Born in Cornwall, UK 1991

Lives and works on the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall

Contact : tomkaniok@gmail.com

Education

2016-2018 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, England

2010-2013 BA Fine Art Painting, Wimbledon College of Art, London, England

2007-2010 Foundation Studies, Truro and Penwith College, Cornwall, England

Selected Exhibitions

2023 Wunderkammer, roving cabinet exhibition in care homes across the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. Supported by Arts Council England

2023 Wolf Rock And The Runnel Stone, NCI Lookout Station, Gwennap Head, Cornwall, Supported by Arts Council England

2023 Take Me Inland, (Curated) Sancreed Village Hall, Cornwall, Supported by Arts Council England

2023 The Shipping Forecast, (Solo) The Museum of Cornish Life, Cornwall, Supported by Arts Council England

2018 Masters Salon-KOMASK, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp

2018 Bibelot Summer Show, Wendy Gallery, Paris

2018 Show 2018, Royal College of Art, London

2017 Spoken Words Jam, Lost Senses, Guest projects, London

2017 Grand Trouble, Halle Saint Pierre, Paris

2017 House Dimplex, Project Space at Norlington Road Studios, London

2017 WIP Show, Royal College of Art, London

2016 De Monstris//Performance And The Monstris, Royal College of Art, London

2016 Heading Wayward, Story Of The Earl. Quinta Del Sordo Gallery, Madrid

2014 Residency Exhibition, Skellefteå City Hall, Sweden

2014 ICA Supermarket, Burträsk, Sweden

2014 Tomma Rum at Riv Huset Skellefteå, Sweden

2013 Summer Show, Spetses, Greece

2013 Wimbledon College of Art Degree Show, London

2013 Interim Show, Wimbledon College of Art, London

2012 The Perfect Nude, Wimbledon Space, Wimbledon College of Art

2012 Stick Up, The Bussey Building, Peckham

Residencies

2024 The Cornwall Workshop, Led by Mike Nelson. Kestle Barton, Cornwall

2016 AIR Intercambiador. Madrid, Spain

2014 Tomma Rum. Skellefteå, Sweden

Awards

2024 Artist Grant, The Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust

2024 Feast Project Grant, Creative Kernow

2023 National Lottery Project Grant, Arts Council England

2023 Feast Project Grant, Creative Kernow

2021 Developing Your Creative Practice Grant, Arts Council England

2017 Recipient of the Royal College of Art Continuation Bursary

2013 Winner of Landmark Art Prize

2012 Nominated for The Prunella Clough Award

Publications

2018 RCA Show Catalogue

2017 Grand Trouble, Les Cahiers Dessines

Artist Talks and Teaching

2022-24 Truro and Penwith College, Cornwall (Artist talk)

2023 Experimental Drawing Workshop at The Museum of Cornish Life

2023 The Museum of Cornish life, Cornwall (Artist talk)

2019-20 Hampstead School of Art

2018 Bath Spa School of Art and Design

2018 Wimbledon College of Art

2018 Royal College of Art

2018 Glasgow School of Art

2016 CES Felipe II – Pavía, Madrid