Professor
Dexter Dalwood
- Professor of Art and Design
- School or Department: Bath School of Art and Bath School of Design

Personal statement
Dexter Dalwood was born in Bristol, England in 1960. He received a B.A. from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London in 1985, and an M.A. from the Royal College of Art, London in 1990. Dalwood’s first solo exhibition was held in 1992 at the Clove Building, London.
Dexter Dalwood’s collages and paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows, building a strong reputation over the last two decades in the UK, Europe, and the United States.
In 2010 Dexter Dalwood was shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
In 2013, Kunsthaus Centre d’art Centre PasquArt in Biel, Switzerland held a solo survey exhibition “Dexter Dalwood.” Other solo exhibitions include:
- “Dexter Dalwood,” a major survey of his work at Tate St Ives, which toured to FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France and CAC Malaga, Spain
- “Orientalism” at David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen (2012)
- “Dichter und Drogen” at Nolan Judin Gallery, Berlin (2011)
- “There is No Darkness But Ignorance,” David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen (2009)
- at Gagosian Gallery:
- “Endless Night,” Beverly Hills (2009)
- “Recent History,” Britannia Street, London (2006–07)
- “Dexter Dalwood,” West 24th Street, New York (2004)
- “New Paintings,” Beverly Hills (2002) and
- “New Paintings,” Heddon Street, London (2000).
Dexter Dalwood’s work is found in both the Tate and Saatchi collections, and has been integral to many highly innovative group exhibitions, including:
- the Dublin Contemporary (2011)
- “Germany is Your America,” Broadway 1602, New York (2011)
- “Rank: Picturing the Social Order 1516–2009,” Leeds Art Gallery (2009)
- “Lights, Camera, Action: Artists’ Films for the Cinema,” Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2007)
- “Days Like These: Tate Triennial,” Tate Britain, London (2003)
- the Sydney Biennale (2002)
- “Remix: Contemporary Art and Pop,” Tate Liverpool (2002)
- “Twisted: Urban and Visionary Landscapes in Contemporary Painting,” Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven (2000)
- “New Neurotic Realism Part II,” Saatchi Gallery, London (1999) and
- "Die Young Stay Pretty,” ICA, London (1999).
His work has been featured in a variety of significant books and catalogues. A selection of notable texts published on his work are:
- Dichter und Drogen (2011, Nolan Judin),
- Dexter Dalwood (2010, jrpringer/Tate)
- Dexter Dalwood: Recent History (2006, Gagosian Gallery)
- The Triumph of Painting (2005, Saatchi Gallery/Koenig Books)
- Other Times, Contemporary British Art (2004, British Council)
- This Much is Certain (2004, Royal College of Art,)
- Days Like These: Tate Triennial of British Art (2003, Tate Gallery)
- 100: The Work That Changed British Art (2003, Saatchi Gallery)
- Dexter Dalwood: New Paintings (2002, Gagosian Gallery)
- Twisted: Urban and Visionary Landscapes in Contemporary Painting (2000, Van Abbe Museum)
- Young British Art: The Saatchi Decade (1999, Booth Clibborn Editions)
- New Neurotic Realism (1998, Saatchi Gallery) and
- Die Young Stay Pretty (1998, ICA London).
Dexter Dalwood currently lives and works in London, England. The artist was shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the Turner Prize 2010.
Research projects
- Tate director, Nicholas Serota and artist Dexter Dalwood discuss two different paintings by Patrick Caulfield, both on show at Tate Britain 5 June - 1 September 2013
- Dexter Dalwood exhibition at Tate St Ives
Research and academic outputs
Dexter Dalwood: Monograph
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Dalwood, D (2010) Dexter Dalwood: Monograph. JRP Ringier, Zurich. ISBN 9783037641262
What is the history in contemporary history painting?
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Dalwood, D (2019) 'What is the history in contemporary history painting?' In: Phillips, M.S and Bear, J, eds. What was history painting and what is it now? McGill-Queens University Press, Montreal, Canada, pp. 204-214. ISBN 9780773558960
Dexter Dalwood on Robert Rauschenberg
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Dalwood, D (2012) 'Dexter Dalwood on Robert Rauschenberg.' In: Grant, S, ed. In My View: Personal Reflections on Art by Today's Leading Artists. Thames & Hudson, London, pp. 68-69. ISBN 9780500238967
Notes from the Field: Mimesis
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Dalwood, D (2013) 'Notes from the Field: Mimesis.' The Art Bulletin, 95 (2). pp. 190-193. ISSN 0004-3079
Dexter Dalwood in conversation with Rebecca Newell
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Dalwood, D (2018) Dexter Dalwood in conversation with Rebecca Newell. In: Age of Terror: Art Since 9/11 Exhibition, 1 May 2018, Imperial War Museum, London, UK.
Plattform presents: Dexter Dalwood
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Dalwood, D (2017) Plattform presents: Dexter Dalwood. In: Artist Talk Series, 14 March 2017, Bergen Kunsthall, University of Bergen, Norway.
What is the history in contemporary history painting?
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Dalwood, D (2017) What is the history in contemporary history painting? In: Professorial Lecture Series 2016-17, 29 March 2017, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.
Can we keep making it new: Dexter Dalwood and Eimear McBride in conversation with Lara Feigel
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Dalwood, D and McBride, E (2016) Can we keep making it new: Dexter Dalwood and Eimear McBride in conversation with Lara Feigel. In: Launch of the 2017 Ivan Juritz Prize, 16 November 2016, Edmund J Safra Lecture Theatre, King’s College London, UK.
Talk and Tour: Dexter Dalwood on Flat Surface Painting
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Dalwood, D (2016) Talk and Tour: Dexter Dalwood on Flat Surface Painting. In: Artist Talk Series, 10 March 2016, Spike Island, Bristol, UK.
In an increasingly competitive and professionalised art world, what mechanisms need to be put in place to ensure that artists continue to be supported?
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Dalwood, D, Bickers, P, Philp, S and Popova, Y (2015) In an increasingly competitive and professionalised art world, what mechanisms need to be put in place to ensure that artists continue to be supported? In: New Contemporaries 1949 to Now, 26 November 2015, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK.
Re-enactment and disruption: collaging a history in the studio
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Dalwood, D (2015) Re-enactment and disruption: collaging a history in the studio. In: The Evolution of a Genre: History Painting, Traditional and Modern - A Research and Academic Program Colloquium, 30 -31 October 2015, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA.
A product of their time? Modern British art in context
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Dalwood, D, Stonard, J and Scott, J (2015) A product of their time? Modern British art in context. In: Bath Literature Festival, 27 February - 8 March, 2015, Bath, UK.
In conversation: Dana Schutz and Dexter Dalwood
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Dalwood, D and Schutz, D (2014) In conversation: Dana Schutz and Dexter Dalwood. In: Dana Schutz, 16 January 2014, Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield.
The camera always lies: painting people in British post-war art
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Dalwood, D (2013) The camera always lies: painting people in British post-war art. In: Holburne Contemporaries, 14 November 2013, The Holburne Museum, Bath.
'I used to think that...but I don't think that now' : the exchange rate mechanism in painting
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Dalwood, D (2013) 'I used to think that...but I don't think that now' : the exchange rate mechanism in painting. In: Contemporary Painting in Context, 13 March 2013, Paul Mellon Centre, London, UK.
Artist talk: Dexter Dalwood
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Dalwood, D (2013) Artist talk: Dexter Dalwood. In: Artist Talk Series, 27 February 2013, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK.
Master class: Dexter Dalwood
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Dalwood, D (2013) Master class: Dexter Dalwood. In: Artist Lecture Series, 2 February 2013, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK.
Dexter Dalwood in New Cross
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Dalwood, D (2013) Dexter Dalwood in New Cross. In: Contemporary Art Talks, 13 March 2013, Goldsmiths College, London, UK.
Keynote address
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Dalwood, D (2013) Keynote address. In: Contemporary Painting’s Relationship with Art History, 2013, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Dexter Dalwood in conversation with William Feaver
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Dalwood, D (2012) Dexter Dalwood in conversation with William Feaver. In: Artist Lecture Series, 8 May 2012, Royal Drawing School, London, UK.
What Is Really Happening
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Dalwood, D (2019) What Is Really Happening. Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK, 1 - 30 March 2019. ISBN 9781999965624
Greek bailout (2015) & Marie-Henri Beyle (2013)
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Dalwood, D (2018) Greek bailout (2015) & Marie-Henri Beyle (2013). In: A Murmur of History, De Leon Gallery, Bath, UK, 30 April - 10 June 2018.
The Apartment (after Delacroix) I, II, III & IV (2012)
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Dalwood, D (2018) The Apartment (after Delacroix) I, II, III & IV (2012). In: History in the Making, Alan Cristea Gallery, London, UK, 11 January - 10 February 2018.
Second set (2016)
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Dalwood, D (2017) Second set (2016). In: New Pleasure, Simon Lee Gallery, New York, NY, USA, 1 November - 23 December 2017.
The Critic as Artist [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2017) The Critic as Artist [group exhibition]. Reading Museum, Reading, UK, 7 October 2017 - 28 January 2018.
Age of Terror: Art Since 9/11 [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2017) Age of Terror: Art Since 9/11 [group exhibition]. Imperial War Museum, London, UK, 26 October 2017 - 28 May 2018.
Melancholia - a Sebald Variation [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2017) Melancholia - a Sebald Variation [group exhibition]. KCL, London, UK, 21 September - 10 December 2017.
Ein Brief: New Paintings by Dexter Dalwood
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Dalwood, D (2017) Ein Brief: New Paintings by Dexter Dalwood. Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna, Austria, 15 September – 14 October 2017.
Look Me in the Eye Sister [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2017) Look Me in the Eye Sister [group exhibition]. Galeria Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain, 2 August - 8 September 2017.
In the pines - slight return [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2017) In the pines - slight return [group exhibition]. In: David Risley Gallery, Bispevej 29 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24 May - 30 June 2017.
Ian Curtis (2001)
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Dalwood, D (2017) Ian Curtis (2001). In: True Faith, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK, 30 June - 3 September 2017. ISBN 9780901673954
Oscar Wilde (2003)
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Dalwood, D (2017) Oscar Wilde (2003). In: Bacon to Doig: Modern Masterpieces from a Private Collection, National Museum, Cardiff, Wales, 18 February 2017 – 31 January 2018.
Marie-Henri Beyle (2013) & Mao’s study (remix) (2015)
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Dalwood, D (2016) Marie-Henri Beyle (2013) & Mao’s study (remix) (2015). In: Fragmentos A Su Imán, Galeria Horrach Moyà, Palma de Majorca, Spain, 9 December 2016 - 9 March 2017.
Deluge (2006) & Bay of Pigs (2004) & Brian Jones’ swimming pool (2000) & Grosvenor Square (2002) & Kurt Cobain’s greenhouse (2000).
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Dalwood, D (2016) Deluge (2006) & Bay of Pigs (2004) & Brian Jones’ swimming pool (2000) & Grosvenor Square (2002) & Kurt Cobain’s greenhouse (2000). In: Painters' Painters, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK, 30 November 2016 - 28 February 2017. ISBN 9781909413092
Expérience sonore [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2016) Expérience sonore [group exhibition]. Musée d’Art moderne, Troyes, France, 21 May - 21 August 2016.
Half moon street (2012)
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Dalwood, D (2016) Half moon street (2012). In: Mon Art à Moi, Musée d’Art Moderne de Troyes, Troyes, France, 21 May - 28 August 2016.
Ian Curtis (2001)
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Dalwood, D (2016) Ian Curtis (2001). In: Expérience Sonore, Musée d’Art Moderne de Troyes, Troyes, France, 21 May - 28 August 2016.
Propaganda Painting
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Dalwood, D (2016) Propaganda Painting. Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong, China, 22 March – 14 May 2016.
Ian Curtis (2001)
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Dalwood, D (2016) Ian Curtis (2001). In: Happy Ending, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France, 22 January - 24 April 2016.
A & E (2013) & Jack Straws Castle (2013) & Roundhouse (2014)
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Dalwood, D (2016) A & E (2013) & Jack Straws Castle (2013) & Roundhouse (2014). In: The Painting Show, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania, 22 January - 13 March 2016. ISBN 9780863557798
Grosvenor Square (2002)
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Dalwood, D (2015) Grosvenor Square (2002). In: Reality: Modern and Contemporary British Painting, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK, 27 September - 1 March 2015. ISBN 9780946009640
Faux amis
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Dalwood, D (2015) Faux amis. In: Faux Amis, Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK, 8 September – 7 October 2015.
Poll tax riots (2005) & Deluge (2006)
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Dalwood, D (2015) Poll tax riots (2005) & Deluge (2006). In: Fighting History, Tate Britain, London, UK, 9 June – 13 September 2015. ISBN 9781849763585
Washington crossing the Delaware (2013)
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Dalwood, D (2015) Washington crossing the Delaware (2013). In: Homeland, Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong, China, 30 April – 16 August 2015.
Room 100, Chelsea Hotel (1999)
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Dalwood, D (2015) Room 100, Chelsea Hotel (1999). In: Zabludowicz Collection: 20 Years, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK, 30 April – 16 August 2015. ISBN 9781907921209
Washington Crossing the Delaware (2013)
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Dalwood, D (2015) Washington Crossing the Delaware (2013). In: Painting about Painting, Simmons and Simmons, London, UK, September 2014 - March 2015.
Marquee (2012)
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Dalwood, D (2015) Marquee (2012). In: Duddell’s presents: ICA Off-Site: Hong Kongese, Duddell’s, Hong Kong, China, 12 March – 28 June 2015.
Gwen John to Lucian Freud: Home and the World: Dexter Dalwood Selects from the Swindon Collection [curator]
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Dalwood, D (2015) Gwen John to Lucian Freud: Home and the World: Dexter Dalwood Selects from the Swindon Collection [curator]. Holburne Museum, Bath, 28 February-7 June 2015.
Rosa Luxemburg (1999) and Whistler’s Mirror (2014)
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Dalwood, D (2015) Rosa Luxemburg (1999) and Whistler’s Mirror (2014). In: Absence (Looking for Hammershøi), David Risley Galery, Copenhagen, 16/1/15 - 28/2/15.
London Paintings
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Dalwood, D (2014) London Paintings. Simon Lee Gallery, London, 18 November 2014-24 January 2015.
Ian Curtis (2001)
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Dalwood, D (2014) Ian Curtis (2001). In: Paintings: 30 Years of FRAC Champagne Ardennes, Musee d'art moderne, Troyes, France, 23 June - 29 September 2014.
Robert Walser (2012)
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Dalwood, D (2014) Robert Walser (2012). In: Paying No Attention I Notice Everything: Robert Walser and the Visual Arts, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, Switzerland, 10 May – 27 July 2014. ISBN 9783716517963
Ezra Pound (2011)
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Dalwood, D (2014) Ezra Pound (2011). In: The Venice Syndrome: Grandeur and Fall in the Art of Venice, Gl Holtegaard, Holte, Denmark, 22 August–14 December 2014. ISBN 9788788499803
Thirteen [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2013) Thirteen [group exhibition]. Alan Cristea Gallery, London, UK, 12 October - 9 November 2013.
Here We Go: A Changing Group Show [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2013) Here We Go: A Changing Group Show [group exhibition]. Karsten Schubert Gallery, London, UK, 9 September – 13 December 2013.
Six Unrelated Solo Shows [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2013) Six Unrelated Solo Shows [group exhibition]. David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 23 – October 26 2013.
Le Corps de L’Absence [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2013) Le Corps de L’Absence [group exhibition]. Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie, Châlons-en-Champagne, France, 5 June - 2 September 2013.
Situationist Apartment May ‘68 (2001)
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Dalwood, D (2013) Situationist Apartment May ‘68 (2001). In: Setting the Scene, Tate Modern, London, UK, May 2012 - March 2013.
Disaster / The End of Days [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2013) Disaster / The End of Days [group exhibition]. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France, 3 March - 29 June 2013. ISBN 9782910055547
Dexter Dalwood: solo exhibition accompanied by illustrated catalogue
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Dalwood, D (2013) Dexter Dalwood: solo exhibition accompanied by illustrated catalogue. In: Dexter Dalwood, Kunsthaus CentrePasquArt, Biel, Switzerland, 21 April - 16 June 2013. ISBN 978869844268
De Gaulle's Moment (2003)
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Dalwood, D (2012) De Gaulle's Moment (2003). In: Le Serment de Résistance, Charles de Gaulle Memorial in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, France, 7 September - 30 December 2012.
The Space Between [group exhibition]
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Dalwood, D (2012) The Space Between [group exhibition]. Karsten Schubert Gallery, London, UK, 28 April – 18 May 2012. ISBN 9781905464388
Orientalism
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Dalwood, D (2012) Orientalism. David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 May - 23 June 2012.
"De Kooning, De Kooning, De Kooning..."
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Dalwood, D (2011) "De Kooning, De Kooning, De Kooning...". David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 15 January - 26 February 2011.
Dichter und Drogen: solo exhibition accompanied by catalogue
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Dalwood, D (2011) Dichter und Drogen: solo exhibition accompanied by catalogue. Gallery Judin, Berlin, Germany, 10 September - 17 December 2011.
Turner Prize 2010
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Dalwood, D (2010) Turner Prize 2010. Tate Britain, London, UK, 5 October 2010 - 3 January 2011.
Dexter Dalwood
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Dalwood, D (2010) Dexter Dalwood. FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France, 11 June - 15 August 2010.
Dexter Dalwood: a solo exhibition accompanied by Works from the Tate Collection selected by Dexter Dalwood (solo exhibition tour & monograph)
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Dalwood, D (2010) Dexter Dalwood: a solo exhibition accompanied by Works from the Tate Collection selected by Dexter Dalwood (solo exhibition tour & monograph). Tate St Ives, UK. 23 January - 3 May 2010; and solo exhibition tour to FRAC, Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France (2010); CAC, Malaga, Spain (10 September - 28 November 2010), Number of works: 56. ISBN 9781854379177
Endless Night
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Dalwood, D (2009) Endless Night. Gagosian Gallery, Beverley Hills CA, USA, 17 September - 7 November 2009.
Dexter Dalwood: recent history
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Dalwood, D (2006) Dexter Dalwood: recent history. Gagosian Gallery, London, 14 December 2006 - 02 February 2007. ISBN 9781932598391
Dexter Dalwood
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Dalwood, D (2004) Dexter Dalwood. Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY, 24 June - 31 July 2004. ISBN 1932598022
Dexter Dalwood: new paintings
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Dalwood, D (2002) Dexter Dalwood: new paintings. Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA, 16 February -16 March 2002. ISBN 1880154668
Dexter Dalwood: new paintings
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Dalwood, D (2000) Dexter Dalwood: new paintings. Gagosian Gallery, London, 12 October - 18 November 2000. ISBN 1880154447
Remaking reality
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Crumplin, C and Dalwood, D (1996) Remaking reality. Kettle's Yard Gallery, Cambridge, 16 November 1996 - 5 January 1997. ISBN 090707460X
Free thinking - Rauschenberg - performance, identity and the writings of Erving Goffman.
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Dodd, P, McCarthy, T, Scott, S, Glaser, D and Dalwood, D (2017) Free thinking - Rauschenberg - performance, identity and the writings of Erving Goffman.
Fernand Léger: New Times, New Pleasures. Tate Liverpool [exhibition review]
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Dalwood, D (2019) Fernand Léger: New Times, New Pleasures. Tate Liverpool [exhibition review]. The Burlington Magazine, 1392 (161). ISSN 0007-6287
Michael Andrews, London [exhibition review]
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Dalwood, D (2017) Michael Andrews, London [exhibition review]. The Burlington Magazine, 1369 (159). pp. 330-331.
Artist’s artists: Dexter Dalwood on Titian’s Noli me Tangere
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Dalwood, D (2014) Artist’s artists: Dexter Dalwood on Titian’s Noli me Tangere. Frieze Masters Magazine, 3.
Patrick Caulfield [exhibition review]
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Dalwood, D (2013) Patrick Caulfield [exhibition review]. The Burlington Magazine, 155 (1327).
Gerhard Richter. London, Berlin and Paris [exhibition review]
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Dalwood, D (2012) Gerhard Richter. London, Berlin and Paris [exhibition review]. The Burlington Magazine, 154 (1309). p. 284. ISSN 0007-6287
Francis Bacon [exhibition review]
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Dalwood, D (2008) Francis Bacon [exhibition review]. Burlington Magazine, 150 (1269). p. 841. ISSN 0007-6287