Paul Rooney (artist)

For other people named Paul Rooney, see Paul Rooney (disambiguation).

Paul Rooney
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Liverpool, England
Alma mater
OccupationArtist
Notable workLucy Over Lancashire
AwardsNorthern Art Prize (2008)
Websitewww.paulrooney.info

Paul Rooney (born 1967 in Liverpool) is an English artist who works with music and words, primarily through installations and records.[1]

He studied painting at Edinburgh College of Art.[2] In the late 1990s his art practice shifted from painting to video and music, initially with the artist group Common Culture and then the band Rooney.[3][4] His work later focussed on sound and music within video works, installations and performances.[5][6][1]

His art works often explore the difficulties inherent in the representation of place, mixing unreliable narratives of personal experience and urban myth.[7][4]

Awards include an Abbey Award in Painting at The British School at Rome in 1995,[2] Art Prize North in 2003,[8] [9] the Northern Art Prize in 2008,[10] and the Morton Award for Lens Based Work (2012).[11] His works have been purchased for the Arts Council Collection[12] and through the Contemporary Art Society Acquisitions Scheme.[13]

  1. ^ a b "Paul Rooney: Still at Large – The Maltings". www.maltingsberwick.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Rooney, Paul, b.1967 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ Bracewell, Michael (6 June 1999). "Common Culture". Frieze. No. 47. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cowley, Julian (January 2010). "Cross Platform: Paul Rooney". The Wire Magazine: 20.
  5. ^ MIRIAD. "Participants, CAA Workshop". CAA Workshop.
  6. ^ Clark, Robert; Clark, By Robert (16 March 1999). "Common Culture". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Exhibitions preview". The Guardian. 13 June 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ^ BBC News (8 October 2003). "Video art beats Lego to prize" – via BBC.
  9. ^ News desk, Manchester Evening News (11 August 2004). "Art prize winner announced". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ Art in Liverpool. "Paul Rooney Wins Northern Art Prize". Art in Liverpool.
  11. ^ "RSA Morton Award". Royal Scottish Academy. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Small Talk | Arts Council Collection". www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk.
  13. ^ CAS. "Paul Rooney, Victoria Art Gallery". CAS.