Ewan  Atkinson

Born: October 11, 1975

Detail of "Paradise terrace and a mouthful of water" mixed media on paper 14” x 17” Date:2007,  « previous image next image »

Website: www.ewanatkinson.com

Occupation: Teacher

Art Education:

School: Queen's College College/University: The Atlanta College of Art

Residencies attended:

CCA7 Date: 2002   Vermont Studio Center, Vermont U.S.A. 2006 Date: 2006

Statement

In recent work I attempt to investigate the relationship between personality and personal space. Through imagined living spaces and the creation of an ever-changing community of characters I explore my own questions about identity, its influences and its limitations within Caribbean society. Role-play has become an integral part of the work. I play the characters that inhabit the spaces, letting their actions and surroundings suggest a narrative.

Keyworks:

Sammy Dead, 1997, photo etching on paper   The Olde Palmetto Royal, 2001, mixed media on canvas   Personality Disorder Machine, 2002 mixed media on paper   Dignity Ball, 2003, mixed media on canvas   Hide, 2003, digital print on paper   I cannot wear this dress, 2005, digital print on paper   This is Mine, 2005 digital print on paper   His first Wigwam, to wind-up the moon, 2007, mixed media on paper   Paradise terrace and a mouthful of water. 2007, mixed media on paper   Empire. 2009, projection, digital photograph

Exhibitions (Group):

2011 “Carnivalesque”, World Bank, Washington DC U.S.A   2010 “Caribbean Pavilion” Liverpool Biennial   2009 “Rockstone and Bootheel” Real Art Ways. Hartford CT U.S.A   2009 “Home Schooled” Pace University New York U.S.A   2007 “Infinite Island” Brooklyn Museum New York U.S.A.

Exhibitions (Solo):

2007, Zemicon Gallery, Fiction, Barbados   2002, Zemicon Gallery, Personality Disorder Machine, Barbados   2007, Fiction Zemicon Gallery, Barbados

Publications (Discussed):

Small Axe   Signature Barbados   The Miami Herald   Art Barbados   Art in the Caribbean: An Introduction

Commissions (Public):

Barbados National Art Gallery

Collections (Public):

National Art Collection, Barbados

Awards:

Governor General's Award of Excellence in Fine Art, National Independence Festival of Creative Arts Date: 1999