Adrian Wisniewski
Adrian Wisniewski (1958- ) is a Scottish artist and member of the "New Glasgow Boys" or "Glasgow Pups" of the late 20th century, led by Alexander Moffat.
Biography
Adrian Wisniewski was born in Glasgow in 1958. He was educated at the Mackintosh School of Architecture and then the Glasgow School of Art.[1][2] He was influenced by New Image painting in the early 1980s, combining figurative art with social commentary.[3] He gave his first solo show in 1984 in London and Glasgow; the Tate acquired some of his paintings at that time.[2]
Awards and distinctions
Wisniewski won the Haldane Trust Award (1982), the David Cargill Scholarship (1983), the Mark Rothko Memorial Award (1984), the I.C.C.F. Best Design Award New York (1993) and the Lord Provost Gold Medal of the City of Glasgow (1999).[2]
Museums and galleries
Wisniewski's paintings are held in collections including:
- Gallery of Modern Art, New York[2]
- Metropolitan Museum, New York[2]
- Museum of Modern Art[1]
- Setagaya Museum, Tokyo[2]
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh[2]
- Tate Britain, London[2]
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London[2]
References
- 1 2 "Adrian Wisniewski". Scottish Places. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Profile on Adrian Wisniewski". The Essential School of Painting. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ D. Macmillan, D. (2011). Lynch, M., ed. Culture: modern times 1914–". Oxford Companion to Scottish History. Oxford University Press. p. 405. ISBN 0-19-969305-6.