Tom Crawford’s work is saturated with imagery from the built environment, the in-betweens and edges of cities, moments of anthropomorphism and moments of humour. Painting is at the heart of this multidisciplinary practice, which at times, expands to incorporate moving image, sound, installation and writing. He lives and works in London.
Education:
2009 - 2011 MFA Fine Art Goldsmiths University
1999 - 2002 B.A Fine Art Kingston University
1998 - 1999 Art Foundation University of the West of England
Selected shows:
2023 Feeling into the shape of another, w/ Ellie MacGarry, Blackbird Rook (online)
2023 Exeter Contemporary Open, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
2022 CUBITT 30, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
2019 Transitional States, Campbell Works, London
2019 They Told Me There Would be Tea, St Mary's Church, Walthamstow, Curated by Cory Arcangel and Hampus Lindwall for Art Night, London
2018 Patio: Play - Syndicate at Arcade, Queens Gardens, Arcade Gallery, London
2018 It Came From The Fog Tenderbooks, London and Spit and Sawdust, Cardiff (book launch)
2017 Hello Reverie! Southwark Park Galleries/Dilston Gallery, London
2017 Togetherness: Notes on Outrage, Kestle Barton, Cornwall
2017 It is dangerous to go into the world uncaffeinated, Syndicate, Athens (screening)
2016 Togetherness: Notes on Outrage, South Kiosk, London
2016 Me, the Boy and Ravenside, Skelf online project space
2016 Something For Something: Cubitt Salon #3, Cubitt Studios, London
2015 Showdown, Bloc Projects, Sheffield
2014 Centre for Remote Possibilities, Revolver II Events, Matt's Gallery, London, (performance)
2014 If This Is Nowhere, g39, Cardiff
2014 Detours: After Detournement, Enclave, London
2013 Things You Think in Order, Tenderpixel, London
2013 Vanguard, Jewish Museum, Action Field Kodra / Parallel program of the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale, Greece
2013 Home Theatre, Baro Galleria, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2013 Thrift Radiates Happiness, Trove/Aedas Presents, Birmingham Municipal Bank
2012 Members Show 2012, selected by Ruth Ewan, Outpost, Norwich
2012 Aspiration Factory, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
2012 Colloquial, Schau Fenster, Berlin
2012 Change The World Or Go Home, Solent Showcase, Southampton
2011 Drop After Drop, AS, Krakow
2011 Change The World Or Go Home, Downstairs at Brampton House, Hereford
2011 Other Peoples Problems, PSL, Leeds
2011 Open File (Pavilion), Grand Union, Birmingham
2011 Comfort Tones Project/Number/3 with Vulpes Vulpes London
2010 The Aspiration Factory, Paradise Lost, London (solo)
2010 Halligalli, Oktober, Dusseldorf
2010 The Devolution of Everyday Life, Vulpes Vulpes, London
2010 To Look is to Labour, Laden Fuer Nichts, Leipzig
2009 New Work by Tom Crawford, Working Rooms (solo)
2009 Exquisite Trove, The New Art Gallery Walsall
2008 I Know, You Know, He knows, We Know, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels,
2008 Work In Progress, Et Cetera Gallery, London
2008 Jerwood Contemporary Painters 2008, Jerwood Space, London April, Aberystwyth Art Centre