Alexis Harding
British painter (born 1973)
Alexis Harding is a British artist. Harding was born in London. He studied fine art at Goldsmiths' College from 1992 to 1995. In 1996, Harding's work was included in the New Contemporaries exhibition at Tate Liverpool and Camden Arts Centre. He won the John Moores Painting Prize in 2004 with his work Slump/Fear (orange/black). He was selected by a jury that included Jarvis Cocker, Gavin Turk and former John Moores prizewinner Callum Innes. The same year he had a solo exhibition at Andrew Mummery Gallery. In 2011, Harding exhibited a solo show at Rubicon Gallery, Dublin. Harding was himself a member of the jury for the John Moores Prize in 2023 alongside The White Pube, Chila Kumari Burman, Marlene Smith and Yu Hong. Harding exhibited a career retrospective at Palazzo Lombardia in 2024, entitled Alexis Harding: 20 years 20 seconds.