Mark Anstee

b. Bedfordshire. 1964

In the 1980s Mark Anstee attended Goldsmith's College (Fine Art) and Central School of Speech and Drama, London. He worked as a performer with a number of theatre companies in the UK and abroad before returning to complete an MA in Fine Art at the University of Brighton in 1999.

Since then he has been commissioned to make large-scale temporary works in museums and gallery spaces as well as continuing his own studio practice.

Solo shows

2007-08

Neons @ Madder139, London

2006

Occupation – 50 day drawing @ De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, UK.

2005

Early Redemption - 25 day drawing @ Fabrica Gallery, Brighton, UK.
Overkill – 5 day drawing @118 Gallery, Lille, France.
Indelible – 12 day drawing in the Process Room @ IMMA, Dublin, Ireland.

2004

Submerge - De Queeste Kunstkamers, Watou, and tour, Belgium.

2003

Encounter - 72 day drawing @ In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres, Belgium.
Tableaux - Drawings for Remembrance. St Matthews Church, London, UK.

2002

Bearskins - De Queeste Kunstkamers, Watou, Belgium.

2001

Friendly Fire - The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK.

2000

Friendly Fire - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper, Belgium.

Selected Group shows

2008

Drawing Stonehenge, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.

2007

The Drawing Room, London.

2006

In Beeld – De Queeste, Hondchoote, France.

2005

Introspective Men - Madder Rose Gallery, London.
Contemporary Classics - De Queeste, Watou, Belgium.

2004

Jerwood Drawing Prize - London and Tour.
Les Angoisses De Ma GrandMere - Cherbourg, France.

2003

Auto Portrait - De Queeste Kunstkamers, Watou, Belgium.
Ship of Fools - Phoenix Gallery. Brighton.

2002

Jerwood Drawing Prize - London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester.

Collaborations

2005-2006

The 9th Chamber–with Mark Espiner, Bryony Lavery and Dan Jones, in association with the Arvon Foundation - Fuel and The National Theatre Studio.

2003

Names of the Dead-a chamber opera for the Iraqi War by Stephen Mc Neff, with Tom Morris, Mark Espiner, Guy Hoare, Adey Grummet and the Dukes Quartet - Battersea Arts Centre, London.

2002

Watery Part of the World - Sound and Fury - Glasgow, Bristol, London.

Residencies & Awards

2007

Stonehenge - Riverside Project with the Institute of Archaeology UCL and the Society of Antiquaries

2006

Arts Council England, Mid-career development award.

2005

Artists Work Programme @ Irish Museum of Modern Art - Dublin.