OK / UK In Spring 1999 myself and fellow artist Ray Richarson collaborated with fashion groups Agosto (Tokyo) and Burro (London) on a series of events, exhibitions and performative evenings throught April. Tokyo venues included Gallery Aoyama, Agosto HQ and the Laforet Museum Harajuku.
Sedulous Ape Trilogy I curated this trilogy of exhibitions over a 3 year period at the Strawberry Ridge Gallery in Connecticut in response to the Susan and Robert Summer Contemporary British Art collection. To complement the exhibitions, a series of talks, lectures and workshops were presented in conjuction with Hartford Art School. Exhibition 1 – Confessions of a Sedulous Ape (2000) Exhibition 2 – The Sedulous Ape rides again (2001) Exhibition 3 – Once more for the Sedulous Ape (2002)
Goodge Street Portraits – Morning/Noon/Night
Commissioned by Thom Winterburn at the Henry Peacock Gallery. This was an
observational painting project during which I took up a residency for 3 months on
Goodge Street adjacent to the galleries exterior in order to create miniature
portraits of the surrounding population at set times of the streets occupancy
creating,depictions of Morning, noon and night,the times of day.
(1999)
Comic? Commissioned by Northwest Arts and Arts about Manchester, Comic? was co-curated by myself and Catherine Gibson .This exhibition and related comic book explored the continuing usage and relevance of the comic narrative genre. Hosted by Oldham Art Gallery it contained works by 15 artist from different backgrounds and practices including printmaker Adam Dant, animator Nick Park, painters Ray Richardson and Ian Phillips, Royal Academician Chris Orr and Sculptor Neal Jeffries (1998)
War Comic This comic book published and printed at the Royal College of Art was the first edition of EX-PRESS comics , it was edited and curated by myself. Looking at Notions of War, in all its various guises it featured works by 22 artist associated with RCA Printmaking (2003)
New News From Nowhere Presented at the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London in February 2006 by 25 artists from diverse backgrounds and specialisms who worked in response to William Morris’ futuristic utopian romance novel “ News From Nowhere” and related ideas of Utopianism, rural ideas, fellowship and community. The show featured responses and reactions to the museum space and included works by architects, sculptors, town planners, jewellers, ceramicists, painters and printmakers.
Art Car-boot Fair In both 2006 and 2007 I collaborated with Michelle, my wife, under the banners of “Pleasure Island Enterprises” and “Ye New Print Shoppe” for the annual Art Car-boot Sale Fair curated by Helen Hayward and Karen Ashton at the Trumans Building car park, Brick Lane, London. On Both occasions we sold and exhibited limited editions multiple artworks (prints, badges, t-shirts, tea towels, etc) commissioned by invited artists, alongside Michelle’s “Willy Shakes” Art-cocktails stall promoting good-health through alcoholic abuse.