Artists Index: Graham Fagen

Graham Fagen (b.1966, Glasgow) studied at the Glasgow School of Art (1984–1988) and the Kent institute of Art and Design (1989–1990). He worked as sculpture technician at the Birmingham institute of Art and Design from 1991 to 1994 during which time he also curated the “Birmingham Billboard Project”. In 1999 Fagen was invited by the imperial War Museum, London to work as the official War Artist for Kosovo, and since then has exhibited widely both in the UK and internationally. Exhibitions include: “Golden Age”, institute of Contemporary Art, London (1999); “The British Art Show” (2000); “Zenomap”, Scotland and Venice at the 50th Venice Biennale (2003). in 2011 Fagen was the international Artist in residence at Artpace, San Antonio, concluding with a solo exhibition, “Under Heavy Manners”. He is selected for a solo presentation for Scotland at Venice (2015), curated by Hospitalfield Arts.