Alex Virji

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Born: London
Lives: Stockwell, South London

Education
City and Guilds of London Art School, BA Hons Painting, 1st Class
City and Guilds of London Art School, MA, Distinction

Solo Exhibitions
Hinterland, Wonderbird Exhibition Space, London, November 2011
Variations on a Theme, Gallery Primo Alonso, London, September 10th 2010

Group Exhibitions
2012 Manchester Contemporary with Man&Eve;, Manchester
2012 MA Show, City and Guilds of London Art School, London
2012 PULSE NEW YORK with Man&Eve;, New York
2012 Group Show, China Shop Gallery @ Turl Street Kitchen, Oxford
2011 Polemically Small, Charlie Smith Gallery, London
2011 Polemically Small, KCCC Exhibition Hall, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2011 THE FUTURE CAN WAIT presents: Polemically Small,Torrance Art Museum, California
2011 Young London, V22 @ Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey, London
2011 Caltin Art Prize 2011 (5 year anniversary exhibition), HoxtonTramshed, London
2011 Art Hong Kong, (Man and Eve stand) Hong Kong
2011 New Arrivals, Edward Cutler Gallery, Milan
2011 One Year On, 42 Theobauld's Road, London
2010 The Future Can Wait, Shoreditch Townhall, London
2010 The Catlin Art Prize, The Village Underground, London
2010 The Catlin Guide Stand, London Art Fair, London
2009 The Future Can Wait, Truman Brewery, London
2009 Sliding down a Radiant Abyss, Crimestown Gallery, London
2009 City and guilds of London Art School Degree Show, City and guilds of London Art School, London
2008 Abigail�s Arty, Crimestown Gallery, London
2008 ICON, Gallery Primo Alonso, London



Bibliography
Review of Alex Virji's work in 'Young London', Gabriel Coxhead, Timeout London, 20.06.11
Alex Virji RISE interview in Dazed Digital, Maksymilian Fus Mickiewicz
Turps Banana, Issue 9, Review of Solo Show Variations on a Theme.
Glass Magazine, 3 Artists To Invest In Now, Article about Catlin Guide, 2010
re-title.com Artist focus Painting July 2010
http://www.re-title.com/public/newsletters/9_July_10_-_artist_focus_-_Painting_0.htm
Dazed Digital RISE Profile and Interview: Alex Virji http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/10876/1/rise-alex-virji

Grants/Awards
Catlin Art Prize 2010 Finalist

Publications
The Catlin Guide 2010