Tom Palin
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Tom Palin is an award winning painter
and educator based in the North West of England. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University
with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art
in 1996, and from the University of Manchester
with an MA in Art History in 2006. He has exhibited his work in a number of solo and collaborative exhibitions, including solo shows at View 2 Gallery (Liverpool, 2008), Dean Clough Galleries (Halifax, 2005) and at The Atkinson Art Gallery, (Southport, 2004).
Tom Palin's work consists almost entirely of small scale oil paintings. These explore the boundaries between abstraction
and figuration and combine an interest in the iconography
of the everyday and of the romantic with a concern for the materiality of painting and the passing of time. His work appears, often, as pared-down, muted, multi-layered and, in narrative
terms, ambiguous. He cites Maurice Utrillo
as a major influence. His oil paintings can be found in The University of Liverpool's Art Collection. Tom Palin is included in The Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945 (David Buckman, 2006)http://www.artdictionaries.com.
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Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and educator based in the North West of England. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University is a British 'modern' university located in the city of Liverpool, England. The university is named after John Moores and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining university status in 1992, thus...
with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
in 1996, and from the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
with an MA in Art History in 2006. He has exhibited his work in a number of solo and collaborative exhibitions, including solo shows at View 2 Gallery (Liverpool, 2008), Dean Clough Galleries (Halifax, 2005) and at The Atkinson Art Gallery, (Southport, 2004).
Paintings
http://www.tompalin.co.uk Tom Palin's website.Tom Palin's work consists almost entirely of small scale oil paintings. These explore the boundaries between abstraction
Abstraction
Abstraction is a process by which higher concepts are derived from the usage and classification of literal concepts, first principles, or other methods....
and figuration and combine an interest in the iconography
Iconography
Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images. The word iconography literally means "image writing", and comes from the Greek "image" and "to write". A secondary meaning is the painting of icons in the...
of the everyday and of the romantic with a concern for the materiality of painting and the passing of time. His work appears, often, as pared-down, muted, multi-layered and, in narrative
Narrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
terms, ambiguous. He cites Maurice Utrillo
Maurice Utrillo
Maurice Utrillo, , born Maurice Valadon, was a French painter who specialized in cityscapes. Born in the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre who were born there....
as a major influence. His oil paintings can be found in The University of Liverpool's Art Collection. Tom Palin is included in The Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945 (David Buckman, 2006)http://www.artdictionaries.com.
Awards
Tom Palin has won the following awards:- Student Award (St Helens Open, 1997).
- Hunting Arts Prizes Young Artist of the Year Award (Royal College of Art, 2000).
- Emerson Group Award (Manchester Academy of Fine ArtsManchester Academy of Fine ArtsThe Manchester Academy of Fine Arts is a society established in 1859 for the purpose of organising Annual Open Exhibitions in Manchester City Art Gallery, formerly the Manchester Institution...
, 2002). - Gilchrist-Fisher Memorial Award for Landscape Painters (Rebecca Hossack Gallery, 2003).
- The Alumni Award (Liverpool JMU and LIverpool University, 2005).
- Major Award. The Wirral Open (Williamson Art Gallery, 2011).
- Second Prize. Motorcade/FlashParade Open (Bristol, 2011).
Residencies
He held The Feiweles Trust Bursary Award in 2002 which saw the completion of nearly 100 arts-education based workshops in the Yorkshire region and culminated in the exhibition Pride of Place: A Painter's Perspective housed at the Yorkshire Sculpture ParkYorkshire Sculpture Park
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England is an open-air gallery showing work by UK and international artists, including Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth...
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