About the artist - Graeme Wilcox
Graeme Wilcox graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1993. Since then, he has continued to practice as a figurative painter, working from his studio in Glasgow. His subject matter is almost always the human figure, usually depicted in moments of reflection or emotion. Many of his recent paintings have been re-imaginings of people or events seen as he journeys through the city. These paintings are an attempt to represent the strangeness and poignancy of people and everyday life. He often makes notes describing people and how they look or behave, and these act as aides-memoires for future work.
Graeme’s paintings in oil sit somewhere within contemporary realism. Often the figure is rendered in a realistic manner against a blank or minimal background, suggestive of some urban space. He is interested in creating a subtle sense of movement or vibration within a painting using a hint of blurring which contrasts with the more static, realist paint handling employed elsewhere.
Exhibitions (selection)
Royal West of England Academy Annual Exhibition, Bristol. 2023 (prizewinner)
Passing Figures, Upright Gallery Prize Exhibition, Edinburgh. 2023
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, London. 2023
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London. 2023
Summer in the City, VCRB Gallery, Antwerp. 2023
ART Karlsruhe Art Fair, Germany. 2023
Scottish Portrait Awards Exhibition, Edinburgh. 2023
Solo Exhibition, VCRB Gallery, Antwerp. 2022
On Paper, group exhibition, Thompson’s Gallery, Harpenden. 2022
40th Anniversary Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. 2022
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh. 2022
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London. 2021
SSA Annual Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh. 2021 (prizewinner)
RSA Annual Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh. 2021
Scottish Portrait Awards Exhibition, Edinburgh. 2021
The Male of the Species, Arcadia Gallery, New York. 2021
Seeing Things, solo exhibition, Galerie van Campen & Rochtus. Antwerp 2020
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition. London 2020
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh. 2020
WOMAN, group exhibition, James Baird Gallery, Newfoundland. 2020
Only Human, group exhibition, Fidra Fine Art, Gullane. 2020
Scottish Portrait Awards, Edinburgh. 2019 (prizewinner)
Two-person exhibition, Galerie van Campen & Rochtus, Knokke. 2019
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. 2019
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh. 2018
Solo exhibition, Galerie Van Campen & Rochtus, Antwerp. 2018
Scottish Portrait Awards, Edinburgh. 2017
Three-person exhibition, Thompson’s Gallery, London. 2017
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, London. 2016 (prizewinner)
Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI) Annual Exhibition, Glasgow. 2016 (prizewinner)
National Open Art Competition, Mercers’ Hall, London. 2016
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh. 2016
Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. 2016
Lynn Painter Stainers Prize Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. 2015
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London. 2015
Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. 2015
Solo exhibition, Medici Gallery, London. 2014
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London. 2014
Solo Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. 2014
Collectors Choice Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 2013
National Open Art Competition, Royal College of Art, London. 2013 (prizewinner)
Ruth Borchard Portrait Award Exhibition, London. 2013
BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London. 2012