Alastair Mackinven (born 1971, Clatterbridge, UK) lives and works in London. Selected solo exhibitions include Dlnrg (Oeeey), Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York, USA (2021); Studio M, London, UK (2020); Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York, USA (2017); Not Liver Again Said the Eagle To Prometheus, TRAMPS, London, UK (2016); A.J.R.M. Is My Slave Name, Peles Empire, London, UK (2013); Alastair Mackinven’s New Chinese Art, Curtat Tunnel, Lausanne, Switzerland (2013); From the Chinese Menu of Choice, be Warned, the Meal Will Always be Chinese, Jancou Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland (2013); New Wave of British Heavy Painting, City of London Art, London, UK (2012); Assault on Lismore Castle’s Fourth Wall, Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore, Ireland (2012); Owning a Dog to be a Master, Hermes und der Pfau, Stuttgart, Germany (2010).

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