Karen Cunningham

born Fife, Scotland / based in Glasgow, Scotland  . .............................................................................. ..........

        
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS           ...

2011.................Hand to Eye with Anne-Marie Copestake, Charlie Hammond and Gordon Schmidt, The Project Room, Glasgow .........................Touring Video programTouring Video program selected by Benjamin Cook (LUX) from the Outpost Gallery membership. .......................... .........................Rhubaba, Edinburgh; Tranmission Gallery, Glasgow; Grand Union, Birmingham; E:vent Gallery, London; Outpost, Norwich ........................ Early RelativiyEarly Relativity Two person exhibition. The Duchy, Glasgow.... Two person exhibition. The Duchy, Glasgow............ .........................Elephants The Royal Standard, Liverpool
                    ...  Curated by The Embassy Gallery and Nicolas Party 
2010            .... Point of Address Outpost Gallery, Norwich. Curated by Peter Suchin
                    ...  wayfinders with Neil Bickerton, Gordon Schmidt & Michael Wilkinson
                    ...  Rotate The Contemporary Art Society, London
                    ...  Curated by Outpost Gallery, Norwich
                    ...  If You Can Hold Your Breath Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool
                    ...  Being is what it is curated by Matthew Richardson, London
2009            .... Lobby Cell Project Space, London
                    ...  Natural Order Emergent Artists Program, Glasgow School of Art
                    ...  Preparatory Ways Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
                    ...  12-6  Event as part of Gallery Weekend. Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
2008            .... The Long Take  MOOT Gallery, Nottingham
                    ..   Karen Cunningham, Luca Frei, Babak Ghazi  Glasgow  International
                    ..   Assembly  with Tim Facey, Kevin Hutcheson & Gordon Schmidt, Glasgow
2007            .... The Synesthesiacs Sketchbook Gallery g126 Galway, Ireland
                    ...  mindblowing  2 person exhibition at INTERMEDIA, Glasgow
2006            .... For Seasons of Reason  2 person exhibition Glasgow
                    ...  Not Yet Night 3 curated by Babak Ghazi, The Embassy, Edinburgh
2005            ....
EVERYTHING MUST GO  Workplace Gallery, Gateshead
2004            .... The Birthday Party Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
                    ...  INBOX: National Centre for the Arts, Mexico City
2003            .... ON ALL BRITISH BREATH  Edric Audio Visual Manchester
                    ...  MFA selection TENT, Rotterdam, Holland
                    ...  how to undo spells with string  INTERMEDIA Gallery, Glasgow
2001            .... Blind Date touring exhibition, Zagreb, Split and Riejka, Croatia
                     

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009                 Karen Cunningham Outpost Gallery, Norwich
                         One of six artists selected by Ryan Gander and Rebecca May Marston
2005                 manual   The Project Room, Glasgow
2000                 xrayspecsandinvisibletext  Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

* The Open Eye Club a series of one-off video/art co-curated events

2011 ................. Hand to Eye The Project Room, Glasgow......................................................................................................... 2008                  . 2008ningham, ..Karen Cunningham, Luca Frei, Babak Ghazi Glasgow Internationaluca Frei, Babak Ghazi Glasgow International
                         * The Human Arc  Tramway, Glasgow
2007                 * Reflex Effect  The Project Room, Glasgow
                         * I see prisms  Gallery g126 Galway, Ireland
2006                 * The Social Contract  The Project Room, Glasgow
                         * bazaar   Tramway, Glasgow
                         * totally P.C. Glasgow International CCA cinema, Glasgow
                         * This is not a painting The Project Room, Glasgow
2005                 * PREMIERE The Project Room, Glasgow
2001                   A Practice Room (for amateurs) Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

RESIDENCIES

2008 – 2009    Scottish Arts Council Artist in Residence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001                British Council/New Media Scotland Residency Split, Croatia
1999                Villa Walberta Residency, Feldafing & Munich, Germany

EDUCATION

2001 – 03         MFA, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
1994 – 98         BA Hons. Photography (1st class)  Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
1997                 Exchange, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, USA

CATALOUGES

2008                 Cross Section  Glasgow International
2001                 Blind Date  published by New Media Scotland & The British Council

PUBLICATIONS

2008                 SHIFTER Magazine issue 11: 'Intimate' published by Sreshta Rit Premnath, NYC
2007                 Frozen Tears 3 published by John Russell
2006                 Not Yet issue 5 published by Babak Ghazi, London
2004                 Not Yet issues 2 and 3 published by Babak Ghazi, London

  

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