Gorka Mohamed

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Born: 1978, Spain
Lives and works in London

Education
2006-08 Master in Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
1997-2003 Graduate in Art and Design, Escola Massana. Barcelona, Spain

Solo Exhibitions
2011
'Riendo Hacia Atrás', Galeria Distrito4. Madrid, Spain.
2010
'Tautologies', Gallery b'one. Seul, Korea.
2009
'Toon Toon'. Galeria Siboney. Santander, Spain.
2006
'Puente de la Vision'. Museum of Santander, Spain
'Ghosts and Premonitions'.Galeria Luis Adelantado, Valencia

Selection Group Exhibitions
2011
'Creekside Open 2011 selected by Dexter Dalwood', A.P.T Gallery. London.
'Young London', V22 Collection. London
2010
'Odd Place', Artside Gallery. Seoul, Korea.
'TAG', Brown Gallery, London.
'The Alchemist', Endel Assanti Project Space. London.
'Bright Litghs London Painting', Resy Muijsers contemporary art. Tilburg, Netherlands.
'il alla A  lai de lA il', Crimes Town Gallery. London.
DA2,'Acquisitions 2010 from Coca Cola Foundation'. Salamanca, Spain.
Bragales Collection, Palacio de Sástago. Zaragoza. Spain.

2009
'Ventriloquist', curated by Emma Dexter, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, (with Armen Eloyan, Philip Guston, Fiona Mackay, Francis Picania, Pablo Picasso, Pil and Galia, Daniel Pasteiner, Marcel Duchamp, Mai- Thu Perret...)
'Code of Being', Gallery With Space.(Jill Mason, Eemyun Kang, Gorka Mohamed). Beijing, China.
'Modern Times', Vegas Gallery. London.
'Notes from the Underground', James Taylor Gallery.London.

2007
'Planes Futuros' (curated by Lorena and Maria del Corral), Sala Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain
'Celeste Art Prize': T2 The Old Truman Brewery, London. Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh
'Beauty & Sadness'(Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Juan Uslé, Eduardo Gruber, Gorka Mohamed, Manu Arregui amount others): Galeria Torreao Nascente da Condoaria Nacional, Lisbon. Industrie-und Handelskammer. Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Art Fairs
2011
Arco Art Fair, Galeria Distrito4, Madrid, Spain.
2010
Arco Art Fair, Galeria Distrito Cuatro. Madrid, Spain.
2008
Arco Art Fair, Galeria Luis Adelantado. Madrid, Spain
Artco Art Fair,Gobierno de Cantabria Stand. Madrid, Spain.
Roma Art Fair, Galeria Luis Adelantado. Rome, Itally.
2007
Arco Art Fair, GaleriaLuis Adelantado. Madrid, Spain.
Sao Paulo International Art Fair, Galería Luis Adelantado.Brasil.
2006
Maco Art Fair, Galeria Luis Adelantado. Mexico.
Arco Art Fair, Galeria Luis Adelantado. Madrid, Spain.

Awards and Grants
2008
Winner of the Warden's Purchase Prize
2005
Winner of the Pancho Cossio contest, Santander, Spain

Selected in the contest Caja Madrid Generation
2005
Arteleku Grant, San Sebastian, Spain
Residency in Piramidon, Barcelona, Spain
2002

Winner of the Casimiro Sainz contest, Reinosa, Spain
2001
Grant of studies by Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
Selected at the Miquel Casablancas contest, Barcelona, Spain
1997
Winner of the Pancho Cossio contest, Santander, Spain

Collections
Patio Herreriano, Museum of Spanish Contemporary Art, Valladolid, Spain
Bank Caja Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Reinosa Ayuntamiento, Reinosa, Spain
Culture Department of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Fundacion Coca-Cola. Madrid, Spain.
Goldsmiths College, University of London. London, UK.

Lectures
"La cultura alternativa como alternativa cultural", University of Cantabria, Spain. 2007

Selected Catalogues and Publications
Tautologies, text by Raul Zamudio.(2010)
Turpsbanana issue nº 6, Review by Sarah Douglas (2009)
Toon Toon, text by Kristian Leahy (2009)
Silenci? (2009)
Planes Futuros, text by Cedar Lewisohn(2007)
Celeste Art Prize (2007)
Emerging Art in Spain by Manuela Villa (2006 )
Beauty and Sadness by Monica Alvarez Careaga (2007)
Puente de la Vision, text by Isabel Portilla (2006)
D[x]i Magazine, issue 21 (2006)
Street Logos by Tristan Manco (2004)
Alter Ego magazine nº 021 (2001)