JON GROOM
Jon Groom was born in Powys, Wales, in 1953. He lives and works in Munich.
1971-72 Cardiff College of Art
1972-73 Sheffield Polytechnic
1974-76 Cardiff College of Art (Bachelor of Arts)
1976-77 Chelsea School of Art London (Master of Arts) Professor Ian Stephenson
1977-78 Fellow of Painting Scholarship, Gloucestershire College of Art & Design, Cheltenham, GB
1978-79 Boise Travel Scholarship, University of London, USA
1987 Artist in Residence Kulturreferat München, Villa Waldberta, Feldafing/Munich
1990 Artist in Residence Arts Council of Great Britain, Usher Art Gallery and Lincoln Cathedral, GB
1997-98 Artist in Residence Casa Museo Luis Barragán, Tacubaya, Mexico City
1998 Artist in Residence Nordland Kunst- und Film School, Kabelvåg Lofoten, Norway
2003 Artist in Residence Guernsey College, Channel Islands, GB
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
| 2024 | THE SURVEY SHOW, Pulpo Gallery, Murnau am Staffelsee |
| 2024 | JON GROOM – LUCA SERRA, VV8 Gallery arte contemporanea, Reggio Emilia |
| 2022 | MANTRAS & YANTRAS, Central Kunsthandlung, Münsing |
| 2022 | Mats Bergquist – Jon Groom : ZUGVOGEL, Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg |
| 2021 | MANTRAS & YANTRAS, Tushita Gallery of Japanese Art, Munich |
| 2019 | JON GROOM – SONJA LANDBERG, Tingshuset Delsbo, Sweden |
| 2017 | ANGLES OF INTENT, Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg (mit Jo Schöpfer) |
| 2016 | I AM THAT, The Silver Paintings, 2015-2016, Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand |
| 2015 | SANDOKAI PAINTINGS, Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg |
| 2011 | IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS, Schaltwerk Kunst Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg |
| 2010 | Galleri Weinberger, Kopenhagen (Kat.) |
| 2009 | A LUMINOUS NIGHT’S JOURNEY, Städtisches Museum Engen (Kat.) |
| 2008 | Galerie Felix Ringel, Düsseldorf Neue Galerie Landshut (mit Rupert Eder) ALL IS NOT LOST, Schaltwerk Kunst, Hamburg (jetzt: Galerie Nanna Preußners) |
| 2006 | BETWEEN THE LIGHT, Ludwig Museum Koblenz (Kat.) SOTTO LA LUCE, Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand (Kat.) |
| 2005 | PAINTING REVEALS, NEW PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLOURS, Kath. Akademie in Bayern, München CHAWAN AND TOKONOMA PAINTINGS, Galerie König, Hanau/Frankfurt |
| 2004 | Galerie 422, Gmunden (mit Sean Scully, Kat.) NEW PAINTINGS, Paal Kunst & Konzept, Karl & Faber Auktionshaus, München PAINTINGS, Galerie König, Hanau/FRankfurt |
| 2003 | WHEN MATERIAL BECOMES LIGHT, Guernsey College of Art & Design, Gallery, Channel Islands, GB (Kat.) PAINTINGS & WATERCOLOURS, Galerie Zellermayer, Berlin |
| 2000 | NEW PAINTINGS AND INSTALLATION, Galerie Paal, München (Kat.) |
| 1999 | REFERENCE PAINTINGS 1999, Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand (Kat.) REFLEX PAINTINGS, Galerie Paal, München NEW PAINTINGS, Baukunst-Galerie, Köln |
| 1998 | PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND STANDING PAINTINGS, Emporio Armani Gallery, Place du Grand Salon, Brüssel (kuratiert von Taché/Lévy) |
| 1997 | WORKS FROM 1981 TO 1997, Villa Waldberta, Feldafing/München PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND WALL WORKS: HOMMAGE TO LUIS BARRAGÁN, Casa Museo Luis Barragán, Mexico City |
| 1995 | WHEN MEASUREMENT IS REALIZED, THE COLOUR OF SPACE, Baukunst-Galerie, Köln (Kat.) |
| 1994 | EVIDENCE PAINTINGS, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München (Kat.) |
| 1993 | NEW PAINTINGS, Galerie Tanit, München MONOTYPES FROM SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, Verein für Original Radierung, München BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York |
| 1992 | THE POWYS PAINTINGS, Galerie Gebauer & Günther, Berlin THE PHYSIC PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, Akin Gallery, Boston/Massachusetts, USA |
| 1991 | NEW PAINTINGS, Galerie Tanit, München THE ASSUMPTION PAINTINGS, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York (Kat.) |
| 1988 | PAINTINGS MADE IN GERMANY AND ITALY, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London (Kat.) PANEL PAINTINGS AND PAINTINGS ON COPPER, Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand (Kat.) |
| 1987 | FLIGHT, STORM AND REFORMATION, NEW PAINTINGS, Galerie Wassermann/Edition e, München (Kat.) |
| 1986 | NEW PAINTINGS, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London |
| 1985 | PAINTING ON WOOD AND PAPERWORKS, Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York |
| 1983 | CALLING, CLEARING, SOPRANO, Rochdale Art Gallery, Rochdale, GB (Kat.) NEW PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London |
| 1982 | PAINTINGS AND WALLPAINTING, Oriel Gallery, Arts Council of Great Britain, Cardiff, Wales (Kat.) |
| 1981 | SALUTATIONS, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London |
| 1979 | VERTICAL WALL-BOUND ARCS, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London (Kat.) |
| 1978 | PAINTINGS, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
GROUP
| 2024 | BLIND DATE – the Maximilian and Agathe Weishaupt Collection in dialogue with the Liaunig Collection, Museum Liaunig Neuhaus, Austria |
| 2024 | FARBE OHNE TITEL – Galerie Markt Bruckmühl, Bavaria |
| 2021 | LOOK AT THIS, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich |
| 2017 | PAINTING BLACK, Raum Schroth im Museum Wilhelm Morgner, Soest (Kat.) |
| 2016 | VERKNÜPFT. Haleh Redjaian und die Sammlung, Museum für konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt |
| 2015 | SCHWARZ AUF WEISS. Highlights aus der Sammlung Maximilian und Agathe Weishaupt und der Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst und Design, Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt |
| 2014 | PAINTING BLACK, The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Art Gallery, New York City |
| 2013 | BEST OF, Künstler der Galerie, Galerie Nanna Preußners, Hamburg |
| 2011 | ABOUT PAINTING, The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Art Foundation, Manhattan, New York (mit Joe Barnes, Rupert Eder, Ivo Ringe) |
| 2010 | ARBEITEN AUF PAPIER – WORKS ON PAPER (mit Rupert Eder, Christian F. Kintz, Ian McKeever, Ivo Ringe), Schaltwerk Kunst, Hamburg (jetzt: Galerie Nanna Preußners) |
| 2009 | MiArt Art Now! Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand |
| 2008 | MASTERPIECES OF MODERN BRITISH ART: SELECTED WORKS FROM THE DEREK WILLIAMS TRUST AND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES, Osborne Samuel, London THE ESSENCE OF THE MOMENT, Kulturforum in Herz Jesu, Köln (mit Joe Barnes, Rupert Eder, Ivo Ringe, Kat.) CHASING THE ORIGIN, Galerie König, Hanau/Frankfurt |
| 2007 | SHARED SPACE, Galleri Weinberger, Kopenhagen (mit Steven Scott) THE OPTICAL EDGE, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York SHARED SPACE, Galerie König, Hanau/Frankfurt (mit Steven Scott) DER ZWEITE BLICK, Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen (Arbeiten aus der Sammlung) VERKOPFT, Schaltwerk Kunst, Berlin (jetzt: Galerie Nanna Preußners) WATERCOLOURS, Galerie König, Hanau |
| 2006 | PITTURA, Mar & Partners Galleria, Turin STILLE ABSTRAKTION, Galerie im alten Rathaus, Prien/Chiemsee (mit Dany Paal, Stephen Westfall, Steven Scott und Werner Haypeter, Kat.) |
| 2005 | JON GROOM, WALES/MUNICH, HIDE NASU, TOKYO/FRANKFURT, ERIC SNELL, GUERNSEY, Stiftung Starke, Berlin AT THE MOMENT, Studio 18 Gallery, New York (mit Joe Barnes, Claudia Desgranges, Ivo Ringe, Jerry Zeniuk) COINCIDENTIA OPPOSITORIUM, CHRISTOPH BREUER & JON GROOM, Felix Ringel Galerie, Düsseldorf |
| 2004 | BLAUMACHEN, Kunstverein Traunstein (Kat.) DESTINATION GERMANY, kunst galerie fürth (mit Liz Bachhuber, David John Flynn, Sean Scully, Kat.) GLI ANNI ’80, Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand |
| 2003 | DIE ACHTSAMKEIT DES AUGENBLICKS – 5 MALER, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg und Galerie Kamp, Sylt (mit Joe Barnes, Claudia Desgranges, Ivo Ringe, Jerry Zeniuk, Kat.) ANNI ’70 ’80 ’90, Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand MARK HARRINGTON & Jon Groom, Galeri S.E., Bergen, Norwegen |
| 2001 | MULTIPLES, Galerie Paal, München |
| 2000 | KÜNSTLER DER GALERIE, Galerie Paal, München |
| 1996 | GALLERY ARTISTS, Baukunst-Galerie, Köln MÜNCHNER KÜNSTLER FÖRDERN DIE PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE, Haus der Kunst, München (Kat.) |
| 1995 | TUTTI GLI ARTISTI DELLA GALLERIA, Lorenzelli Arte, Mailand WOODWORKS, Champion Art Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut, USA (Kat.) DEAR JOHN, Sophia Ungers Galerie, Köln |
| 1994 | THE INTERNATIONAL DIARY SHOW, Beuerberg/München ARENA WALLPAINTINGS AND RELATED PAINTINGS IN ALUMINIUM, Stiftung für konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen (Kat.) METRICA. JON GROOM, JULIA ANNA MANGOLD, TESSA ROBINS, Galleria Nuova Icona, Venedig |
| 1992 | CABINET PAINTINGS, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, Hove Museum und Art Gallery, Sussex, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, GB |
| 1991 | ARTISTS PRINTS, Galerie Hohenthal & Bergen, München DRAWING, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York |
| 1990 | SELECTED WORKS ON PAPER, Victoria Munroe Gallery, New York THE JOURNEY, A SEARCH FOR THE ROLE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL LIFE, Usher Art Gallery und Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln |
| 1989 | FIGURES, Galerie Municipale d’Art Contemporain, St. Priest, FRAC Rhone-Alpes |
| 1988 | THE PRESENCE OF PAINTING: ASPECTS OF BRITISH ABSTRACTION 1958-1988, Mappin Art Gallery Sheffield (Wanderausst., Kat.) IN – SIDE, Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston Massachusetts, USA DISCREET POWER: NEW ISSUES IN REDUCTIVIST PAINTING, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois, USA (Kat.) |
| 1987 | BLACK AND WHITE, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London (Kat.) RECENT PAPER WORKS GALLERY ARTISTS, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London JOHN MOORES LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool WINTER GROUP SHOW, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London |
| 1986 | ABSTRACTION, WORKS ON PAPER, Anne Berthoud Gallery, London |
| 1985 | WORKS ON WOOD, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, USA THE DISCOVERY OF THE LAKE DISTRICT, Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
| 1984 | SUMMER SHOW ’84, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London Evelyn Aimis Gallery, Toronto, Kanada |
| 1983 | SUMMER EXHIBITION ’83, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London LITTLE MISSENDEN FESTIVAL EXHIBITION, Little Missenden, Oxfordshire |
| 1982 | COLLABORATION, AN INSTALLATION, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London SUMMER SHOW ’82, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London HAYWARD ANNUAL, Hayward Gallery, London (Kat.) THREE ARTISTS, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth (mit Christopher Hamer, Mark Harrington) XIV. FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA PEINTURE, Haut de Cagnes (Kat.) |
| 1981 | SUMMER SHOW ’81, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London OPEN STUDIO, New Crane Wharf, Wapping, London |
| 1980 | JOHN MEERE’S LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION 12, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool SUMMER SHOW´80, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London YOUNG BRITISH ARTISTS, Heathrow Airport, London ACQUISITION, Victoria & Albert Museum, London WORKS ON PAPER, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London WORKS ON PAPER, Somerville College, Oxford EIGHT NEW BRITISH ARTISTS, Bernards Jacobson Gallery, New York |
| 1979/80 | THE BRITISH ART SHOW, Arts Council of Great Britain, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield; Laing Art Gallery, Hatton Gallery und University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne; Arnolfini Gallery und Royal West of England Academy in Zusammenarbeit mit City Museum und Art Gallery, Bristol (Kat.) |
| 1979 | THE FIRST EXHIBITION, Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London TOLLY COBBOLD EASTERN ARTS 2nd NATIONAL EXHIBITION, Norwich Art Gallery (Wanderausst.) |
| 1978 | FELLOWS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE OF ART, Cheltenham Art Gallery, Cheltenham (mit Christopher Hamer und Heinz-Dieter Piesch) |
| 1977 | National Eisteddfod Exhibition, Wales |
WALLPAINTINGS AND INSTALLATIONS
2000 bis heute
2008 – Lugano Wall Painting, Villa Cartossi, Lugano, Switzerland
2005 – The Outversion Paintings, Degussa Bank AG, Frankfurt
2004 – Jon Groom & Steven Scott Installation, Art Frankfurt/Galerie König, Hanau
2003 – Paintings for General Electric, HQ, Munich Wallpainting Blue in Blue, Roemer Company, Munich
2001 – Roompainting Gold in Gold, Hypo-Vereinsbank, Fünf Höfe, Munich
2000 – Paintings for EM.TV & Merchandising AG, Munich
1978 - 1999
1999 – Five Part Painting, Red in Yellow Green, Gerling Konzern, Düsseldorf
1998 – Vertical Red in Blue – Horizontal Red in Blue, Two Part Wallpainting, Treppenhaus Nordland Kunst- und Film School, Kabelvåg, Lofoten, Norway
1997 – Axis Wallpainting, Two Walls, One Ceiling, Uniplan International HQ, Kerpen/Cologne (publication)
– Stuttgart Walldrawings, Gerling Konzern, Stuttgart
– Iron Pyrite and Ivory Black Wallpainting, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich
1996 – Copper Wallpainting: D. Legler House, Herzogstr., Munich
– Wallpainting Becker House, Cologne
1995 – 1:1 Wallpaintings and Walldrawings, International Artists, Initiative Münchner Galerien für zeitgenössische Kunst, Künstlerwerkstatt Loth-ringer Str., Munich (publication)
– The Bayernwerke Wallpainting, Bayernwerke AG, Isar, Finsing/ Munich
1994 – Arena Wallpaintings (six walls), Stiftung für konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen
– Las Fosses Wallpaintings, The Garden of Las Fosses, Aquitania, France
– Eleven Columns for Traunstein Hospital, Traunstein
1990 – Evidence-Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Great Britain (publication)
1989 – Installation Painting for Jet Interior, Chemical Bank, New York, USA
1983 – Five Sided Figure, Floorpainting and Light Installation, Collaboration with Rosemary Bitcher Dance Company & Jim Fulkerson, Dance Umbrella Festival, Riverside Studios, London, Theater Spazio Zero, Rome
1982 – Bird Got To Fly, Fish Got To Swim, Arts Council of Great Britain, Oriel Gallery, Cardiff, Great Britain
1981 – Shell: Force-Fields and Spaces, Rosemary Butcher Dance Company, Riverside Studios, London
– Salutation Wallpainting, Riverside Studios, London
1978 – New-arc – New Jersey, Henry Steven Law Office, Newark, New Jersey, USA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
A-M
Arts Council of Great Britain, London
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen,
Bayerische Vereinsbank, Munich
Castle Museum, Norwich
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
Chemical Bank, London and New York
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Congress Park Hanau/Frankfurt
Contemporary Arts Society, London
Degussa Bank, Frankfurt
Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt
EM.TV & Merchandising AG, Munich
General Electric, Germany
Gerling Konzern, Cologne and Stuttgart
HypoVereinsbank, Munich
Kunstforening Trondheim, Norway
Lindner AG, Germany
Mcloy, Milbank, Tweed, New York City
MoMA Museum of Modern Art, New York
N-Z
National Museum of Wales (WLS), Cardiff, G.B.
NM Rothschild & Sons (C.I.) Limited
Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Postbank, Munich
Prudential Insurance Company, New York
Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich
Städtische Galerie, Ingolstadt
Städtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim
Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen
Stuttgart
Uniplan International, Kerpen/Cologne
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
WATERCOULOR PAINTINGS FROM THE CURRENT COLLECTION
