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Fin (she) is an artist, animator and educator. |
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| Education | |
| PhD MA PGCE BA Hons | (Interactive Painting) University of Northumbria 2007
(Painting) Sheffield Hallam 1991 (Secondary, Art & Design) Brighton 1985 (3D, printmaking)Bath Academy, Corsham 1978 |
| Work | |
| Current | animator and stained-glass-maker, working from home |
| Previous | 2018 Crew member at Baltic art gallery 2007-17 Senior Lecturer in Media, Teesside University, member of Institute of Design, Culture and the Arts 2000-2006 Senior Lecturer in Multimedia Computing, University of Northumbria 1998-2000 Lecturer in Media Technology, Lincoln University 1995 Trainee researcher/ presenter Bradford Community Broadcasting |
| 1991-4 Gallery based work Exhibitions & Education Officer, Eastthorpe Gallery, Mirfield& Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery; Live Art Officer, Ferens Art Gallery, ROOT 93 1987-90 Adult Education Art tutor, Hull & Cottingham. 1985-7 Art Teacher, Howden Secondary School |
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| Exhibitions & Projects | |
| 2023 | Story & Illustrations for The Sea picture story for adults |
| 2021 | Story & Illustrations for 3 sheds picture story for adults Story and Illustrations for the A-Z of Sheds |
| 2020 | Illustrations for The Daily Shed (yearbook) |
| 2017 | Illustrations for The Real Tree by Anna Round |
| 2016 | Book Chapter from the Mapping Cinematic Norths conference; "Every Good Boy Deserves Fun: One Dog's Journey to the North" Find the book here |
| 2014 | Knitted installation, with Miki Z, for Carrying the Fire festival/ conference
Knitted/ sound and Light installation, with Miki Z for MiMa/ Middlesbrough Council event "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" |
| 2009 | “Showing Off Failure” paper presented at MeCCSA conference, Bradford Media Museum, January “Animating Painting” paper presented at Image 2.0 conference, Falmouth, September |
| 2006 | Serious Play time, Glue Gallery, Newcastle- (interactive work ) |
2004 |
We Are Transparent, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle ( interactive work) |
| 2002 | Cyberkitchen at www.the-cyber-kitchen.com (interactive) |
| Paintings & old stuff | |
| 2000 | Illustrations for, Co-authoring chapter in Principles of Interactive Multimedia M T Elsom-Cook (McGraw- Hill) |
| 1999 | Studio (solo) on-line exhibition for Art in the Open (photography)> take the tour Mobile Homes - (solo) Art in the Open, Hull (performance) |
| 1998-9 | Digital Views of Bradford Project. Website for Cartwright Hall Education department, related paper presented to Museum Documentation Association conference CTI-AD Outline Magazine Reviews (digital arts) |
| 1997 | Floating Sheds, (solo) Art in the Open, Princes Quay Dock (installation) Darling, wouldn't you love a new bed? (solo) Quay Art , Hull (painting) |
| 1996 | Love Lust and Cookery (solo) Springfield, Hackney Secret Stories (4 person), Woodland Gallery Greenwich Making Faces (touring), Artreach, Liverpool (painting) |
| 1996 | Works included in Damn Fine Art Cherry Smyth, Cassell Work reproduced in Women Artists Diary, International Women Artists Diary |
| 1995 | Pretend Families Bretton Hall, Wakefield The Family, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre (painting) |
| 1994 | Red, Generation X, Manchester Lurv, Scunthorpe Museum & Art Gallery Family, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Happy Families, Dewsbury Museum & Art Gallery Coast to Coast, Albert Dock, Liverpool painting) |
| You can read my bio (standard CV) or the alt.cv ... or just look at the work...
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| Screenings | |
| 2019 | "Night on the Toon" selected for Pride Socially Engagesd Art Salon, Brighton.
"Line" selected for/ screened at Norwich Film Festival & 11th Underground Film Festival Baltic is Curious, BALTIC Gallery Gateshead, Screening of "Man", "Baby" & "Night on the Toon" |
| 2018 | "Tour" selected for/ screened at Sunderland Short Film Festival and at Romford Film Festival |
| 2017 | Sunderland Short Film Festival: screening of "The Slow Lane"
Walthamstow International Film Festival : screening of "Garden", Shakespeare Film Festival: "Shakespearean Woman part4": winner, animation category |
| 2016 | Amy Johnson Anniversary Festival, Hull: screening of "Blue Sky" |
| 2015 | Wimbledon Short Film Festival & Leamington undeground Cinema festival screenings of " Blue Moon cafe", which wins the 60 second Max challenge (Leamington Underground Cinema 2015) |
| 2014 | March:BBC online hosting of "Freedom"
December:BBC online hosting of "Referendum" for "Draw the News" Wimbledon International Short film festival and Breeze Creatives, Durham & Whitley Bay Film Festival screenings of "Baby" (animation; with soundtrack by Nik Alevroyiannis) Mapping Cinematic Norths conference, Sheffield screening of "North" |
| 2013 | Bradford Animation festival screening "Box"
Leamington underground Cinema festival screening "North" Wimbledon Short Film Festival screening "Box" Guardian Witness 1-minute film assignment "Heat"... winner Star & Shadow women's film night screening "Voice of the Shed", "Wee(d)" and "Painting" |
| 2012 | Animated Exeter: Screen Out Loud screening "The Voice of the Shed" and "Painting"
"Women and Sheds" - 3 of the 10 selected for Norwich Film Festival One Minute Movie section. |
| 2011 | Owd Towser (Holmfirth Arts Festival) screening “The sea”
Kestle Barton Gallery Fruit & Flower Show – “Women and Sheds” animation/ installation - voted best in show Treberfydd Gallery Summer Show (Digital Painting) screening “The Dragonfly Effect” animation Fundada Artists Film Festival, Wakefield screening “Paper” and "Women & Sheds (10 minute cut)" Salisbury Animation Open screening "Voice of the Shed" |
| 2010 | animated short "Paper" screened at Concept Film Night, Institute of Digital Innovation and at Kino European Short Film Festival Manchester |
| 2007 | Slow Light, Gallery North, Newcastle- screening "eight and a half" Nexus ArtScreen, Gateshead - screening "Life" |
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