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Solo
Exhibitions, Residencies & Commissioned projects |
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Feb 2004
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Scratch Kitchen
interactive live art project, Spyglass restaurant, Bristol, UK |
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Aprl-Oct
2003
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Mundusloci
six month international mobile studio project |
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July
2002
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Field
of Vision residency, Tremeheere Sculpture Park, Penzance,
Cornwall, UK |
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Dec
2001
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dobour
eidir tuath solo show, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Eire |
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Sept
2001
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Cattle
Market video works commisioned, Gloucester cattle market and
touring UK |
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Jun-Dec
2000
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SSSI
residency and multimedia project Commissioned for Swipe
digital Festival, PVA medialab, Bridport |
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Sept
2000
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Preserving
Place Year Of The Artist residency, Re.projects, Stroud, UK |
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Sept
1997
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Drift
installation Commissioned by Prema Arts, Uley, Glos., UK |
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March
1999
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re.source
Bond Gallery , Birmingham, UK |
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July
1997
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New
Works Long & Ryle Art International, London, UK |
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May
1996
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Walking
The Manger Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester, Glos., UK |
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Sept
1995
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Recent
Paintings Long & Ryle Art International, London, UK |
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Feb
1995
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The
Journey Manleys Gallery , Stoke Newington, London, UK |
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Aug
1994
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From
South To North Gallery at The Warehouse, London, UK |
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Dec
1993
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Irish
Paintings Diorama Arts Centre, London, UK |
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June
1992
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New
work The Warehouse, Portobello road, London, UK |
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Dec
1991
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The
colour of the land Framework Gallery, Stoke Newington, London,
UK |
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Selected
Group Exhibitions |
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March
2004
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Placelessness
CD rom publication, curated by the Pineapple Project, Malmo,
Sweden |
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May
2003
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25hrs
international video art festival, Barcelona, Spain |
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Aug
2002
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Field
of Vision, Tremeheere Sculpture Park, Penzance, Cornwall,
UK |
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July
2002
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Farm
- Millers farm, Blakeny, Forest of Dean UK |
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Sept
2001
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Cattle
Market Gloucester cattle market, UK |
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Aug
2001
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River
Estuary Ocean Galleri 21, Malmo, Sweden |
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July
2000
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periscope
- Bordeaux exchange, Stroud, Glos, UK |
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Dec
2000
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Swipe
digital arts Festival, PVA medialab, Bridport, UK |
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May
2000
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Land,Space
& Place Sofiero Slottspark, Helsingborg, Sweden |
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Jan
1999
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London
Contemporary Art Fair Design Centre, Islington, London, UK |
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Aug
1998
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Sturge
site specific installation, Reynolds Warehouse, Gloucester Docks,
UK |
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July
1998
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View
Points Artsway Gallery, Sway, Hampshire, UK |
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Jan
1998
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Being
There Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester, Glos, UK |
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Dec
1997
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2:1
Dark to Light site specific installations, Stroud Valleys
Artspace, Stroud, UK |
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April
1997
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Beyond
the Picturesque Woodgates Gallery, East Bergholt, Suffolk, UK |
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Nov
1996
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group
exhibition Plumbline Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall, UK |
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June
1996
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Summer
Exhibition Atkinson Gallery, Millfields, Street, Somerset, UK |
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May
1994
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Whitechapel
Open Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK |
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July
1993
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Artists
In Beara Castletownbere, Beara , Co. Cork, Eire |
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Mrch
1993
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Group
exhibition Irvin Gallery, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Eire |
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Nov
1992
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Group
exhibition Vanguard Gallery, Macroom, Co. Cork, Eire |
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Aug
1985
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'85
Degrees Performance work Serpentine Gallery, London, UK |
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Oct
1984
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Human
Organ Performance Arts Factory, Parkhurst Rd., London, UK |
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Curated
projects, Coordination & related work |
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Currently developing exhibition projects with the artists’
group Espai 22, Barcelona and major collaboration with PVA medialab
Dorset, Station Bristol and Re.projects, Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic,
Zagreb; HDLU, Varazdin; Art Workshop Lazareti, Dubrovnik; HDLU,
Osijek, Croatia.
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June 2002
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Curated Reflux Archival
Process five shows in five weeks, Site Visual Arts Festival, Stroud |
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1999-2002
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Founding
member, coordinator and curator of Re.
Project Space , Stroud, Glos. |
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March
2002
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Curated
'Material
Crystalline Spheres of Sensible and Resasonable Fact' multimedia
event, Re.projects, Stroud, UK |
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Nov
2001
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Curated
Resistance
is Futile multimedia event, Re.projects, Stroud, UK |
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Sept
2001
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Co-curated
The
Long Weekend multimedia performance and music event -Re.projects,
Stroud. |
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July
2001
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Curated
Language
performance, poetry, photography and digital works - Re.projects,
Stroud |
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June
2001
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Initiated
and Co-curated Between
Pop and Politics with The Pineapple Project room, Malmo, Sweden
- Re.projects, Stroud |
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June
2001
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Coordinator
of Malmo Connection contemporary art from Sweden at Gloucester
Cathedral, Guildhall Arts centre, Gloucester and Re.projects, Stroud,
UK |
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March
2001
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Curated
From
Life The figure in the digital age - Re. projects, Stroud |
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Nov
99-May 00
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Member
of steering group coordinating Land, Space and Place, 40 artists
from Gloucestershire, Sofiero Royal Castle, -Helsingborg, Sweden |
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Nov
1999
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Curated
Re.production - the Art of the Edition Work by 40 national
artists - Re.projects |
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June
1999
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Selector
for South West Arts Proof publication of photography and writing |
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Sept
1998
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Curated
Reservoirs Site specific projection and light based works,
Stroud Fringe Festival |
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May
1998
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Selection
committee for Sturge project, Gloucester docks |
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June
1997
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Curated
Chalford Three Gallery Didiera, Chalford, Glos. |
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Conferences, Seminars
and advisory work |
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2003-2004
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Research on art and water
conference/ exhibition for Cotswold Water Park arts consortium |
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2002-2004
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Advisor for the Artist
Led Initiative Advisory Service (ALIAS) |
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Nov 2002
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Facilitator/Speaker at
the STRAW Nine Days of Art seminar, Devon |
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June 2002
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Speaker/co-ordinator Artists
and the Curatorial Practice seminar, Stroud, Glos. |
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April 2002
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Speaker at Artists’ Led Organisations
seminar St. Just, Cornwall |
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Bibliography/Publications |
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Jan 2004
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D. Thomas Swarf
exhibition review, a-n Magazine |
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Oct 2003
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D.Thomas & J. Penfold,
Mundusloci artist interview on www.pva.org.uk |
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May 2003
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M. Daniel & M. Saiz
25hrs catalogue published by The Video Art Foundation, Barcelona |
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Aug. 2002
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A. Bleakley Skovva
an Natur Keltic review in Art and Landscape journal |
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March
2002
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D.Butler
No Limits interview about Reflux club, [a-n] magazine |
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Jan
2002
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M.Ewart
dobhar eidir tuath review,
Irish Times |
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Dec
2001
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M.hartigan
dobhar eidir tuath review,
Sunday Tribune, Ireland |
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Dec
2001
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P.Harper
& D.Thomas, dobhar eidir tuath
exhibition text Triskel Arts, Cork |
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Sept
2001
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D.Thomas,
Location, Chance and Design article and postcard
published by [a-n] magazine |
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Sept
2001
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I.
Hunter, S.Ryder, D.Thomas, Cattle Market
catalogue |
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Aug
2001
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P.Harper
River, Estuary, Ocean Catalogue
essay, Galleri 21, Malmo, Sweden |
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Oct
2000
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M.Charity,
Jam today and tomorrow, review and images Farmers Weekly |
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Oct
1999
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D.Thomas,
Re.source cover image [a-n] magazine |
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Sept
1998
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L.Orchard,
Sturge Catalogue essay and images |
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Personal
Awards |
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April 2003
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Production grant from
PVA medialab for mundusloci project |
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August
2000
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South
West Arts Training and Development bursary |
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March
2000
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Year
of the Artist project funding |
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Dec
1999
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Southern
Exhibition and Events Development Scheme research award |
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Education
and training |
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1980-1982
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Foundation
course in art and design, Colchester Institute |
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1982-1985
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Ba
hons Fine Art, Middlesex Polytechnic Awarded first class honours in
fine art Commended in art history |
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Sept
2000
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Wed
design - Re.source training, Stroud |
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July
2000
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Digital
design and Macromedia Director programing, PVA media Lab, Bridport,
Dorset |
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May
2001
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Final
Cut Pro digital video editing, PVA media Lab, Bridport, Dorset |
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Feb
2002
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Flash
digital animation, Re.source training workshop, Stroud |
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Other
Biographical details |
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Born
27th April 1963, Colchester, Essex, UK |
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1985-1988
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Voluntary
work, Anti- Apartheid Movement, London |
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1986-1988
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Film
prop design, model making, photography backdrops, London |
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1987-1988
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Cycle
courier, London |
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1989
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Travel
mostly by bicycle through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile |
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1990-1991
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Art
direction on independent films, London. On-stage electrics, Theatre
Royal, York |
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From
1991
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Working
as a freelance artist exhibiting in UK and abroad |
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1992-1993
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Living
and working on Beara peninsular, West Cork, Eire |
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1993-1995
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Living
and working in London |
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1995-2003
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Living
and working in Stroud, Glos., UK |
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2003
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Travelling and working in Spain, France,
Italy, Croatia and Slovenia |
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