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Neil Raitt

Neil Raitt

1986
Born in Leicester, UK
Lives and works in London, England

Education

2013
MA Painting, Royal College of Art
2009
BA (Hons) Degree Fine Art, Norwich University College of the Arts

Solo Exhibitions

2024
Floating Lands, Huxley Parlour, London, UK
2022
Tangerine Sunset, Galerie Judin, Berlin, Germany
2021
Between a Rock and a Setting Sun, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Imitation Sand, Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris, FR
2017
Misty Rock, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
Chasing Bridges, The Cabin, Los Angeles, CA
Landscapetual, Mon Chéri Gallery, Brussels, BE
Fantasy Traveller, Nicelle Beauchene, New York, NY
2015
Happy Painting, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2014
CABINECTOMY, Goss-Michael Foundation Residency, Dallas, TX
Catlin Art Prize, Londonewcastle Project Space, London, UK

Group Exhibitions

2025
PAPER, Huxley Parlour, London, UK
Blissful Garden Concept, FRONDA, London, UK
2024
The First Taste, Anat Ebgi, New York, NY
2021
Good Company: Pt.1, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Staycation, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Abstracted, Rental Gallery, East Hampton, NY
The Conversation, Anat Ebgi at Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
Mythologies of a Sublime, Pedro Cera Gallery, Lisbon, PT
Sky Above Clouds, Darrow Contemporary, Aspen, CO
DPAM Collects: Happy Little Trees and Other Recent Acquisitions, DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL
As You Like It, Praz-Delavellade, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Small Enough to Keep Me Happy, Big Enough To Keep Me Occupied. Curated by Jon Pilkington, Eighteen Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Coquet Mais Pas Trop, Centre d’art contemporain La Halle des bouchers, Vienne, FR
First Star, Last Snowflake, curated by Garance Chabert, Villa Du Parc centre d’art contemporain, Annemasse, FR
Currents, Lin & Lin Gallery, Tai Pei, Taiwan
2016
Divers, Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris, FR
Neil Raitt, Joshua Sex and Alfred Wallis, Brendan Lynch’s Porch Museum, New York, NY
The Hermits’ Cave, with Joshua Sex, theporchmuseum, New York, NY
2015
POST-ANALOG PAINTING, The Hole, New York, NY
2014
Jack, Neil, Shane, Gareth and Matthew, Choi & Lager, Cologne, DE
Re-Define, Group show & Charity Auction, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Morphol Scowl, Piccadilly Place, Manchester, UK
The Back of Beyond: Neil Raitt, Adam Bainbridge & Sam Irons, Hus Gallery, London, UK
2013
Painting Show and Performances, organized by Mathis Gasser, Winter Projects, London, UK
Buddy System Invitational, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR
SHOW RCA, Royal College of Art, London, UK
SATELIKE, Departure Foundation, London, UK
Spooky Action, Blyth Gallery, London, UK
Form From Form, Matthews Yard, Greater London, UK
Near That Place, with Freya Douglas-Morris and Nicholas Johnson, Hockney Gallery, RCA, London, UK
2012
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Painting Summer Show, 15 Howie Street, London, UK
DRUMM, Queen of Hoxton, London, UK
Young Master’s Exhibition and Auction, Rupert Cavendish, London, UK
WIP, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2011
Time and Travel, Ku’ Damm 101, Berlin, DE
RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Summer In The City, Ben Uri Gallery, London, UK
At Play 3, South Hill Park, Berkshire, UK
Somewhere, KT Contemporary, Dublin, IE
2010
Artist’s Advent Window, Wolf & Badger, London, UK
Ishihara 13, The Book Club, London, UK
Open, Open!, Swiss Cottage Library, London, UK
2009
Hans Brinker Budget Trophy, Hans Brinker Hotel, Amsterdam, NL
Open 21, The City Gallery, Leicester, UK
Intern Show, Salem Art Works, New York, NY
Degree Show, Norwich University of The Arts, Norwich, UK

Prizes and Awards

2016
Northern Trust Purchase Prize
2014
The Catlin Art Prize
2013
Artist in residence, Martini Arte Internazionale, Turin, Italy (July – September 2013)
2009
The Attenborough Prize
2008
Hans Brinker Budget Trophy

Publications and Press

2017
Neil Raitt. Los Angeles: Anat Ebgi Gallery, 2017. With texts by Ansel Krut, Lxo Cohen, and an interview with Lauren Bergman.

Press

2018
Kelly Crow, "A Renaissance for Bob Ross: Fans Want the ‘Joy of Painting’ Host to Have a Spot in Art History," Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2018.
Alexxa Gotthardt, "How Bob Ross Became Everyone’s Favorite Art Teacher," Artsy, February 15, 2018. (Link)
"‘Imitation Sand’ by Neil Raitt at Valentin, Paris," OFluxo, February 13, 2018. (Link)
"Neil Raitt at Valentin, Paris," Cura Magazine, February 10, 2018.
"Imitation Sand," Paris Art, February 8, 2018.
2017
Edward Goldman, “Neil Raitt,” Art Talk, KCRW, 89.9, Los Angeles, CA, October 24, 2017.
Edward Goldman, “Sizzling Weather, Cool Art,” Huffington Post, October 24, 2017. (Link)
Annabel Osberg, “Neil Raitt,” Artillery Magazine, September 21, 2017. (Link)
2016
Jennifer S. Li, “Neil Raitt at The Cabin,” Art in America, November 2016.
Kenny Schachter, “Kenny Schachter Comes Out to Play at Frieze London,” artnet, October 11, 2016.
Andrew M. Goldstein, “5 Artists to Watch at the Sunday Art Fair 2016,” Artspace, October 7, 2016.
Rachel Spence, “Frieze satellite fairs: Sunday, Moniker, The Other Art Fair – review,” The Financial Times, October 8, 2016.
Emily Steer, “Sunday Art Fair: Gallery Picks,” Elephant Magazine, October 6, 2016.
Hannah Hayes-Westall, “Top 6 artists at Sunday art fair,” FAD Magazine, October 6, 2016.
Nate Freeman, “Sunday, the Young Fair in London During Frieze, Opens with Solid Sales, Chill Vibes,” Artnews, October 6, 2016.
“Neil Raitt Exhibition at MonCheri, Brussels,” Purple Magazine, June 28, 2016.
Federica Tattoli, “Interview with Neil Raitt,” Fruit of the Forest, April 2016.
Federica Tattoli, “Anat Ebgi at miart 2016,” Fruit of the Forest, April 2016.
2015
Harriet Thorpe, “INTERVIEW: Catching up with Neil Raitt,” FAD Magazine, August 6, 2015.
Domenico de Chirico, “Happy Painting, Anat Ebgi,” Aujourd’hui, May 9, 2015.
2014
“Q&A with Neil Raitt,” MTV Redefine Blog, November 2014.
“Neil Raitt: CABINECTOMY,” Glasstire, October 22, 2014.
“Five young artists to look out for,” Artfund, May 14, 2014.
Harriet Thorpe, “INTERVIEW: Neil Raitt by Harriet Thorpe Caitlin Art Prize #7,” FAD Magazine, May 1, 2014.
2013
Emily Beber, “Art: Neil Raitt’s hypnotic landscapes will mess with your mind,” It’s Nice That, August 28, 2013.

Collections

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Collection, Los Angeles, CA
DePaul Art Museum, Chicago
The Saatchi Collection, London
The Franks-Suss Collection, London