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'''Graham Fagen''' (born 1966) is a Scottish artist living and working in [[Glasgow]], Scotland. He has exhibited internationally at the [http://www.busanbiennale.org/main/index.php Busan Biennale], South Korea (2004), the Art and Industry Biennial, New Zealand (2004), the [[Venice Biennale]] (2003)<ref>{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Fagen|title=Graham Fagen Bio|url=http://www.grahamfagen.com/bio|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref> and will represent Scotland at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Creative Scotland|title=Graham Fagen has been selected to represent Scotland at the 56th International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale|url=http://www.creativescotland.com/news/scotland-venice-2015-graham-fagen-selected-to-represent-scotland-in-a-solo-presentation-curated|publisher=Creative Scotland|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref> In Britain he has exhibited at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], [[Tate Britain]] and the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]], London. In 1999 he was invited by the [[Imperial War Museum]], London to work as the Official War Artist for Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|last=a-n|title=The art of conflict (part 1) by Paul Glinkowski|url=http://www.air-artists.org/artists/publications/article/177749/271004|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>
'''Graham Fagen''' (born 1966) is a Scottish artist living and working in [[Glasgow]], Scotland. He has exhibited internationally at the [http://www.busanbiennale.org/main/index.php Busan Biennale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910111227/http://www.busanbiennale.org/main/index.php |date=10 September 2013 }}, South Korea (2004), the Art and Industry Biennial, New Zealand (2004), the [[Venice Biennale]] (2003)<ref>{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Fagen|title=Graham Fagen Bio|url=http://www.grahamfagen.com/bio|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref> and represented Scotland at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 <ref>{{cite web|last=Creative Scotland|title=Graham Fagen has been selected to represent Scotland at the 56th International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale|url=http://www.creativescotland.com/news/scotland-venice-2015-graham-fagen-selected-to-represent-scotland-in-a-solo-presentation-curated|publisher=Creative Scotland|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref> in a presentation curated and organised by [http://hospitalfield.org.uk Hospitalfield].<ref>{{cite web|title=Art review: Graham Fagen, Palazzo Fontana, Venice|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/visual-arts/art-review-graham-fagen-palazzo-fontana-venice-1-3769658|website=The Scotsman|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref> In Britain he has exhibited at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], [[Tate Britain]] and the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]], London. In 1999 he was invited by the [[Imperial War Museum]], London to work as the Official War Artist for Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|last=a-n|title=The art of conflict (part 1) by Paul Glinkowski|url=http://www.air-artists.org/artists/publications/article/177749/271004|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>

He is represented by [[Matt's Gallery]], London and Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Galerie Micky Schubert: Graham Fagen's Artist CV| url=http://www.mickyschubert.de/cvgraham.html%7C|publisher=Galerie Micky Schubert|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>


His art practice encompasses video, performance, sculpture, sound and text. His work reflects on how contemporary identity and its associated myths and fictions, can be expressed and understood. and his portraits of real, imagined, historical and contemporary characters explore the idea of identity and performance in portraiture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scottish Arts Council|title=Graham Fagen, somebodyelse|url=http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/visualarts/projects/grahamfagen.aspx|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref> Plants and flowers are recurrent motifs in his art, as he explores their ability to suggest various meanings: social, emotional, personal and national.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edinburgh Printmakers|title=Edinburgh Printmakers|url=http://www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/artist/graham-fagen|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>
His art practice encompasses video, performance, sculpture, sound and text. His work reflects on how contemporary identity and its associated myths and fictions, can be expressed and understood. and his portraits of real, imagined, historical and contemporary characters explore the idea of identity and performance in portraiture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scottish Arts Council|title=Graham Fagen, somebodyelse|url=http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/visualarts/projects/grahamfagen.aspx|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref> Plants and flowers are recurrent motifs in his art, as he explores their ability to suggest various meanings: social, emotional, personal and national.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edinburgh Printmakers|title=Edinburgh Printmakers|url=http://www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/artist/graham-fagen|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>


Fagen is a Senior Lecturer at [[Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design]], Dundee, Scotland. He has previously taught at [[Glasgow School of Art]], Perpignan School of Art, Perpignan, France, [[St. Martins School of Art]], London, and [[Kent Institute of Art & Design]], Canterbury.
Fagen is a professor at [[Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design]], Dundee, Scotland. He has previously taught at [[Glasgow School of Art]], Perpignan School of Art, Perpignan, France, [[St. Martins School of Art]], London, and [[Kent Institute of Art & Design]], Canterbury.

;Training
: 1989-90 Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, Interdisciplinary MA in Art & Architecture
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: 1984-88 Fine Art, Sculpture, Glasgow School of Art, BA (Hons)

;Awards
: 2002, Scottish Arts Council Artists Award
: 2001, Scottish Arts Council Assistance Grant, AHRB award, Carnegie Trust Award
: 2000, Winner of The Archibald, Campbell & Harley WS Photography Prize
: 1998, Scottish Arts Council Award to Artists
: 1996, Scottish Arts Council Small Assistance Award
: 2001-02, Grizedale Arts, The Forest and the Forester (after Maeterlinck); ’Botanica’
: 2000, Commission to Kosovo. Commissioned by the Imperial War Museum, London
: 1999-2002, Two Pocket Parks. Tree Planting and Where the Heart Is. Commissioned by The Centre & The Royston Road Company.


== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


Fagen's international exhibitions include the Busan Biennale, South Korea and the Art and Industry Biennial, New Zealand, and he was part of Zenomap, Scotland and Venice at the 50th Venice Biennale. In Britain he has exhibited in ''The Other Flower Show'' at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], [[Tate Britain]] and the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|Institute of Contemporary Art, London]] and in 1999 was invited by the [[Imperial War Museum]], London to work as the Official War Artist for Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duncan Jordanstone College Staff: Graham Fagen|url=http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/staff/grahamfagen/|publisher=Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design: University of Dundee|accessdate=20 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=The Multiple Store|title=The Multiple Store recent editions|url=http://www.themultiplestore.org/recent-editions/|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>
Fagen's international exhibitions include the Venice Biennale (solo in 2015 and group presentation in 2003 both with [http://scotlandandvenice.com/ Scotland + Venice]), Busan Biennale, South Korea and the Art and Industry Biennial, New Zealand. In Britain he has exhibited in [[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art]], ''The Other Flower Show'' at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], [[Tate Britain]] and the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|Institute of Contemporary Art, London]] and in 1999 was invited by the [[Imperial War Museum]], London to work as the Official War Artist for Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duncan Jordanstone College Staff: Graham Fagen|url=http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/staff/grahamfagen/|publisher=Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design: University of Dundee|accessdate=20 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=The Multiple Store|title=The Multiple Store recent editions|url=http://www.themultiplestore.org/recent-editions/|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>
Main project collaborators include [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]], Edinburgh; [[Tramway (arts centre)|Tramway]], Glasgow; [[National Theatre of Scotland]], Glasgow; [[Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow]]; The Changing Room Gallery, Stirling; [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]]; Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art; [[Dundee Contemporary Arts]]; Artpace, San Antonio and [[Matt's Gallery|Matt’s Gallery]], London.<ref name="dundee">{{cite web|title=Duncan Jordanstone College Staff Research Projects: Graham Fagen|url=http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/research/researchprojectscentresandgroups/grahamfagen/|publisher=Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design: University of Dundee|accessdate=20 September 2013}}</ref>
Main project collaborators include [[Hospitalfield House|Hospitalfield]], Arbroath; [[La Friche|La Friche Belle de Mai]], Marseille, [[Glasgow School of Art]], Glasgow, [[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art]], Edinburgh, [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]], Edinburgh; [[Tramway (arts centre)|Tramway]], Glasgow; [[National Theatre of Scotland]], Glasgow; [[Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow]]; The Changing Room Gallery, Stirling; [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]]; Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art; [[Dundee Contemporary Arts]]; and Artpace, San Antonio.<ref name="dundee">{{cite web|title=Duncan Jordanstone College Staff Research Projects: Graham Fagen|url=http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/research/researchprojectscentresandgroups/grahamfagen/|publisher=Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design: University of Dundee|accessdate=20 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201155023/http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/research/researchprojectscentresandgroups/grahamfagen/|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Exhibitions and Projects ==
== Exhibitions and projects ==
In 2015 he represented Scotland at the [http://www.labiennale.org/en/calendar/art.html?back=true 56th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia] with a solo exhibition for [http://scotlandandvenice.com/ Scotland + Venice] an official collateral event curated and organised by [http://hospitalfield.org.uk/ Hospitalfield]. This exhibition included new bronze, ceramic, steel and neon sculptures, Indian ink drawings and a 5 channel audio-video work within a series of rooms and a courtyard of Palazzo Fontana, which had previously never been used for an exhibition and is located on the Grand Canal in the Cannaregio district of Venice.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jeffrey|first1=Moira|title=Art review: Graham Fagen, Palazzo Fontana, Venice|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/visual-arts/art-review-graham-fagen-palazzo-fontana-venice-1-3769658|website=The Scotsman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Karen|title=Graham Fagen, artist: 'In this space it's all about the making, in the other it's about the thinking|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/graham-fagen-artist-in-this-space-its-all-about-the-making-in-the-other-its-about-the-thinking-10151820.html|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gompertz|first1=Will|title=Trying to shine at Venice|work=BBC News |date=7 May 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32624437}}</ref>


During [[GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland|GENERATION - 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland]], a programme of exhibitions across Scotland in 2014, Graham Fagen exhibited within several venues. He presented a solo exhibition of new works at [[Glasgow School of Art|The Glasgow School of Art]] entitled [http://www.gsa.ac.uk/life/gsa-events/events/c/cabbages-in-an-orchard-the-formers-and-forms-of-charles-rennie-mackintosh-and-graham-fagen/ ''Cabbages in an Orchard; The formers and forms of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Graham Fagen''].
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Recent project ''The Making Of Us'' (April 2012) a collaboration with theatre director Graham Eatough and photography director Michael McDonough. "The Making of Us" combines elements of performance, art installation and film, part reality TV and part scripted metafiction. It was conceived with Tramway and [[National Theatre of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|last=The Skinny|title=The Making of Us @ Tramway|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/glasgow_international_festival_visual_art_2012/301867-the_making_us_tramway|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cummings|first=Laura|title=Glasgow international festival of visual art – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/22/glasgow-international-festival-art-review|publisher=Guardian Online|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dalamangas|first=Rachel Cole|title=INTERVIEW: Graham Fagen|url=http://zingmagazine.com/drupal/node/35786|publisher=Zing magazine|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref>
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Other recent solo exhibitions include ''Missing'', [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]], commissioned by the National Galleries of Scotland,<ref>{{cite web|last=Patience|first=Jan|title=Graham Fagen: Missing, Tramway, Glasgow|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage/graham-fagen-missing-tramway-glasgow.15103925|publisher=Herald Scotland|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kotzé|first=Talitha|title=Graham Fagen: Missing|url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/37646-graham-fagen-missing/|publisher=The List|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref> Edinburgh, ''Under Heavy Manners'', Artpace, San Antonio, where he also formed a band with his fellow artist in residence Frank Benson and Artspace preparator Chad Dawkins <ref>{{cite web|last=Andrews|first=Scott|title=Artpace International Artists in Residence, third round, offers effective cross-talk|url=http://m.sacurrent.com/arts/visualart/artpace-international-artists-in-residence-third-round-offers-effective-cross-talk-1.1235591|publisher=San Antonio Current|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Steve|title=An exhibit about structure|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/visual_arts/article/An-exhibit-about-structure-2284807.php|publisher=San Antonio Express News|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref> Baile an Or, Timespan, Helmsdale, 2011; ''somebodyelse'', The Changing Room, Stirling, 2009; ''Come into the Garden And forget about the War'', Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin, 2007, ''Downpresserer'', [[Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow]]; ''Closer'', Doggerfisher, Edinburgh, ''Killing Time'', [[Dundee Contemporary Arts]], Dundee, 2006; ''Clean Hands Pure Heart'', [[Tramway (arts centre)|Tramway]], Glasgow 2005; ''Heaven & Hell'', CRAC, Alsace, 2004; ''Theatre'', [[Chapter Arts Centre|Chapter]], Cardiff, 2003; ''Love is Lovely'', [[Fruitmarket Gallery|The Fruitmarket Gallery]], Edinburgh, ''la mia casa dov'e?'', [[Italian Cultural Institute, London]], 2002; ''Graham Fagen'', Valeria Belvedere, Milan, 2001; ''Theatre'', [[Imperial War Museum]], London, ''Graham Fagen'', [[Yorkshire Sculpture Park]], Wakefield, 2000; ''Graham Fagen'', [[Inverleith House]], Edinburgh, ''Graham Fagen'', Valeria Belvedere, Milan, ''Graham Fagen'', Murray Guy, New York, 1999; ''Peek-A-Jobby'', [[Matt's Gallery]], London, 1998.


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In April 2012 Fagen presented a collaboration with theatre director Graham Eatough and photography director Michael McDonough entitled ''The Making Of Us'', which combined elements of performance, art installation and film, part reality TV and part scripted metafiction. It was conceived with Tramway and [[National Theatre of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|last=The Skinny|title=The Making of Us @ Tramway|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/glasgow_international_festival_visual_art_2012/301867-the_making_us_tramway|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cummings|first=Laura|title=Glasgow international festival of visual art – review|newspaper=The Observer |date=21 April 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/22/glasgow-international-festival-art-review|publisher=Guardian Online|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dalamangas|first=Rachel Cole|title=INTERVIEW: Graham Fagen|url=http://zingmagazine.com/drupal/node/35786|publisher=Zing magazine|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref>
Major projects include ''For St Agnes''. Commissioned by Foreground for Bristol City Council, 2010; ''I Murder Hate''. Commissioned by the Tolbooth and The Changing Room, Stirling, 2009; ''Fir Tree''. Commissioned by FRAC Nord pas de Calais for Talbot House Museum, Belgium, 2007; ''True Love''. Commissioned by City Projects, London, 2007; ''The Forest & The Forester (after Maeterlinck)''. Commissioned by Grizedale Arts, 2002; here the ''Heart Is''. Commissioned by the Roston Road Project, 2002; ''Subversive on the Side of a Lunatic''. Commissioned by the Henry Moore Institute, 1999.


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Other recent solo exhibitions include ''Missing'', [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]], commissioned by the National Galleries of Scotland,<ref>{{cite web|last=Patience|first=Jan|title=Graham Fagen: Missing, Tramway, Glasgow|date=19 September 2011 |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage/graham-fagen-missing-tramway-glasgow.15103925|publisher=Herald Scotland|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kotzé|first=Talitha|title=Graham Fagen: Missing|url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/37646-graham-fagen-missing/|publisher=The List|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref> Edinburgh, ''Under Heavy Manners'', Artpace, San Antonio, where he also formed a band with his fellow artist in residence Frank Benson and Artspace preparator Chad Dawkins <ref>{{cite web|last=Andrews|first=Scott|title=Artpace International Artists in Residence, third round, offers effective cross-talk|url=http://m.sacurrent.com/arts/visualart/artpace-international-artists-in-residence-third-round-offers-effective-cross-talk-1.1235591|publisher=San Antonio Current|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Steve|title=An exhibit about structure|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/visual_arts/article/An-exhibit-about-structure-2284807.php|publisher=San Antonio Express News|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>
Fagen has shown work in numerous other group exhibitions including ''Between the Late and Early'', The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 2013; ''Tales of the City'', [[Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow]], 2011; ''Woodman Spare Me That Tree'', Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin, 2010; ''Running Time'', [[The National Galleries of Scotland]], Edinburgh, ''Unsettled Objects'', [[Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow]], 2009; ''What is Life'', [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh]], ''Supernatural'', Centro Cultural Kunsthalle, Andrax, 2008.


His publications include:
Publications include ''Clean Hands Pure Heart'', [[Tramway (arts centre)|Tramway]], 2005; ''Love Is Lovely'', [[Fruitmarket Gallery]], 2002; ''Subversive On The Side Of A Lunatic'', [[Henry Moore Foundation|The Henry Moore Foundation]], 1999.
* ''Subversive On The Side Of A Lunatic'', [[Henry Moore Foundation|The Henry Moore Foundation]], 1999.

* ''Botanica'', designed by Chris Evans, [[Grizedale Arts|Grisedale Arts]], 2002
Further contributions to publications include ''Dr. Skin'', [[Perth Museum]], Perth, 2005; ''Blind Sight'', VRC, Dundee and Artspace Titanik Turku, Finland, ''Art of the Garden'', Tate Britain, London; ''Busan Biennial'', Metropolitan Art Museum, Korea, ''Scotland Now'', Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, ''Art & Industry Biennial'', Christchurch, New Zealand, 2004; ''Art & War'', Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria, ''Sanctuary'', GOMA, Glasgow, Northern Grammar, ''Solvberget'', Stavanger Kulturhus, Norway, 2003; ''Where Is My Home'', Italian Cultural Institute Strike, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, ''Reality Check, Recent Developments in British Photography & Video.'' The British Council, ''TVSwansong'', article press 292, Edinburgh College of Art, 2002.
* ''Love Is Lovely'', [[Fruitmarket Gallery]], 2002

* ''Clean Hands Pure Heart'', [[Tramway (arts centre)|Tramway]], 2005
He has been on an advisory member for present Project (CABE and A&B) and the [[Scottish Arts Council]].
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* ''Cabbages in an Orchard'', [[Glasgow School of Art]], 2014

* ''Graham Fagen'', [[Scotland + Venice]] and [[Hospitalfield House|Hospitalfield]], 2015
Fagen’s works are part of the following collections: [[Arts Council Collection]], [[Hayward Gallery]], London; Corporate Collection, London; [[Imperial War Museum]], London; [[Royal Armouries Museum]], Leeds; [[Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow]], City of Edinburgh Collection, Dundee Museums. Private Collections, London, Glasgow, New York & Milan.


== References ==
== References ==


{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6FPhwMjOVE Missing – You Tube interview with Graham Fagen and James Holloway]
* http://www.zingmagazine.com/drupal/node/35786 [http://www.zingmagazine.com/drupal/node/35786 zingmagazine interview with Graham Fagen with regards to The Making Of, 2012]
* [http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/artists_stories/single/92720 Lee Corner interviews Graham Fagen about his commission in Kosovo for the Imperial War Museum]
* [http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage/graham-fagen-missing-tramway-glasgow.15103925 Herald Scotland review of Missing, 2011]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nvvt8 Graham Fagen films material for Missing, 2011]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nvkln Author, Andrew O'Hagan and artist, Graham Fagen, describe their latest works]
* [http://opportunities.creativescotland.com/view.aspx?id=37740a9f-1ec5-4797-a6c4-3376a8e859a0 Lynda Morris in Conversation with Graham Fagen]
* [http://www.tramway.org/events/Pages/The-making-of-us---Installation.aspx The Making of Us - Installation Graham Eatough & Graham Fagen working with Michael McDonough]
* [http://www.zingmagazine.com/drupal/node/35786 Rachel Cole Dalamangas interviews Graham Fagen]
* [http://www.grizedale.org/artists/graham.fagen Graham Fagen residency at Grizedale]
* [http://www.riseart.com/user/graham-fagen Buy an artwork by Graham Fagen]
* [http://www.henry-moore.org/hmf/shop/hmi-exhibition-catalogues/150-graham-fagen Graham Fagen Subversive on the Side of a Lunatic]
* [http://aprb.co.uk/projects/all-projects/2010/st-agnes-park Graham Fagen For St Agnes public art project, Bristol]
* [http://www.foregroundprojects.org.uk/Projects/Graham%20Fagen%20For%20St%20Agnes%20catalogue.pdf Graham Fagen for St Agnes public art project, Bristol]
* [http://www.cornerhouse.org/bookstore/product/graham-fagen Graham Fagen’s publication Clean Hands Pure Heart]
* [http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/research/researchprojectscentresandgroups/grahamfagen/]


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== External links ==
* [http://www.grahamfagen.com/ Website]
* [http://www.mattsgallery.org/artists/fagen/home.php Matt's Gallery page]
* http://www.mickyschubert.de/cvgraham.html
* {{Twitter|grahamfagen}}


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Graham Fagen
Image of Graham Fagen
NationalityScottish
EducationGlasgow School of Art, Kent Institute of Art and Design
Known forvideo, installation, sculpture, photography and text.
Websitegrahamfagen.com

Graham Fagen (born 1966) is a Scottish artist living and working in Glasgow, Scotland. He has exhibited internationally at the Busan Biennale Archived 10 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, South Korea (2004), the Art and Industry Biennial, New Zealand (2004), the Venice Biennale (2003)[1] and represented Scotland at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 [2] in a presentation curated and organised by Hospitalfield.[3] In Britain he has exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Tate Britain and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. In 1999 he was invited by the Imperial War Museum, London to work as the Official War Artist for Kosovo.[4]

His art practice encompasses video, performance, sculpture, sound and text. His work reflects on how contemporary identity and its associated myths and fictions, can be expressed and understood. and his portraits of real, imagined, historical and contemporary characters explore the idea of identity and performance in portraiture.[5] Plants and flowers are recurrent motifs in his art, as he explores their ability to suggest various meanings: social, emotional, personal and national.[6]

Fagen is a professor at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Scotland. He has previously taught at Glasgow School of Art, Perpignan School of Art, Perpignan, France, St. Martins School of Art, London, and Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury.

Introduction

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Fagen's international exhibitions include the Venice Biennale (solo in 2015 and group presentation in 2003 both with Scotland + Venice), Busan Biennale, South Korea and the Art and Industry Biennial, New Zealand. In Britain he has exhibited in Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Other Flower Show at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Tate Britain and the Institute of Contemporary Art, London and in 1999 was invited by the Imperial War Museum, London to work as the Official War Artist for Kosovo.[7][8] Main project collaborators include Hospitalfield, Arbroath; La Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; Tramway, Glasgow; National Theatre of Scotland, Glasgow; Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow; The Changing Room Gallery, Stirling; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art; Dundee Contemporary Arts; and Artpace, San Antonio.[9]

Exhibitions and projects

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In 2015 he represented Scotland at the 56th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with a solo exhibition for Scotland + Venice an official collateral event curated and organised by Hospitalfield. This exhibition included new bronze, ceramic, steel and neon sculptures, Indian ink drawings and a 5 channel audio-video work within a series of rooms and a courtyard of Palazzo Fontana, which had previously never been used for an exhibition and is located on the Grand Canal in the Cannaregio district of Venice.[10][11][12]

During GENERATION - 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, a programme of exhibitions across Scotland in 2014, Graham Fagen exhibited within several venues. He presented a solo exhibition of new works at The Glasgow School of Art entitled Cabbages in an Orchard; The formers and forms of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Graham Fagen.

In April 2012 Fagen presented a collaboration with theatre director Graham Eatough and photography director Michael McDonough entitled The Making Of Us, which combined elements of performance, art installation and film, part reality TV and part scripted metafiction. It was conceived with Tramway and National Theatre of Scotland.[13][14][15]

Other recent solo exhibitions include Missing, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, commissioned by the National Galleries of Scotland,[16][17] Edinburgh, Under Heavy Manners, Artpace, San Antonio, where he also formed a band with his fellow artist in residence Frank Benson and Artspace preparator Chad Dawkins [18][19]

His publications include:

References

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  1. ^ Graham, Fagen. "Graham Fagen Bio". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ Creative Scotland. "Graham Fagen has been selected to represent Scotland at the 56th International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale". Creative Scotland. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Art review: Graham Fagen, Palazzo Fontana, Venice". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. ^ a-n. "The art of conflict (part 1) by Paul Glinkowski". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ^ Scottish Arts Council. "Graham Fagen, somebodyelse". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. ^ Edinburgh Printmakers. "Edinburgh Printmakers". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Duncan Jordanstone College Staff: Graham Fagen". Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design: University of Dundee. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  8. ^ The Multiple Store. "The Multiple Store recent editions". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Duncan Jordanstone College Staff Research Projects: Graham Fagen". Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design: University of Dundee. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  10. ^ Jeffrey, Moira. "Art review: Graham Fagen, Palazzo Fontana, Venice". The Scotsman.
  11. ^ Wright, Karen. "Graham Fagen, artist: 'In this space it's all about the making, in the other it's about the thinking". The Independent.
  12. ^ Gompertz, Will (7 May 2015). "Trying to shine at Venice". BBC News.
  13. ^ The Skinny. "The Making of Us @ Tramway". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  14. ^ Cummings, Laura (21 April 2012). "Glasgow international festival of visual art – review". The Observer. Guardian Online. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  15. ^ Dalamangas, Rachel Cole. "INTERVIEW: Graham Fagen". Zing magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  16. ^ Patience, Jan (19 September 2011). "Graham Fagen: Missing, Tramway, Glasgow". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  17. ^ Kotzé, Talitha. "Graham Fagen: Missing". The List. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  18. ^ Andrews, Scott. "Artpace International Artists in Residence, third round, offers effective cross-talk". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  19. ^ Bennett, Steve. "An exhibit about structure". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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