, Paris, France

                        Elizabeth Rice Gallery, Florida, USA

2001                 Basquiet Gallery,London

1984                 Drawing International  Hall Gallery, Wolvewrhampton

                        Three man group show  Arts Council, Folkestone Arts Centre

1982                 The Mark A. Gallery, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

1981                 The Fullerton Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey, USA

                        The Montclair Kimberly Academy, Montclair, New Jersey,USA

1979                 The Park Street Gallery, Bristol

                        The School of Architecture, Liverpool University

1978                 Central Gallery, Henley-on-Thames

1977                 Central Gallery, Watford

1976                 Open University, Buckinghamshire

                        Fifty artists, Milton Keynes

Awards / Residencies / Fellowships

1980                 Fulbright Scholarship, British Council Exchange to USA

Collections

Lloyds Bank, Norwich Hospital plus a number of private collections