About

Biography

Dressed up in fake-façades James McLardy’s forms and fragmented arrangements forge unstable material relationships. Whether detailed, labored, or through more immediate processes these surfaces represent an artist intent on questioning notions of aesthetical and materialist authenticity through quizzical and sometimes comic means.

Recent shows include ‘White Teeth in the Planetarium’, a solo exhibition at the Royal Standard gallery, Liverpool;  ‘Legacy: Five Schemes, First Variation’ at High Cross House, ‘Magnum Opus’ N/V_Projects at Dye House, London and ‘Last Chance’ at SWG3, Glasgow.

In 2012 McLardy showed ‘The Swan and Hostage’ (solo) at The Duchy as the result of a summer residency in the gallery. Group shows that year included ‘Petrosphere II’ at Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, ‘Athens Pride’, the Breeder Gallery, ‘Pavilion’, David Dale gallery, ‘Cave’, 7th Liverpool Biennale and ‘Art Lending Library’ (also at Glasgow International Festival).

In 2011 he took part in ‘You, Me, Something Else‘, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, ‘Industrial Aesthetics’, Hunter Times Square Gallery, New York and ‘Petrosphere’, REMAP 3, Athens.

In 2010 he was the recipient of an Esmée Fairburn creative development residency at Cove Park and a production and development Residency at The Danish National Art Workshops, Copenhagen.

Previous exhibitions include ‘Common Soul’ (solo), Outpost gallery, Norwich 2009, ‘The Façade Within’, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh 2009 and ‘Between Here & Somewhere Else‘ at Overgaden, Institute of contemporary Art, Copenhagen 2010.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

  • 2013 –
    • Legacy: Five Schemes, First Variation, by KARST, High Cross House, Dartington
    • Magnum Opus, by N/V_Projects, the Dye House, London
  • 2012 –
    • Last Chance, SWG3, by ‘It’s our playground’, Glasgow
    • CAVEartfair, launched during the Liverpool Biennial
    • Pavilion, David Dale Gallery, Glasgow
    • Petrosphere II, Glasgow International Festival
    • Art Lending Library, Mitchell Library, Glasgow (project by Market gallery)
    • Artists for Athens Pride (curated by Andrea Gilbert), The Breeder, Athens
  • 2011 –
    • Industrial Aesthetics, Hunter Times Square Gallery, New York
    • You, Me, Something Else, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
    • Petrosphere, REMAP 3, Athens
  • 2010 –
    • Between here… Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
    • New Life, 1005 Argyle Street, Glasgow
    • Must I Paint You a Picture? Transmission Members Show, Glasgow
  • 2009 –
    • The Façade Within, The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
    • Die Die Die, Transmission Members Show, Glasgow
  • 2007 –
    • Secure in Flames, Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow
    • ES, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
  • 2006 –
    • News From Nowhere, NVG, Glasgow
    • Solo Show, Transmission Members Show, Glasgow
    • Art Futures, Glasgow Art Fair
    • Film Screening, Miners Welfare, Halfway
  • 2005 –
    • Re-Escape, Hamburg, Germany
    • Leviathan, Leather Lane, London
    • One Night and One day, Film Screening, NMS, Edinburgh
    • The Beginning of an Endless Desire, Extension, Glasgow Art Fair
  • 2004 –
    • Last Chance To Turn Around, Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow
    • Forever Green, Paisley Museum
  • 2001 –
    • Sometime Instant, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
    • Vault, Arches, Glasgow
  • 2000 –
    • Radio Tuesday, KIASMA, Helsinki, Finland
    • Louder than Love, De Zeyp Cultural Centre, Brussels
    • World Tune Project, Helsinki, Finland

CV

James McLardy

  • Lives and Works: Glasgow

Education

  • 1996 – 1999 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Sculpture, Glasgow School of Art
  • 1994 – 1996 Architecture, Mackintosh School of Architecture
  • 1993- 1994 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Chesterfield College

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

  • 2013 –
    • Legacy: Five Schemes, First Variation, by KARST, High Cross House, Dartington
    • Magnum Opus , by N/V_Projects, the Dye House, London
  • 2012 –
    • Last Chance, SWG3, by ‘It’s our playground’, Glasgow
    • CAVEartfair, launched during the Liverpool Biennial
    • Pavilion, David Dale Gallery, Glasgow
    • Petrosphere II, Glasgow International Festival
    • Art Lending Library, Mitchell Library, Glasgow (project by Market gallery)
    • Artists for Athens Pride, The Breeder, Athens
  • 2011 –
    • Industrial Aesthetics, Hunter Times Square Gallery, New York
    • You, Me, Something Else, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
    • Petrosphere, REMAP 3, Athens
  • 2010 –
    • Between here… Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
    • New Life, 1005 Argyle Street, Glasgow
    • Must I Paint You a Picture? Transmission Members Show, Glasgow
  • 2009 –
    • The Façade Within, The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
    • Die Die Die, Transmission Members Show, Glasgow
  • 2007 –
    • Secure in Flames, Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow
    • ES, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
  • 2006 –
    • News From Nowhere, NVG, Glasgow
    • Solo Show, Transmission Members Show, Glasgow
    • Art Futures, Glasgow Art Fair
    • Film Screening, Miners Welfare, Halfway
  • 2005 –
    • Re-Escape, Hamburg, Germany
    • Leviathan, Leather Lane, London
    • One Night and One day, Film Screening, NMS, Edinburgh
    • The Beginning of an Endless Desire, Extension, Glasgow Art Fair
  • 2004 –
    • Last Chance To Turn Around, Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow
    • Forever Green, Paisley Museum
  • 2001 –
    • Sometime Instant, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
    • Vault, Arches, Glasgow
  • 2000 –
    • Radio Tuesday, KIASMA, Helsinki, Finland
    • Louder than Love, De Zeyp Cultural Centre, Brussels
    • World Tune Project, Helsinki, Finland

Residencies and Projects (Selected)

  • 2012 –
    • The Duchy Gallery, artist in residence, Glasgow
  • 2011 –
    • Atelier Public, Glasgow gallery of modern art
  • 2010 –
    • Cove Park, Summer residency, supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
    • Danish Art Workshops (SVK), Artist in Residence, Copenhagen
  • 2009 –
    • Midlothian Community Hospital, Public Commission, consultants Artlink
  • 2008 –
    • Public Commission with consultants RMJM, Glasgow
  • 2007 –
    • NVG, Public Commission with consultant Jenny Crowe
    • Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Artist in Residence
  • 2006 –
    • New Victoria Gardens, Artist in Residence, Glasgow
  • 2005 –
    • Artist in Residence, Rutherglen Town Hall
  • 2002 –
    • Artist in Residence, The Whitechapel Gallery, London

Grants and Awards (selected)

  • 2013 –
    • Hope Scott Trust
  • 2012 –
    • Quality Production, Creative Scotland (in support of Petrosphere GI)
    • Talent, Creative Scotland award
  • 2011 –
    • International Investment, Creative Scotland (in support of Petrosphere ReMap)
  • 2010 –
    • British Council artist award (Denmark)
  • 2009 –
    • Scottish Arts Council, Creative and professional development award
  • 2007 –
    • Scottish Arts Council, Professional development award

Publications

  • 2011 –
    • Industrial Aesthetics, exhibition catalogue, Hunter, NY
  • 2010 –
    • This is Central Station, catalogue, ISO
  • 2008 –
    • Drawn from the Wishing Well, DVD Published with RMJM Architects
    • Rule of Thumb, Exhibition Catalogue, GOMA
  • 2006 –
    • Placed up on the Horizon, Essays by Niall MacDonald and Ruth Barker
    • Recast – Publication of drawings launched at the CCA, Glasgow
  • 2005 –
    • Extraordinary Everyday – Project Catalogue, Artlink Edinburgh
  • 2002 –
    • Sometime Instant – Audio CD, Transmission Gallery
  • 2000 –
    • Radio Tuesday – Audio cassette produced by Radio Tuesday

Work in collections

Glasgow Museums and private

Articles / Reviews (2010 – 2013)

- Michael Jeppesen, Victims in a Waterpark, publication18, Information,
November 2010
- Kirstine Kern, From personal memories to the sound barrier, Politiken, 20th
November 2010
- Rasmus Kjærboe, Can art point behind conflict? Kunsten.nu , 29th November
2010
- Portrait of an obsessed reality, Gp, Arbejderen, 12th January 2011
- Anna Zarifi, ReMap third generation, Free Sunday, 10th September, 2011
- Top artwork on display in Glasgow, Evening Times, 16th September 2011,
- Gallery unveils array of sculptures, The Herald, 16th September 2011
- Moira Jeffrey, You, Me, Something Else, The Scotsman, 27th September 2011
- Maria Marangou, Art in the service of real estate, Freedom, 3rd October 2011
-Susan Mansfield, ‘You, Me, Something Else’ is an exhibition about sculpture at the
GoMA in Glasgow, The Scotsman, 25th October 2011
- Anna Burnside, You Me Something Else, GoMA, Glasgow, The Independent,
Wednesday 9th November 2011
- Rosie Lesso, You, Me, Something Else, Art Monthly issue 352, Dec-Jan 11-12
- Robert Clark, You, Me, Something Else, Glasgow, The Guide, Guardian
newspaper, Saturday 10th December 2011, p.37
- Exhibitions: Pick of the week, Listings, The Guide, Guardian newspaper,
Saturday 7th January 2012, p.34 & 14th January 2012, p.24
- Andrew Graham-Dixon, Glasgow Art Lending, BBC Culture Show, 16th
March 2012
- Moira Jeffrey, Glasgow International plays to the gallery, The Scotsman, 22nd
April 2012
- Phil Miller, Bewildered and beguiled, The Herald, 22nd April 2012
- Talitha Kotzé, Enjoyable exhibition questioning the inherent value and fakeness
of sculpted pieces, The List, issue 701, 3rd August 2012
- CAVE offers a fair deal for artists, a-n Magazine, 28th August 2012
-Andrew Cattanach, The Swan and Hostage, The Skinny, issue 84, 10th September 2012
- Jack Welsh talks to James McLardy about White Teeth in the Planetarium, Corridoor8, 16th April 2013
-Linda Pittwood, White Teeth in the Planetarium, The Skinny, 23rd April 2013

Visiting lecturer

Glasgow School of Art
Cumbria Institute of the Arts, Carlisle
York St John University
Strathclyde University, department of Architecture, Glasgow