Alistair Frost
b. 1981
Lives and works in London, England
Education
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science 2009
MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London 2007
BA (Hons) Painting, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK 2004
Solo Exhibitions
2013
2012
2011
2009
2008
2006
AFK <> AZQ <> ART, BolteLang, Zurich, Switzerland
Out of Office Auto Reply, Christian Andersen Gallery, Copenhagen
Postcard from… Alistair Frost De Kooning Couldn’t Draw Hands Either, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere,
Rome
Image Coming Soon, Mary Mary, Glasgow
Airplane Mode, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, NY
Schhh...Hieroglyphics, HOTEL, London
Laser Eye Correction, Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin
one/word/look, Dicksmith Gallery, London
In Brief, Jerwood Space, London
Group Exhibitions
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Glasgow International, Glasgow, Scotland
Managing Bounces: Alistair Frost, George Henry Longly, Marianne Spurr, Cell Project Space, London
Summer in a Bottle, Wolffer Estate Vineyard, Sagaponack, NY
The Writings is on the Wall, Jonathan Viner, London
Febreze, Kinman Gallery, London
SIGNS AND MESSAGES II: Fiona Banner, Alistair Frost, Marc Hundley, Kay Rosen, Neil Rumming,
Stephen Willats, Kate Macgarry, London
Dovble Trovble, CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
Bernhardt, Frost, Kitaj, Rivers, Schumann, Williams, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
Context Message, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, NY
Alistair Frost & Gerda Scheepers, Mary Mary Gallery, Glasgow
There are two sides to every coin, and two sides to your face, Xippas Galerie, Paris
Am Nuden Da, Flat Works, Summer Fayre, OUTPOST, Norwich, England
Feint Art, Richard Aldrich, Alistair Frost, Katy Moran, Alexandra Birken, Kunstverein Freiburg im
Marienbad, Germany
Boom, Dicksmith at HOTEL, London
Spontaneous Generation, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, NY
Jerwood Contemporary Painters 2009, The Gallery at Norwich University, Norwich, England
Europäisch-Amerikanische Freundschaft: Ida Ekblad, Alistair Frost and David Hominal, Gavin
Brown's Enterprise, New York, NY
Lead Slugs and Blank Spaces, Museum 52, London
Jerwood Contemporary Painters, Jerwood Space, London and PSL, Leeds
Studio Voltaire presents, BolteLang, Zurich
Alistair Frost / Stuart Elliot / Rupert Ackroyd, Dicksmith Gallery, London
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Journey to the Center of Uranus, CANADA Gallery, New York, NY
Alistair Frost / Simone Gilges / Matthew Smith, Studio Voltaire, London
The Brotherhood of Subterranea, Kunstbunker - Forum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Nuremberg,
Germany
Grotto, Museum 52, London
Signs and Messages from Modern Life, Kate MacGarry, London
Bloomberg New Contemporaries, New Art Gallery, Walsall; Rochelle School, London and Corner
House, Manchester
True Romance, The Breeder, Athens, Greece
Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London
Belief in Flowers, Meinblau Galerie, Berlin
The Vallery, Bloomberg Space, London
The Last Chicken of Sainsbury's, The Chateau, Glasgow
Voodoo Shit, Hales Gallery, London
Collections
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Bibliography: Reviews
“Alistair Frost: ‘AZQ< > $@Ł•^’.” Dust Magazine. 16 April 2014.
”Alistair Frost – Fire Sale.” Bukowskis.com. 4 March 2013.
“Alistair Frost, Lily Pad… Lily Plant…Damn I’ve Forgotten My Safe Word.” Art in America. 2009.
“Artist Has Pretty Manicures Nailed: Pop-Up Parlour Turns Fingernails Into Works of Art.” Daily Record. April
2012.
Barrett, David. “New Contemporaries 2007.” Art Monthly. October 2007.
Buck, Louisa. “What to See at Glasgow International.” The Telegraph. 10 April 2014.
Cahill, James. “Fresh Air.” ApolloMagazine.com. 21 September 2013.
“Glasgow Art Festival Hosts Pop-Up Nail Bar.” ProfessionalBeauty.com. 14 April 2014.
Hafner, Hans-Jurgen. “Alistair Frost: Einladung Zum Cocktail.” Artnet. April 2009.
Herbert, Martin. “Alistair Frost.” Artforum Summer 2013: 342-343.
Herbert, Martin. “Signs and Messages from Modern Life.” Time Out London. November 2007: 21-27.
McAdam, Carrie. “Art News.” Herald Scotland.” 31 August 2012.
Myhrberg, Michaela. “Perspectives: An Interview with Alistair Frost and Behnaz Aram.” The Odalisque
Magazine online. 26 March 2013.
Prince, Mark. “Alistair Frost at Galerie Micky Schubert.” ArtForum. April 2009.
Russeth, Andrew. “The Boys (and Girls) of Summer: ‘Context Message’ at Zach Feuer and ‘Side Show’ at
Greene Naftali.” The New York Observer. 31 July 2012.
Searle, Adrian. “In The Deep End at Glasgow International Festival.” The Guardian. 7 April 2014.
Sharratt, Chris. “Alistair Frost.” Frieze. January-February 2013.
Smith, Roberta. “Like Watching Paint Thrive: In Five Chelsea Galleries, the State of Painting.” The
New York Times. 29 June 2012.
“Ten Questions About Painting.” Flash Art. July-September 2013.
Ward, Ossian. “Alistair Frost.” Time Out London. 29 May – 4 June 2008.
Bibliography: Publications
“Alistair Frost: Circa 2045.” Buk Szpan 2012.
“Alistair Frost: Cool Runnings.” Stichting Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten 2010.
Cornell, Lauren, Massimiliano Gioni, and Laura Hoptman, eds. Younger Than Jesus | Artists Directory. New
Museum and Phaidon Press, New York: 2009
“Stickers by Alistair Frost.” Kaleidoscope. Issue 16 Fall 2012: 64-65