About
Martin Clarkson is a British artist living and working in South West Scotland.
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Clarkson Studied Fine Art Painting at Loughborough University under Colin Smith and John Atkin. Over the last decade, he has worked on various creative ventures which include working as a painting technician at Loughborough University; studying at the Santa Catalina Art School in South Spain; curating and showing work in various exhibitions around the Nottingham arts and cultural scene; and hosting talks and educational workshops as accompaniment to exhibitions or as a visiting artist to schools or colleges.
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From 2018 to present, Clarkson has shifted his approach from working primarily within a studio context to painting En Plein Air, focusing first hand on observing the wild landscapes of the British Archipelago.
Clarkson has exhibited internationally over the years, and most recently was invited to show his ‘Ancient Oaks of Sherwood' series as a guest artist with 'The Obejvak Project Space' in central Prague.
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Born: 1988
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Studio: 107 Irish Street, Dumfries
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Education: Loughborough University School of Art & Design (2012)
Group Exhibitions
2025: Spring Fling Open Studios, Dumfries & Galloway
Longlisted for the Scottish Landscape Awards
2024: In the Braw Midwinter, The Stove Network, Dumfries
Harley Open 24, Harley Foundation, Wellbeck Estate, Nottinghamshire
Open 24, Tarpey Gallery. Donnington Park, Leicestershire
England is a Forest, Small Works Gallery, Sluice, Colchester
2023: Dara - Tree of Life, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Derbyshire
Longlisted for the Jacksons Art Prize, London
2021: Obejvak Project Space, ArtPrague, Prague
2018: Strata: 1, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2017: Lady Bay Arts Festival, Lady Bay, Nottingham
2016: Bohunkydory, Bohunk Institute, Nottingham
2015: Contemporary Landscape, G1 Art, Windermere
2014: Breaking the 4th Wall, Byron Cinema, Nottingham
The Bohunk Open, Bohunk Institute, Nottingham
5 Squared, Bohunk Institute, Nottingham
Fresh Meat, Bohunk Institue, Nottingham
2013: Made in England, Jinji Lake Museum, Suzhou, China
Biomes, Bohunk Institute, Nottingham
2012: New Contemporaries, Derbyshire
Fine Art Graduate Show, Loughborough University, Leicestershire
2010: Chewable Studios, Leicestershire Student Art Network, London
Private Collections: Australia, France, Czech Republic, England & Scotland
