Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae:

Christopher Collier

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

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 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.

Performance Installation at Rhos Gafallt, Ceredigion and simultaneously display of installation at Strata Florida Sculpture Festival fringe, Pontrhydfendigaid, Ceredigion.

Sculptural installation on the National Trust beach at Penbryn.

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

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.

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

Valle Crucis Abbey