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| Andro Semeiko |
| B. 1975 Ozurgeti, Georgia |
| Lives and works in London |
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| Edcation |
| 2003-2006 |
Postgraduate Diploma, The Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 2000-2001 |
MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London |
| 1998-2000 |
BA Fine Art, Utrecht School of the Arts, The Netherlands |
| 1992-1998 |
Diploma Painting, Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts, Georgia |
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| Solo and two person exhibitions |
| 2010 |
Unveiling, Berwick Gymnasium Art Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed,
as part Berwick Gymnasium Fellowship 2009-10 |
| 2009 |
Yu-Chen Wang and Andro Semeiko, Fordham Gallery, London |
| 2000 |
Happy End, Moira Expositieruimte, Utrecht |
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| Exhibitions |
| 2010 |
Happy End, Guest Projects - Yinka Shonibare’s Space, London |
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Avalon, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh |
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Metamorphosis, Galerie Onno van Toor, Rotterdam |
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Strangeness and Charm, Fieldgate Gallery at Viktor Wynd Fine Art, London |
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Magnus Bellum, City Inn, London |
| 2009 |
Chutney III - this time it's war, Camberwell Green, London |
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PRAGUE BIENNALE 4, Kalin Hall, Prague
Encounter with Scale, Portman Gallery, London
Suggestioni dell'anima, Galerie Onno van Toor, Rotterdam |
| 2008 |
OFFLINE # 4, ArtOlive, Amsterdam |
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Out of Place Day to Day, De Kunstvlaai A.P.I., Amsterdam |
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Elusive, Parlour Studios & Project Space, London |
| 2007 |
My Still Life as a Personal Object, Alma Enterprises, London |
Two Hopes, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Georgia
Stick*Stamp*Fly, Gasworks, London
AirVideo 3: Alternative Possible World, AirSpace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Twelve 2 One, Canary Wharf Reception Area, London
Alma Mater, Alma Enterprises, London
The Juddykes, The Old Art shop at John Jones, London |
| Heel Erg Mooi, Academie Galerie, Utrecht |
| Celeste Art Prize 2007, The Old Truman Brewery Complex, London; Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh |
New Life and the Dream Garden, Fieldgate Gallery, London
Sotheby’s/RAS Auction, London |
| Pea-Musha, Green Man, London |
Ethereal, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London
Beauty Unrealized, PSWAR, Amsterdam
IVI, 1 Hat & Mitre Court, London |
| 2006 |
World Tea Party, Hornsey Pump House Gallery, London
Extra Room, Academiegalerie, Utrecht
Another Product, Corner House, Manchester
Basement Screen, the Residence, London
Sequence, The Space, London |
| 2005 |
Sequence, de Roode Bioscoop, Amsterdam
Bow Festival, Space, London
The Order of Things #01.06-07.06 BasementArtProject.com
Flea Market II, temporarycontemporary, London
Premiums 2005, The Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 2004 |
Caution: Uneven Surfaces, temporarycontemporary, London
Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 2003 |
Charlie’s Place, Annely Juda Fine Art, London
Nth Art Exhibit 001, Ols & Co art space, London |
| 2002 |
tent.,Gallery Podion, Amsterdam
Beautiful Tomorrows, Palix Gallery, Paris
Shine, The Lowry Gallery, Manchester
No tax - No rates, Fordham, London |
| 2001 |
New Contemporaries 2001, Camden Arts Center, London and Sunderland Museum
12345, Fields Gallery, London
The Hunting Art Prizes, Royal College of Arts, London
Tam Dam, Riverside Studios, London
Art Primeur, Pictura, Dordrecht
RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London
Star Wars, Lauri Grove Baths, London
Malevich’s Sexual Fantacy, Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Goldsmiths 2001, Goldsmiths College, London |
| 2000 |
Who are we?, Louka, Znojmo, Czech Republic
HKU Festival, Utrecht
Kieken, Academiegalerie, Utrecht
Warming Up, Academiegalerie, Utrecht |
| 1999 |
Park of the Future, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
Pasports 3, Ina Boudier-Bakkerlaan, Utrecht |
| 1998 |
Sotheby’s Auction ‘Operation Smile’, Moscow
Blow Up, Manezh Gallery, Moscow
Art Salon, Manezh, Moscow
Contemporary Georgian Art, Modern Art Gallery, Tbilisi |
| 1997 |
Semeiko+Semeiko, Modern Art Gallery, Tbilisi
Memento Mori, Karvasla, Tbilisi
Group exp., Club “Diplomat”, Tbilisi |
| 1996 |
Tbilisoba, Abanot Ubani, Tbilisi |
| 1995 |
4 painters, Caucasus Painters Guild, Tbilisi |
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| Publication |
| 2010 |
Avalon, exhibition publication, texts and images by JJ Charlesworth, Neil Mulholland, Norman Hogg, David Osbaldeston, Andro Semeiko, Ewan Sinclair, Thea Stevens, Emma Tolmie |
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The New Medievalism, article by Neil Mulholland and Norman Hogg in conversation with Alex Pollard and Torsten Lauschmann, images by Andro Semeiko, MAP art magazine, Spring issue |
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Unveiling: Rocket MT2010, artist book including texts by Neil Mulholland and JJ Charlesworth, published by Basement Art Projects, as part of Berwick Gymnasium Fellowship 2009-10 |
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New artistic talent, Financial News, (UK), 31 May |
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Georgian Artist Hoping to Rocket to New Dimension, article by Barbara Hodgson, Journal, The; newspaper (UK), 1 April |
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Wacky Berwick Gymnasium exhibition reimagines Spittal chimney, www.berwick.journallive.co.uk, (UK), 1 April |
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Fellowship Artist’s Work Goes on Show, Berwick Advertiser, The; newspaper (UK), 1 April |
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Residencies and Communities, article, a-n magazine, (UK), March |
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Offering Deep Experiences to Viewers, Iberia, newspaper (GE), 18 January |
| 2009 |
See the world: crossing continents with imagine art after, Guardian, (UK), 27 November |
| Prague Biennale, article by Magdalena Cechlovska, Economia, newspaper, (CZ), 18 June |
| Prague Biennale offers new artists… article by M. Stein, Czech Business Weekly (CZ), 8 June |
| Prague Biennale 4, ex. cat., Prague |
| Magnus Bellum, Chutney Preserves 3 – Puppet Wars, poster, London |
| 2008 |
Basement Newspaper, May 08, Amsterdam/London |
| Elusive, ex. cat, essay by Alasdair Duncan |
| 2007 |
Celeste Art Prize 2007, ex. cat., London; Edinburgh |
| New Life and the Dream Garden, ex. cat., essay by JJ Charlesworth |
| 2006 |
The Artists to Watch The Independent; London (UK); 5/29/2006 |
bowieart www.bowieart.com
Celeste Art Prize 2006, ex. cat., London |
| 2005 |
White Columns, Nork York City, www.whitecolumns.org
Learning from students, Metro Newspaper, 3 February
The state of art schools: premiums 2005, www.bbc.co.uk/collective, 11 February |
| 2004 |
Shock of the art attack, Evening Standard, 3 June |
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Charlie's Place at Annely Juda Fine Art, ex. cat., London
London-Tbilisi-Makvaneti, by Lela Zurebiani, Rating, Georgia |
| 2002 |
Shine, ex. cat., text by Alistair Robinson, Manchester |
| 2001 |
New Contemporaries, ex. cat., edited by Sacha Craddock, London/Sunderland |
| 2000 |
Nominations, edited by Marijke Pluimers, HKU, Utecht
Znojmo 2000, ex. cat, edited by Isis Torensma, HKU, Utrecht |
| 1999 |
Dit is..., ex. cat., HKU Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam |
| 1998 |
Sotheby’s, ‘Operation Smile’, ex. cat., Moscow |
| 1997 |
Family Semeiko, by V. Tsereteli, Arguments and Facts, April, Georgia |
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| Awards |
| 2007 |
Finalist for Celeste Art Prize 07, London |
| 2004 |
The British Institution Award, The Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| 2000 |
Kunstanjer 2000, Prince Bernard Culture Fund, The Netherlands
Pieck Prize, The Netherlands |
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