{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-12T21:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougalmckenzie.online\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-09-07T05:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:29:04","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dougalmckenzie.online\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"Artist&#8217;s C.V."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Studied at Gray&#8217;s School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland, (BA Hons Fine Art) 1986-90;&nbsp;University of Ulster at Belfast, Northern Ireland, (MA Fine Art) 1990-91.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-founder of <em>Six into 18<\/em> artists&#8217; projects (with Nuala Gregory), Belfast and Derry, 1992-93. Inaugural show at 18 Lower Donegall Street, Belfast; followed by <em>Set-Up<\/em> at Carlisle Road in Derry; culminated with <em>Presentense<\/em> at Ross&#8217;s Court in Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-director at Catalyst Arts, Belfast, 1994-96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lecturer in Painting at Limerick School of Art and Design, 1997-2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently Lecturer in Painting at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Selected Group Exhibitions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2004<\/strong> &nbsp; <em>Perspective<\/em>, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast (curated by Vittorio Urbani).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>John Moores 23<\/em>, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (selected by Callum Innes, Gavin Turk, Ann Bukantas, Gill Hedley and Jarvis Cocker)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2006<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Emerging Artists<\/em>, RHA Ashford Gallery, Dublin (curated by Mark St John Ellis).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Seed-of-Zero<\/em>, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast&nbsp;(curated by Peter Richards).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2007<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>The Double Image<\/em>, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast (invited to curate by Peter Richards, with accompanying exhibition book and essay as part of The Collective Histories of Northern Irish Art series).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2008<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Kilkenny Visual Arts Festival<\/em> (curated by Hugh Mulholland).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>178th RHA Annual Exhibition<\/em>, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin (invited artist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2010&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>John Moores Prizewinners\u2019 Retrospective<\/em>, Seongnam Arts Centre, South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2012<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>John Moores 2012 Painting Prize<\/em>, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (selected by Angela de la Cruz, Fiona Banner, Alan Yentob, Iwona Blazwick and George Shaw).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2013<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Between Two Worlds&nbsp;<\/em>(with David Crone and Mark McGreevy), F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, Co. Down, N. Ireland (curated by Dr. Riann Coulter and Feargal O&#8217;Malley).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Long They Look and Deeply<\/em>&nbsp;(with Jeffrey Dennis, Christopher Hanlon, Fiona Finnegan, Tim Millen, Andrew Cranston, Flora Moscovici and Hannah Casey), Satis House, Belfast (curated by Kim McAleese and Eoin Dara).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2014<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<em>The Far Away Nearby,&nbsp;<\/em>F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, Co. Down, N. Ireland (curated by Feargal O&#8217;Malley).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The MAC International<\/em>, Metropolitan Arts Centre, Belfast (curated by Francesco Bonami, Hugh Mulholland and Judith Nesbitt).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2017 <\/strong><em>Fully Awake, <\/em>Pavilion Gallery, House for an Art Lover, Glasgow&nbsp;(curated by Ian Hartshorne and Sean Kaye).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Get&#8217;Cha Head in the Game<\/em><strong>, <\/strong>The Naughton Gallery at Queen&#8217;s University, Belfast (curated by Ben Crothers and Rachel Brown). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2019<\/strong> <em>How The Image Echoes<\/em>, a Painting Research Group exhibition (with Louise Wallace, Susan Connolly, Majella Clancy, Brian Bishop, Christopher Hanlon, Joy Gerrard and Paddy McCann), PS\u00b2 at Royal Avenue, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2020  <\/strong><em>How The Image Echoes<\/em>&#8211; <em>Part 2<\/em>, a Painting Research Group exhibition (with Louise Wallace, Susan Connolly, Majella Clancy, Cherie Driver, Christopher Hanlon, Joy Gerrard and Paddy McCann), Ulster University Gallery, York Street, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2021 <\/strong>   <em>Terra Infirma<\/em>, with Aisling O&#8217;Beirn, PS\u00b2 at Rosemary Street, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Oxlade Soup<\/em> (After Roy), Terrace Gallery at William IV, Leyton, London (curated by Angela Johnson, Karl Bielik and Henry Ward).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023<\/strong>  Fix Your Pony! The Naughton Gallery at Queen&#8217;s University, Belfast (curated by Ben Crothers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image Research Group<\/em>, Twelve Gallery, Dublin Road, Belfast (with Louise Wallace, Susan Connolly, Majella Clancy, Yasmine Robinson, Kathryn Graham, Ciarrai MacCormac and Thomas Lawson).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2024<\/strong> <em>The Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024, <\/em>BayArt\/ Cardiff, Thames Side Studios\/ London, Yorkshire Artspace\/ Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025<\/strong> <em>As Far As The Eye Can See, 11 Painters from ABC,<\/em> curated by Dr Riann Coulter and Fergal O&#8217;Malley, F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio, Banbridge, N. Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Problem With People<\/em>, <em>curated by Keith Ashcroft, Oceans Apart Gallery, Salford, Manchester.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Royal Ulster Academy 144th Annual Exhibition <\/em>(invited artist), Ulster Museum, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forthcoming: <em>Painter-Writer<\/em>, curated by Jenny Eden and Andrew Bracey, Oceans Apart Gallery, Salford, Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Royal Ulster Academy 145th Annual Exhibition <\/em>(invited artist), Ulster Museum, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Painters&#8217; Table (with Henry Ward), Arcade Studios and Gallery, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Selected Solo Shows and Projects <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2005<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;<em> Culloden<\/em>, Context Gallery, Derry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2006<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Scenes from Old Europe,&nbsp;<\/em>New and Recent Paintings, RHA Ashford Gallery, Dublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2009<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Dunkelbunt<\/em>, The Third Space Gallery, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2011<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Hot and Cool<\/em>, The Third Space Gallery, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2017<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; <em>A Dream and an Argument<\/em>, New Paintings, The MAC, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2019 &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><em>Belfast-Type Pictures<\/em><strong>, <\/strong>Five Paintings and a Slide Show, PS\u00b2 at Royal Avenue, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2020<\/strong>  <em>More Bad News, <\/em>Golden Thread Gallery Project Space, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Dougal McKenzie at the third space, Belfast<\/i> in&nbsp;Artforum, Maeve Connolly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff\"><a style=\"color:#0000ff\" title=\"artforum.summer11\" href=\"https:\/\/dougalmckenzie.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/artforum-summer11.pdf\">&gt;&gt;artforum.summer11<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studied at Gray&#8217;s School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland, (BA Hons Fine Art) 1986-90;&nbsp;University of Ulster at Belfast, Northern Ireland, (MA Fine Art) 1990-91. Co-founder of Six into 18 artists&#8217; projects (with Nuala Gregory), Belfast and Derry, 1992-93. Inaugural show at 18 Lower Donegall Street, Belfast; followed by Set-Up at Carlisle Road in Derry; culminated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35578420,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2T7sr-g","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4310,"url":"https:\/\/dougalmckenzie.online\/","url_meta":{"origin":16,"position":0},"title":"About","author":"Painting Research Group","date":"September 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Following his undergraduate studies in Painting and Drawing at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Dougal McKenzie moved to Belfast where he completed his MA Fine Art in 1991. 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