ABOUT
Mark Surridge is an abstract artist based in Cornwall, he lives in a converted Chapel in Crelly and works in Helston where he has a studio at Cast which is an Art Centre and Studio Complex. His distinctive and individual work has been in numerous solo and mixed exhibitions, nationally and internationally as well as art fairs and open art competitions.
Mark Surridge was born in 1963 and grew up in London. He has taught in various institutions nationally and has held teaching posts at Falmouth University from 1997 to 2017.
The painting Storm Glow was shown in the Tate St. Ives exhibition 'Art Now Cornwall' in 2007, confirming his artistic reputation. Landscape and the elemental forces of nature have been major inspirations in his work, resulting in ambitious large scale paintings, construction paintings, sculpture, installation and print making.
In 2018 he was selected for The Waiheke Art Residency in New Zealand where he spent three months making work which featured in a solo exhibition at The Waiheke Community Art Gallery.
Mark Surridge is represented by Coates and Scarry.
"Surridge revels in the tone, texture and improvisational malleability of paint and carborundum, searching for the principles of emptiness, calm, simplicity and chance in order to establish an inner tension in his compositions."
- Susan Daniel-McElroy, former Director, Tate, St.Ives
Born 1963, London
1981 - 84
Maidstone College of Art (BA Hons)
2007 - 09
University College Falmouth, MA Fine Art
1997
Moved to Cornwall
1996 - 2017
Senior lecturer (part time) at Falmouth University
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Walking the Stone, Tremenheere Gallery, cornwall
2018
The Shape of the Walk NZ The Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2017
Way Finder, The Picture Room, Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall
2016
The Picture Room Exhibition, Cornwall (with Naomi Frears and Michael Porter)
Moncrief Bray Gallery, West Sussex
Lynne Strover Gallery, Cambridge
2014
Alignments, Millennium, St. Ives, Cornwall
2012
Three Waters, Millennium, St. Ives, Cornwall
2012
Field Lines, Beardsmore Gallery, London
2010
Openings, Millennium, St. Ives, Cornwall
2008
Enfolding, Beardsmore Gallery, London
2006
Air Voices, New Millennium, St. Ives, Cornwall
2005
Elemental Secrets, Beardsmore Gallery, London
2004
Weather Changes, New Millennium, St. Ives, Cornwall
2003
Land Veils, Beardsmore Gallery, London
2001
Elemental Landscapes, New Millennium, St. Ives, Cornwall
2000
Beardsmore Gallery, London
Selected Mixed Exhibitions and Residencies
2019
Wells Art Contemporary Exhibition, Wells Cathedral
2018
The Waiheke Art Residency, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
2017
VISCERAL Coates and Scarry, London - curated exhibition
HOME Unruly, 'Future Home', London
2015
Serpentine – Artists of the Lizard, Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall
Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries, London (Prize Winner)
RWA Open Exhibition, The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Porthmeor studio Residency, St.Ives, Cornwall
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens Residency, Penzance, Cornwall
2014
Unsettled, Fine Art Falmouth University group exhibition, Enys, Cornwall
2012
IMS Cotemporary Cornish Paintings, Falmouth Gallery, Cornwall
National Open Art Competition, London and Chichester
2011
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mail Galleries, London
2009
Mini - Meta, Abstract painting from mid - generation British Artists, Beardsmore Gallery, London
2007
Art Now Cornwall, Tate St. Ives
2006
NSA Summer Exhibition, Goldfish, Penzance
2005
NSA Critics Choice, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro selected by Norbert Lynton
NSA Christmas Exhibition, Campden Gallery, Chipping Campden, selected by Nicholas Usherwood
2004
Critics Choice, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, selected by John Russell Taylor
2003
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndbourne, East Sussex
Weather Report 2, exhibited and curated group exhibition with Marion Taylor, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn
Critics Choice, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, selected by Joan Bakewell
2002
The Space Between, Merriscourt Gallery, Oxfordshire, (Two-person exhibition)
1999 - 10
London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London
2005, 01, 00
Hunting Art Prizes, Royal college of Art, London (prize winner 2001)
2005, 03, 02
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
Selected Publications
2014
Alignments, 36 page hardback book, Millennium
2012
Three Waters, Exhibition Foldout, Millennium
2012
Field Lines, Exhibition Foldout, Beardsmore Gallery
2010
Openings, Exhibition Catalogue, Millennium, foreword by Joseph Clarke
2009
Post: The Journal for Arts, Culture and Research, University College, Falmouth
2008
Revolver Art Cornwall
Enfolding, Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, Foreword by Alison Oldham
2007
Art Now Cornwall, Susan Daniel McElroy, Tate Publications
St. Ives 1975-2005 : Art Colony in Transition, Peter Davies
2006
Air Voices, Exhibition Catalogue, New Millennium, foreword by David Falconer
2005
The Guardian, Living on the Edge, Artist of the Month
Grand Designs Magazine, Chapel feature, August edition
Elemental Secrets, Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, foreword by Pip Palmer
2004
Weather Changes, Exhibition Catalogue, New Millennium, foreword by David Falconer
2002
ArtNSA, Newlyn Society of Artists publication
2003
Land Veils, Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, foreword by Liam Hanley
2001
Elemental Landscapes, Exhibition Catalogue, New Millennium, Foreword by Maurice Cockrill
2000
Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, foreword by Elizabeth Knowles
Private collections in UK, Europe and USA
Selected Publications
2014
Alignments, 36 page hardback book, Millennium
2012
Three Waters, Exhibition Foldout, Millennium
2012
Field Lines, Exhibition Foldout, Beardsmore Gallery
2010
Openings, Exhibition Catalogue, Millennium, foreword by Joseph Clarke
2009
Post: The Journal for Arts, Culture and Research, University College, Falmouth
2008
Revolver Art Cornwall
Enfolding, Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, Foreword by Alison Oldham
2007
Art Now Cornwall, Susan Daniel McElroy, Tate Publications
St. Ives 1975-2005 : Art Colony in Transition, Peter Davies
2006
Air Voices, Exhibition Catalogue, New Millennium, foreword by David Falconer
2005
The Guardian, Living on the Edge, Artist of the Month
Grand Designs Magazine, Chapel feature, August edition
Elemental Secrets, Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, foreword by Pip Palmer
2004
Weather Changes, Exhibition Catalogue, New Millennium, foreword by David Falconer
2002
ArtNSA, Newlyn Society of Artists publication
2003
Land Veils, Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, foreword by Liam Hanley
2001
Elemental Landscapes, Exhibition Catalogue, New Millennium, Foreword by Maurice Cockrill
2000
Exhibition Catalogue, Beardsmore Gallery, foreword by Elizabeth Knowles