George Thomas Shaw (born 1966 in

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) is an

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ist who is noted for his suburban subject matter. He was nominated for the

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in 2011.

Biography

Shaw first attracted attention for painting the estate where he grew up in the 1970s, in the

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suburb of

. Shaw studied art at

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and received a BA in 1989. In 1998, he completed an MA in painting from London's

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. Shaw is noted for his highly detailed naturalistic approach and

suburban subject matter. His favoured medium is

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enamel paints, which are more commonly used to paint

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models. He was shortlisted for the

in 2011 for ''The Sly and Unseen Day''. Shaw contributed a short story 'The Necromantic' to '13', a collection of short stories published by Soul Bay Press. Shaw is based in

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Solo exhibitions

*2016 "My Back to Nature", National Gallery, London. *2011 "George Shaw: I woz ere," Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry. *2011 "The Sly and Unseen Day," BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead. *2010 "Looking for Baz, Shaz, Gaz and Daz," VOID, Derry, Northern Ireland. *2009 "Woodsman," Wilkinson Gallery, London. *2008 "The End of the World," Galerie Hussenot, Paris. *2007 "Poets Day," Kunstverein Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany. *2007 "A Day for a small Poet," Clough Hanson Gallery,

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, Memphis. *2006 "Poets Day," Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva. *2005 "Ash Wednesday," Wilkinson Gallery, London. *2004 ''What I Did This Summer,'' Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. *2003 ''What I Did This Summer,''

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and Newlyn Art Gallery, Penzance. *2001 ''The New Life,'' Anthony Wilkinson Gallery,

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. *2000 '' Morrissey vs

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,'' Nunnery Gallery, London. *1999 ''Of Innocence: Scenes From the Passion,'' Antony Wilkinson Gallery, London. *1998 ''God Only Knows,'' Hockney Gallery,

, London.

References

External links

George Shaw, Coventry painter, 03/10/04, Transversality - Robert O'Toole
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