C.V.

Solo Exhibitions

1997 “Paros” Salle Polyvalente, Yonne, France.

1996  “Monuments” Walsall Museum and Art Gallery, Walsall

1995  “System of the Spirit” Cotton Gallery,mac, Birmingham.

1992  The Light House, Wolverhampton.

1991 On Route to Santiago” Midlands Contemporary Art Gallery, Birmingham.

          “Cántaros Imaginarios” Inst. Chileno Británico, Concepción, Chile.

         “Prints and Collages”, Galería del Cerro, Santiago, Chile           

1990  IBM Headquarters,Warwick.

1989 Latin American Art, Long and  Ryle Gallery, London.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006 “Lost/Pérdida” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile

2004/2005“Space/Espacio” mac, Birmingham; Museo barjola, Gijón, Spain.   “Open Print” Royal

           West of England Academy, Bristol. (Invited Artist).     “Virtual Collect”, Birmingham.

2003  “Flipside”, St Pauls Gallery, Birmingham.    “Repertorio” Birmingham,  Brescia, Rozzano and

           Milan, Italy.   “Print Exhibition”Birmingham Royal Society of Art, Birmingham. 

2002/ 2001“Fuera de Servicio/Out of Order”, Rugby Museum and A.G.,England, Museo Barjola, 

           Gijón, Spain  and  Soldertalge Art Gallery, Sweden.   “Birmingham Works”, Selected exhibition

            (2001 and 2002), Birmingham.    “Kontorhaus”  Leipzig Germany.

1999  “Displaced” Museum of Contemporary Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos

           Aires, Argentina.    “Hidden Meanings” APT Gallery, London.    “Messages”, International Print

           Exhibition, Birmingham, Leipzig and New York.

1998  “9x9x9” Lanchester Gallery, Coventry.    “DISplaced” Museum of Contemporary Art, Chile.

          “Take 5” Workstation Gallery, Sheffield.

1997  ”Pressing Forward” Birmingham + Aberysthwyth.

1996  ”William Gear and Friends ”Birmingham Museum& Art Gallery.   ”Three Cities Art Show” ,

           Oxford, Birmingham + Paris.    “Eurostar”, Gare de Tours, France.    Warwick Technology Park,  

           Warwick.    “9x9x9” Hotchschule fur Grafic und Buchkunst, Leipzig.    illis Corroon, Abstract

           Painting Prize,Short listed artist.

Awards

Purchase prize, 8th Mini Print International, Spain.   British Council Award (Chile1991).

Birmingham City Council (European and International Affairs).  British Council (Leipzig).

Leipziger Lichtdruck-Werkstatt, Germany.  Art Council  Great Britain.  Business Link.

Birmingham City Council.  European Regional Development Fund

Works in Collections

Works in private collections in: U.K., Latin America, U.S.A., New York, New Zealand, France,

Italy and Germany. 

Work in public collections:  Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,   Worcester Museum

and Art Gallery,   New Art  Gallery,Walsall.    The Art Collection-Arthur Andersen,   The Museum

of Mini Print-Barcelona.    Institute of Cancer Research,Birmingham University.    Referat

Internationale Beziehungen der  Stadt Leipzig.   Kulturamt der Stadt Leipzig,   Sparkasse Leipzig,

Kulturstiflung  Sachsen,  Kulturstifung Leipzig,   University of Wolverhampton,   The British

Council – Leipzig,  Polnischen Institute – Leipzig,   Institute Francais – Leipzig,   Akademia Sztuk

Pieknych in  Krakaw,   Ecole des Beaux Arts Lyons,   Departement de L’Yonne, France, 

Sordeltalje  Konsthall.Sweden.

Commissions

Set of print depicting Birmingham, Midland Contemporary Art Gallery. Twelve printing collages based on the work and life of the British poet, Arthur J. Bull, as part of his anthology.   Book cover designs forArnold. Site-specific designs and stationery.

Curatorial work and Project management

Chair of Birmingham Print Workshop for four years: managing and curating a series of exhibitions nationally.  Academic Adviser to assess franchised courses – UCE 1999Co-curating and Co-Project manager for “DISplaced” exhibition touring to Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Sao Paulo, Brasil and Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Co-Project manager for “Overseas”, Nine Chilean artists at mac, Birmingham.  Co-Project manager in England for “Out of Order”: Soldertalge Art Gallery, Sweden, Museo Barjola, Gijón.  Co-organiser of Visual Arts Symposium for the Society of Latin American Studies, 2001.  Curator (England) and Project manager for “Space/Espacio”: Museo Gijón, Spain and mac in Birmingham.  Curatorial work for Creative Partnerships in Birmingham, IPS Gallery.  Curator and project nanager for “Lost/Pérdida” Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago Chile.

Selected Reviews

2006/7 “Pausa” Chile, “emol” El Mercurio on line, Chile, El Mercurio.com

2004/2005  Making room for Space at mac, BBC Birmingham.  “Space” a-n magazine, England, “Space” El Comercio, Asturias, Spain.  “Asturias e Inglaterra  unen su arte en el Museo Barjola, La Nueva España, Gijón, Spain. Space that extends the limits”, The Voice of Asturias, Spain.  Asurnews – Cultural Diariu Spain

2001/2002 Out of Order, Revista Lapiz, Spain.  “Estructuras” Asturias Plásticas , Spain.

1998/1999 “Take five with Maria and co” The Echo”, Cheltenham. “Arte en los ‘90”  El Mercurio, Chile.  “Três exposições em uma unem ingleses e brasileiras” Journal de Tarde, Sao Paulo.  Artistas de Birmingham, Crítica de plástica, El Mercurio, Chile. Ingleses en el MAC, Las Ultimas Noticias, Chile.  “Catorce Ingleses” Que Pasa, Chile.  “Desplazados Ingleses”, El Mercurio, Chile.

1997 “Le  Journal de L’Yonne “Salon d’automne des arts majeur à Paron” Yonne Magazine, France.  L’Yonne Rèpublicaine, Paros Exh.  L’Eclaireur – France

1996 “Chile Art frame up on show for free” The Chronical, Wolverhampton-Walsall.  Birmingham Post “System of the  Spirit” “mac” Birmingham.

1995 Leipger Lichtdruck-Werkstatt International  Workshop, Leipzig  Newspaper, Germany.  “Evoking Lost Civilisations” Birmingham Post

1991  “Cantaros de Papel”, El Mercurio, Chile. “Pot shapes take over”Bimingham Post. “El cántaro del  conocimiento”, Revista Mundo, Chile. “En Route to Santiago” What’s on, Birmingham. “Grabados y Collages en el Cerro” La Epoca, Chile. “Exposición de María Gaete Gwynne” El Mercurio, Chile,  “Cántaros grabados” El Sur, Concepción, Chile

Catalogues

2006“Lost/Pérdida”  Exhibition catalogue

2004/2005“Espacio/Space” ‘On transience and the monumental’ Matt Price.

2001/2002“0.0.0.”/Out of order” Essay Luciano Escanilla

2000“Messages” Essay Tessa Sidey

1998/1999“9x9x9” Nine Artists, Lanchester gallery. “disPlaced” “In the change of order” by Francisco  Brugnoli.         ‘Something other...” Libby Anson “Deslocamento”  ‘Algunacoisa está fora de ordem’ Katia Canton, MAC Sao Pauo.   Collotype prints from Leipzig in Birmingham, Ess. Christa Müller.

1997PAROS, 3ème Salon D’Automne D’Arts  Majeurs de Paron, Frace. “Pressing Forward” Birmingham Print Workshop, Essay by Tessa Sideay

1995/1996   “Monument” Essay Deborah Robinson, Walsall  Museum.   “9x9x9” Nine artists, Leipzig,  Germany

1991          “Grabados/Collages” Essay Clare Stracey. “Cántaros Imaginarios” Clare Stracey

1990         “Redefining print” Essay Dr. Julie Sheldon

1989         “First British International Miniature Prin Exibition” City of Bristol M&AG

Publications:  2006-Lost/Pérdida – Catalogue Exhibition MAC Chile.

2004  Espacio/Space Cataloguue – Introduction, Maria Gaete Gwynne and Lydia Santamarina.

2001 SLAS  Conference, Visual Arts Symposium.   2000 Nine Chilean Artists, Heterogénesis Magazine, Sweden.  1992 “Grace of Water, smile of Sky” A new selection of the poetry of A.J.Bull (illustrations). 1990  “Thought on my work” Solihull Therapist Trust, Conference publication organized and edited by Robina Burke.

References: Available on request