A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST

A <strong>PORTRAIT</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> <strong>ARTIST</strong><br />

NEW PAINTINGS BY BEN MCLAUGHLIN<br />

WSJ GALLERY, WINTER 2022

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Fortunately for those of us who admire his work,<br />

Ben McLaughlin has recently had a bout of intense creativity.<br />

Ben is not the type of artist who keeps regular hours. When he<br />

is truly inspired, as with this new series of works, his family have<br />

to be even more patient than usual. Nights and weekends, as<br />

well as all the daylight hours, are spent in the studio obsessively<br />

working and re-working his paintings. Deadlines come and go<br />

until Ben, always the perfectionist, is satisfied that his exquisite<br />

creations are ready to go out into the world.<br />

The 22 panel paintings in this catalogue embody the agony and<br />

excitement of the creative process. Each one reminds us that an<br />

original work of art is a unique piece of the artist, something he<br />

has struggled to complete.<br />

At 53, Ben has now been honing his astonishing skill for over<br />

three decades. We revel in his ability to create the effect of<br />

moon or sunlight beaming through clouds; a car’s headlights<br />

shining through the fog; a streetlight glimmering in the rain or a<br />

neon sign fizzing in the darkness. With his half-told narratives,<br />

Ben somehow manages to distill half a century of life experience<br />

into moments and essences.<br />

Profound and spiritual, Ben’s new paintings touch the soul.<br />

RWS November 2022<br />

(with thanks to Cornelia FitzRoy, collector of Ben’s work)<br />

COVER: MERIONETH 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21CM

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VALE <strong>OF</strong> YORK 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 40 CM

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HACKNEY SOUTH 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21 CM

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GLASGOW GOVERN 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21CM

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LEFT: BRIGHTON 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 40 X 30 CM<br />

FULHAM EAST 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21 CM

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ROSS, CROMARTY & SKYE 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 40 CM

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WILLESDEN WEST 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30 CM

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HENDON SOUTH 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30 CM

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RIGHT: MARYLEBONE 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21 CM<br />

CHELSEA 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21 CM

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BATTERSEA NORTH 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 40 CM

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PUTNEY 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30 CM

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TYNEMOUTH & NORTH SHIELDS 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30 CM

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NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21 CM

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BELFAST 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30 CM

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RIGHT: BETHNAL GREEN 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21 CM<br />

NORTH CUMBERLAND 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21 CM

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ARGYLLSHIRE 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 30 X 21CM

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VAUXHALL 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30CM

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HORSHAM & WEARING 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30CM

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BERMONDSEY 2022, OIL ON PANEL, 21 X 30CM

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PRICES<br />

ALL WORKS ARE OIL ON PANEL, PAINTED IN 2022<br />

MERIONETH, 30 X 21CM £3,100<br />

VALE <strong>OF</strong> YORK, 30 X 40 CM £4,800<br />

HACKNEY SOUTH, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

GLASGOW GOVERN, 30 X 21CM £3,100<br />

BRIGHTON, 40 X 30 CM £4,800<br />

FULHAM EAST, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

ROSS, CROMARTY & SKYE, 30 X 40 CM £4,800<br />

WILLESDEN WEST, 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

HENDON SOUTH, 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

CHELSEA, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

MARYLEBONE, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

BATTERSEA NORTH, 30 X 40 CM £4,800<br />

PUTNEY, 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

TYNEMOUTH & NORTH SHIELDS, 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

BELFAST, 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

NORTH CUMBERLAND, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

BETHNAL GREEN, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

ARGYLLSHIRE, 30 X 21 CM £3,100<br />

VAUXHALL 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

HORSHAM & WEARING, 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

BERMONDSEY, 21 X 30 CM £3,100<br />

PAINTINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON RECEIPT <strong>OF</strong> THIS CATALOGUE

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BEN McLAUGHLIN (BORN 1969)<br />

EDUCATION AND AWARDS<br />

1987-88 Foundation Course, Central St Martin’s School of Art, London<br />

1990-93 BA Fine Art, Central St Martin’s School of Art, London<br />

1992 First Prize, Falkiners Fine Paper Young Artists Award, London<br />

First Prize, Cecil Collins Memorial Prize for Drawing, London<br />

1994 & 96 First Prize, Medaille d’Honneur de la Ville de Sallies de Béarn, France<br />

2005 Artist’s residency at the Joseph and Anni Albers Foundation,<br />

Connecticut, USA<br />

SOLO EXHIBITIONS<br />

1996 Recent Paintings, Ida & Guhl, Berlin<br />

1997 New Work, Alphabet, London<br />

1999 Recent Paintings, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2001 New Paintings, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2002 Triptychs, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2004 Death by Chocolate $2.49/We Support Our Troops, Wilson Stephens Fine Art<br />

2006 Paintings, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2008 Studio Work, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2009 Heskin Contemporary, New York<br />

2011 Paintings, Collages, Photographs & Drawings,<br />

Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

A List of Destinations, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco<br />

2012 Recent Paintings, Heskin Contemporary, New York<br />

Anyone Awake? Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2013 Ben McLaughlin Collages, Wilson Stephens & Jones, London<br />

2014 The Night Sky, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco<br />

2015 Ben McLaughlin – Road Trip, Samek Art Museum,<br />

Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA<br />

Home & Contents, Wilson Stephens & Jones, London<br />

2017 Ben McLaughlin Collages II, Wilson Stephens & Jones, London<br />

2019 Finisterre, Wilson Stephens & Jones, London<br />

2020 Ben McLaughlin Collages III, Wilson Stephens & Jones, London<br />

Ex Libris, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco<br />

2021 Britain in Pictures, WSJ Gallery, Bruton, Somerset<br />

2022 A Portrait of the Artist, WSJ Gallery, London

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS<br />

1993 International Art Academies Biennale, Maastricht, The Netherlands<br />

1995 Frequent Strangers, Le Colisée, Biarritz, France<br />

Südwest Landesbank Druckgrafik Kunstpreis, Stuttgart, Germany<br />

1996 Nearly Distant, The Pumphouse, London<br />

1998 Panel Paintings, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2000 Small is Beautiful, Flowers East, London<br />

Panel Paintings, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2004 Pasties, Cider, Presley, M.O.T. Gallery, London<br />

2005 Art 20, with Archeus Fine Art at The Park Avenue Armory, New York<br />

The Shandy Collection, London<br />

2006 Palmbeach 3, Art Fair with Archeus Fine Art, Florida<br />

2010 Volcano, Compton Verney<br />

The New Narrative, Heskin Contemporary, New York<br />

1998-2010 20/21 British Art Fair with Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

1999-2015 The London Contemporary Art Fair with Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London<br />

2012 Look Both Ways, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco<br />

2013 & 18 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London<br />

2017 Pulse, Miami Beach with Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco<br />

Ben McLaughlin has work in private collections worldwide.<br />

Catalogue design by Tess Gomm<br />

Photography by Angelo Plantamura<br />

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