Philip Akkerman
Philip Akkerman
Philip Akkerman biography




Self-Portraits by Proxy
3, 4, 6 & 7

2009
 

1967 born in Portsmouth
Lives and works in London


Education

1994
1993 - 94

University of East London, BA (painting)
Chelsea College of Art

One Person Exhibitions


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1999


I'd Laugh But There's No Punchline - Version
, Mummery + Schnelle, London

Higher Powers, exhibition and live collaboration with Lee 'Scratch' Perry,
The Tabernacle, London
Self Portraits by Proxy
, Mummery + Schnelle, London
Faith in Fakes
, Portsea Collection, London
The Long Journey Home
, Swiss Cottage Gallery, London

Higher Powers
, Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg, Germany

27/10/00 - 10/10/02: Unexpurgated, The Watercolour Diary
, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London

Tribute Artiste
, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Pitfield Drawing Exchange , Charlie Wright's International Bar, London

Touché,
Andrew Mummery Gallery, London

Mystic Duppy Conquering, Transit Gallery, London
Self Portraits by Proxy and Demons, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
Phsyognomy, Nylon, London
Forms, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London

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Memory of Hope
, Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool
Galeria Progresso, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Self Determination = Power
, Sorcha Dallas Gallery, Glasgow
The Tyranny of Grammar, Fishmarket Gallery, Northampton

Los Vinilos
, Zoo Art Fair project, London
Building, Dwelling, Thinking, Laura Bartlett Gallery, London
Mother Show, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London

Top Twenty, 39 Mitchell Street, London
My Penguin, 39 Mitchell Street, London
Los Vinilos, El Basilisco, Buenos Aires

For Peel, No More Grey Gallery, London
The Twelve Days of Christmas, 39 Mitchell Street, London
The Peace Camp, Brick Lane Gallery, London
The Signing, Keith Talent Gallery, London
Water, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London
Portrait of the artist as an exquisite corpse, 39 Mitchell Street, London

Artists' films on music culture, The National Film Theatre, London
Under Fives, 39 Mitchell Street, London
Radio Radio, The International 3 Gallery, Manchester; The Trade Apartment, London
Multiple Selves, James Hyman Gallery, London
Contemporary Self-Portraiture/Re-assessing Identity, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore

Curates Nihilism and Faith, Paul Street, London
Face Off (Contemporary Self-Portraiture)
, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
Video Invitational, f.a. Projects, London
Hair the Show, Tablet Gallery, London
Air Guitar, Tullie House, Carlisle
Prospects Drawing Prize, Truman Brewery, London
Campaigning Politics and Shopping, Unit 2 Gallery, London

Andrew Mummery Gallery @ Collective,
Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Im Gehege
, Wohnmaschine, Berlin
It's Only Words, Mirror, London College of Printing, London
Air Guitar, Milton Keynes, touring to Corner House, Manchester, and Angel Row, Nottingham
Viva Pablo, The Bart Wells Institute, London
Taxy, Essor Gallery, London
Face Off (Contemporary Self-Portraiture), Kettle's Yard Gallery, Cambridge Gatsby, Lansdowne Club, London
London vs Manchester, Leytonstone Centre for Contemporary Art, London

Modern Love,
VTO, London and the Hobbypop Museum, Dusseldorf
Curates please use the space provided, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
Checkpoint Charlie, Radvanov Castle, Prague
Mixed Ability, Corsica Studios, London
Teeth and Trousers, Cell, London
Atelier Something, Springfield House, London
The Silk Purse Procedure, Arnolfini/Spike Island, Bristol
Record Collection, VTO, London
Counter, AVCO, London
Eastwing Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London

Shop Tactics, Carnaby Street, London
Curates Funny, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
Boys vs. Girls, Ether Gallery, Portsmouth
Give and Take (Contemporary Art Society), Jerwood Gallery, London               Heart and Soul, Sandroni Rey Gallery, Venice Beach, Los Angeles
Multiples, Paul E Stolper/A22 Projects, London
LISTE - The Young Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland (with Andrew Mummery Gallery)
Insanity Benefit, Vilma Gold Gallery, London
Hoax @ Lux, Lux Gallery, London
Cheated, Paul E. Stolper/A22 Projects, London
Point of View - Works from a Private Collection, Richard Salmon Gallery, London

Porcupines / Arthinking, 291 Gallery, London
Charlie Wright's International Bar, London
Seguridad Social, Ex-Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City

Social Security, Royal College of Art, London
Golf Sale, (with Charles Avery), Merc House, London

Vote x, group show at the Cantaloupe, London
Underdogs, (with Charles Avery)
Sir Septimus Vein's Carnival of Freaks, performance at Uncle Grey Presents and The King's Head Theatre, London
Virgin Oil, Brick Lane Music Hall, London

Co-founds Uncle Grey Presents, an artist-run gallery and performance space
Inaugural Exhibition, (with Charles Avery), Uncle Grey Presents, London
Cut along dotted line, Uncle Grey Presents, London
Curates Sojourn down the river dandy, Unit 111, London
Curates Conversation Pieces, Uncle Grey Presents, London

Moon, Alternative Arts Marylebone, London


Writings


2002

1997


Yibba!, a short story

Sir Septimus Vein's Carnival of Freak, a play in two acts


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Online articles (click titles to link to articles):


Cerinyn Ord, Dazed Digital, September, Peter Harris interview for Higher Powers event
Tom Jefferys, Spoonfed, Peter Harris interview for Higher Powers event
Alex Hopkins, Culture 24, Peter Harris interview for Higher Powers event
Morgan O'Donavan, Under The Influence, Higher Powers event
Satu Fox, Amelias, Higher Powers event

Magazines and Newspaper articles:

Bedeutung Magazine, issue 3, Life and Death, March
Imbroglio Magazine, issue 2, February
Lodown magazine, issue 69, Peter Harris and Lee 'Scratch' Perry Higher Powers
Mojo Magazine, Oct, Peter Harris and Lee 'Scratch' Perry Art, Higher Powers
The Sunday Times, 10th Oct, Peter Harris and Lee 'Scratch' Perry Art, Higher Powers
Jessica Lack, The Gaurdian Guide, 5th September, Higher Powers

Arifa Akba, Mother Show, The Independent on Saturday, February

Sarah Andress, Top Twenty, Time Out, August

Jessica Lack, For Peel, Guardian Guide, November

Tank Magazine, volume 3 issue 4
Sally O'Reilly, Nihilism/Faith, Time Out, July
Morgan Falconer, Face Off , Art Monthly, February
Duncan McLaren, YibbA! , Art Review, January

Eugene Tan, Face Off , Contemporary, December
Duncan McLaren, Air Guitar, Contemporary, November
Duncan McLaren, Art & TV, Contemporary, March
J J Charlesworth, Gatsby, Contemporary, June
Watercolour Diary, Art Review Gallery Guide, October

Duncan Mclaren, Dave Muller and Peter Harris, Contemporary, March

Martin Coomer, Funny, Time Out, December
Helen Sumpter, Funny, The Big Issue, December
Jessica Lack, Funny, Guardian Guide, November
John Slyce, Touché, Flash Art, November
Duncan Mclaren, Touché, Independent on Sunday, 22 September
Helen Sumpter, Touché, Hot Tickets, Galleries Choice, 1 September
Touché, The Evening Standard, 4 September
John Slyce, Career Opportunities, Depict Magazine, March
Duncan Mclaren, Cheated, Independent on Sunday, 30 April

Postcards from the Edge,
What's On in London, 29 September
John Slyce, I Wanna Be Me (interview), What's On In London, 24 February
John Slyce, Martin Herbert and Simon Groom
, Trying on Masks, Modern Painters, Spring issue            
Helen Sumpter, Demons and Self Portrait by Proxy, The Big Issue, 22 February Duncan McLaren, Mystic Duppy Conquering, Independent on Sunday, September
Helen Sumpter, Mystic Duppy Conquering, Hot Tickets, Galleries Choice,
24 September
Helen Sumpter, Physiognomy, Hot Tickets, Galleries Choice, 25 February

Golf Sale, Bitter and Twisted, Time Out, 14 August

Matthew Valentine, Virgin Oil, Design Week, 28 November
John Slyce, Virgin Oil, What's On in London, 22 November
John Slyce, Underdogs, What's On in London, 25 June
John Slyce, In the Shadow of Saatchi, Times HES, 23 June
Mark Currah, Underdogs, Time Out, 11 June

Martin Herbert, Conversation Pieces, Time Out, 11 December
Drifting East, Elle Decoration, November
Sarah Kent, Party to Your Art's Content, Time Out, 23 October
Ria Higgins, Inaugural Show, What's On in London, 8 May