Graham Ramsay

Reader in Contemporary Art Practice

Job Title: Reader in Contemporary Art Practice
Email: G.Ramsay@gsa.ac.uk
Professional Address: 164 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G3 6RF

Biography

Graham Ramsay is Reader in Contemporary Art Practice and teaches on the MFA programme. He is also one half of the artist duo Beagles & Ramsay. Two key interweaving currents of interest inform the work of Beagles & Ramsay. Firstly, a form of fictionalised self-portraiture, and secondly a humorous & satirical examination of aspects of contemporary consumer culture and politics. They have exhibited internationally at the Venice Biennale, PS1 MOMA, New York, The Migros Museum, Zurich, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, Living Art Museum, Rejkjavik and the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Their work is held in numerous public & private collections.
Graham has taught widely in the UK and has been an external examiner on other MFA courses.

Former PGR Students

Ren Garden, 2023

Latest Additions

Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2024) Black Pudding Self-Portrait. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, 26 October 2024 - 16 March 2025
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2023) NHOTB & RAD. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, 14 October 2023 - 28 April 2024
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2023) Do They Owe Us a Living?
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2023) A NEW HEADS ON THE BLOCK & ROPE A DOPE KIDNEY PUNCH UPDATE MEAL DEAL AKA THE WORLD BELONGS TO THOSE WITH GOOD TEETH AKA SELL A LUNG TO FEED THE KIDS AKATYPE IV FUN AKA DAMN YOUR SPAM WE WANT BEEF AND WELCOME TO THE NEGATIVE AFFECTIVITY DOMAIN 2.0 OR SHOULD THAT BE A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF EQUALITY CONTROL IN A CIRCULAR HOLDING PATTERN OR HEAD LUNG DEAD AND OLD NED MOB.
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2022) Hits & Misses. Good Press, Glasgow, 6 - 16 April
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2021) Fashion Dust Umami. Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, 3rd December 2021
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2020) To Do Joy Complete.
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2020) Anxiety and Invocation.
Ramsay, Graham, Beagles, John, Wilson, Stephen and Buckley, Simon (2020) Management Joy. Govan Project Space, Glasgow. ISBN 978-1-8380637-2-6
Ramsay, Graham and Beagles, John (2019) Circular Holding Pattern. Govan Project Space, Glasgow, 12 - 30 October 2019

Most Viewed Items

#	Item title
1	Hertie Querty	673	17
2	Running time: Artist films in Scotland from 1960 to now	541	353
3	Sanguis Gratia Artis - Black Pudding Self-Portrait.	513	43
4	Good Teeth	467	197
5	Cock and Bull	452	204
6	Devils In The Making: Glasgow School of Art and the Collection	417	8
7	Zenomap - Unrealised Dreams. A limited edition full colour poster featuring a series of drawings for possible future artworks and exhibitions. The drawings were executed in a faux Renaissance manner and were originally inspired by the collection of Leonardo da Vinci drawings held in the Galleria dell' Accadamia, Venice. The poster was distributed free of charge at the Scottish Pavilion and at other sites across the Biennale.	379
8	BEEF BEAT BIG TIME SELL A LUNG TO FEED THE KIDS LOWER YOUR STANDARDS BOING BOING BOING SAUSAGE GOOD TEETH SMILE OF BEEF AND BACON BLASÉ FACE T SHIRT USE THE OBJECT HMS SPONGE MUNCHER MUSH WANT BEEF OASIS WHO OWNS THE CHEESE? DAMN YOUR SPAM GOAT BRAIN PERFUME (PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT BOY!) INTO THE VORTEX FAK SAUSAGE PIG OOZE HIVE AND THE TRIPE POD OF BIG THOUGHTS OH ROTTEN MOLAR OLD NED MOB HEAD LUNG DEAD A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF EQUALITY CONTROL PARALLEL INCREMENTAL SOPHISTICATION	371	9
9	Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland	347	10
10	When Humour Becomes Painful - New Meat (2004) DVD, 4:40 minTwo ventriloquist dummy self-portraits voice a series of cryptic monologues. They act in the burlesque, grotesque, melodramatic and slapstick manner typical of the British music hall tradition. The dummies were handbuilt by myself and John Beagles over a period of one year.	334