Background
Cathy Wilkes was born in Belfast.
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Cathy Wilkes
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She attended Glasgow School of Art 1985–1988, and took an Master of Fine Arts at the University of Ulster 1991–1992.
Career
Wilkes lives and works in Glasgow. Solo exhibitions include The Modern Institute, Glasgow (1999), Transmission Gallery, Glasgow (2001), Cubitt Gallery, London (2001). Migros Museum, Zurich (2002).
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin (2004), Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin (2004, 2007), Milton Keynes Gallery (2008) Kunstverein München, Munich, Germany (2011), and Tate Liverpool, Liverpool (2015).
Achievements
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She is a 2008 Turner Prize nominee. Her many group exhibitions include Beck"s Futures, International Cooperation Administration, London (2000). Gwangju Biennale, South of Korea (2002). Independence, South London Gallery (2003). Selective Memory, Scottish Pavilion, Venice Biennale and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (2005). 4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art (2004) and If I Can"t Dance, I Don"t Want To Be Participant Of Your Revolution, MuHKA Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp (2007).
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Awards
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Beck's Futures; Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50.; Beck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists.The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50.; Beck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists.