About the work

This drawing is part of an ongoing series of works that I return to every so often. I've done a number of Yearbook series based on found school class head shots found on Google. Some are anonymised by blurring and others are fictitious creations.

Date and country of birth

1984, GB

About the artist

Born 1984 Scotland, Paul Chiappe lives and works in Scotland. Graduated from Edinburgh College of Art (2007).

Chiappe’s works are held in public and private collections including the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Fondation Frances, Senlis.

Selected solo exhibitions include Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York (2014); and Carslaw St* Lukes, London (2014). Select group exhibitions include Interface, Draw Art Fair, London (2019); Drawing Biennial 2019, Drawing Room, London (2019); Truth and Fantasy – Contemporary Artists Drawing, touring exhibition (2018); Double Take: Drawing and Photography, The Photographers’ Gallery, London (2016); Art and psychiatry at borderline times, Museum Dr. Guislain, Gent (2016); FOUND, The New Art Gallery Walsall (2015); Drawing Biennial 2015, Drawing Room, London (2015); Small, The Drawing Center, New York (2014); RIFT, BALTIC 39, Newcastle (2014); Picture Takers, The Visual Arts Center, New Jersey (2012); Slow Looking: Contemporary Drawing, Tate Britain, London (2012); The Art of Appropriation, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2012); A Parliament of Lines, City Art Centre, Edinburgh (2012); Hong Kong International Art Fair, Art Futures, Hong Kong (2011); The Scottish Summer Exhibition, The Fleming Collection, London (2010); and What You See is Where You’re At, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (2010).