Curriculum Vitae
Adam Grose MA PGCE RWAAN
Website : https://adamgrose.co.uk
Current:
Self-employed: Artist, Writer, Tutor & Independent Publisher
15 July 2015 - Present.
Tutor at Arts Hub: Taunton Arts School: Printmaking & Drawing Skills (June 2023-present).
Tutor at Creative Innovation Centre CIC: Taunton Arts School: Printmaking & Drawing Skills (July 2018-present).
Workshop Tutor: Mosterton Art Group, Winsham Art Group, TYCA, Go Create (Home Ed, Festivals), State of Emergency (Create, Chat, Eat).
Go Create Committee Member & Member Artist: Go Create, Taunton. (2016 – present).
Artist Network Member of the Royal West of England Academy (Nov 2018-present).
Education:
Arts Award Assessor (Go Create) (Bronze & Silver): Trinity College, London. June 2021.
Masters in Fine Art Contemporary Practice: University College Falmouth, 2011 - 2012.
PGCE in Lifelong Learning: Bath Spa, 2005 - 2006.
City & Guilds Teaching Qualification: Southampton City College, 1998.
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Southampton Institute, 1993 - 1996.
BTEC National Diploma in Art & Design: Fine Art (Incl: Photography & Printmaking): Somerset College of Art & Technology, 1991 - 1993.
Vocational Art & Photography: Yeovil College, 1987 – 1988
Exhibitions: Solo Exhibitions: Selective
Creative Innovation Centre CIC, Taunton. 29 Nov - 02 Dec 2017.
Contains Art: Open Studios & Exhibition. 1st Sept - 30th Sept 2017.
Studio One at Contains Art, Watchet, West Somerset. Somerset Open Studios 2016. 17th Sept - 02 October 2016.
Paradox: People, Places & Prometheus: Visiting Artist in Residence Exhibition | Cyprus College of Art, Lempa, Cyprus | 13 Dec - 10 Jan 2014.
MA Fine Art Show. SPECTRUM: Contemporary Practice. Falmouth University, Lamorva, House, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall. Sept 4th - 10th 2012.
Bowen & Co.: Martock. Permanent exhibited works, 2001 - 2006. A variety of work exhibited on a regular basis - Abstraction to Realism.
Snaffles Cafe: Yeovil. July-Sept 2000. Work chosen by the Owner of Snaffles who liked the paintings exhibited at the East Coker show.
East Coker House: East Coker. June 2000. Range of works based on abstractions of the mind and images from travelling around the Equator.
Blu Cafe: Bournemouth. March 1997. A range of paintings based on Dadiist principles of contradictory objects juxtaposed in patterns of form.
Group Exhibitions: Selective
Ilminster OPEN: Journey to Bristol exhibited at this OPEN exhibition. 9th June - July 19th 2024
The World Reimagined: Commissioned to create a globe based upon a design submitted to The World Reimagined to be exhibited as part of a trail of globes in Bristol. The project explores various aspects of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. 103 globes by 1003 artists on show in Bristol, Swansea, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Leicester and London. 13th August – 31st October 2022. <https://www.theworldreimagined.org>
Making Marks: Mark-making in the 21st Century | Adam Grose, Jenny Graham, Sarah Darke, Andy Baker, Keith Crocker and Norman Barns | Creative Innovation Centre CIC, Taunton | 01st Feb - 28th Feb 2021.
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition. Mall Galleries | Virtual Exhibition due to Covid 19 | November - December 2021.
RWA 168th Open Exhibition. 21st November 2020 - 07th March 2021.
RWA Secret Postcard Auction. June 2020. Three postcards donated to raise funds for the RWA, Bristol.
Go Create: Group show exhibition of community artists. 01 - 31 Aug 2019.
Go Create: Imagination Exhibition at The Brewhouse, Taunton. 02 July - 28 July 2019.
Go Create: Inspiration Exhibition at Tacchi Morris, Heathfield, Taunton. 02 July - 28 July 2019.
Go Create Group Members Exhibition. CICCIC, Memorial Hall, Paul Street, Taunton. 02 July - 28 July 2019.
Taunton Visitor Centre | Zinc etching prints inspired by cricket | 01 June - 30 June 2019.
Cooper Associates County Cricket Club | Prints inspired by cricket | Zinc Etchings | Straggler's Cafe | May 01 - 31 May 2019.
RWA, Bristol. | Postcard Auction | Two postcards donated and exhibited to raise funds for the RWA | June 2019.
ACEarts Gallery, Somerton, Somerset. | Secret Postcard Exhibition | Your Art Here | 28 July - 04 Aug 2018
Go Create Group Members Exhibition. CICCIC, Taunton. 03 July - 31 July 2018.
Adopt an Artist | Somerset Cricket Ground | Go Create | Taunton Live | 01 - 31July 2018.
quaRTet | Go Create | Taunton Live | Tacchi Morris Exhibition | Group Show | Four Artists | 03 - 23 July 2018.
The Old Brick Workshop Exhibition & Sale | 01 December - 17 December 2017 | Higher Poole, Wellington, Somerset.
Telling Tales: The Brewhouse Theatre Gallery. Somerset Art Works Prospect Festival. Sept - October 2017.?
Contains Art: Time Machine Exhibition and Publication. August 2017.
Centrespace Gallery, Leonard Lane, Bristol: Pay & Display Exhibition. March 2017.
The Old Brick Workshop Christmas Sale Exhibition: 1st - 18th December 2016.
Kubla Khan: Imagined Worlds: A touring exhibition working in partnership with SAW, National Trust, CICCIC Taunton, and Art at the Heart, RUH Bath. July 2016 - June 2017. <http://somersetartworks.org.uk/2017/01/kubla-khan-a-celebration>
Heseltine Gallery: The Wave Project | Truro | November 2016.
CMR Gallery: Back Lane West, Redruth | 22nd - 23rd October 2016 <http://cmr-projectspace.weebly.com/prospect---inland-art-festival-2016.html> & <http://thisistomorrow.info/articles/inland-art-festival>
Black Swan Arts Open 2016 | Exhibited: Sea of Rock | Friday 21 October to Saturday 19 November.
The Way We see It: Contains Art Gallery, Watchet, West Somerset. 17th Sept - 02nd October 2016.
1000 Postcards: Black Swan Gallery, Frome, Somerset. Saturday 18th June - Tuesday 28th June 2016.
Fringe Arts Bath: 27th May - 12th June 2016. UTOPIA:DYSTOPIA: Petrus Prints: Pangaea; Ecological; Biomorph & Occultus Universitas. WHITE & BLACK: Childhood.
Centrespace Gallery, Bristol: PAY and DISPLAY - Group Exhibition | 4th - 9th March 2016.
Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Bristol. 163rd Open Exhibition - Group Show | 4th Oct - 29th Nov 2015 | Private Show 3rd Oct | Two woodcut PETRUS prints selected | Pink Petrus & Petrus: Microbe Printing.
Centrespace Gallery, Bristol: OVERFLOW - Group Exhibition exploring EcoFeminisim | 2nd - 8th October 2015 | Petrus: Pangaea print sold to IAS, Bristol University Art Collection.
Artbox: London: Summer Postcard Sale | Fold Gallery, 158 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6YW <http://www.artboxlondon.org/exhibitions-1>
Lovestep: Silent Art Auction: Millenium Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall | 12th August 2015 | <http://lovestepartauction.tumblr.com/>
Inland festival: 25th Sept - 28th Sept 2014, CMR, Royal Circus Buildings, Back Lane West, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2BT.
La Fragua | Belalcazar - Exhibition of paintings in the landscape surrounding the town of Belalcázar, June-July 2014. Map available for art trail. <La Fragua>
Malaga Instituto: Flow and Art, Permanent Installation of Art @ Malaca Instituto, 1st Feb - 1st May | Presentation Opening 9th May 2014 @ 21:00, Marina Giannobi | Adam R. Grose | Joplin Nosurname | Felipe Oyarzun | Leo Peralto | Grupo Tartu, Club Hispanico, Calle Rodeo 5, Malaga, Espána. <https://malacainstituto.com/images/template-content/docs/CatalogoFlowandArt.pdf>
Our Time in Andalucia: Exposición de Artistas de Flow and Art | 5-10 Mayo 2014 | Sálon Picasso, Malaca Instituto, Malaga. Maigi Omler | Merili Sugg | Vallo Rudsepp | Katrina Kolk | Adam R. Grose. Exhibited the drawings and painting created as part of the Flow and Art project.
Paradox: Visiting Artist in Residence Exhibition, Cyprus College of Art, Lempa, Cyprus. 13th Dec - 10th Jan 2014. A variety of works exhibited of the paintings and drawings created during my six-month residency.
Freedom: Cyprus College of Art, Lempa, Cyprus. Group Show in Lempa Gallery, curated by Adam Grose & Ryan Hatfield, and Open Studio Space Exhibitions, 13th December - 10th Jan 2014.
8 Degrees South: Cyprus College of Art, Lempa, Cyprus. Group Show - 1st Nov - 1st Dec 2013. Two drawings exhibited based on Goya & Velasquez with the Postgraduate students.
Cornaro Institute: Larnaka, Cyprus. Group show with Stass Paraskos, 31st October - 10th December 2013. Two paintings exhibited: Backgammon Player & Prometheus Rock Painting.
Summer School Exhibition: Cyprus College of Art, Lempa, Cyprus. July 2013, Curated by Prof J Danak. Catalogue. Exhibited Van Gogh's chair using found object elevated to sculpture. <Cyprus Catalogue - Summer School - July 2013.pdf>
High Street Shop Distribution (Debenhams, Next, Waterstones, Top Man, River Island, Primark), Taunton. Raven linoprint works left in clothes and books for customers to find and keep. May - June 2013
Plymouth Art Fair: Karst Gallery, Plymouth, Devon. December 14th - 16th 2012.
Exhibited fifteen paintings from the MA.
MA Fine Art Show - SPECTRUM: Contemporary Practice, Falmouth University, Lamorva, House, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall. Sept 4th - 10th 2012.
Aesthetic Forms and their Opposites: MA Interim Show. Siener's Hotel, Perranporth. March 25th - 29th 2012.
Strength through Diversity: MA Interim Show. Pizza Express, Falmouth. Jan 13th - 25th 2012.
Freedom and Confinement: Group Show with students from HM YOI Portland & Bryanston School, Weymouth Library, Weymouth. Feb 25th - 1st March 2010. One painting exhibited based on a friend.
Portland Arts Open: Portland Arts, Portland. 20th Dec 2009 - 10th Jan 2010. Exhibiting a variety of paintings and drawings created in Weymouth based on the human eye.
Bristol Comic Convention: Empire and Commonwealth Museum & Ramada Hotel, Bristol. May 2004 - 2009. A variety of works including published books.
Ilminster Summer Open: Ilminster. June 2002. A variety of abstract works based on the figure and parts of the figure.
Louder than Bombs: Hansard Gallery, London. August-Sept 1996. Two paintings exhibited worked on over the Summer after the Degree Show.
BA Degree Final Show: John Millais Gallery, Southampton. June 1996 .Exhibited a range of abstract paintings based on the layering of lines inspired from the work evolved from the Philips Semi-conductors Research prize.
'What? Where? When?': Southampton Institute Library, Southampton. March 1995.
Group Show with Mark Reed & Nick Grove. Three abstract paintings based on construction and straight lines layered on top of one another.
BA Degree 2nd Year Show: John Hansard Gallery, June 1995. Exhibited three floor paintings made from found objects: circuit boards, plaster, wires, paint and gravel.
BTEC Fine Art End of Year Show: Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton. Fine Art Building, June-July 1993. Mainly portraits and still life paintings.
Residencies:
The World Reimagined: The Vestibules, Bristol City Hall, Bristol. | 30th May – 29th June 2022
Open Studios, Contains Art, Watchet & Art Weeks 2017 (SAW) | 01 Sept – 30 Sept 2017.
Somerset Art Works Open Studios (SAW) | 22 Sept - 02 Oct 2016 | Open studio at Contains Art, Watchet, North Somerset.
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The Pilgrim: Journey to the North | 8 July 2014 – 22 July 2014.
La Fragua: Artist Residency | Convento de Santa Clara, Belalcázar, Cordoba, Spain | 01 June 1014 – 08 July 2014.
Flow and Art: Artist in Residence at Malaca Instituto | Calle Rodeo 5, Malaga, Spain | 02 Feb 2014 – 30 May 2014.
Artist in Residence at Cyprus College of Art | Stass Paraskos Street, Lemba, Pafos, Cyprus | 15 July 2013 – 22 Jan 2014.
Publications:
Amazon: Digital and paperback books available to purchase.
MINDSCAPE: A Year in Cornwall Paperback (Pocketbook Series) | Oct 2020
The Time Machine by H G Wells (Contains Art: Watchet, August 2017)
Art as Transformer | Essay by Adam Grose | 2012/ 2017
The Way We See It. Catalogue. Contains Art, Watchet, West Somerset. 17th Sept - 02nd October 2016.
Flow and Art. Malaca Instituto Catalogue. June 2014.
Mindscape: A Year in Cornwall, 2011 - 2012. Collating all the work explored and investigated during the MA Fine Art in Falmouth, 2013. (Blurb)
Mindscape: 1979 - 2011. Retrospective of selected works, 2012. (Blurb)
Phoenix: A Warrior's Tale. 2009. An onomatopoeia experimental fantasy story. 52 page Graphic Novel. Written by Adam Grose & Illustrated by Tony Suleri.
Sci-Fi Art Now. 2009. Scientific Priest Illustration. Ilex Press Ltd. Ed: John Freeman.
The Prison and Other Tales. 2008. 52 page Graphic Novel. Written and Illustrated by Adam Grose.
Cosmogenesis: The Chronicles of Quongo. 2001 - 2007. 550 page epic sci-fi fantasy graphic novel adventure following the exploits of Quongo across the Galaxy of Nom-Yakk.
Teaching:
Self-employed workshop tutor | Creative Innovation Centre CIC, Memorial Hall,
Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3PF | July 2019 – present | Mosterton Art Group since June
2018 | Various workshops since 2016 which can be viewed here.
Exam Invigilator (Pool) | Richard Huish College, Taunton, Somerset
Supply Art Lecturer | Yeovil College, Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset | 10 Jan 2019 - 30 Nov 2019.
Art Tutor: GCSE Fine Art including Photography and Digital Arts | The Taunton Centre PRU, Taunton Deane Partnership College, Holway Centre, Byron Road, Taunton TA1 2JD | 22 September 2014 – 30 June 2015.
Art Lecturer & Coordinator (HMYOI Portland)
Action for Employment, 23-26 Mary Arches St, Exeter EX4 3AZ | 01 August 2005 – 30 September 2011 | Art coordinator in Offender Learning (Art and Design).
Art Lecturer (HMYOI Portland) | Strode College, Church Rd, Street BA16 0AB. Tel: 01458 844400 | 22 November 2001 – 01 August 2005 (TUPED over to A4e in 2005).
A Level Tutor (part-time - Fridays) | Southampton City College, St Mary St, Southampton SO14 1AR | 01 September 1997 – 31 July 1998.
Articles:
This is Tomorrow (Inland Festival)
CMR Gallery
Sci-Fi Art Now
Self Publisher Magazine
Awards & Training:
Arts Award Assessor, Bronze and Silver Award, June 2021.
Portfolio review with MDP via Somerset Art Works, May 2018.
?Pathways Emerging Artist Bursary Award 2016 | Somerset Art Works Open Studios | 22 Sept - 02 Oct 2016.
Go Create: Taunton Live | First Prize for 'Taunton Lives' painting | July 2016.
Malaca Instituto Flow and Art Award | Feb - May 2014.
BBC Mock Turner Prize (2005).
Phillips Semi-Conductor Award (1996), Southampton.
Memberships:
RWA Artist Network: Member | July 2018 - Present |
<www.rwa.org.uk/artists/adam-grose>
AxisWeb: Network Member | Oct 2012- Present | < https://www.axisweb.org/p/adamgrose/>
Go Create, Taunton, Somerset | Member | July 2016 – Present <http://gocreate.org.uk/index.php/staff-view/adam-r-gross/>
Somerset Art Works, Langport, Somerset | Member | 01 October 2015 – Present | <www.somersetartworks.org.uk/artists/agrose>