Curriculum Vitae
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Born 1967 Thornbury Glos.
Education
2001–2004 Research Fellow at MIRIAD Manchester Metropolitan University
1997–1998 M.A Fine Art Manchester Metropolitan University
1996–1997 P.G.C.E Manchester Metropolitan University
1986–1989 B.A Fine Art (Painting) University of Sunderland
1985–1986 Foundation Course Wakefield Technical College
1981–1985 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield
Selected One Person Exhibitions
2008 Residency and exhibition at the Eden Project Cornwall
2007 ‘Landscape Paintings’ Cornwall Contemporary Gallery Penzance
2006 ‘Landscape Paintings’ Phoenix Gallery Exeter
2004 ‘Found Paintings’ Margaret Harvey Gallery University of Herts.
2003 ‘Found Paintings’ Pump House Gallery Battersea Park London
2002 ‘Found Paintings’ The Lowry Salford Arts Council National Touring Programme. Curator – Emma Anderson
2001 ‘Found Paintings’ West Park Museum Macclesfield
2000 ‘Finding Faults’ The Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester. Curator – Michael Simpson. Publication – Roger Wilson
2000 ‘Found Paintings’ The Mappin Art Gallery Sheffield. Curators – Charles Esche/Paul Nesbitt. Catalogue – Julie Milne
1995 ‘Laiking Out’ Dean Clough Galleries Halifax
1994 ‘New Work’ Castlefield Gallery Manchester
1993 ‘Painting’ Chapman Gallery Salford
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006 ‘One love: the football art Prize’ The lowry Salford
2004 ‘Terrain – British Abstraction now’ The Museum of Nonconformist Art St. Petersburg. Curator – Rick Copsey
2004 ‘Boys Who Sew’ Crafts Council Galleries London and tour. Curator – Janis Jefferies
2003 ‘Encounters – Artists and new media’ Drumcroon Gallery Wigan
2003 ‘r + d’ Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Sunderland
1999 ‘new contemporaries’ Liverpool Biennial/South London Gallery. Curators – Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev/Susan Hiller/Keith Tyson
1999 ‘Departure Lounge’ Mart Festival Manchester
1998 ‘in transit’ Chelsea Arts Building New York City
1998 ‘Pebeo International Art Exhibition’ Marseilles France. Curators – Dennis Oppenheim/Francois-Henri Debailleux
1996 ‘Pulse’ Bluecoat Gallery Liverpool
1994 ‘Asturias International’ Touring exhibition U.K./Spain
1993 ‘John Moores Exhibition 18’ Walker Art Gallery Liverpool
1993 ‘EAST’ Norwich Gallery Norfolk
1993 ‘R.O.S.L’ London
Curatorial Projects
Curator of the exhibitions ‘Beyond the Endgame’ at the Manchester Art Gallery, 6 September–12 October 2003 and ‘Documents’ at Manchester Metropolitan University, 30 September–10 October. Contributing author and editor for the accompanying publication.
Awards
2007 Grants for the arts individual major award from Arts Council England South West
2006 Third Prize in One Love the football art prize, the Lowry Salford
2006 Arts Council England South West award for development of new work
2002 Arts Council of England National Touring Programme award
2000 Arts Council of England Year of the Artist Residency award
1999 North West Arts Board Research and Development award
1999 North West Arts Board Exhibition publication award
1998 First Prize in Pebeo International Painting Competition
1993 The R.O.S.L Ernest Cassel Educational Trust prize
Collections
The Arts Council of England Collection
The Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester
The Friends of Manchester Art Gallery loan collection
The Atlas Collection Manchester
Collection of James Moores Liverpool
Urban Splash Manchester
British Airways Collection
The Museum of Nonconformist Art St Petersburg
Many private collections
Commissions
2003 The Lime Tree Restaurant Didsbury Manchester
2001 The Rocco Forte Lowry Hotel Manchester
2000 British Airways Building Manchester
1999 The Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester
Teaching Experience
1999-2004 Manchester Metropolitan University B.A and M.A.
Publications and Catalogues
‘Ben Cook Found Paintings’ Lowry Press 2004 ISBN 1-902970-29-2
‘Beyond the Endgame: Abstract Painting in Manchester’ Manchester City Galleries 2003 ISBN 0-901673-633
‘Ben Cook Found Paintings’ Trice Publications 1999 ISBN 0-9531919-3-1
‘Departure Lounge’ Trice publications 1999 ISBN 0-9531919-2-3
‘new contemporaries 99’ new contemporaries publications ISBN 0-9515556-8-5
‘EAST’ 1993 Norwich Gallery Publications ISBN 1872482-09-0
‘John Moores Exhibition 18’ ISBN 0-906367-66-2
