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A n d r e a G r e g s o n
Education
1997 – 98 Manchester Metropolitan University: MA Fine Art
1995 – 97 Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland: Postgraduate Fellowship
1987 – 90 Bretton Hall College, W. Yorkshire: BA (Hons) Fine Art
1986 – 87 Preston Polytechnic: Foundation Course in Art/Design
Solo Shows
2021 AFTER (LIFE OF) OBJECTS, Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London
2019 SEEING THROUGH THE GROUND, Grizedale Forest Gallery, Cumbria
2016 RESTLESS TERRAIN: SCULPTURE FROM THE ANTHROPOCENE, AVA Gallery, University of East London
2012 MINDFUL THINGS, Concrete Bar, Hayward Gallery, London (curated by Charu Vallabhbhai – Assistant Curator, Hayward Gallery )
2009 LAST NIGHT FOR EVER, The Garden Museum, London
2008 A WORLD WITHIN, Phoenix Gallery, Exeter
2007 GALERIE 1816, Bretenoux , France
2003 HIDDEN MUSEUM, Guildhall, Windsor
2002 IN LOVING MEMORY, Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University
2001 CHAPEL HILL, St. Peter’s Church, Heysham
2000 SLEEP, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland.
2000 SLEEP, Contemporary Artists Gallery (BWA), Sandomierz, Poland.
2000 DEVOUR, Red Gallery, Hull.
2000 WATERSCAPES, Oldham Art Gallery
1996 BEYOND WORDS… Moje Archiwum, Koszalin, Poland.
1996 WITH(OUT) WORDS, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland.
Group Shows
2023 MIND & MATERIALS, Patrick Heide, London curated by Michael Roberts
2021 COMING UP FOR AIR, James Hockey Gallery, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham
2020 GREENNESS IS A KIND OF GRIEF, curated by Yard Projects, online
2020 DANCE FIRST THINK LATER, General Practice, Lincoln
2019 THE COLLECTION, Squires and Partners & London Bronze Casting, London
2017 ARTPARK 2017, Gæsteatelier Hollufgård, Fyn, Denmark
2017 GESTURES OF RESISTANCE, Romantso, Athens, Greece, curated by Jean Wainwright
2015 RIVER, University of East London, Curated by Richard Wilson RA & Pete Cobb
2014 DOWN TO ZERO, Patrick Heide Gallery, London
2011 POLEMICALLY SMALL, Torrance Art Museum, California, USA & Charlie Smith, London
2009 THE FUTURE CAN WAIT, Galerie Schuster, Berlin
2008 THE DAMNED AND THE SAVED, Studio 1:1 & Standpoint Gallery, London
2008 THE FUTURE CAN WAIT, Old Truman Brewery, London
2007 INTERVENTION, Fieldgate Gallery, London
2006 REPATRIATING THE ARK, Museum of Garden History, London.
2005 EPHEMERAL CITIES – DEPTFORD X, Deptford, London
2005 JERWOOD SCULPTURE PRIZE, Jerwood Space, London
2005 HEADROOM, Blyth Gallery, Imperial College London
2004 CREEKSIDE ARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS, Deptford X, London
2002 APPROACHES, Wirral Art School Staff at the Williamson Art Gallery
2002 INSHORE ALCHEMY, Installation at Fleetwood Museum
2001 BURSARIES 00/01, Royal Soc. of British Sculptors Gallery, London
2001 PHENOMENA, Bankley Gallery, Manchester
2001 RE(COVERED) MEMORY, St. Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham
2001 A HULL FAVOUR, Andrew Marvell monument, Hull.
2001 CORPUS, Storey Gallery, Lancaster
2000 4 CORNERS, Becky Shaw, Sue Leask, Steff Corbellli, Static Gallery, Liverpool.
1999 VESSEL – WATER WAYS, Clarence Dock, Leeds.
1999 ILLUMINATION, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool.
1999 OPEN STUDIOS, Bankley Studios, Manchester.
1999 THERE IS NO SEXUAL RELATION, Centre for Freudian Research+Analysis, London.
1998 MA SHOW, Upper Campfield Market, Manchester.
1997 FOR SALE, ‘International Art Symposium, Borne Sulinowo, Poland.
1997 BREATHING SPACE, during ‘Multi-Media Symposium’, Skoki, Poland.
1996 WIDTH 52 14’ 40” LENGTH 21 00’ 42”, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw.
1996 PIONEERS, during ‘Internat. Arts Symposium’, Borne Sulinowo, Poland.
1996 THOUGHT TREES, Kasia Rokosz & Laboratory for Creative Education, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw.
1996 FAMILY TREES, Installation with Kasia Rokosz, National Museum, Warsaw.
1996 INSIDE OUT : Installation, Laboratory for Creative Education, CCA, Warsaw.
1995 12 MOMENTS, during ‘Irish Days 3’, Baltic Arts Centre, Poland.
Curatorial Projects
2022 SUBTEXT, Jane Austen’s House, Chawton (Curator)
2015 REMEMBER NATURE by Gustav Metzger ( co-curator with London Fieldworks, Serpentine Gallery, CSM)
2014 FACING EXTINCTION – EXHIBITION, Gustav Metzger, Herbert Read Gallery, UCA Canterbury (curator )
2009 WORKSHOP OF HEREAFTER-DIAGRAMS,MODELS & PROTOTYPES,
Blyth Gallery, London (curator / artist)
2006 THE MINIATURE WORLDS SHOW, Jerwood Space, London (co-curator/artist)
2005 TRANSFORMED SPACE, Gallery XX1, Warsaw, Poland (co-curator/artist)
2004 LOST & FOUND, Chambers Gallery, London (co-curator/artist)
1998 IN TRANSIT, Chelsea Arts Building, New York (co-curator/artist)
1997 CONSUME, Tonia Rees at Galeria Dzialan , Warsaw, Poland (co-curator/artist)
1994 JOURNEY, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow (co-curator/artist)
Residencies
2017 Gæsteatelier Hollufgård, Fyn, Denmark
2015-16 Henry Moore Foundation Residency -Fine Art dept., University of East London
2015 Outlandia, Glen Nevis, Fort William, Scotland
2011-12 Bronze Fellow at Chelsea School of Art, London
2008-09 The Garden Museum, London
2002 Windsor Arts Centre
2001 Year of the Artist Award for St. Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham
Symposiums / Exchanges
2001 CYFUNIAD, Triangle International Arts Workshop, Wales (2 weeks) Participant and part of working party group
1994 TREFFEN – Two month exchange with exhibition at the Gedokhaus,
Lubeck, Germany and WASPS Studios, Glasgow – three artists.
1993 ORTSWECHSEL – One month exchange with exhibition at Castle Wiligrad,
Schwerin with WASPS and the Glasgow Sculpture Studios – eight artists.
1993 INTERNATIONAL STONE SYMPOSIUM, toured Poland (3 weeks)
Grants / Awards
2021 Arts Council England Project Grant – After (life of) Objects
2019 Arts Council England Project Grant – Seeing Through The Ground
2020-21 UCA Research Award – After (life of) Objects
2018-19 UCA Research Award – Restless Terrain
2014-15 UCA Research Award – Casting Space – Sculpture from the Anthropocene
2011-12 UCA Research Award – Together Forever
2009-10 UCA Research Award – Models For a Better Life
2008-09 UCA Research Award – A World Within
2007-08 UCA Research Award – Wonderland
2006-07UCA Research Award – Miniature Worlds
2006 Individual Artist Grant, Arts Council of England-London.
2005-06 UCCA Research Award: Miniature Worlds
2004-05 SIAD Research Award – Transformed Space
2004 Research Funding from Wirral Art School to visit City College, New York
2001 Bursary Membership from the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
2001 Arts Council Award – Residency at St. Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham.
2000 Exhibition Travel Grant to Poland – North West Arts Board
1998 Travel grant to New York – Manchester Met. University.
1997 British Academy Bursary for MA Fine Art Course.
1996 Travel grant to Borne Sulinowo – Glasgow City Council.
1996 Polish Government Scholarship – 9 months.
1995 Polish Government Scholarship – 7 months.
1995 Travel grant for Irish Days 3 – Glasgow City Council.
1994 Travel grant to Lubeck – British Council, Hamburg.
1993 Travel grant to Warsaw – British Council, Warsaw.
1993 Travel grant to Schwerin – British Council, Berlin.
1993 Richard Mills Travel Fellowship to Poland – The Princes Trust.
Lecturing Posts
2004(current) UCA FARNHAM – MA & BA FINE ART
Senior Lecturer in Fine Art Sculpture / Subject Leader MA Fine Art (0.5)
1999 – 2004 WIRRAL METROPOLITAN COLLEGE – BA FINE ART
PT Lecturer in Fine Art Sculpture (0.4)
2001 WIRRAL MET. COLLEGE – FOUNDATION COURSE IN ART & DESIGN
Fine Art lecturer ( 1 day per week for one semester)
2001 – 2002 UNIVERSITY OF DERBY – BA FINE ART
Part time lecturer in Fine Art (1 day per week) – Year 3 tutor
1999 – 2000 BOLTON INSTITUTE – BA VISUAL ART
Part time lecturer in Fine Art Sculpture
Visiting Lecturer
2021 External Examiner – BA Visual Arts , University of Bedfordshire
2018 Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University – MA Fine Art
2007-10 External Examiner – BA Fine Art, Liverpool Hope University
2001 Chester College – MA Fine Students
2000 Manchester Metropolitan Uni. – MA Fine Art students
1999 International Art Festival, Harlev, Denmark.
1999 Parc Menai, Bangor, Wales – Foundation Course in Art and Design
1998 Pratt Institute, New York – BA Fine Art students
1996 International Art Festival, Upice, Czech Republic.
1996 Koszalin Art School, Poland – Art Foundation students
1993 Lancaster Whitecross College – BTEC/Foundation Course in Art Design
1993 Lodz Art School, Poland – Fine Art students
Publications
2022 After (Life of ) Objects, essay by Rebecca Geldard
2019 Seeing Through the Ground, essay by Dr. Lizzie Fisher
2016 Restless Terrain with text by Andrew Stephenson from UEL
2009 Last Night For Ever, booklet by Fraser Muggeridge published by Parabola
2006 Repatriating the Ark, catalogue published by Parabola
2005 Jerwood Sculpture Prize, catalogue published by Jerwood Foundation
2003 Hidden Museum; Catalogue funded by Arts Council of England, S. East.
2000 In the Place of an Object; Editors Sharon Kivland & Marc du Ry. Pub. by The Centre for Freudian Analysis & Research, London.
2000 Sleep; Catalogue ed. Grzegorz Borkowski, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw.
1999 Illuminations; Catalogue pub. by Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool.
Reviews
2020 Interview with @theasiancurator
2019 The Westmoreland Gazette, Cumbria, 28 July 2019
2009 The London Magazine, Walking The Length of Night (p.60-65), Dec 09/Jan 10
2009 Sleek Magazine, Minimal Art, Jolanda Buck, Autumn 2008 (p.58)
2006 The Guide Preview, Jessica Lack, 11th August
2006 London Metro News, Fisun Guner, 17th August
2006 The Big Issue, Martin Coomer, 28 August- 3 September
2006 Vogue Magazine, Small Is Beautiful, Charlotte Sinclair, September
2006 The Independent on Sunday, Christopher Stocks, 13th August
2005 Obieg, Grzegorz Borkowski, Sept
2005 New York Arts Magazine, Slawec Marzec, Oct
2005 Gazeta Wyborcza, Sept
2005 Rzeczpospolita, Monika Malkowska, Sept
2005 The Times, J.R.Taylor, 9th March
2005 Independent On Sunday, Charles Darwent, 10th April
2005 London Metro News, Fisun Guner, April 7th
2005 BBC Radio 4 Review Tom Sutcliffe 9th April
2005 The Independent, Louise Jury, 20th April
2005 TV / Whats On, Interview 22nd April
2005 The Independent, Thomas Sutcliffe, 22nd April
2005 AN Magazine April
2003 Windsor Observer, 10th Oct
2001 The Guardian Guide, Robert Clarke, 1th Aug
2000 AN Magazine, Nov issue
2000 Zycie Warszawa, 7 August,
2000 Gazeta Wyborcza, 7 August
2000 Rzeczpospolita, Monika Malkowska, 8 August
2000 Yorkshire Post, Alfred Hickling, 19th April
1999 AN Magazine, Julie Lapish, Nov issue
1999 Manchester Evening News, 15th July
1997 Art & Business ( Poland), Michal Kaczynski
1994 The Glasgow Herald, 9th June
1994 Lubecker Nachrichter, 27th July (Glasgow/Lubeck artists exchange)
1992 The Glasgow Herald, Clare Henry 30 Oct