Paul Noble (born 1963) is a British visual artist.

Life and career

Noble studied at Humberside College of Higher Education (1983–1986) and Sunderland Polytechnic (1982–1983), before moving to

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in 1987. He was one of the five

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(1988–98). Noble is most well known as the creator of ''Nobson Newtown''. In 2000 Noble was the recipient of an award from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Currently Mr. Noble lives and works in London.

Exhibitions

Noble has exhibited his work at Cubitt Gallery (1995);

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(1998); Tate Gallery (1999); and Whitechapel Art Gallery (2004). Paul Noble created a new installation for th
Laing Art Gallery
in Newcastle upon Tyne, in October 2010. In 2011, Paul Noble presented ''TENT'', an exhibition a
Cooper Gallery
DJCAD, University of Dundee and an

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with the same title. Both connect to the artist's long term ''Nobson Newtown'' project. Noble is represented by

Gagosian Gallery The Gagosian Gallery is a modern and contemporary art gallery owned and directed by Larry Gagosian. The gallery exhibits some of the most well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. As of 2024, Gagosian employs 300 people at 19 exhibiti ...

His most recent exhibition with the gallery took place in 2018 at their Geneva, Switzerland, location.

References

External links

nobsonnewtown.co.uk
1963 births Alumni of the University of Lincoln English contemporary artists Living people {{UK-artist-stub