Gorka Mohamed was born in 1978 in Spain.
Lives and works between London and Spain.
Education
2006-2008
Master in Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
1997-2003
Graduate in Art and Design, Escola Massana. Barcelona, Spain
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Hall of Mirrors, Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
2019
I Would Prefer Not To, Galerie Thomas Bernard, Paris, France
The Mad Dog of The Desert, Dar El-Nimer, Beirut, Lebanon
2018
I ARE, curated by Emilie Flory, Galerie La Mauvaise Réputation, Bordeaux, France
2016
Raise Ravens and They'll Pluck Out Your Eyes, Peter Von Kant, London, UK
Ha, Ha. Helena Parada & Gorka Mohamed, Choi & Lager Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2015
Termite Painting & The Sick Feet, Galeria Juan Silio, Santander, Spain
2014
Solo Project at Arte Santander Art Fair, Santander, Spain
2011
Riendo Hacia Atrás, Galería Distrito Cuatro, Madrid, Spain
2010
Tautologies, Gallery b’ONE, Seoul, Korea
2009
Toon Toon, Galeria Siboney, Santander, Spain
Cota Uno (Project Room), Arte Santander, Spain
2006
Puente de la Vision, Contemporary Museum of Santander, Spain
Ghosts and Premonitions, Galeria Luis Adelantado, Valencia, Spain
Selected group exhibitions
2020
¡Fiat Lux!, Centro de Exposiciones Caja Granada Puerta Real, Granada, Spain
2019
Masterpieces Vol 2, Galerie Thomas Bernard, Paris, France
Eugenèsia, Lo Pati Centre d’Art-Terres del l’Ebre, Amposta, Spain
Pampre It Up!, La Mauvaise Réputation, Bordeaux, France
Masterpieces Vol 1, Galerie Thomas Bernard, Paris, France
Spanish Omelette, curated by Manuel Ocampo, Kalawakan Spacetime, Manila, Phillipines
Abracadabra, Assembly House, Leeds, UK
Ranchito End of Residency, Hammana Artist House, Hammana, Lebanon
Del Cuaderno del Coleccionista, Colección Bragales, Castillo de Argüeso, Cantabria, Spain
2018
Back to the Hood, Thomas Bernard/Cortex Athletico & La Mauvaise Réputation, Bordeaux, France
Boy Meets Girl at Spinnerei Choi & Lager Gallery, Leipzig, Germany
A Monochrome Exhibition, Rocky Shore Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Poco Hecho/Medium Rare, Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Boy Meets Girl. Bernhard Martin, Dale Lewis & Gorka Mohamed, Choi & Lager, Cologne, Germany
2017
Yes, Sir/Ma’am! No, Sir/Ma’am! Right Away, Sir/Ma’am!, Manuel Ocampo & Collaborators, Tyler Rollings Gallery, New York, USA
The Untimely Dream. Contemporary Spanish Art in Dysfunctional Times, The Drawing Room Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2015
De La Mano, Centro Centro. Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain
Tener Que Sentir, Centro de Cultura Antiguo Instituto, Los Bragales Collection, Gijón, Spain
2014
100 Painters of Tomorrow, One Art Space Gallery, New York, USA
Exeter Contemporary Open 2014, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, UK
Untitled (Unconscious), TJ Boulting Gallery, London, UK
2013
Creekside Open 2011 Selected by Ceri Hand. A.P.T. Gallery.’, A.P.T Gallery, London, UK
Última pintura en las colecciones del DA2 y la Fundación Coca-Cola, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Arrecife (MIAC), Lanzarote, Spain
Meaning Making, curated by Mónica Álvarez Careaga, touring show: New York, Washington, Brussels
2012
Enlaces + Seis Contextos, Museo Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, Spain
Salon Art Prize, Matt Roberts Arts Gallery, London, UK
Swollen Jungle, Union Gallery, London, UK
2011
Creekside Open 2011 Selected by Dexter Dalwood, A.P.T Gallery, London, UK
Young London, V22 Collection, London, UK
Translate/Transcribe, 15th Art Moscow, Moscow, Russia
Wonderpia, Seoul Museum of Contemporary Art, Nanji Studio Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Última Pintura (Collections from DA2 & Coca-Cola Foundation), DA2, Salamanca, Spain
2010
Odd Place, Artside Gallery, Seoul, Korea
TAG, Brown Gallery, London, UK
DA2. Acquisitions 2010 from Coca Cola Foundation, Salamanca, Spain
Enlaces+4, Patio Herreriano Museum, Valladolid, Spain
Bright Lights London Painting, Resy Muijsers Contemporary Art, Tilburg, Netherlands
il alla A lai de lA il, Crimes Town Gallery, London, UK
Bragales Collection, Palacio de Sástago, Zaragoza, Spain
2009
Ventriloquist, curated by Emma Dexter, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, UK
Code of Being (Jill Mason, Eemyun Kang, Gorka Mohamed), Gallery With Space, Beijing, China
Modern Times, Vegas Gallery, London, UK
Notes from the Underground, James Taylor Gallery, London, UK
2008
Enlaces+3, Museo Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, Spain
2007
Planes Futuros, curated by Lorena and Maria del Corral, Sala Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain
Celeste Art Prize: T2 The Old Truman Brewery, London and Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, UK
Beauty & Sadness (Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Juan Uslé, Eduardo Gruber, Gorka Mohamed, Manu Arregui among others)
Galeria Torreao Nascente da Condoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
Industrie-und Handelskammer, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Fall-in Theatre, V22 Basement, London
Awards and Grants
2019
Artist in residence at Lo Pati Contemporary Center of Arts, Amposta, Spain
2018
El RaNchito LÍbano, Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2014
Honorable Mention in the category of painting at 2013 Beers Contemporary Award for Emerging Art
Finalist at Exeter Contemporary Open 2014, Exeter Phoenix, UK
2008
Winner of the Warden's Purchase Prize, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
2005
Winner of the Pancho Cossio contest, Santander, Spain
Selected in the contest Caja Madrid Generation 2005, Madrid, Spain
Arteleku Grant, San Sebastian, Spain
Residency in Piramidon, Barcelona, Spain
2002
Winner of the Casimiro Sainz contest, Reinosa, Spain
2001
Grant of studies by Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
1997
Winner of the Pancho Cossio contest, Santander, Spain
Collections
Brillembourg Capriles Collection
Colección Solo, Madrid, Spain
Colección Pilar Citoler, Spain
Olor Visual Collection, Spain
Patio Herreriano, Museum of Spanish Contemporary Art, Valladolid, Spain
Bank Caja Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Fundacion Coca-Cola, Madrid, Spain
Ayuntamiento de Reinosa, Reinosa, Spain
Culture Department of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
Colección Los Bragales, Spain
Colección Norte, Santander, Spain
Fundacion Centenera, Spain
Lectures
The Mad Dog of The Desert, Dar El-Nimer of Arts and Culture, Beirut, Libano (2019)
Termite Painting, Universidad de Historia del Arte de Malaga (Febrero 2018)
Proyecto Chimenea, Power Art Point, Casa Encendida (Noviembre 2017)
La cultura alternativa como alternativa cultural, Universidad de Cantabria (2007)
Catalogues and Publications
Joie Panique Editions, EU and FEU editions (2020)
100 Painters of Tomorrow by Thames & Hudston (2014)
Young London 2011-2014 Catalogue by V22 Collection & Grey Tiger Books (2014)
2014/Antes de irse. 40 ideas sobre la pintura by David Barro (2013)
Wonderpia, text by Lee Jinmung & Kira Kim (2011)
Odd Place, text by Lee Jinmyung (2010)
Tautologies, text by Raúl Zamudio (2010)
Toon Toon, text by Kristian Leahy (2009)
Turpsbanana issue nº 6, Review by Sarah Douglas (2009)
Planes Futuros by Lorena & Maria del Corral. Text by Cedar Lewisohn (2007)
Celeste Art Prize (2007)
Beauty and Sadness by Mónica Álvarez Careaga (2007)
Emerging Art in Spain by Manuela Villa (2006 )
Puente de la Vision by the Museum of Santander, Text by Isabel Portilla (2006)
D[x]i Magazine, issue 21 (2006)
Street Logos by Tristan Manco (2004)