Hamish McLain - C.V. Solo Exhibitions
Cut to the Chase - The Royal Standard, Liverpool, January 2010
Shifting Persepctives - Cloisters, London, March - June 2009
Group Exhibitions No Soul for Sale: A Festival of Independents - Tate Modern, London, May 2010 Thinking Outside the Box - The Bluecoat, Liverpool, May 2010. Pencil it In - Red Wire, Liverpool, May 2009 Fear and Optimism: Liverpool in the 21st Century - Workstation Gallery, Sheffield, February 2009 Sale - The Royal Standard, Liverpool, January 2009
Work Experience / Curation Thinking Outside the Box. The Bluecoat, Liverpool May 2010. Global Studio. The Bluecoat, Liverpool April - June 2010
Email: hmclain@hotmail.com
Fresh Paint - Hope St Gallery, Liverpool School of Art and Design, 2006
European Heimatabend - Villa Waldberta, Munich 2007
Open-Here: Artist Introductions - Pony Bar, Lothringer13/Laden, Munich 2007
Annual Commercial Exhibition - The Royal Standard, Liverpool 2006
Virtually Grizedale - A Foundation, Liverpool 2006
Haven't You Grown? - The Royal Standard Liverpool 2006
Sefton Open - The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport. 'Cluster' 2005
Residencies / Awards
Open Here: Constructions - Conextions - ArtLab Residency, Villa Waldberta, Munich 2007.
The Norman Moores Fellowship in Drawing and Painting - Liverpool School of Art and Design, 2005-06
Events / Commissions
Truck Stop: Liverpool - Edge Hill International Festival 2007
Live Drawing performance as part of day long arts festival.
Stitching Stories - 'Ympf' Project Space, Munich city center, 2007
Group Installation and performance event. Produced a large scale drawing as a backdrop for the event.
Routes and Roads - Villa Waldberta, Munich 2007
Collaborative audiovisual
performance with Tomas Zizka and Judith Egger. Improvisation between saxophone,
cello, percussion and live drawing and video.
The Ballad of Ray and Julie - Seel Street/Slater Street, Liverpool, 05
Commission, public billboard painting 20ft x 10ft
Education / Qualifications
BA (Hons) Fine Art, 1st Class, 2002 - 2005, Liverpool John Moores University.
Foundation Studies in Art and Design, Distinction, 2001 - 2002, Wiltshire College Trowbridge.
Initiated and a four person exhibition investigating themes of place and how experience affects our reading of environment. Recent paintings placed alongside artists working in moving image, sculpture, text and photography.
Co-curated The Royal Standard's contribution to 'Global Studio' at The Bluecoat. Overseeing a programme of five exhibitions, including 'Turning Scouse' - a group exhibition of artists from The Royal Standard. Took part in a variety of talks and discussions exploring working methods and connections between artists across the world and in Liverpool
BamBamBam. The Royal Standard, January 2010
Co curated and exhibited in a series of three, week long solo exhibitions by artists at The Royal Standard. Led a group disucussion exploring artistic influences in our practices.
Pretty Deep, The Royal Standard, Liverpool, March - April, 2009
Co-curated an exhibition of recent work by 7 artists from the across the UK and Europe. Investigating how the artists formal explorations within their medium relate to wider issues of history, sarcasam , sincerity and desperation.
Working as part of a team of six new directors running an artists group studio, gallery and social work space in Liverpool. Responsible for the co-ordination of a range of activities including exhibitions, events, artist talks and studio discussions.
Liverpool John Moores University, February 2008 - Present
Gaining teaching experience as a visiting lecturer in Fine Art. Have given group lectures on own practice to students, along with individual tutorials. January - May 2010 worked with fifteen First Year Fine Art students on a drawing module exploring themes of wasted space. Oversaw the curation of a final exhibition for the students, alongside critical discussions, and talks.