France-Lise McGurn

France-Lise McGurn has generously produced Papillon, 2023, a limited edition screen print of 30 especially for Tate.

McGurn predominantly works with painting to create fluid figurative works which explore different facets of the human experience, from ecstasy and intimacy to boredom and loss. Working intuitively rather than through direct appropriation, McGurn uses swift brushstrokes to conjure her figures. She draws upon a bank of gestures, shapes and forms which she has embedded in her mind by sketching from her collection of magazines, posters and other printed materials. For the limited edition, Papillon, 2023, McGurn worked closely with M.A.R.S print studio in Glasgow and applied her techniques and processes for painting to the medium of screen printing.

Each print is signed and numbered by the artist and comes unframed. Prices of the artwork are liable to change. As a limited edition sells out, prices of the artwork are subject to increase and the price will be clearly indicated.

• Artist France-Lise McGurn
• Artwork Papillon
• Dimensions 56 x 76 cm
• Material Screen print on Somerset Satin 300gsm paper
• Edition Edition of 30
• Date of work 2023

France-Lise McGurn (b. 1983, Glasgow, UK) studied BA Fine Art Painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, UK, and MA Painting at Royal College of Art, London, UK, which included an exchange at Hunter College of Art, New York, US.

She has recently worked on major commissions for Tate Britain, London, UK (2022), Glasgow International, Glasgow, UK (2021), Tramway, Glasgow, UK (2020) and Tate St Ives, Cornwall, UK (2018). Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions including Percussia at Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK (2020), Art Now: France-Lise McGurn Sleepless at Tate Britain, London, UK (2019), 0141 at Frutta Gallery, Glasgow, UK (2018), Archaos at Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK (2017), and has been included in group exhibitions across the UK and internationally. She was the recipient of the Jeremy Cubitt Prize in 2010, the John Milne Purvis Prize in 2005 and the John Kinross Scholarship to Florence, Italy, from the Royal Scottish Academy in 2005. Her work can be found in permanent collections around the world including K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong, Hill Art Foundation, New York, US, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK, and Tate, London, UK. France-Lise McGurn lives and works in Glasgow, UK.

• Product Code S20374