Martin Boyce
Boyce was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire and educated at Holy Cross High School in Hamilton. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a BA in environmental art in 1990, then a MFA in 1997. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and children.
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Martin Boyce
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- Born
- 1967 · Hamilton.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · Kingdom of Scotland
- Occupation
- artist · sculptor
- Education
- Glasgow School of Art · Holy Cross High School
- Honours
- Turner Prize
- Languages
- English
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Boyce was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire and educated at Holy Cross High School in Hamilton. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a BA in environmental art in 1990, then a MFA in 1997. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and children.
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Boyce won the 2011 Turner Prize for his installation Do Words Have Voices, displayed at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. The installation is a recreation of a park in autumn.
Martin Boyce studied at Glasgow School of Art and Holy Cross High School. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Glasgow. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. Work by Martin Boyce is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Modern Art and Tate. Distinctions recorded are Turner Prize.
• Martin Boyce: When Now is Night, Princeton Architectural Press, 2015
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- 1.Charlotte Higgins. Martin Boyce wins Turner prize 2011. The Guardian. 5 December 2011.
- 2.I'll always be 'Turner Prize-nominated Martin Boyce'. Creative Times.
- 3.Anita Singh. Turner Prize 2011 won by Scottish sculptor Martin Boyce. The Daily Telegraph.
- 4.Art of the matter. Scotland on Sunday. 17 November 2002.
- 5.Tanya Bonakdar Gallery. Martin Boyce: biography.
- 6.Turner Prize winner Martin Boyce shrugs off streaker in a tutu gatecrashing his big night – Mirror Online. Daily Mirror. 5 December 2011.
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