Curriculum Vitae

Ein brenin a fu, ein brenin a fydd

Legendary Landmarks

Curriculum Vitae:

Christopher Collier

16 South Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 1JX

07980637676

endymion_sleeps@hotmail.com

Exhibitions/Residencies:

2006:

Curated, promoted and produced work for a major collaborative arts project / web art network entitled ‘Legendary Landmarks’ involving artistic interventions in the landscape at ten locations across west Wales:

Sculptural/Environmental art Installation with the support of the Forestry Commission and Pentir Pumlumon at Coed Maenarthur.

Interactive sculptural installation with the support of the Elan Valley Trust and Welsh Water at the Elan Valley Visitors Centre, Rhayader.

Group Exhibition, ‘Lines and Strata’, Oriel Mwldan, Cardigan.

Sculptural installation on the National Trust beach at Penbryn.

Environmental art installation at Afon Gamlan.

Sculptural Installation at Beddgeraint, near Newcastle Emlyn.

(Proposed) Installation of a temporary library including hand made artist’s book at a prehistoric monument, Bedd Taliesin in conjunction with the display of the book as a piece of web art at the Spectacle Gallery’s ‘Creeping Feature’ project and subsequently installed by Flintshire Council at the Mold Library’s world famous Arthurian Collection.

(Proposed): Installation of multi-media textiles piece in the Church at Llanbadarn Fawr.

(Proposed): Sculptural installation, Carn March Arthur, Aberdovey.

(Proposed): Collaborative arts and craft installation in woodland and local museum, Capel Seion, Aberystwyth.

2005:

Installation of sub-tidal environmental art sculptures at Borth and Sarn Gynfelyn.

Exhibited in the Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.

Selected for the online exhibition of the London Photographic Awards.

Group exhibition at Oriel Cambria in Tregaron.

Printed a number of ‘fine art posters’ that were displayed at Welsh heritage sites in a series of digital installations and at the poster wall section of the RISK Creative Action in Political Culture project at the Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow

2004:

Touring solo exhibition ‘Moorland’s Mythical History’ of drawing, photography and installation across a number of venues in North Staffordshire including Moorlands Arts centre, Leek and Severn Trent Water’s Tittesworth Reservoir visitors centre, Meerbrook.

Exibited handmade book at the ‘Binding’ show, Picture House Centre for Photography, Leicester.

Group exhibition, Memorial Gallery, Wrexham.

Group exhibition, ‘Angel Wings’ Picture House Centre for Photography, Leicester.

2003:

Group exhibition ‘Air Mail’ at Artscape, Swindon.

Group exhibition Yr Ysgol Gelf Oriel ac Amgueddfa, Aberystwyth.

Employment:

Managing Photographic Processing Laboratory, Jessops, Aberystwyth. 4/04 – Present.

Photographic Laboratory Assistant, Abercolour Photographic, Aberystwyth 8/03 – 4/04.

Free Lance Photographic work 8/03 – Present.

Education:

P.M.A. Certified Photographic Consultant.

Fujifilm UK certificate in Photographic Minilab Operation

Fine Art/ English Literature BA Hons. University of Wales Aberystwyth. 2000-2003

Btec National Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art and Design. 1999-2000

A-Levels: Art (A), English Literature (A), Geography (A), Philosophy (C).

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