Keith Coventry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Keith Coventry

British artist

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1958

Place of Birth: Burnley, England, United Kingdom

Profession: painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Keith Coventry

  • Keith Coventry is a British artist and curator.
  • In September 2010 his Spectrum Jesus painting won the £25,000 John Moores Painting Prize.Keith Coventry was born in Burnley in 1958 and lives and works in London.
  • He attended Brighton Polytechnic 1978–1981 and Chelsea School of Art London 1981–1982.
  • He was featured in the seminal exhibition Sensation at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1997 and in 2006, he received a mid-career retrospective at Glasgow's Tramway (Art Centre).
  • He was also a co-founder and curator of City Racing, an influential not-for-profit gallery in Kennington, South London from 1988–1998. His work has been exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and is included in collections worldwide, including the British Council; Tate Modern; Arts Council of England; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis;, and The Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
  • In 2010 Coventry was awarded the John Moores Painting Prize.

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