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  > Solo Exhibitions, Residencies, Commissioned projects.
> Group Exhibitions and events
> Curated projects
> Conferences, Seminars and advisory work
> Bibliography/Publications
> Web projects & design
> Education & training
> Awards
> Other Biographical details
 

Solo Exhibitions, Residencies & Commissioned projects

2010
2007/09
2008
2007
2006

2005
2004

2003
2002
2001

2000

1999
1997

The Shadow That The Future Throws a participatory art  & sustainability event, Site festival, Stroud
a.Group self-initiated on-going collaborative project with Sarah B and Rupert How          
iRes Visiting Artist Residency, iRes Research Department, Falmouth University College, Falmouth
Waste/Produce residency with Bisley Community Compost Scheme, Bisley Glos. UK
Collective Construction performance & video project, Camp Hill Village Trust, Lydney, UK
Provisional Newlyn Site-specific residency project for Newlyn Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall, UK
From the Edge to the Centre Site-specific project with Tewksbury Borough Council and Museum, Glos. UK
Ten Days That Shook The World Site-specific residency project, HDLU, Varazdin, Croatia
The Redcliff Mycological Research Institute
live art and fungi residency at STATION, Bristol and other venues, UK
Scratch Kitchen collaborative live art project, Spyglass restaurant, Bristol, UK
Mundusloci six month mobile studio research project, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia
Field of Vision residency, Tremeheere Sculpture Park, Penzance, Cornwall, UK
dobour eidir tuath solo show, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Eire
Cattle Market video works commisioned, Gloucester cattle market and touring UK
SSSI
residency and multimedia project Commissioned for Swipe digital Festival, PVA medialab, Bridport
Preserving Place Year Of The Artist residency, Re.projects, Stroud, UK
Drift
installation Commissioned by Prema Arts, Uley, Glos., UK
re.source Bond Gallery , Birmingham, UK


  Selected Group Exhibitions and Projects
2010

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1997

Place / Memory invited showcase for Visions in the Nunnery, Bow Arts Trust, London
Tests and Demonstrations commissioned project, Meantime Project space, Cheltenham
Darbyshire Award exhibition, selected by Tom Trevor (Arnolfini), Museum in the Park, Stroud

[IN]visible Networks The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall. Curated by iRes UCF
Live Art Falmouth,
collaborative project with a.Group, Falmouth College of Art
Colliding Subjectivities,
Fluxus performance work, Meantime Project space, Cheltenham
Multiple Occupancy
Meantime project space, Cheltenham
Live Art Falmouth
collaborative live art project with a.Group at Falmouth School of Art, Cornwall
Place and Memory
video work selected by Louisa Fairclough, Site07, Stroud
OutsideSpace group show at The Space, Stroud
CrossoverUK
group exhibition PVA MediaLab, Dorset; STATION, Bristol & Gallery MK, Zagreb, Croatia
Star Radio
Site-specific sound project, Cardiff, Wales
Lladres de Cossos,
site specific project, Metronom gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Popularart,
Nehru centre, London.
Moments and Monuments,
curated by 22a, site-specific work and publication, CCCB (Barcelona); Fundació Espais (Girona); Centre d’Art Contemporani de la Panera (Lleida), Spain
4th International Biennale of Contemporary Art,
Gyumri, Armenia
Curiouser and Curiouser
, Bourton House, Glos. UK
Trace Edition
, Hirschl Contemporary Art, Cork street, London
Placeless
CD rom publication, curated by the Pineapple Project room, Malmo, Sweden
25hrs
international video art festival, Barcelona, Spain
Field of Vision,
Tremeheere Sculpture Park, Penzance, Cornwall, UK
Farm -
Millers farm, Blakeny, Forest of Dean UK
Cattle Market
Gloucester cattle market, UK
River Estuary Ocean Galleri 21, Malmo, Sweden
periscope - Bordeaux exchange, Stroud, Glos, UK
Swipe digital arts Festival, PVA medialab, Bridport, UK
Land,Space & Place Sofiero Slottspark, Helsingborg, Sweden
London Contemporary Art Fair Design Centre, Islington, London, UK
Reservoirs Site specific installations for Stroud Fringe Festival, UK
Sturge site specific installation, Reynolds Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, UK
View Points Artsway Gallery, Sway, Hampshire, UK
Being There Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester, Glos, UK
2:1 Dark to Light site specific installations, Stroud Valleys Artspace, Stroud, UK

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Collaborative events, Interactive projects & Workshops

2008
2007



2006

 


2005

2004

Future Visions collaborative project with year 7 - 9 students, Thomas Keble School, Glos.
Compost Kitchen
wood fired oven building and cooking workshop
a.Group
on going independent collaborative production project
In Negotiation
collaborative critical discussion series for Site07
Incomplete Support Structure & Critical Dinner
collaborative critical cooking event, SVA
Walking and Talking in Transition
critical walking tour for Site06 festival, Stroud
Collective Constructions workshops with children and adults with learning difficulties, Camp Hill Village Trust, Lydney, UK
Provisional Newlyn collaborative project involving 60 artists & members of public
Drinking Music collaborative video performance workshop, Newlyn Art Gallery
Boletus Versacrum guided fungal field trip, Tremenheer, Penzance
Building a Future workshop with students of Gymnasium School, Varazdin, Croatia
5000 Years of Religious Architecture guided walk performance, Woodchester mansion, Glos
In search of England I, II & Boletus Urbanus field trip workshops, Yorkshire, Dorset & Bristol
Scratch Kitchen, First sitting & Last Supper collaborative cooking events, Bristol


  Published works, writings and related works

2006



2005

2004
2003
2002

Star Radio book & CD, sound work & text, CBAT, Cardiff
Transition essay written with Colin Glen for Site06 programme, SVA, Stroud
Provisional Newlyn # 1, 2 & End design & texts, Newlyn Art Gallery
CROssoverUK, Catalogue, texts and images, MK Gallrey, Zagreb, Croatia
Moments and Monuments - postcard book project publication, 22A, Barcelona, Spain
Critical Contexts article commissioned by a-n magazine
Placeless - interactive CD rom publication, Pineapple Project Room, Malmö, Sweden
Water, Water - international research paper for Cotswold Water Park arts consortium
Location, Chance & Design text/image project published in a-n magazine
 
Curated projects, Coordination & related work


Since 1999
2008

2007
2006
2004-06
2005
2004
2002

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1999- 2000

1999

1998

Founding member, coordinator and curator of Re. Projects , programme co-ordinator SVA Stroud, Glos.
co-ordinating & assisting MacCormack & Gent research project, supported by Sheffield Halam University
Co-curated Art/Radio Resound sonic arts weekend and symposium, SVA. Stroud
Co-curated Meantime M.O., Meantime Project space, Cheltenham
Some Vacant Accommodation
collaborative exhibition/event with 35 national artists at SVA
Transition programme, Site06 festival
CROssoverUK exchange project between six artists organisations in Croatia & UK
New Technology is Dead, regional digital arts seminar and showcase
Transnational Breakfast Club international networking symposium and showcaseCurated
Reflux Archival Processor five shows in five weeks, Site Visual Arts Festival, Stroud
Curated 'Material Crystalline Spheres of Sensible and Resasonable Fact' multimedia event, Re.projects, Stroud, UK
Curated Resistance is Futile multimedia event, Re.projects, Stroud, UK
Co-curated The Long Weekend multimedia performance and music event -Re.projects, Stroud.
Curated Language performance, poetry, photography and digital works - Re.projects, Stroud
Initiated and Co-curated Between Pop and Politics with The Pineapple Project room, Malmo, Sweden
Coordinator of Malmo Connection contemporary art from Sweden at Gloucester Cathedral, Guildhall Arts centre, Gloucester and Re.projects, Stroud, UK
Curated From Life The figure in the digital age - Re. projects, Stroud
Member of steering group coordinating Land, Space and Place, 40 artists from Gloucestershire, Sofiero Royal Castle, -Helsingborg, Sweden
Curated Re.production - the Art of the Edition Work by 40 national artists - Re.projects
Selector for South West Arts Proof publication of photography and writing
Curated Reservoirs Site specific projection and light based works, Stroud Fringe Festival
Selection committee for Sturge project, Gloucester docks

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Conferences, Seminars and advisory work

2008
2007
2002-2005
2005
2004



2003/04
2002

panel member Beyond The Limits Of Networking at the Networks for Design Conference, UCF, Falmouth
participant and facilitator Gaining Ground first National Federation of Artists Studio Providers, Spike Island, Bristol
Advisor for the Artist Led Initiative Advisory Service (ALIAS)
participant Critical Space, NAN workshop with John Beagles and others
participant Quo Vadis artists’ networking event Bristol and Cardiff, UK
Co-ordonator/Speaker Transnational Breakfast Club international networking symposium, Stroud, Glos. UK
Participant in Process, Collaboration and Documentation in Live Art three day workshop with Richard Layzell, LADA, Whitechapel, London
Water, Water international research for Cotswold Water Park arts consortium
Facilitator/Speaker at the STRAW Nine Days of Art seminar, Devon
Speaker/facilitator Artists and the Curatorial Practice seminar, Stroud, Glos.
Speaker at Artists’ Led Organisations seminar St. Just, Cornwall

 


Bibliography/Publications

2007
2005

2004

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2002

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2000
1999
1998

C.Glen Place Memory reveiw a-n Magazine
A. Mitrani Moments and Monuments review, Papers d’Art, Girona, Spain
D. Thomas Critical Context article commissioned by a-n magazine
D. Thomas Swarf exhibition review for [a-n] magazine
D.Thomas & J.Penfold Interview about mundusloci project for PVA medialab web site
M. Daniel & M. Saiz 25hrs catalogue published by The VideoArtFoundation, Barcelona
A.Bleakley Skovva a'n Natur Keltec exhibition essay for Field of Vision project
D.Butler No Limits interview about Reflux club, [a-n] magazine
M.Ewart dobhar eidir tuath review, Irish Times
M.hartigan dobhar eidir tuath review, Sunday Tribune, Ireland
P.Harper & D.Thomas, dobhar eidir tuath exhibition text Triskel Arts, Cork.
D.Thomas, Location, Chance and Design article and postcard published by [a-n] magazine
I. Hunter, S.Ryder, D.Thomas, Cattle Market catalogue
P.Harper River, Estuary, Ocean Catalogue essay, Galleri 21, Malmo, Sweden
M.Charity, Jam today and tomorrow, review and images Farmers Weekly
D.Thomas, Re.source cover image [a-n] magazine
L.Orchard, Sturge Catalogue essay and images

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Web projects & design

 

2007
2004
2004
2003
2001-2004
2000

Some Vacant Accomodation project web site design and build
aliasarts.org Design and management of Artist Led Initiatives Advisory Scheme (ALIAS) web site
Fungusloci web site for the RMRI project
Mundusloci.org mobile web project
Design and management of Re.projects web site
Preserving Place web project for year of the artist residency

 


Education and training

 

1980-1982
1982-1985

2000

2001
2002

Foundation course in art and design, Colchester Institute
Ba hons Fine Art, Middlesex Polytechnic Awarded first class honours in fine art Commended in art history

Wed design - Re.source training, Stroud
Digital design and Macromedia Director programing, PVA media Lab, Bridport, Dorset
Final Cut Pro digital video editing, PVA media Lab, Bridport, Dorset
Flash digital animation, Re.source training workshop, Stroud

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Awards

 

2003
2000

1999

Production grant from PVA medialab for mundusloci project
South West Arts Training and Development bursary
Year of the Artist project funding
Southern Exhibition and Events Development Scheme research award

 


Other Biographical details

 



1985-1988

1987-1988
1989
Since 1990
1990-1991
1992-1993
1993-1995
1995- now

Born 27th April 1963, Colchester, Essex, UK

Film prop design, model making, photography backdrops, London
Voluntary work, Anti- Apartheid Movement, London
Cycle courier, London
Travel mostly by bicycle through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.
Working as a freelance artist exhibiting in UK and abroad.
Art direction on independent films, London. On-stage electrics, Theatre Royal, York
Living and working on Beara peninsular, West Cork, Eire.
Living and working in London
Living and working in Stroud, Glos., UK

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