Miles Cole

In 2012 I returned to painting after a fifteen year hiatus during which time I carved out a successful career as an illustrator. My work is rooted in the tradition of British and European post-war Modernism particularly abstract painting, drawing inspiration from various sources such as coastal landscape, the city and its architecture and geometric design. These are a catalyst for what then becomes a sensual engagement with the materials - deconstructing and reconstructing shapes into various compositions and textures until a point of departure from the subject matter has been reached.

 Miles Cole

 

Born Bristol 1965

 

1989/90 Chelsea School Of Art, London - MA Fine Art

1986/89 Gloucestershire College Of Art & Design - BA(Hons) Fine Art

 

Fine Art Commissions

 

1993 Reuters Ltd, four large monoprints for Fleet St office.

1992 Trainload Freight Ltd, six large monoprints for London office.

 

1995 to present, work as an illustrator with regular commissions for The Economist,

Times Educational Supplements, Mail On Sunday, Wall St Journal, Esquire, Tatler and numerous publishing and advertising clients.

 

2012 I returned to painting after a fifteen year hiatus.

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2019 Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire

1996 Gabrielle Skelton Ltd, London – an exhibition of drawings, paintings and prints.

1995 Praxis Gallery, Bristol – an exhibition of screenprints on the theme ‘Jazz’.

1993 Blackheath Gallery, London – an exhibition of silkscreen and monoprints.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2020 Winter Exhibition, Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

         Selected group exhibitions with Cricket Fine Art, Chelsea, Josie Eastwood Fine

         Art, Hampshire and Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford.     

2019 Selected group exhibitions with Cricket Fine Art, Chelsea, Josie Eastwood Fine

         Art, Hampshire and Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford.     

         Holland Park Villas – Paintings on loan to luxury residential property.

2018 Selected group exhibitions at Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Josie Eastwood,

         Hampshire and Cricket Fine Art, Chelsea.

         Autumn Show with Josie Eastwood, Badlingham Manor, Cambridgeshire.

         Winter Show, Paisnel Gallery, London.

2017  Gray MCA at London Art Fair 17, London.

          Gray MCA at BADA Fair, London.

2016  Phoenix Cinema Gallery, Finchley, London.

1996  London Print Workshop, London.

          Jazz - Earlsfield Library, London.

1995  ‘National Print Exhibition’, London.

1994 ‘The First National Print Exhibition’, Mall Galleries, London.

1993  Fine Art Consultancy at Shad Thames, London.

          ‘Jazz’ - Art For Offices, London.

1992  Brent Arts Festival, London.

          9th Portobello Open, Tabernacle Gallery, London.

          Group Show – Pitville Gallery, Cheltenham.

1991  ‘Fresh Art’ Business Design Centre, London.