Email: ian@iwhitfield.co.uk
Education
| 2005-2007: | MA | Painting | Royal college of Art, London | |
| 2000-2003: | BA (hons) | Fine Art and Critical Theory | Goldsmiths College, London | |
| 1999-2000: | Foundation | Art and Design | Loughborough College | |
| 1994-1997: | BA (hons) | Art History / English Literature | University of Essex, Colchester |
Forthcoming Exhibitions
| 2010: | NEW CONTEMPORARIES CHARITY ART SHOW | 8th June, Special Yoga Center, London |
| 2011: | Nauru project | Athens Biennale |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2009: | Glass Box | New Court Gallery |
| 2008: | Roll Call | Gallery No.1, Repton |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2010: | Meteor | New Court Gallery, Derbyshire |
| 2009: | Daily Miracles | Josh Lilley Gallery, London |
| 2008: | Urchin Eater | Yinka Shonibare's Studio Gallery, London |
| 2007: | Gire and Gimble | Blyth gallery, London |
| 2008: | Pulse Art Fair | Miami, New York |
| 2007: | Royal Academy Summer Show | Royal Academy, London |
| 2007: | Droppings | Blyth gallery, london |
| 2006: | Seeking Tacit Utopias | Surface gallery, Nottingham |
| 2006: | Art Fest | Nursted House, Petersfield |
| 2006: | Pleasure Yourself | Howie Street Studios, RCA, London |
| 2004: | The Relaxed Audience or Why We Are So Wise | The Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London |
| 2004: | Acting painting | Tudor Road studios gallery, london |
| 2004: | Anywhere Out of the World | Saab Platform gallery, london |
| 2004: | 2.4 | Unit 2.4 Kingly, Court London |
| 2003: | Wet Paint | SE10 gallery, London |
| 2003: | Group Exhibition | The Anarchists Bookstore, London |
| 2003: | Imagine the Painting Sees You | Pilot Art Space, Hastings |
| 2003: | 23 qualities (after kosuth) | Pilot Art Space, hastings |
| 2003: | Miniatures | sarah myerscough gallery, london |
| 2003: | BP Portrait Award | National Portrait gallery, London |
| 2002: | Elision | Undertow Space, London |
| 2002: | Restoration | The Crypt Gallery, London |
Awards, Scholarships and Residencies
| 2009: | Artist Residency | Repton School |
| 2006: | Paris Residency | Cite International Des Arts, Paris, April to July |
| 2005: | Man Group plc Scholarship | Financial award for one Painter a year at the RCA |
Teaching and Symposiums
| 2006: | visiting lecturer, Canterbury College |
| 2009: | Resident artist, teacher, Repton School, Derbyshire |
| 2006: | visiting lecturer, Leeds College of Art |
| 2005: | visiting lecturer, Kensington and Chelsea College |
Publications and Reviews
| 2010: | Top Ten Artist | Saatchi online magazine, May |
| 2010: | In review of Meteor | Artist Newsletter, May |
| 2010: | Artist Profile | Gallerie Magazine |
| 2006: | Artist Profile | AI Magazine |
| 2004: | In review of The Relaxed Audience | Art Monthly, No. 282 p.33 |
| 2003: | In review of BP Portrait award | Financial Times, July 16th 2003, Arts p.13 |
Writing
| 2010: | 'The Garden Behind', prose work for James Wright catalogue of paintings |
| 2007: | The Uses of the Invisible (A Love Story) |
| 2003: | Time Will Tell: The Possibility of Narrative Perception in Contemporary Painting |
References available on request