About Martin Grover
'He is a cheerful child who is anxious to please and get things right. Martin works consistently well and is probably working to the best of his abilities and derives pleasure from art... just occasionally he has a day when for some unknown reason things go wrong.'
J K Campbell 1971
J K Campbell 1971
Some things do not change. This consummate realist painter and screenprinter is a minor revelation as he continues his wayward odyssey. He is still attempting to work to the best of his abilities, his cheerful nature and the pleasure he derives from art have not diminished in spite of those "occasional days" with "unknown reasons" that continue to loiter with intent.
| Born 16.04.62 | |
| Carshalton Beeches, Surrey | |
| Art Education | |
| 1980- 81 | Foundation Course, Croydon Art School |
| 1981- 84 | BA (Hons) Fine Art, Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham |
| 1984- 87 | MA Fine Art, Royal Academy Schools, London |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2007 | 'Reveries of the Common-Place', GX Gallery, Camberwell |
| 2007 | Whole Truths Half Lies, Jeannie Avent Gallery, East Dulwich |
| 2006 | 'More Adventures in Mediocrity', Hedspace Gallery, Hanover, Brighton |
| 2005 | 'Tales and Reveries from the Wrong Train', St Martin in the Fields Gallery London |
| 2004 | 'Failing Academy' Morrish Road Gallery, Brixton London |
| 2004 | 'Hook, Line and Sinker', Fridge Gallery, Brixton, London |
| 2003 | Paintings at Given, Columbia Road, London |
| 2002 | Paintings at Given, Columbia Road, London |
| 2001 | 'Now is this Essential Melancholia', Royal Teas Gallery, Greenwich, London |
| 2001 | 'Now I can't believe it's not Art 74', Metro Gallery, Rupert St, London |
| 1999 | 'Irrelevant Details and Marginal Figures', Metro Gallery, Rupert St, London |
| 1998 | 'Oh yeah, Right, Asif and Chinrub', Baraka Gallery, Greek Street, London |
| 1996 | 'Blind Stitched Hems and Hand Sewn Corners', Strood Library, Kent |
| 1995 | 'False Good Bloke Syndrome', The Gallery, Battersea District Library, London |
| 1994 | 'Somewhere in this Country', The Gallery, Battersea District Library, London |
| 1993 | Merz Gallery, Earls Court, London |
| 1992 | Freds Gallery, Soho, London |
| 1991 | Crypt Gallery, Bloomsbury, London |
| 1990 | Villa Gallery, Windmill St, London |
| 1990 | Association of Newham Artists, Newham, London |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2007 | Urban Art,Josephine Ave,Brixton |
| 2007 | 'Punch' Wills Art Warehouse, Putney |
| 2007 | Baltic Art Fair, Newcastle |
| 2007 | Affordable Art Fair, Battersea |
| 2006 | GX Gallery relaunch, Camberwell,London. |
| 2006 | Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition, Painters Hall, London |
| 2006 | Life in the Bus Lane, West Norwood Library Gallery, London |
| 2006 | Summer Exhibition, Alexander Llewellyn Gallery, London |
| 2006 | Urban Art Fair, Josephine Avenue, London |
| 2005 | Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, London |
| 2005 | Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London |
| 2005 | Wills Art Warehouse, Putney, London |
| 2005 | Urban Art Fair, Josephine Avenue, London |
| 2005 | Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London |
| 2004 | Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London |
| 2004 | Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London |
| 2004 | Affordable Art Fair Sydney, Australia |
| 2004 | Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2004 | Urban Art Fair, Josephine Avenue, London |
| 2003 | Urban Art Fair, Josephine Avenue, London |
| 2002 | Broomhill Art Hotel, Barnstable, Devon |
| 2002 | Dental Surgery Gallery, Corn Hill, London |
| 2001 | Dental Surgery Gallery, Corn Hill, London |
| 2000 | Dental Surgery Gallery, Corn Hill, London |
| 1999 | 'Urban Myths and other Realms', Crest Theatre Gallery, Florida, USA |
| 1999 | Plain Fronts, Traditional Cuts and Cracked Pots', Metro Gallery, London |
| 1998 | Reynolds Club Exhibition, Royal Academy Schools, London |
| 1998 | 'Three Artists', Broomhill Art Hotel, Barnstable, Devon |
| 1997 | Summer Exhibition , Thompson Gallery, Dover St Gallery, London |
| 1997 | Christmas Exhibition, Thompson Gallery, Dover St Gallery, London |
| 1997 | 'Devon Seen', Broomhill Art Hotel, Barnstable, Devon |
| 1997 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London |
| 1996 | Pleins Feux Sur Ivry, Open Studios, Paris France |
| 1996 | 'Mad in England', Contemporary Art Gallery, Oirschot, Holland |
| 1995 | Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, London |
| 1994 | Contemporary Art Gallery, Oirschot, Holland |
| 1994 | Hunting Prizes Exhibition, Royal Collage of Art, London |
| 1993 | John Moores 19 Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (PRIZEWINNER) |
| 1993 | Hunting/Observer Prizes Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London |
| 1992 | South bank Picture Show, Royal Festival Hall, London |
| 1991 | Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London |
| 1991 | Contemporary Art Fair, Gent, Belgium |
| 1991 | Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, London |
| 1988 | John Moores 17 Exhibition, Art Gallery, Liverpool |
| 1987 | Royal Academy Schools MA Show, Diploma Gallery, Royal Academy, London |
| 1986 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition |
| 1986 | Premiums Show, Diploma Gallery, Royal Academy, London |