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Gavin Gleeson

Gavin Gleeson (b.1995, Kentucky, USA). MFA from the Royal College of Art, London, UK (2024)

Gleeson describes painting as a way to develop visual chronologies, where personal experiences and current realities merge to create a hybridized worldview. The materials and compositional choices he employs give each work its own distinct meaning and message. He frequently returns to references from his upbringing in Kentucky and his familial ties to Ireland, through which he continues to explore recurring themes of fear, safety, and scale.

His first solo exhibition opens in the fall of 2025.

Extended Bio

Solo Exhibitions

  • Upcoming solo exhibition
    Saskia Neuman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2025

Group Exhibitions

  • The Epitome of Decline and Decay
    Safehouse 1, Peckham, London, UK, 2024
  • Open Call
    Galleria Objets, London, UK, 2024
  • Heavy Like the Forces Between Us
    Greatorex Street, London, UK, 2024
  • MA Painting Degree Show
    Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2024
  • 193rd RHA Annual Exhibition
    Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Dublin, Ireland, 2023
  • Degree Show
    Burren College of Art, Ballyvaugan, Ireland, 2023

Education

  • MA Royal College of Art
    London, UK, 2023-2024
  • Post Baccalaureate in Studio Art, Burren College of Art
    Ireland, 2022-2023

Performances

  • Artist Talk
    Central St. Martins Painting BA, London, UK, 2024

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