Courtney Hogarth
China
Vita / Lebenslauf:
Courtney Hogarth, PhD
- Biography
Courtney Hogarth is a Jamaican artist who was recently conferred with the title of PhD in Classical Chinese Painting from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Hogarth is a graduate of the Edna Manley College – School of Visual Arts, in Kingston, Jamaica.
He came to China, out of a profound interest in Chinese philosophy and culture, to pursue studies in Classical Chinese Painting. He endeavours to exercise respect for the wisdom and traditions of the people with whom he co-inhabits the earth. It is out of the desire to interpret and share what he feels as an individual that he creates.
Hogarth’s paintings have been exhibited at the China National Art Museum, the National Gallery of Jamaica, Grosvenor Galleries, and Revolution Galleries. In 2004 he curated his first solo exhibition in Jamaica. Titled ‘Spirit of The brush – Courtney Hogarth Looks at China’ it presented the Jamaican audience with ink paintings inspired by life in China. In 2006 Hogarth, along with four Chinese artists, participated in an exhibition titled ‘Cocoon’ at the Jamaican Embassy in Beijing. In celebration of 35 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China, Hogarth curated and participated in an exhibition titled ‘Journeys’ in November of 2007.
In his native Jamaica, he has been the subject of several newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television programmes. He has a unique interest in the literary world, writes poetry and prose dealing with the human condition, celebrating life, and questioning our journey as a nomadic race in the quest to find love and belonging. In 1994 Hogarth entered an essay competition sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank. His entry titled: “Youth and the Struggle for Social and Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean” was awarded first place, qualifying him Jamaica’s representative to an international youth forum held in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1995. Additionally, he has been the recipient of several awards and scholarships, among them: the C.L. Stuart Award for Academic Excellence, the Mutual Life Foundation Scholarship, the Chinese Overseas Scholarship and the Distinguished Foreign Scholar’s Scholarship from the Government of China.
In China, Hogarth’s work has been reviewed on China Central Television, China Education Television (CETV), included in exhibitions of the Central Academy, and published in ‘Configuration Multiply’ by Professor Hu Ming Zhe, of the Academy, in which she described his drawings as “…a seeming tropical breeze…” Additionally, his paintings are to be found in private collections in several countries and have also been collected by the Chinese Embassy in Jamaica, the Jamaican Embassy in China, and the Ministry of Education, Jamaica. Over the course of several summers Hogarth designed and taught drawing courses at the Edna Manley College – School of Visual Arts.
One of the guiding philosophies that he embraces is that the world is as broad as the mental space we create for ourselves. He believes that artists ought to contribute to the creation of an environment in which visual interpretation is given to dreams and ideas. And, therefore, to dictate how as creative individuals we communicate our visions to the rest of humanity – adding strength and impetus to that universal impulse seeking to forge a more harmonious, habitable environment.
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
Shang Shang (Sunshine) Museum Inaugural Exhibition. September 26, 2008. Beijing (Song Village), China.
\\\"Olympic Fine Arts Exhibition\\\", August 2008. International Exhibition Centre. Beijing.
3rd Beijing Biennial, July 2008. China National Art Museum, Beijing.
PhD Graduation Exhibition. July 2008, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
\\\"Journeys\\\", November 2007, Beijing. Galleria on Third.
\\\"Jamaica Biennial\\\". National Gallery of Jamaica. 2006 - 2007.
\\\"Cocoon\\\", January 2006, Jamaican Embassy, Beijing
\\\"Academy Lights\\\", 2005, Central Academy, Beijing
\\\"Spirit of The Brush - Courtney Hogarth Looks at China\\\", August 2004, Grosvenor Galleries. Kingston, Jamaica
|
|
|
