Bio

Dan Beard 09/07/76 

Solo Shows 

(past)

2013 The Savage Hills, Assembly Rooms, London 2010 Exposure Gallery, London
2008 Kulma Galleria, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Galleria Rajatila, Tampere, Finland 

2008 Punavuoridesign Studiogalleria, Helsinki, Finland 2008 Brinkkala Galleria, Turku, Finland
2007 Galleria Taidepanimo, Lahti, Finland
2007 Galleria Kanneltalo, Helsinki, Finland 

2007 Galleria Oma Huone, Helsinki, Finland
2003 BRB Gallery, Camberwell, London. Camberwell Arts Festival. 

Group Shows 

(upcoming) 

2025 Uusikuva, Kotka

2025 Haihara, Tampere

(past)

2024 +-5 - Asbestos. Helsinki

2017 SPRUNG! - Hunter Shaw Fine Art, Los Angeles
2017 Got It For Cheap Travelling Shows, Charlie Roberts & Chris Rexroad, 00 Gallery LA - Athens, Copenhagen, Oslo, NYC, LA.
2016 Discerning Eye (selected by Dan Coombs) - Mall Galleries, London
2016 Flash Salon – Undead Painters, ASC Gallery, Bond House, London
2016 Correspond - Interview Room 11 Gallery, Edinburgh
2015 Flash Salon – Undead Painters, ASC Gallery, Bond House, London
2015 Plymouth Contemporary Open, Peninsula Gallery, Plymouth
2014 Teleology – Undead Painters, Husk Gallery, London
2014 Anthology, Charlie Smith Gallery, London
2014 Summer Saloon, Caroline Wiseman Modern and Contemporary, Suffolk
2014 Summer Saloon, Lion and Lamb Gallery, London
2014 Royal Academy Summer Show, London
2014 Barbican Arts Trust, ArtWorks Project Space, London
2013 First Come First Served, Lion and Lamb Gallery, London
2013 Crash Open 2013, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London
2013 Cloud Chambers, Turps Banana Course group show, Mayor’s Parlor, London
2013 Tasty Modern, Schwartz Gallery, London
2012 Islington Exhibits Group Show, The Old Fire Station, London
2010 Jacobsen Portrait Award Nordic museum tour
Sweden: Ljungbergmuseet, Ljungby
Iceland: Akureyri Kunstmuseum, Akureyri
Finland: Tikanojas Konsthem, KUNSTI, Åbo
Norway: Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, Norway
2010 Assembly Rooms, London
2009 Turku Biennale, Aboa Vetus Ars Nova Museum, Turku, Finland
2009 Jacobsen Portrait Award, Frederiksborg Museum, Hillerød, Denmark
2009 Hackney Wicked Festival, London, England 

2009 ”Portraits” Summer group show, Kulma gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2009 Finnish Painter’s Union group show, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Tampere Artist’s Association, Tampere, Finland
2007 Välitämme 07. SKjL members exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Tampere Artist’s Association (curated and exhibited in) Mältinranta Studio Gallery, Tampere, Finland 

Awards

2014 WW SOLO Award Selected Artist
2014 Short List for Beers Contemporary Award for Emerging Art 

2009 Matti Koivurinta Foundation
2008 Tampere City Professional Artist’s Grant 

Related Projects

2014 Commissioned by film makers Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull to produce poster artwork for their film “Blood Cells” premiered at 2014 Venice Biennale Film Festival 

Public Collections

Aboa Vetus Ars Nova Museum, Finland 

Publications
“Surface”, Turku Biennale, Aboa Vetus Ars Nova Muesum 

Memberships
Helsinki Artist’s Association 

Finnish Painter’s Union