Marcus Aitken
Available Works
Biography
Recently named as Saatchi Arts top 20 emerging artists to watch in 2020, Marcus is a contemporary artist and painter from South London who uses a combination of layering, distressing and blending to present a multifaceted surface to his work.
Having shown in both solo and group exhibitions internationally, he has a background in design and developed his artistic style creating cutting edge abstract works with vibrant and exciting sculptural elements.
Education
BA, London College of Communication, 2009-2012
Press
2019, Marcus Aitken In Conversation with Verity Babbs, Art Plugged
2020, SEFTON SPEAKS: MARCUS AITKEN, Sefton
2019, A Londoner’s Take on The Other Art Fair, Saatchi Art
2020, South London Through the Eyes of Emerging Artist Marcus Aitken, Culture Trip
Exhibitions
-Saatchi Arts (postponed), The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, NY / April 2020
-Sefton Fashion (postponed), Islington, London / May 2020
-M&C Saatchi emerging artists group show (postponed)/ May 2020
-Blue Balls Festival live painting commission (postponed), Switzerland / July 2020
-Carousel Next Door, Solo show / August 2020
-Art Pistol Group show, Glasgow Scotland / December 2019
-Floorr Magazine EXH01, Online / November 2019
-Fresco Gallery Opening show, Portugal / November 2019
-The Pilgrm solo show / 26th September 2019 – 28th November / London
-Crystal Palace Open House 2018 / London
-The Other Art Fair, Truman Brewery 2018 / London
-Control Exhibition - Curator and Exhibitor 2018 / London
-Deptford X art festival 2018 / London
-Bog Standard, The strand 2018 / London
-Lumi Arts In house showcase, Pimlico 2017
-Homo Promo, Old Street 2017 / London
-Unlasted Exhibition 2016/ London
-Handborn Group show 2016 / London