William Monk

Works

William Monk
Flower Power Volcano, 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Framed: 35.6 x 61 cm | 14 x 24 in
Unframed: 37.1 x 62.9 x 5 cm | 14 5/8 x 24 3/4 x 2 in
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William Monk
Untitled (And the Seventh Brings Return Study), 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Unframed: 35.6 cm x 55.9 | 14 x 22 in
Framed: 37.5 x 58 x 5 cm | 14 3/4 x 22 7/8 x 2 in
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William Monk
Pompeii IV, 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Unframed: 35.6 x 55.9 cm | 14 x 22 in
Framed: 37.14 x 57.5 x 5 cm | 14 5/8 x 22 5/8 x 2 in
William Monk
Exhale and the Kingdom, 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Unframed: 190.5 x 299.7 cm | 75 x 118 in
Framed: 191.2 x 300.1 x 6.4 cm | 75 1/4 x 118 1/8 x 2 1/2 in
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William Monk
Inhale and Exile, 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Unframed: 165.1 x 208.3 cm | 65 x 82 in
Framed: 166.4 x 209.5 x 5 cm | 65.5 x 82.5 x 2 in
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William Monk
Untitled (Smoke Ring Mountain Study), 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Unframed: 35.6 x 55.9 cm | 14 x 22 in
Framed: 37.5 x 58 x 5 cm | 14 3/4 x 22 7/8 x 2 1/16 in

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William Monk
Untitled (Pompeii II), 2017
Oil on canvas, artist frame
Unframed: 35.56 x 30.48 cm | 14 x 22 in
Framed: 37.5 x 58 x 5 cm | 14 3/4 x 22 7/8 x 2 1/16 in
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William Monk
Icebreaker, 2016
Oil on canvas
260 x 240 cm | 102 3/8 x 94 1/2 in
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William Monk
Morning Smoke, 2016
Oil on canvas
270 x 240 cm | 106 1/4 x 94 1/2 in
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Biography

William Monk’s scenographic works tap into the rich tradition of painting. Monk paints enigmatic and vibrant works, using starkly divisional compositions and often works in extensive series that gradually evolve over time. The canvases carry irregular intensities of detail, line, foreground and background, a sense of repetition breaks down the figuration, creating visual mantras.

William Monk (b. 1977 in Kingston upon Thames, UK) received his BA at Kingston University, London (UK) in 2000 and completed his studies at De Ateliers in Amsterdam (NL) in 2006. Monk was awarded the Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst (Royal Award for Painting) in 2005 and the Jerwood Contemporary Painters award in 2009. Monk’s work has been exhibited at Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (NL); Kunstmuseum, The Hague (NL); Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (NL); GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL) and New York (NL); Pace Gallery, London (UK); James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY (US); Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US); Norwich University, Norwich (UK); PSL, Leeds (UK) and Summerfield Gallery, Cheltenham, London (UK). His work can be found in the collections of the Kunstmuseum, The Hague (NL); Akzo Nobel Foundation, Amsterdam (NL); David Roberts Art Foundation, London (UK); Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (NL); ING Art Collection, Amsterdam (NL), and in many private collections.

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