Luke Skiffington lives and works in Liverpool, UK where he runs 50MV, a nomadic exhibition space.
Education and Qualifications
1997-2000 BA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London
2003-2004 Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art, London
2009-2010 PGCE (Post Compulsory Education), Oxford Brookes University
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2023 Interloper Dispensary Gallery, Wrexham, UK
2022 Telephasic Workshop Mirabel Studios, Manchester, UK
Echo Chamber Bridewell Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2021 INTERFACE The Stone Space, London
2020 I’ll Be Your Mirror 5 Bold Place (Art In Windows), Liverpool, UK
2019 Blue Screen The Glass Tank, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
2016 Artist Of The Day 2016 Flowers Gallery, London
2015 Blueprint: Luke Skiffington/Andy Jackson Interviewroom11, Edinburgh
2014 The Unassuming Eye, Paul Winstanley/Luke Skiffington Sobering Galerie, Paris
2011 LOCALE New Greenham Arts, Berkshire, UK
Heavy Weather 125 Old Broad Street, London
En Plein Air St Anne's College, University of Oxford, UK
2008 Luke Skiffington The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford, UK
2007 Century The Yard Gallery, Wollaton Park, Nottingham, UK
2005 New Paintings The Library Gallery, University of Warwick, UK
2001 Fragments Moreton Contemporary Art, London
Group Exhibitions
2024 AIR Gallery Open Exhibition, Rogue Studios, Manchester, UK
2023 ANNIHILATION OHSH Projects (Central), London
ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
Monument, Bridewell Gallery, Liverpool
2023 OUTPUT Painting Open 2023 Bridewell Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2022 Bankley Open 2022 Bankley Gallery, Manchester, UK
Refractive Pool: Contemporary Painting in Liverpool, The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Expanded Painting AIR Gallery, Manchester, UK
2021 Yellow Archangel: Perceiving Anomalies, Lincoln, UK
2020 BEEP Painting Biennial Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales
2017 Manuscript-Letter Home China Academy of Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
Below the Surface OVADA, Oxford, UK
2016 Small is Beautiful 2016 Flowers Gallery, London
Indian Summer Maddox Arts, London
Artist Of The Day (Group Exhibition) Flowers Gallery, London
Dis-Locate VW Showroom, Oxford, UK
2015 Painted Surface: An Exhibition of Contemporary Painting Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
2014 In(habitat) Lizi Sanchez, Andy Jackson, Luke Skiffington Lion & Lamb Gallery, London
Informal Elements: A Painting Exhibition OVADA, Oxford, UK
2013 Handkerchief Of Clouds: A Painting Show In Five Acts (curated by Luke Skiffington) The Mayor's Parlour, London
2011 Luke Skiffington/James Bacchi Andreoli HATCH Space, London
2010 OPEN 2010 New Greenham Arts, Berkshire, UK
2008 Pure: Painting Ferreira Projects, London
Oxford Open 08 Modern Art Oxford, UK
2005 Group show Chateau de la Napoule, La Napoule, France
2003 EYA 03 EYA, Birmingham, UK
2001 Paint, Painter, Painting Start Gallery, Brighton, UK
2000 Goldsex The Loading Bay, London
1997 Luke Skiffington/Fraser Sharp Notting Hill Arts Club, London
Residencies
2006 CAMAC Centre d’art, Marnay-sur-seine, France
2005 La Napoule Art Foundation Chateau de la Napoule (near Cannes), France
Awards and Prizes
2010 Open Submission 2010 (First Prize) New Greenham Arts, Berkshire, UK
2004 Open (First Prize) Royal Pump Rooms Gallery and Museum, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK
2000 Neville Burston Award 2000 Awarded at Goldsmiths College, London
Bibliography
2022 Refractive Pool: Contemporary Painting in Liverpool (publication)
2020 Dispensary Gallery Interview Series (publication), The Dispensary Gallery, Wrexham, UK
2016 Interview Floorr Magazine, Issue 7 (online)
2015 Exhibition Catalogue for Blueprint Interviewroom 11, Edinburgh
Video interview for Blueprint (Vimeo online)
2014 Some Questions on Painting (Published in conjunction with exhibition 'Informal Elements', OVADA, Oxford)
The Unassuming Eye Artdaily (online)
2011 Luke Skiffington The Oxford Times