CHEETHAM HILL Project Manchester Spring-Summer 2010
(Car Wash Cutures and Secret Gardens )
Working with curator Kerenza McClarnan and 4 other Locally based and International Artists commissioned by Buddleia, based in a shop on Cheetham Hill Road during Spring/Summer 2010. Watch this space or link to:
www. buddleiacommissions.wordpress.com
www.carwashcultures.blogspot.com
FACT/Tenant Spin commission Liverpool 09-10 In Defense of Pigeons
I am creating new work for a new secure hospital facility in Liverpool. The work has several elements including a "birdsong juke box", a magazine, a close circuit garden-watch project and some films about the coast.....work will continue through the year, working closely and collaboratively with the staff, patients and FACT. Watch here for more details later in the year
ANTIFREEZE 09
Manchester June 09
pictured on Jesica: Franz Kline: Suspended 1953, Adolph Gottlieb:Cool Blast 1960, Clyford Still 1953, Barnet Newman:OnementV I953 and Harriet Blaise with Franz Kline 1957-DNo1 on her thumb.
Alison Kershaw's All New Abstract Nail Art: working with nail artist Liz, I offered renditions of Classic Abstract Expressionist painting for your fingernails at Antifreeze 09, the Art Car Boot Sale for Manchester organised by Contents May Vary (part of Trade City)
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Pool Arts Studio
October 09 ongoing
Pool Arts launched the new studio space in Ancoats Manchester for disadvantaged artists with an exhibition/open studio "Open For Business" on 29th October 09.
We are also devising training and exhibition ideas to benefit members including a series of talks and discussions open to all . Pool arts is a charitable arts organsiation run by and for its members - i've been involved for over 10 year helping to keep the project on course...
ONE AND ALL
April 2009
Hafsah Naib: TV 2009
I was curating I dont know about community networks , but I know what I like........ with seven North West based contemporary artists in a year long experimental project to create an exhibition in response to the themes, environments and structures of Community Network for Manchester. The work in the exhibition came together in a gallery show at Castlefield Gallery, in April 2009.
