Born 1987, U.K.

www.seanpenlington.com

EDUCATION

2007 – 10
BA Fine Art, First Class Honours, Manchester School of Art
2006 – 07
Foundation Diploma in Fine Art, Mid-Cheshire College of Art

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013-2014 The International 3 (upcoming)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012

Creative Cities, London in 2012, Barbican
NADA Cologne 2012 (The International 3 Gallery), Cologne-Deutz Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany

2011
New Lights Prize, Harrogate
The Threadneedle Prize 2011, Mall Galleries, London
‘Desire & Repulsion: Grotesqueries’, The Art Corner, Manchester
The Catlin Guide 2011 Launch, The London Art Fair, London

2010
The Manchester Contemporary, curated by The International 3, Manchester
Saatchi & Channel 4′s New Sensations, Cornwall Terrace, London
‘How It All Worked Out’, The International 3, Manchester
Degree Show, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester

AWARDS and PRIZES

2011
New Lights Prize (shortlisted)
The Threadneedle Prize 2011 (selected)
The Catlin Guide 2011 (selected)

2010
Saatchi New Sensations (shortlisted)

PUBLICATIONS

Sean Penlington: Masquerade and the Body, By George Vasey,
Interview for Jotta. Click here
The Catlin Guide 2011: New Artists in the UK Catlin Holdings Ltd in association with J Hammond, ISBN: 9780956457011
The Marmite Prize For Painting 2010, Suzak Press ISBN: 978-1-905659-09-8

COLLECTIONS

Private Collection
MMU Faculty of Art & Design Collection
China Society for the Promotion of Cultural and Art Development (permanent display, Olympic Gallery Beijing)