Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION 2006 - 07 Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design, University of the Arts, London (PGCert.) 1991 - 93 Royal College of Art, London (MA) 1985 - 88 Chelsea School of Art, London (BA Hons.)
SELECTED AWARDS 2020 Mandate award, Scottish Contemporary Art Network/Engage Scotland 2018 Inshriach Bothy, Both Project Residency 2016 Trelex Artists Residency, Tambopata Research Centre, Madre de Dios, Peru 2015 Creative Scotland/CNES Visual Arts & Crafts Award 2012 John Moores Painting Prize (stage 2) 2010 Creative Scotland / CNES development award 2008 Triangle Trust, 3 Islands International Artists Workshop, Outer Hebrides 1998 British Council Exchange, Mahraja Sayajirao University, Vadodra, India 1998 The Enduring Image - Drawing Residency, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai 1993 English National Opera, Bayliss Programme, Artist in Residence
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Island Time Bermondsey Project Space, London - Curated by Mel Gooding 2015 Refugium Jersey Art Centre, Channel Islands 2015 Biomass (NU20072014) Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Art Centre 2008 Out of the Woods Kingston Museum of Contemporary Art, Kingston, N.Y. USA 2007 Transparent Eye Atrium Gallery, Glasgow School of Art
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Neo-Neo Extreme Past Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Pig Rock Bothy 2014 20:20 Hot Bed Press Gallery, Bolton 2014 So Much Depends Upon Parliament Building Holyrood, Edinburgh, Tent Gallery, (ECA), Nunton Steadings, Benbecula 2013 Fragility of Flight 2 Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Art Centre 2011 sOOt OO Gallery, Kingston N.Y. USA 2010 Come Ye Hither Crofters Store, North Uist 2007 A Confluence Logbook/Artists project with Ian Stephen & Saki Satom 2006 Inaugural Paper Gallery, Kingston, N.Y. USA 2005 Landmarks Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Art Centre
TEACHING 2018 Sculpture/Spatial Studies Visiting tutor, UHI North Uist Campus, Fine Art, B.A. Hons 2015 The Royal College of Art Visiting artist 2014 West Highland College, Skye Visiting artist 2012- 14 University of Highlands & Islands Course Leader, UHI North Uist Campus, Fine Art, B.A. Hons 2010 Faculty of Creative Arts, UWE Visiting artist/lecturer 2007- 12 University of Highlands & Islands Lecturer, Fine Art, B.A. Tons. 2006 Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing Visiting lecturer 1998 British Council/Mahraja Sayajirao University, Vadodra, India Visiting lecturer 1996 - 06 Glasgow School of Art, Department of Visual Communication Head of Illustration f/t 1994 - 96 Glasgow School of Art, Department of Visual Communication Lecturer, p/t 1997 - 00 Edinburgh College of Art External Supervisor, M.A. Illustration 1997 - 00 University of Central Lancashire External Examiner, B.A. Hons. Illustration 1994 - 95 Anglia Polytechnic University Lecturer/Drawing 1989 - 91 H.M.P. Brixton, London Drawing & Painting Tutor, Lambeth Council Adult Education
WORKSHOPS & RELATED EXPERIENCE 2018 Work Like a Dog B.A. Fine Art Sculpture module, University of the Highlands and Islands 2015 Metropolitan Field Studies Visual research project, The Royal College of Art, London 2015 Towards An Ecology of Drawing Two day, Field based workshop for ‘Artists Of Skye’ 2014 Beyond Location Traveling Dialogues, event for ‘Broad Reach/ ATLAS Arts 2014 Power of the Sea Royal West of England Academy, in residence, with HATCH 2013 We Are Northern Lights Co-Director, Collaborative documentary film /general release 2013 Out of Place Public discussion for Time Span / Broad Reach 2013 In Conversation with Gwen Hardie University of the Highlands & Islands, Event 2010 Everywhere & No where Field based environmental workshop, Faculty of Creative Arts, UWE 2010 Locality Field based environmental workshop, Faculty of Creative Arts, UWE 2008 -11 Curracag Newsletter Natural History Society of the Outer Hebrides, Editor (Voluntary) 1995 - 06 Glasgow School of Art Environmental field trips (Leader) 1999 Points of Departure Project & exhibition, collaboration with Railtrack & Glasgow School of Art, Curator 1995 The Artificial Horizon and Eccentric Ladders Lecture by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Glasgow Film Theatre, Organiser 1993 Inside Out An exhibition of work by men in H.M.P. Brixton, Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, London. Curator
CONFERENCES & SYMPOSIA 2020 The Multiple Values of Nature We The Curious, Bristol 2019 The Rural Assembly: Contemporary Art and Spaces of Connection Whitechapel Gallery, London / Wysing Art Centre 2018 Green Arts Conference: Creative Carbon Scotland Representing ATLAS Arts as ‘Green Champion’ ,Edinburgh 2016 Social Intentions: on the use of social engagement within art institutions CCA, Glasgow 2015 Gather, Connect, Inspire ATLAS Arts, Isle of Skye 2011 The Animal Gaze Returned London Metropolitan University
SELECTED WRITING 2019 Catching Fish in a Different Stream: The creative work of Jan Krul Published in the Netherlands, 2020 2015 ‘untitled fragments in acid green’ and ‘Proceedings Of The Society’ Niall Macdonald & Bobby Niven, Scottish Arts Review 2014 Art, the thing that makes life more interesting than art Vija Celmins/ Tate Artist’s room, Broad Reach 2011 A Wealth of Gestures - George Rowlett’s North Uist works Art Space Gallery, London ISBN 978-0-9563072-8-6 2010 Experience & Remembering - Donald Ferguson, the late works Taobh an Iar ISBN 978-0-953814-4-3 2008 A Human Force in Nature - Andy Goldsworthy in N.Uist Press article 2004 Of Atmosphere and Otherness Catalogue essay, Everything Remains, Gareth Reid, Gallery, N. Ireland 2001 An Opportunity to Explore Catalogue essay, Joe Concra Paintings, Marist College, N.Y. USA
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