Chris Follows CV - Career Details

 

Selected Group Exhibitions UK

2007 National Marinetime Museum re:INVENTING 16th Oct - 31st Jan
2006 Group Show - re:INVENTING ING London, 22nd May 28th July
2006 'FLAT'  7th July - 12th August Arlington Gallery, Camden
2004 Opening Exhibition of the new WSA gallery, MHR.
2002 Deluxe-Arts "The Jokes on Us"
2002 Cork Street, London Dangerous Corners
2002 Business Design Centre, Islington, London 'Fresh Art' WAS
2002 Open Studios July and November - Wimbledon Art Studios
2001 Business Design Centre, Islington, London 'Fresh Art' WAS
2001 Open Studios July and November - Wimbledon Art Studios
2001 The Start Gallery, Brighton "paint, painter, painting"
 

Curated Exhibitions

2008 The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery Stoke-on-Trent - 'Three decades of Cartooning by Dave Follows' 17 May to 29 June 2008More about this exhibition - www.davefollows.com
EXHIBITION PRESS
BBC Midlands Today TV News feature BBC website
CUM SEE MAY UN MAR LADY UP 'ANLEY DUCK REVIEW 18 April 2008 - PDF
BBC Radio Stoke Lamont Howie
BBC RADIO Stuart Fear interviews Download WMP or website
The Sentinel REVIEW 21 April 2008 - PDF
CARTOONISTS VISIT Stoke-Press -pdf
VIDEO of the opening 17 April 2008 by the Sentinel
 

Work in corporate and private collections include:

R. Kaller-Kimche Inc New York
The Professional Football Association (PFA) in Manchester
D Jones and J Morris Directors of the Business Design Centre
Rumi Verjee of Thomas Goode & Co Limited
 

Current Employment

2003
to date
University of the Arts London - Digital media, Video and animation technical tutor, Wimbledon College of art and Chelsea College of Art
CLIP CETL Fellow for 'Process Arts' University of the Arts London, CCW 

Other Relevant Employment - Freelance

2004 Digital workshops for School children - Beauchamp Art Cruise, Paddington Basin, London.Chris joined forces with 12 young artists from St Augustine's school, Westminster to produce digital animations based upon the changing architectural landscape of this unique area of the capital. The Creative Cruises introduce young people from inner city schools to the workings and practices of contemporary artists, providing a chance for the young people to work along side them as equals.
2003/4 Artists residence commission developed website www.golborne.org Arts Council England and NKA at W10. golborne.org was first created by Anna Lewis and Chris Follows during an artists residency in 2003. golborne.org 2003 is a visual record of their time spent in the Golborne area and has developed into an arts based website focusing on unrepresented arts activities in the area.
2000/1 Artist Assistant to Richard Layzell major public art Commission in the centre of Maidenhead – Kultur wall
2000/1 AIT Residency for software developer AIT Group Henley-On-Thames.
2000 Sculpture Commission Awards 2000 - The ray Finnis Charitable Trust.
2000 Other Employment
2002 - 1988 Previously, Chris trained and worked as a professional chef assisting chefs such as Anton Mossiman at Downing Street, St James Palace and the Club in Belgrave Sq SW1
 

Relevant Qualifications

Higher
97/2000 1st Class BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting -
Wimbledon College of Art - University of the Arts London - Merton Hall Road, SW19
  Further
2001/2 Multi Media BTEC Diploma Higher National Certificate - South Thames College
1996/97 BTEC Diploma in foundation studies Art and Design -
Wimbledon School of Art

Development and Training

2006 Found Footage in Film (Tate Modern) Intensive workshop recycling film footage
2005 Video art Symposium from the margins to the mainstream (Tate)
2005 After Effects Intermediate 5 day training course
2005 Developing Gallery and Education Workshops 5 day training course
2005 Train the Trainer – 2 day training course
2005 Web Authoring Intermediate 4 day training course

Publications and URLs

07/2006 Flat Exhibition - Article by Alison Oldham -
H&H Series arts and Features July 28 2006 London. View and download
05/2006 re:INVENTING exhibition catalogue ISBN 0-948327-22-7
05/2004 a-n Magazine Page.34 Art Cruise article

www.chrisfollows.com Artists website

www.golborne.org (2004-5)

www.golborne.org.uk (2003-4)

www.fromnowhere.org

Awards

2000 Won- BHF Bank Painting Prize
2000 Won - Higher Education Funding Council for England

 

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