Biography
Vincent McGourty
July 1960, Bexley, GB
1982 – Medway College of Art, Rochester, Foundation (GB)
1983 – 1986 B.A. Hon. Falmouth School of Art, Cornwall (GB)
1986 – Advanced sculpture course, St. Martin’s School of Art, London (GB)
1992/1995 – ekwc: The European Ceramic Work Centre, ’s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
Exhibitions Solo (selection)
1995 – Galerie Bastiaans, Boxmeer (NL)
1996 – Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem (Vitrine opstelling)
2000 – Who’s Afraid of Clay, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2001 – Foreign Bodies, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam.
2002 – Inscape, Paviljon, Vleeshal, de Hallen, Haarlem
2003 – Mongrel, Museum de Pronkkamer, Uden
2004 – Art Rotterdam, galerie De Witte Voet, Cruise Terminal, Rotterdam
2006 – nobody, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2010 – Agitators, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2012 – Makeshift, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2014 – Shit for Brains, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
Group Exhibitions
1991 – Cooltan Factory, Brixton, London (GB)
1993 – de Krabbedans, Eindhoven
1994 – Brick Oven Project, Udenhout
– Thunderclaps 4, Stroom HCBK voor Korzo, Den Haag
– Beelden in Klei, NBKS, Breda
– De Nederlandsche Cacao Fabriek, Helmond
– Brabant Thuis, Noord Brabants Museum, ’s-Hertogenbosch
1995 – Galerie Bastiaans, Boxmeer
1996 – Hangaram Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
1997 – Kunst Rai, Galerie Bastiaans, Amsterdam
– KCB, Bergen, Noord Holland
– Imponderabilia, KW14, ’s-Hertogenbosch
1998 – Artis, ’s-Hertogenbosch
1998 – Galerie Germinahof, Sterksel
1999 -Galerie Bastiaans, Boxmeer
1999 – Centrum Goede Werk, Belgie, Ceramic Millennium, Amsterdam Rai
– En Leidt ons in Bekoring, Peninsula, Eindhoven
2000 – de van hun hand, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
– Objects and Shadows, Nova Zembla
– Kunst Rai, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
– Museum Jan Heesterhuis, Schijndel
2001 – Snakes and Ladders, Nederlandsche Cacao Fabriek, Helmond
– In Beeld, Stedelijk Museum Zwolle
2002 – Tussen Ruimte, Nova Zembla, ’s-Hertogenbosch
– East-West, University of Hawaii, (USA)
2003 – Now and Now World Contemporary Ceramics invitational, Ceramic — Biennale 2003. Ivheon, South Korea
2004 – ABN/AMRO, Amsterdam
– Alles Moet Weg, Nederlandsche Cacao Fabriek, Helmond
2005 -Drie-voud, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
– ABN/AMRO, Amsterdam
– Kunst Rai, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
– Beeld en Tekeningen, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2007 – Germinahof, Sterksel
2008 – art Amsterdam, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2011 – The Mail Art Project, Library, van abbemuseum, Eindhoven
– Kunstnacht, Nova Zembla, ’s-Hertogenbosch
2013 – Het Behouden Huys, 25 jaar Nova Zembla, ’s-Hertogenbosch
2014 – galerie Vennix, ’s-Hertogenbosch
2015 – 40 Jaar, galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2016 – De Collectie Kuipers, Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden
– Amsterdam Drawing, galerie De Witte Voet, NDSM Werf, Het Ij
2017 – Ad Hoc III galerie de Witte Voet, Amsterdam
2018 – L’Origine Du Monde? KEG Schijndel
– Galerie de Witte Voet 1975-2017, Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden
2019 – Work in Progress, galerie de Witte Voet as guest of Project Ruimte BMB Amsterdam
2020 – Benefit for Brabant, PARK, Tilburg
Collections
– The Princessehof, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
– AFM (Autoriteit Financiele Markten), Amsterdam
– Jinro Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
– University of Hawaii, Oahu, USA
– SBK Gelderland
– Sanders Collection
– Municipality Helmond
– ekwc The European Ceramic Work Centre, Oisterwijk
– De Collectie Kuipers
Opdracht/Curatorial Projects
1993 – Guest curator De Verschijing, Tilburg
1994 – Stroom HCBK, video-slide installation
1998 – De Vrieskoop Collectie, Artis (publication: Mondriaan Stichting)
2007 – Guest Curator, Tras dos agros, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Residency/Visiting Artist/Symposium
1992 – The European Ceramic Work Centre, ’s-Hertogenbosch (3 month work period)
1993 – Brick Oven Project, De Simpel, Uden
1995 – The European Ceramic Work Centre (two consecutive work periods of three months)
1996 – Jinro International Ceramic Art, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
2001 – East West Ceramics workperiod/symposium, University of Hawaii, Oahu ,USA
2003 – The 2nd International Ceramic Symposium, Creativity, Sept 2-3 (invitational), Icheon, South Korea
Published writing (selection)
1989 – Tony Cragg, new sculpture at the Lisson, Newsline(GB)
– Henry Moore’s shelter drawings at the British Museum, Newsline
– 100 Years of Russian Art at the Barbican, Marxist Review(GB)
– The Infinite Variety of the Image- Warhol at the Hayward, The Newsline(GB)
1990 – Two of a Kind, Negen A, Leeuwarden
– The Particular and the Mass `produced- Alan Macullum at `The Serpentine, Newsline
– Tate transformed, Newsline
1993 – Rene Korten in de Verschijning, Tilburgs Unversitesblad Univers
– Rosemarie Trockel in De Pont, Univers
– Pieter van Unen, Pierre van Berkel en Alexander Korsmit- Gasthuisring 59, Univers
1994 – catalogue “A Portrait of Madame by Madame”, de Verschijning
– catalogue, Lex van Lith, Galerie v/d Crommenacker
1996 – Buried kneedeep in mass production, B.O.E.F. Dynamics, Breda
1998 – catalogue essay Powerful Appreciation, Artis
– The Mechanical ‘I’- Ceramics Art and Perception 36, Australia
2000 – Ceramics at the ECWC(ekwc), Ceramics Technical 11, Australia
– Trivial Matters- Tony Hepburn, Ceramics Art and Perception 40, (AUS)
– ekwc bulletin Hoge Inzet-nieuwe draagvlak Xavier Toubes, The European Ceramics Work Centre
– catalogue, Object Relations in Constellation, Verzameld Werk,Gent
2001 – New Worlds-New Vessels: Xavier Toubes, Ceramics Art and Perception 46, Australie
– A Diabolical Liberty: Gijs Assmann, Ceramics Art and Perception
– Keeping the Lid On- Ceramic Millennium, CAP 47, Australie
– Catalogue tekst: Tony Hepburn- Winner of the Virginia Groot Foundation Award (USA)
2005 – various texts of the author cited by (Rebeca Perez Sanchez- Montanes) in Descriptions Without place, Fundacion Luis Seoanne, Spain
2006 – Neue Keramik, 02/06 The work of Anton Reinders(Germany)
2007 – Tras dos Agros, published book, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Xunta de Galicia, (Spain)
– Ontvouwing van Betekenis- Anton Reijnders, Stichting Cultuurfunds, s-Hertogenbosch
2008 – Infinite Horizon, Ceramics Review, RC231, May/June 2008 (GB)
2010 – Tunneling into Clouds, Dao Clayform, inaugral issue, (China)
– Haciendo tuneles dentro de las nubs, Obra Social service cultural, Zaragosa (Spain)
Bibliography/Publicaties/Writings about the artist
1993 – de Krabbedans bulletin, Anke Heezen
– Vlamovenproject, Keramiek 6, Teya van Hoften
1994 – catalogue, Brick Factory Project, Gerda Brust, de Simpel
– Noord Brabants Museum Nieuws Bulletin 39
1993 – de Krabbedans bulletin, Anke Heezen
– Vlamovenproject, Keramiek 6, Teya van Hoften
1994 – catalogue, Brick Factory Project, Gerda Brust, de Simpel
– Noord Brabants Museum Nieuws Bulletin 39
1995 – Frans Hals Museum bulletin nr.70
1996 – de Volkskrant opmaat beeldende kunst,9/2/
– catalogue-Jinro International Ceramic Art Symposium (blz: 38-41), Zuid Korea
1997 – Glas en Keramiek bimonthly 4 (blz: 50-53)
1998 – Keramiki Techni issue 26(blz: 41-3) Greece
– Catalogue Imponderabilia- KW14 Daan Speybroek/Pieter Siebers
– Catalogue Vrieskoop Collectie Artis, Anna Goes
– Ceramics Art and Perception 31, artist’s satement (blz: 10-14)
1999 – Catalogue- de Nederlandsche Cacaofabriek, 1993-98 Hans v/d Waarsenburg
– Catalogue De Oorsprong der Dingen – Germinahof
2000 – de Volkskrant Opmaat tentoonstellingen, 2/3/2000
– Kunstwerk issue 3, Atelier Vincent McGourty,Caro Sicking(blz: 24
– Objects and Shadows, Marijana Drozdek, Nova Zembla
– Brabants Dagblad, Pronkstuk-Objects and Shadows, april
2001 – In Beeld- Stedelijk Museum Zwolle, Stan Petrusa
2003 – cd-rom, East West Ceramics, University of Hawaii, Suzanne Wolf, USA
– Kunstbeeld, december, Saskia Monshouwer
2003 – Yi Shu Jia, Janaury, nr 332, Li Lundin (Taiwan)
– Brabants Dagblad, Mutating Mongrels, Mark van de Voort
– Catalogue- Now and Now-Europe, Anton Reijnders, South Korea
2005 – Tableau, january no 6, Chris Reinnewal
– EKWC, The Ceramic Process, Anton Reijnders, A&C Black, London
2006 – Het Financieele Dagblad FD persoonlijk, Zaterdag 8 april, Chris Reinewald
2007 – germinahof 181-2006, Charles Esche, Angelique Spanink
– El Pais, jeuves 14 junio, Jose Luis Estevez
– Galia Hoxe, venres, 15 juni
– El Correo Gallego, Panorama Fluido-comisariada Vincent McGourty, viernes 15, juni, Anxa Correa
– La Voz e Santiago, domingo, 17 junio
– El Mundo/El Correo Gallego, jeuves, 14 junio, Tras dos agros, Xose Manuel Lens
2009 – Contemporary ceramics and critical theory, Glen Brown, Ceramic art
2015 – Object Onder/Object Below, Sanders Collectie, Joannes Schwartz, Cornel Bierens, Maria Barnas, Koenig Books
2018 – L’Origine Du Monde? Florette Dijkstra, Mark van de Voort, Paul van Dijk
2019 – de Kleine K digitale keramiekmagazine, nummer 54, juni, Netty van Osch
Awards/Grants
1991 – British Council Travel Grant, Great Britain
1993 – Beroeps Kosten, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
1994 – Basis Stipendium, FBKVB, Amsterdam
1995 t/m 97 Noord Brabants Fonds BK, Breda
1997 – Basis Stipendium, FBKVB Amsterdam,
1999 – Gemeentelijke Project Subsidie, ’s-Hertogenbosch
2001 – Noord Brabants Fonds BK, Breda
2002 – NBKS, Breda
2003 – Basis Stipendium, FBK VB, Amsterdam
Docentschap/Gast Docent/External Examiner
1989-91 – Camden Adult Education Institute, London
1990-91 – Lambeth AE Institute, London
1995 – Royal College of Art, Sculpture Department, London
1996 – Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
2002 – University of Hawaii, Oahu, USA
2006-7 – Sint-Lucas Beeldende Kunst, Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en kunst, Gent, België
2010 – External Examiner, Masters jury, Sint-Lucas, Gent
Miscellaneous
1987/89 – Correspondant Kunst Redactie, Newsline, London(GB)
1993 – Kunst correspondant Univers, Universitesblad KUB, Tilburg
1996 – Five Years of the EKWC:debat organised bij Glas en Keramiek
– 7/1/97, published transcript
1999 – Kunst correspondant Europees Keramisch Werkcentrum bulletin, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
– VPRO Radio 4, 6/1999- Stem Geluids Project The Source that Leads to the steps of life
2002 – AVRO Kunstblik, interview, Dutch national television broadcast
2003 – Schets Opdracht/Public sculpture commission invitational submission design , Buiten Beeld, Heuveleind, Gemeente Best
2015 – Voice actor, Murder Flight game