MARCUS AITKEN
ABOUT
Press/Interviews
Exhibitions
- Christies Auction House, London, March 2026
- Off Season, Margate, January 2026
- AAF, Battersea, MOB gallery, October 2025
- Art Athens, group show, September 2025
- Maza Art auction, Hackney Downs studios, March 2025
- Group show, Nitra gallery, Athens, January 2025
- 'Works on paper', group show, Pitshanger London, December 2024
- Public commission for the National Galleries 200th year, The Strand London, June 2024
- Art Pistol Gallery group show, Glasgow, May 2024
- 'Three" group show, London, March 2024
- MOB Solo show, Madrid, December 2023
- 'Kaecen', group show, Covent Garden London, October 2023
-Turner Art perspective, group show, London, June 2023
- 'Value of art in society today' Pistol Gallery, Scotland, May 2023
- Private collectors invite, MOB gallery, Madrid, 4th April 2023
- The Other Art fair, East London, 9th March 2023
- The Affordable Art Fair, London Battersea, 9th March 2023
- The Auction Collective Studio Sales, London Online, 27th Jan 2023
- LVT x Marcus Aitken, The Webster, Miami USA, 2nd December 2022
-'Pie in the Sky', group show, protein studios, London, 14th September 2022
- La Grange gallery group show, France, 4th June 2022
- Art Futures, St.art, 30th May London 2022
- Banditto Residency, Tuscany Italy, 12th May 2022
- AAF, Turner Art Perspective, Hamstead London, 5th May 2022
- AAF, Gas Gallery, Battersea London, 10th March 2022
- Farah Collaboration, 1LDK Annex Nagoya Japan, 3rd January 2022
- Pringle of Scotland solo show, Mayfair, 21st October 2021
- Raw, Crystal Palace, 4th - 28th November 2021
- Auction Collective 50x50, Cromwell place, London 29 September 2021
- Hoxton Shoreditch, solo show - 24 June - 26 October 2021
- The Stand auction, online, 24th September 2021
- Pikes Ibiza at Marston Park, 17-19 September 2021
- Paladin, Gillman Barracks, Singapore, 11 June 2021
- Vault Project Residency, Whitcomb street - 2nd March - 24th April 2021
- Tom Cox Gallery, group show, London - 12th April - 16th May 2021
- New Tenants, Virtual exhibition, London - 1st March 2021
- Diverse Voices, Salt Lake city, Utah - 11th February 2021
- Fresh Perspectives - London Paint Club - 4th Jan 2021
- Auction Collective, London - 9th December 2020
- Secret7 , Now Gallery - 14th October 2020
- Soft Punk solo show - 16th November 2020
- Art on a postcard, London - 5th November 2020
- Anonymous Heart Project - 1st November 2020
- Gander Gallery - Visions Exhibition, October 2020
- The Other Art Fair, Online studios, June 2020
- Leeds Summer Group Show, Online, May 2020
- Art Pistol Group show, Glasgow, January 2020
- Floorr Magazine EXH01, Online, November 2019
- Fresco Gallery group show, Portugal, September 2019
- The Other Art Fair, Victoria House, London, October 2019
- The Piglrm, solo show, London, August 2019
- Sleep & Eat, Live Painting, Olympia London, June 2019
- Crystal Palace Open House, London, March 2019
- The Other Art Fair, Truman Brewery, London, March 2019
- Control Exhibition - Curator and Exhibitor, London, August 2018
- Deptford X art festival, London, August 2018
- Bog Standard, The strand, London, June 2018
- Homo Promo, Old Street, March 2018
Marcus is a British artist based in Margate whose practice explores the relationship between gesture, materiality, and surface. Working through an intuitive process of layering, erasure, and reconstruction, he creates richly textured paintings that balance spontaneity with control. His compositions evolve through successive interventions, revealing traces of their making and inviting prolonged engagement from the viewer.
Drawing on a background in design, Marcus brings a refined sense of composition and visual language to his work. His paintings are characterised by a physical, process-driven approach in which movement, instinct, and experimentation play a central role. The resulting works occupy a space between abstraction and emotional resonance, where texture and atmosphere become vehicles for personal interpretation.
Marcus' work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private collections across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. His paintings have been featured in publications including Schön! Magazine, Condé Nast, Highsnobiety, and Trebuchet Magazine, and have been highlighted by BBC News. His work is also part in the Soho House art collection and has been featured by BBC news.
Marcus regularly exhibits his work and has commissioned works for commercial spaces and individual collectors. To keep up with the latest exhibitions, art fairs and news, you can follow Marcus on Instagram @marcusaitken_
Education:
2009-2012
BA (Hons) Illustration, First Class
University of the Arts London – LCC, London, UK
2008-2009
Camberwell College of Arts, Foundation Course, London, UK