Julian Opie

selected works/

birth/

1958 Born in London, England

education/

1979-82 Goldsmith's College of Art, London

biography/

Julian Opie's specialty lies in the technology of computerized art, an extremely stylized art form that enables the reduction of photographs into an extended reproduction. The end-product is a minimalist piece, characterized by black outlines on flat bases of colour, with little or no details, showcasing art and life as stripped to its bare essentials. In short, Julian's works are a satisfying display of the well-executed and well-thought-out interplay of the relationship between what we recognize as nature or artifice, appearance and reality, as experienced and observed.

awards/

2001 Music Week CADS, Best Illustration for "Best of Blur"
1995-1996 Residency at the Atelier Calder in Saché, France
1995 Sargant Fellowship at the British School in Rome

selected solo exhibitions/

2006-2007	SIGNS, outdoor exhibition organized by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
2006	Alan Cristea Gallery, London
2005	La Chocolateria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2005	Scai the Bathhouse, Tokyo
2005	Gallery MGM Oslo, Norway
2004	"Animals, buildings, cars and people" Public Art Fund, City hall Park, New York City, curated by Tom Eccles
2004	Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm

selected group exhibitions/

2006-2007	Show Time, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga
2006	Shanghai Biennale, China
2004-2006	"Likeness: Portraits of Artists by Other Artists" touring: California College of Arts, Wattis Institute, San Francisco, CA; McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC; ICA Boston, MA; Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; University Art Museum, California State University at Long Beach; Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada