BIO

Include a clear and concise artist biography written in the third person, preferably no more than three paragraphs. In the first paragraph, you should mention your name, date, and place of birth, your current location, artistic discipline, medium, and what you are best known for. E.g., “Michaël Borremans is a contemporary painter born in 1963 in Geraardsbergen, residing and working in Ghent. In his unsettling figurative drawings and paintings, Borremans renders enigmatic figures and still lifes as he rejects narrative clarity in favor of wry commentary on painting itself. His canvases simultaneously evoke nostalgia, dark comedy, the surreal, and the grotesque; awkward poses, heightened situations, absurd costumes, a general sense of discomfort, and stark, muted backgrounds feature prominently throughout Borremans’s oeuvre.”

In the second paragraph, you can briefly discuss the subject matter of your art, perhaps illustrating it with some important series or projects you have realized so far. E.g., “The body has always been both her subject and medium. Exploring her physical and mental limits in works that ritualize the simple actions of everyday life, she has withstood pain, exhaustion, and danger in her quest for emotional and spiritual transformation. From 1975-88, Abramović and the German artist Ulay performed together, dealing with relations of duality. She returned to solo performances in 1989 and for The Artist Is Present (2010) she sat motionless for at least eight hours per day over three months, engaged in silent eye-contact with hundreds of strangers one by one.”

In the third and final paragraph, you can mention your education and recite the most notable information from your artist resume in the form of exhibitions, collections, grants, residencies, and more. E.g., “Ryan Gander studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and the Jan van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands. The artist has been a Professor of Visual Art at the University of Huddersfield and holds an honorary Doctor of the Arts at the Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Suffolk. In 2017, he was awarded an OBE for services to contemporary art. In 2019 he was awarded the Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University. In 2022, he was made RA for the category of Sculpture. Recent solo shows have been held at Museo Helga se Alvear, Caćeres, Spain (2024); Ishikawa Cultural Foundation, Okayama, Japan (2023); Annet Gelink, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2023); Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2022); East Gallery at NUA, Norwich, UK (2022); Space K, Seoul, South Korea (2021); (…)”

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CV                                              

Born in [year] in [place], [country]
Resides and works in [place], [country]

EDUCATION

Year-year: Major/degree, institution, place, country
Year-year: Major/degree, institution, place, country
Year-year: Major/degree, institution, place, country
Year-year: Major/degree, institution, place, country

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country
Year, Exhibition title, gallery/museum, place, country

ART FAIRS

Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country
Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country
Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country
Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country
Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country
Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country
Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country
Year, Fair, represented by gallery name (if applicable), place, country

COLLECTIONS

Collection name, place, country
Collection name, place, country
Collection name, place, country
Collection name, place, country
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Name Surname is collected by various private collectors in country, country, country, and country.
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Name Surname features in various national and international private collections.

AWARDS

Year, Award name (winner/finalist/honorable mention/selected), institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Award name (winner/finalist/honorable mention/selected), institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Award name (winner/finalist/honorable mention/selected), institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Award name (winner/finalist/honorable mention/selected), institution/museum/location, place, country 

RESIDENCIES

Year, Residency name, institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Residency name, institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Residency name, institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Residency name, institution/museum/location, place, country

GRANTS

Year, Grant, institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Grant, institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Grant, institution/museum/location, place, country
Year, Grant, institution/museum/location, place, country 

SELECTED PRESS

Author(s), “title” in Magazine/Newspaper (year).
Author(s), “title” in Magazine/Newspaper (year).
Author(s), “title” in Magazine/Newspaper (year).
Author(s), “title” in Magazine/Newspaper (year).
Author(s), “title” in Online resource (year) at [https://www.domain.com/url-slug] consulted on XX Month, 20XX.
Author(s), “title” in Online resource (year) at [https://www.domain.com/url-slug] consulted on XX Month, 20XX.
Author(s), “title” in Online resource (year) at [https://www.domain.com/url-slug] consulted on XX Month, 20XX.
Author(s), “title” in Online resource (year) at [https://www.domain.com/url-slug] consulted on XX Month, 20XX.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Author(s), Book title. Place: Publisher name, year.
Author(s), Book title. Place: Publisher name, year.
Author(s), Book title. Place: Publisher name, year.
Author(s), Book title. Place: Publisher name, year. 

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Year-year: Function/role/title, institution/program/event, place, country.
Year-year: Function/role/title, institution/program/event, place, country.
Year-year: Function/role/title, institution/program/event, place, country.
Year-year: Function/role/title, institution/program/event, place, country.