Charlotte McGowan-Griffin       



     Born                     13/07/75 London
     Graduated          BA (hons) Fine Art, Goldsmiths College London (1994-97)
     Lives/Works       Berlin & UK
     Contact                charlotte@mcgowan-griffin.net





Solo Exhibitions & Projects

2010        Galerie Maurer, Frankfurt
                 Art Karlsruhe (with Galerie Maurer, Frankfurt)
2009        Winter Ships, temporary installation for Siglufjördur Folk Music Festival, Iceland
                 The Whiteness of the Whale, temporary site-specific installation for secondhome temp projects 2, Berlin 
2008        Totem Tree, Galerie P13, Heidelberg 
2007        Dead Birds, Galerie P13, Heidelberg 
2004        Paper Heart, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha (supported by British Council)
2002        The Moon Rose Twice That Night, Galerie Thomas Hühsam, Offenbach/Main
2001        Paper Cuts, Fahrradhalle, Offenbach am Main (supported by British Council)
1999        Project 11, Sydney


Group Exhibitions 

2010	 Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
                 Polyfizzyboisterous Seas, Galerie Hartwich, Sellin, and Vierter Stock, Berlin
	 Salon du dessin contemporain, Paris (with frühsorge contemporary drawings, Berlin)
	 Riders, Gallery Polad-Hardouin, Paris
2009	 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, WestGermany-Büro für postpostmoderne Kommunikation, Berlin 
                 Scherenschnitte - Kontur Pur, Museum Bellerive (Museum für Gestaltung), Zurich
                 Art.21 Köln, (with Galerie Maurer, Frankfurt)
                 Like a Moth to the Flame, Exile Austellungsraum, Berlin
                 Under the Knife, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena CA (supported by British Council)
                 secondhome /  temp projects 1, Berlin
                 Cut Out – Mit dem Messer zeichnen, frühsorge contemporary drawings, Berlin
2008        Luna Forest, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori, Japan
                 I can watch my thoughts evolving, The Drawing Lab, Berlin
                 Kunstausstellung der Stipendiaten anlässlich "800 Jahre Dilsberg", Dilsberg, Germany
2007        Drunk on Dreams, frühsorge contemporary drawings, Berlin
                 The Ecstatic Truth, super bien! Gewächshaus für zeitgenössiche Kunst, Berlin
2006        Convocatoria, Galeria Luis Adelantado, Valencia
2005        Paper Beats Rock, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles
2004        Kamiyama A-I-R, Kamiyama, Japan
                 ArtFrankfurt, (with Netzwerk Offenbach) Frankfurt 
                 Parakeet Salon, 1035 Washington Avenue, New York
2003        The Lost Collection of an Invisible Man, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
                 The Art of Painting, Nacht der Museen, Fahrradhalle, Offenbach/Frankfurt 
                 ArtFrankfurt, (with Netzwerk Offenbach), Frankfurt
2002        Art Futures, London
                 Knot Project_1, 99 Friary Road, London
                 Esplanaden Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen
                 Perspective, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast	
2001        Esplanaden, Kunsthallen, Copenhagen
                 Freie Wahlen (with Goshka Macuga), Kunsthalle Baden Baden
                 Tales Of Folly, 50 Quaker Street, London
                 Woof Woof (with Goshka Macuga), Austrian Cultural Institute, London, & Temple Bar, Dublin
2000        Heart and Soul, Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles
1997        Goldsmiths College Fine Art Degree Show
                  Il Luogo Desolato, One in the Other, London


Residencies / Awards / Other

2009        Herhusid, Siglufjordur, Iceland, artist in residence Dec-Jan + Jun-Jul
                 British Council grant in respect of “Under the Knife” group show (USA)
2008        Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori, Japan, artist in residence Sep-Dec
2007        Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Stipendium, Kommandantenhaus Dilsberg, Germany Sep-Nov
2007        Gen Foundation grant for research and implementation of “Illuminated Forest” 
2006        Sasakawa Foundation grant for research and implementation of “Illuminated Forest”
2005        Visiting tutor, University of Plymouth Fine Art BA program
2004        Kamiyama A-I-R, Japan, artist in residence Sep-Nov. 
                 British Council grant in respect of “Paper Heart” solo show (USA)
2003        Visiting lecturer, Loyola University Fine Art BFA dept., New Orlean
                 Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, USA, artist in residence Aug-Dec, 
                 Sacatar Foundation, Bahia, Brazil, artist in residence May-July
                 UNESCO-Aschberg fellowship - artist in residence Sanskriti Kendra, Delhi, India, Jan-Mar 
2001        British Council grant in respect of “Paper Cuts” solo show (Germany)
2002        Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen, Innsbruck, Austria, artist in residence Aug-Sep
1998        Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, Australia, artist in residence Sep-Dec


Collections 

Landratsamt of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Heidelberg, Germany 
Kamiyama Onsen Hotel, Kamiyama, Japan 
Sanskriti Kendra, Delhi, India 
Hessen Ministry of Finance, Frankfurt, Germany 
Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen, Innsbruck, Austria 

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