Nathan Eastwood Explained

Nathan Eastwood
Birth Place:	Barrow-in-Furness, England
Occupation:	Artist
Website:	Nathan Eastwood http://neastwood.com/

Nathan Eastwood was born in Barrow-in-Furness, England in 1972.^[1] He graduated from Byam Shaw School of Art in 2009.^[2]

Eastwood was a finalist in the 2007 'Celeste Art Prize'^[3] and won the inaugural 'East London Painting Prize' in 2014.^[4] He paints everyday domestic and urban scenes of people he records on his mobile phone. Eastwood works in monochrome by applying enamel paint to board in thin layers.^{[5] [6]} Of his work Eastwood says: "Central to my painting practice is a re-examination of kitchen sink realism."^[7]

Exhibitions include: 'Work/Recreation/Freedon/' at the Nunnery Gallery, London (2014), 'Present Tense' at Swindon Art Gallery (2015), '@PaintBritain', Ipswich Museum (2014), 'Towards a New Socio-Painting', Transition Gallery, London (2014), 'Royal Academy Summer Show' Royal Academy of Arts, London (2013) and 'The John Moore's Painting Prize' Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (2012).^[8] Permanent collections include: The Zabludovicz Collection(London), Goldhill Family (London), The Priseman Seabrook Collection and Swindon Art Gallery.^[9]

Selected solo exhibitions

• "Laptop and Chips" The SE9 Container Gallery London (2016)^[10]
• "Work/Recreation/Freedom" Nunnery Gallery, London (2014)^[11]
• "Domestic Realism" St Marylebone Parish Church, London (2014)

Selected group exhibitions

• "Aviary" Transition Gallery, London (2016)
• "Anti-Social Realism" Charlie Smith Gallery, London (2015)
• "Documentary Realism: Painting in the Digital Age" The Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church, London (2015)
• "Present Tense" Swindon Art Gallery (2015)
• "@PaintBritain" Ipswich Museum (2014)
• "Contemporary British Painting" Huddersfield Art Gallery (2014)
• "Towards a New Socio-Painting" Transition Gallery, London (2014)
• "This Year's Model" Studio1.1, Shoreditch, London (2014)
• "Contemporary British Painting" The Crypt, St Marylebone Parish Church, London (2013)
• "Zeitgeist Arts Projects" ASC Studios, London (2013)
• "Threadneedle Prize" (finalist) Mall Galleries, London (2013)
• "Royal Academy Summer Show" Royal Academy of Arts, London (2013)
• "John Moore's Painting Prize" Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (2012)
• "Platform C's Emergent Art Show" Vyner Street Gallery, London (2011)
• "Artworks Open 2010" Barbican Arts Group Trust, E17, London (2010)
• "17 Ingredients Measures of Autonomy" Studio One, London (2009)

Selected collections

• The Priseman Seabrook Collection^[12]
• Swindon Art Gallery
• Poju Zabludowicz - Zabludowicz Collection

External links

• Nathan Eastwood http://neastwood.com/
• Artnews.org http://artnews.org/artist.php?i=3975
• London Artist Quarter http://londonsartistquarter.org/artist-hub/users/nathan-eastwood/profile
• Artfacts.net http://www.artfacts.net/en/artist/nathan-eastwood-137570/profile.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nathan Eastwood . www.contemporarybritishpainting.com . 2016-06-02.
2. Web site: Nathan Eastwood: Work / Recreation / Freedom. Bow Arts . 2014. 2016-06-02.
3. Web site: Nathan Eastwood . Artnews.org . 2016-06-02.
4. Web site: East London Painting Prize: winner announced . a-n . 2014 . 2016-06-02.
5. Web site: Nathan Eastwood . ArtRabbit . 2016-06-02.
6. Web site: Emerging Artist Profile, Nathan Eastwood. The Culture Trip . 2016-06-02.
7. Web site: Nathan Eastwood. re-title . 2016-06-02.
8. Web site: Nathan Eastwood . London's Artist Quarter . 2016-06-02.
9. Web site: Nathan Eastwood . www.contemporarybritishpainting.com . 2016-06-02.
10. Web site: Nathan Eastwood My England – Sid Motion Gallery. www.sidmotiongallery.co.uk. en-GB. 2017-07-29.
11. Web site: Nathan Eastwood: Work / Recreation / Freedom Bow Arts. www.bowarts.org. en. 2017-07-29. 2014-09-16.
12. Web site: Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st century British Painting . 2016-07-13.