The Drawing Project, Castlefield Gallery

'Upwards1' & 'Upwards 2', 2013. Cardboard, pen, pencil, paint, wood. Photo credit: Jenny Core

I recently exhibited drawings 'Upwards 1&2), 2013 as part of The Drawing Project, curated by Jenny Core at Castlefield Gallery (13th- 24th February 2014) . Other exhibiting artists who work in drawing from the North West were Hondartza Fraga, Mary Griffiths, Jenny Core, Lesley Halliwell, Claire Weetman, Jenny Core and Sophia Crilly.  You can read more about the exhibition and accompanying events here:

The Drawing Project

A publication 'Drawing: A Line Going For A Walk' was produced alongside the exhibition.  It includes writing and images from the exhibiting artists, as well as two essays from University of Manchester students, Sophie Preston and Lewis Cornish.

You can download a copy of the publication here:

'Drawing: A Line Going For A Walk'

Below are some reviews of the show:

The Double Negative 
Corridor 8

SUPERMARKET Art Fair, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, 14th-16th February 2014

PAPER will be showing some of my new series of drawings, 'Studies of a neighbourhood', 2014, at SUPERMARKET Art Fair, alongside the work of Par Stromberg, Hayley Lock, Richard Meaghan, David Hancock, Andrea Cotton and Naomi Lethbridge. 

About SUPERMARKET

SUPERMARKET returns to Kulturhuset (the House of Culture) in Stockholm with its ninth Fair.  It is a platform for the newest, most vital and innovative international art.  With over 80 exhibitors from 30 countries worldwide it is the single largest international event in Scandinavia.  Despite its name SUPERMARKET is not a supermarket for art.  Instead the content is in focus and the theme for the year will be Difference(s).  

'Studies of a neighbourhood/No.8' 2014, Pen, pencil, lino cut print and paint on card, 42 x 30cm

'Studies of a neighbourhood/No.4' 2014, Pen, pencil, lino cut print and paint on card, 42 x 30cm.

The Drawing Project, Castlefield Gallery

I will be showing some of my three dimensional drawings in The Drawing Project, curated by Jenny Core, at the Castlefield Gallery, Thursday13th February to Sunday 28th February.

The Drawing Project will include 2D works, installation, performance, animation and 3D drawing with works by Jenny Core, Sophia Crilly, Hondartza Fraga, Mary Griffiths, Lesley Halliwell, Claire Weetman and myself.

The Preview for The Drawing Project is the 13th February 2013, during which there will be a live drawing performance by Claire Weetman.

For more information on the project:

The Drawing Project: Launchpad at Castlefield Gallery

http://www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk/event/launch-pad-the-drawing-project/

The Drawing Project Blog:

http://thedrawingprojectnorthwest.wordpress.com/

With: Rogue Project Space, October 2013

'Stalker', Nicola Dale and Julie del Hopital, image courtesy of John Lynch

'Stalker', Nicola Dale and Julie del Hopital, film still

'With:', Annie Harrison and Jenny Steele, film still

'With:', Annie Harrison and Jenny Steele, film still

Collaboration by Sarah Sanders and Jacqueline Wylie, image courtesy of John Lynch

With: , image courtesy of John Lynch

Manchester Artists Book Fair, 18th + 19th October 2013, Manchester School of Art

'Dantzic is falling down', Etching and chine colle on Fabriano

PAPER will be showing some of my artists books this coming weekend at The Manchester Artists Book Fair .

This year's fair will be held on Friday 18th (2pm-6pm) and Saturday 19th (11am-5pm) October 2013 and once again it will be in the Manchester School of Art's Holden Gallery.  There will be 40+ tables manned by suppliers, art publishers, illustrators and book artists, and filled with a tremendous range of all things book arts - risographed, screenprinted, relief printed, etched soft- and hard-backed books; zines and pamphlets; tiny letterpressed delights; posters printed using woodcuts; irresistible decorative papers and practical bone folders, needles, thread; beautifully folded and manipulated book sculptures, and much much more.  Every year there are old and new faces behind the stands, and while many visitors return time after time, there are always newcomers delighted to discover the exciting, fascinating and above all varied world of book arts. 

Admission for visitors to the fair is free.  

The fair is held at Manchester Metropolitan University's Holden Gallery, which is on their All Saints campus:

Holden Gallery
Cavendish Street
off Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6BR

These are MMU's own very helpful travel instructions.

They are equally useful on local parking within walking distance. 

with: Rogue Project Space, 18th October - 20th October 2013

with: presents the outcomes of three collaborations between artists that arose from discussions during a series of crit sessions, held at Rogue Project Space, in 2011-2012.  During the sessions one or more of the artists presented an aspect of their practice to the group and conversation developed.  The name of the crit sessions ‘Community of Practice’, referred to the book by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (1991) that describes how a group of individuals with common interests can develop professionally by sharing experiences through storytelling and regular interaction.

From these discussions, common interests and relationships developed organically, and these led to collaborations. Annie Harrison and Jenny Steele discovered similar concerns in mapping of place and history in relation to architecture. Julie Del Hopital and Nicola Dale exchanged ideas about the idiosyncrasies of knowledge and language. Jacqueline Wylie and Sarah Sanders considered a dialogue built through drawing, and enforced physical distance.

with: will show the results from the three collaborations-

Sanders and Wylie’s Skype based conversations on art and learning inspired a series of exercises performed by the artists on and off-line, exploring how communication is mediated by technology.

Annie Harrison and Jenny Steele’s film investigates the canal basin which their studio spaces overlook, using methods which sometimes clash awkwardly and sometimes merge.

Del Hopital and Dale's collaboration "Stalker" simultaneously presents analogue and digital footage of the day the artists let objects with very personal meanings sink or sail away on the River Mersey.

The artists have invited writer and curator Lauren Velvick to reflect on the collaborations within a text available to the public at the event.

with:

PV Friday 18^th October 2013 6-9pm

Open Saturday 19^th October + Sunday 20^th October 2013 1-4pm

Open Crit: Saturday 19^th October 2013 3-4pm  ALL WELCOME

Rogue Project Space

66-72 Chapeltown Street, Piccadilly

Manchester, M1 2WH

For further information:

Rogue Artist Studios and Project Space http://www.rogueartistsstudios.co.uk/

Community of Practice http://communityofpracticeman.tumblr.com/

The Manchester Contemporary | PAPER | 26-29th September, Spinningfields, Manchester

PAPER will be showing some of my book works at The Manchester Contemporary, Spinningfields open from 26- 29th September 2013.  To find out more about the galleries and project spaces showing at the event, please click here.

To register for free tickets for the event, please visit The Manchester Contemporary site.