Paul Goodwin

Biographie

1951
Born in Hull, Yorkshire
1969-73
BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Leeds, studying under Lawrence Gowing
1974-84
Lived and worked between London, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Extensive overland travel and research in Africa.
1984-92
Lived and worked in Milan

Since 1992

Lives and works near Roccaverano, southern Piedmont, Milan and London

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
BERGNER + JOB Galerie

Solo exhibitions

1983

Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo City Art Gallery, Zimbabwe.
1984

Commonwealth Institute, London
1986

Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Galleria Decalage, Milan.
1987

Galleria Italiana Arte, Busto Arsizio, 1989

Galleria Seno, Milan.
1990

Galleria La Tavolozza, Palermo.
Lorenzelli Arte, Milan.
1991

Galleria Trimarchi, Bologna.
Galleria Italiana Arte, Busto Arsizio, (VA).
1992

La Nuova Tavolozza, Palermo.
1993

Paul Goodwin - a Decade in Milan, The University Gallery, Leeds, UK
Galleria Italiana Arte, Busto Arsizio (VA).
Galleria Seno, Milano.
1994

Castello di Costigliole d’Asti, (AT).
1996

Quadroconcerto, Lorenzelli Arte, Milan. (A performance - recital -exhibition devised and directed by Goodwin and the harpsichord maker Olivier Fadini, with music composed and played by Ruggero Laganà and Ottavio Dantone. Paul Goodwin’s "signori seduti" are demonstrated to the public for the first time by mimes Rosi Bulgarini and Pino Urbano)
1997

Sitters and Signori Seduti, 1993-96, Lorenzelli Arte, Milan.
Sitters and Seduti, Spazio Cesare da Sesto, Sesto Callende (VA).
Cantine di Gigi Rosso & Comune di Castiglione Falletto, Cuneo.
1998

Dramatis Personae, Galleria Fontanella Borghese, Rome.
Sitter con tre Paesaggi, Repetto e Masucco, Acqui Terme (AL).
Seduti in Alto / Sitters on High, Scarampi Foundation, Asti.
1999

Art Felchlin, Zurich.
2000

Paul Goodwin - recent work, Villa Pomini, Castellanza, (VA)
Paul Goodwin, Galleria "Il Chiostro", Saronno, Milan.
2002

Paul Goodwin - new works, BCA Gallery, London
2003

P. Goodwin, Lorenzelli Arte, Milan.
2003

Kunsthistorisches Institut, Bonn
2003

Galerie Pudelko, Bonn
2004

Scarampi Foudation
2005

BERGNER+JOB Galerie, Mainz
2006

Spiralearte Contemporanea, Milan
2007

SpiraleArte Contemporanea, Verona.
Galleria Rosso 27, Rome
BCA gallery, and Mint Design, London.
2008
Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast.
MuDi – Museo Diocesano di Milano, curated by Paolo Biscottini.

2009

BERGNER+JOB Galerie, Mainz.

Selected group exhibitions
since 2000

2000

"Vivere l’Arte", Fontanella Borghese, Roma. "Arte e Natura", a cura di Ettore Ceriani & Albert Fiz, Fondazione Bandera, Busto Arsizio (VA). "Dalla Forma al Colore: la Spiritualità nell’Arte" a cura di Ettore Ceriani, Comune di Portovaltraglio, Lago Maggiore.
2001

"Collettiva", Fontanella Borghese, Roma.
2002

"Gallery artists" with Fetting, Sicilia & Castelli: BCA, London.
"Natura 2002", Comune di Lodi, Milano.
2003

"A Painterly view", BCA, London.
"Il Sogno di Aleramo", Castello di Barolo, Cuneo; Castello di Garlenda, Albenga.
MIMAS (Lorenzelli Arte), Palazzo della Permanente, Milano. "70 – 80 – 90", Lorenzelli Arte, Milano.
2004

"ArteFiera", Bologna, with Lorenzelli Arte. "Art Miami" with BCA and Berkely Square Gallery. "Colour based Paintings1" BERGNER+JOB Galerie, Mainz
2005 "MiArt", Milano, with SpiraleArte.
2006

"Colour based Paintings2" BERGNER+JOB Galerie, Mainz
"Gallery artists" SpiraleArte, Milano.
2007

Anteprima: “Territori dello Sguardo” Paul Goodwin and Mark Cooper, Spazio Polifunzionale del Comune, Tortona.
“Ars Rubra” SpiraleArte Contemporanea, Monza
“ArteFiera – Art First” (with SpiraleArte), Bologna.
“Bianco” SpiraleArte Contemporanea, Milano.
“Look through any window” curated by Luke Bezuidenhout, HIFA 2007,
National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.

"Colour based Paintings 3" BERGNER+JOB Galerie, Mainz

2008
“Oriented to Paper” Bergner + Job, Mainz
“Tondi d’autore”, a cura di Duilio Zanni, Fondaco di Palazzo Coen e Civica raccolta del disegno di Salò.
Uno spazio a misura, Milano.
Studio Righini, Milano.

Public collections

Commonwealth Institute, London

Bolton Museum and Art Gallery

Leeds University Collections and Gallery

National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare

Bulawayo City Art Gallery, Zimbabwe

Matabeleland Ministry of Health, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Museu Nacional do Moçambique, Maputo

Nunose Shrine, Osaka, Japan
MAPP, Museo d’Arte

Contemporanea Paolo Pini, Milan
MACAM, Museo d’Arte

Contemporanea all’Aperto di Maglione, Turin

La Civica Raccolta del Disegno di Salò

Pinacoteca Cesare da Sesto, Sesto Calende

Università di Castellanza
Galleria Civica d’Arte

contemporanea, Castellanza

Prefettura di Siracusa

Nuova Casa Circondariale / Aula

Bunker, Lecce

Scarampi Foundation

Banca Popolare di Bergamo

Creditanstalt Finanziaria SpA, Milan e Vienna

Banca di Austria, Milan

Massinvest, Mendrisio, Switzerland

Public commissions and awards

1981

Ministry of Health (Matabeleland), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: Two large paintings and a mural
1982

Government of Zimbabwe: direction of various mural projects for the Education for Production initiative
1984

Commonwealth Institute and Greater London Council: Very large paintings on flexible grounds for the African Music Festival, Holland Park, London Northern Arts (ACGB), Manchester. Award to prepare exhibition for Bolton Museum and Art Gallery
1995

Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Paolo Pini, Milano: large mural
1996

Ministero delle Opere Pubbliche della Puglia: paintings for the Nuova Casa Circondariale / Aula Bunker, Lecce. Royal Academy, London: AGBI award
1997

La Civica Raccolta del Disegno di Salò: acquisition of drawings
1998

Regione di Piemonte / MACAM: group of bronze sculptures for the Museo d’ Arte Contemporanea all’Aperto, Maglione