Narbi Price born in

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

, UK, in 1979, is a British painter and curator.

Education

Price has a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in Fine Art from

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...

where he researched the legacy of the Ashington Group painters, he also holds a Master of Fine Art degree (MFA) from

, and a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours (BA Hons) in Fine Art from

Northumbria University , mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = � ...

Career

Narbi Price is a 2012 prize winner in the

John Moore's Painting Prize The John Moores Painting Prize is a biennial award to the best contemporary painting, submission is open to the public. The prize is named for Sir John Moores, noted philanthropist, who established the award in 1957. The winning work and short-lis ...

, 2017 winner of the

Contemporary British Painting Contemporary British Painting is an artists' collective of over 60 members, founded in 2013 by Robert Priseman with the assistance of Simon Carter. It is a platform for contemporary painting in the UK "seeking to explore and promote critical co ...

Prize and Visual Artist of the Year at The Journal Culture Awards 2018. Price's influences include

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists o ...

and

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along with many abstract artists. Artist Jo Vickers wrote of Price's paintings, "At first look, his photorealistic paintings are demonstrations of clear technical ability, albeit with unconventional subject matter. But Narbi’s processes, techniques and motivation give the paintings an air of defiance that suggests that the artist is painting primarily for himself, which ironically, might be the key to their popularity". Critic

Matthew Collings Matthew Collings (born 1955) is a British art critic, writer, broadcaster, and artist. He is married to Emma Biggs, with whom he collaborates on art works. Education Born in London in 1955, Collings studied at Byam Shaw School of Art, and Goldsmi ...

wrote that Price's work "appears photographic but up close it jumps into a completely different dimension, becoming dancing loose dots and blips, free of any representation whatsoever." In 2018 Price curated an exhibition of unseen Pitmen Painters works at Woodhorn Museum,

Ashington Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census. It was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is north of Newcastle upon Tyne, west of the A189 and bordered to the ...

, Northumberland, UK. He is a member of

Narbi Price, Untitled Kerbstone Painting (MJK)

Selected solo exhibitions

* 2020 - ''The Ashington Paintings: Redux,'' XL Gallery, Newcastle University, UK * 2019 - ''All I Start Will End,'' Herrick Gallery, London * 2018 - ''The Ashington Paintings,'' Woodhorn Museum, Ashington, Northumberland, UK * 2017 - ''This Must Be The Place,'' Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK * 2016 - ''Codeword,'' Paper Gallery, Manchester, UK *2014 - ''Narbi Price'', Galleria SIX, Milan, Italy

Selected group exhibitions

* 2022 - ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere: Painting in the North East. Now.,'' Newcastle Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne * 2020 - ''Picture Palace,'' Transition Gallery, London * 2020 ''- Beyond Other Horizons,'' Iași Palace of Culture, Romania * 2019 - ''neo:artprize,''

Bolton Museum Bolton Museum is a public museum and art gallery in the town of Bolton, England, owned by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. The museum is housed within the grade II listed Le Mans Crescent near Bolton Town Hall and shares its main entrance ...

& Art Gallery, UK * 2019 - ''Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition,'' Royal Academy of Arts, London * 2019 - ''Made in Britain; 82 Painters of the 21st Century,'' Muzeum Narodowe w Gdansk, Poland * 2018 - ''St. Nowhere,'' Lewisham Arthouse, London * 2018 - ''Paint North,'' Ladybeck Project Space, Leeds, UK

Selected publications and media

* 2018 - ''The Ashington Paintings'', Narbi Price &

Ashington Group The Ashington Group was a small society of artists from Ashington, Northumberland, composed largely of mine workers. They met regularly between 1934 and 1983 to encourage their progress. Although most of the men had no formal artistic training, the ...

Trustees * 2018 - ''Pitmen Painters: Unseen'', Narbi Price &

William Feaver William Feaver (born 1 December 1942) is a British art critic, curator, artist and lecturer. From 1975–1998 he was the chief art critic of the Observer, and from 1994 a visiting professor at Nottingham Trent University. His book ''The Pitmen ...

Trustees *2017 - ''Drawing and Painting – Materials and Techniques for Contemporary Artists'', Kate Wilson, Thames & Hudson * 2016 - ''Vitamin P3: New Perspectives in Painting''’,

Barry Schwabsky Barry Schwabsky (b. Paterson, New Jersey, in 1957) is an American art critic, art historian and poet. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts, Pratt Institute, New York University, Yale University, and Goldsmiths College, among others. Art cr ...

, Phaidon Press Limited *2012 - ''John Moores Painting Prize 2012 Catalogue,'' Ann Bukantas (Ed.),

National Museums Liverpool National Museums Liverpool, formerly National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, comprises several museums and art galleries in and around Liverpool, England. All the museums and galleries in the group have free admission. The museum is a non ...

References

External links

Narbi Price (Official)

Contemporary British Painting - Narbi Price
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