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Eva Rothschild

Born in Dublin 1971
Lives and works in London

Education

  • 1997 – 1999 MA Fine Art, Goldsmith’s College, London
  • 1990 – 1993 BA Hons Fine Art, University of Ulster, Belfast

Solo Exhibitions

2009
  • Duveen Galleries, Tate Britain, London
  • Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
  • Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
  • Francesca Kaufmann, Milan
  • La Conservera: Centro de Arte Contemporaneo, Murcia
2008
  • Tate Britain, Millbank, London
  • The Modern Institute, Glasgow
2007
2006
  • Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich
2005
  • Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
  • Modern Art, London
2004
2003
  • Heavy Cloud, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
  • Sit-In, Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan
2002
  • Modern Art, London
  • Project Art Centre, Dublin
2001
  • Eva Rothschild, Els Hannape Underground, Athens
  • Peacegarden, The Showroom, London
  • Peacegarden, Cornerhouse, Manchester
  • Eva Rothschild, Francesca Kauffman Gallery, Milan
1999
  • Eva Rothschild, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
1998
  • Eva Rothschild, Titanik Galerie, Turku
1996
  • Great Wall / Black Hole, Iain Irving Projects, Aberdeenshire
  • Eva Rothschild, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow
1995
  • Eva Rothschild, Bercsenyi Galleria, Budapest

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009
  • The Dark Monarch, Tate St Ives, Cornwall
  • Geoplay (Part II), Pilar Parra & Romero, Madrid
2008
  • Sphinxx, Curated by Alexis Vaillant, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
  • A Life of Their Own, Curated by Richard Cork, Lismore Castle, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
2007
  • Un-monumental: Falling to Pieces in the 21st Century, Curated by Richard Flood, Laura Hoptman and Massimiliano Gioni, The New Museum, New York
2006
  • All Hawaii Entrées / Lunar Reggae, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
  • How to Improve the World: 60 Years of British Art, Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London
  • The Tate Triennial, Tate Britain
  • If it didn’t exist you’d have to invent it: a partial Showroom history, The Showroom, London
  • Strange Powers, curated by Laura Hoptman and Peter Eleey, Creative Time, New York
2005
  • The British Art Show, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (Touring)
  • Extreme Abstraction, Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo
2004
  • Kunsthalle, Zurich
  • The Carnegie International, The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg
  • Strange Weather, Modern Art, London
2003
  • Primary Colours, The City Gallery, Leicester
  • 3D, Frederich Petzel Gallery, New York
  • The Walls Have Eyes, Modern Art, London
  • Breathing the Water, Galerie Hauser & Wirth and Presenhuber, Zurich
  • This Was Tomorrow, New Art Centre Sculpture Park & Gallery, Sailsbury
  • Playschool, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen
  • Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe
  • Smart Project Space, Amsterdam
2002
  • Electric Dreams, Barbican Gallery, London
  • Early one Morning, The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, Tate Britain, London
  • My Head is on Fire But My Heart is Full of Love, Charlottenberg, Copenhagen
2001
  • Prodigal Prodigy, White Box, New York
  • Tattoo Show, Modern Art, London
  • Tailsliding, British Council Touring Show
  • All That Is Solid…, London Print Studio
  • _Kalam to Computer_‚ Crafts Museum, New Delhi
  • _Troubleshooting, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol
  • Swenglish, IASPIS, London
  • Silhouettes and Cut-outs, Lenbachaus, Munich
  • The seat with the clearest view…, Grey Matter, Sydney
  • Brown, The Approach, London
  • Circles ° 4, ZKM, Karlsruhe
2000
  • Perfidy, Kettles Yard, Cambridge / Convent of La Tourette, Eveux
  • Zig-Zag, Thomas Cohn Gallery, Sao Paulo
  • Hard Candy, Galerie Wieland, Berlin
  • Pavilion, Mark Mueller Gallery, Zurich
  • Tonight, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
  • Comes the Spirit, Jerwood Space, London
  • Proper, Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius
  • Dream Machines, National Touring Exhibitions
1999
  • Palace, Glassbox, Paris
  • Utopias, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
  • Luftfarer, Riksutstillinger
  • High Red Centre, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow
1998
  • Cluster Bomb, Morrisson / Judd, London
  • Habitat, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
  • Seeing Hozomeen, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
  • How to build a Universe, Fly, Glasgow
  • Crystal State, 3 Month Gallery / Artranspennine
  • Excellent Dynamite, Palace Studios, Dublin
  • Bed and Workshop, Square Doyen, Milou Rennes
1997
  • Superstore, Norwich gallery & The Tannery, London
  • Performance Festival, Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense
  • Dialogue, W139, Amsterdam
  • Tutor with an Idea, 3 Month Gallery, Liverpool
  • Let’s Rock, Alexandra Mansions, Norwich
  • European Couples, Transmisson Gallery, Glasgow
  • If it wasn’t for the mist…_, Grays School of Art, Aberdeen
1996
  • World of Ponce, South Park, Glasgow
  • Singled Out, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
  • City Limits, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent
  • Deep Signal, Gasworks, London
  • Sick Building, Globescope, Copenhagen
  • Art for People, Transmission Gallery, Gallery
  • EV + A, Limerick

Awards / Commissions

2009
  • Tate Britain Annual Duveens’ Comission
2000 –
  • 2002 Delfina Trust, London, studio residency
2000
  • Camden Arts Centre, London, artist in residence
1997
  • PADT / BAA Heathrow Arts Programme, Belfast Lounge commission
  • Independent Public Arts / Stirling Council, ‘National Flags’ project
1996
  • Scottish Arts Council, Amsterdam, studio residency

Publications

2009
  • Ruf, Beatrix, Vitamin 3-D: New Perspectives in Sculpture and Installation, Phaidon Press, London, p. 252-253
2007
  • Unmonumental: Falling to Pieces in the 21st Century (exhibition catalogue), published by the New Museum and Phaidon
2006
  • Clarrie Wallis, Tate Triennial, exhibition catalogue, Tate Publishing, London
  • All Hawaii Entrées / Lunar Reggae, (exhibition catalogue), published by Charta
2005
  • Eva Rothschild, Essay by Watson, Grant. 2005, (exhibition catalogue), published by The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
2004
  • Eva Rothschild, Kunsthalle Zürich, (exhibtion catalogue), ublished by JRP Ringier Kunstverlag AG, Zurich, Switzerland
  • The Carnegie International, (exhibition catalogue), published by The Carnegie Museum of Art
2002
  • Early One Morning, (exhibition catalogue), published by Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
2001
  • Peacegarden, (exhibition catalogue), published by Showroom Gallery, London

Selected Bibliograhy

2008
  • Archer, Michael. Eva Rothschild: South London Gallery, ArtForum, January, p. 291-292
2007
  • Hunt, Ian. They don’t unpack: Eva Rothschild interviewed by Ian Hunt, Art Monthly, November, p. 1-4
  • O’Reilly, Sally. Eva Rothschild: South London Gallery, Time Out, p. 46
  • Eva Rothschild, Dazed and Confused, October, p. 239
  • Jones, Kristin M. Eva Rothschild, Frieze, October, p. 287
  • Lubbock, Tom. Wire in the Blood, The Independent, September, p. 12-13
2006
  • O’Keeffe, Alice. New Britart stars spurn celebrity cult, The Observer, February 26, p. 13
  • Making a pile for art, The Journal, September 24
2005
  • O’Brian, Paul. Dublin: Eva Rothschild at Douglas Hyde Gallery, Circa 113, Autumn, p. 94-95
  • Keating, Sarah. Eva Rothschild and Rupert Spira, May 13-20
  • Sam, Sherman. Eva Rothschild: Modern Art 18 Mar-16 April, Map Magazine, Summer, p. 54-55
  • Leahy, Billy. Keeping the Faith, The Village Magazine, May 6-12, p. 59
  • Leen, Catherine, Eva Rothschild, The Sunday Times, May 1
  • Eva Rothschild: London, The Guide Magazine, March 19-25
2002
  • Grant, Catherine. _Early One Morning: Whitechapel, London, Flash Art, October, p. 49
  • Gayford, Martin. _A new generation of sculptors harks back to the Sixties, Sunday Telegraph, August 11
  • Searle, Adrian. Early One Morning: Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Guardian, July 24
  • Dorment, Richard. Better that BritArt, The Daily Telegraph, July 17
  • Darwent, Charles. They’re a crafty bunch, sculptors, The Independent, July 14
  • O’Reilly, Sally. Review, Time Out London, May 15-22
  • Packer, William. Dawn of the morning after, The Financial Times, July 30
2001
  • Peacegarden, (exhibition catalogue), The Showroom Gallery, London
  • Higgie, Jennifer. Paint it Black: Jennifer Higgie on Eva Rosthschild, Frieze, November/December, p. 78-79

Collections

 
  • Tate Gallery, London
  • Carnegie Museum Collection, Pittsburgh
  • Arts Council Collection, London
  • Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
  • Ebrahim Melamed/Honart Museum, Tehran
  • Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton