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tyne&wear
artist-writer-performer offering creative resistances internationally. ' i find your work relevant, poetic and so original.' Alma Zevi Venice

'relevant, poetic and so original.'   Alma Zevi Venice

solo exhibitions internationally thanks to Alma Zevi Venice; Fokidos Athens; Void Gallery Derry; the NewBridge Project Tyneside; Arthouse Wakefield; Arc Stockton; Cesta Czech Republic; University of Atypical Belfast; Llantarnam Grange CwmBran; Celf O Gwmpas Llandrindod Wells; Edinburgh Printmakers 

previously Future’s Venture Foundation Radical Independent Art Fund supported; artistic associates with Disability Arts Online & Museum of Homelessness (lived experience); film commissions include Northern Broadsides; Graeae; Dash; Spot On Lancashire; together 2020 Disability History Month. two Sound&Music awards; sound-walk commission from the Auxiliary Teesside. former literary fellow at moniack mhor (scotlands new writing centre). publications include plant a forest after were gone commissioned by unlimited, celebrating the work of disabled artists

housing contains the word sing. major body of touring work spiralling out of our lived experiences of homelessness including solo theatre shows, films, exhibition, sound-art album, publications, more ... finalist in arts and homeless international awards

being artistic associate of Live Theatre Newcastle allowed us to complete our lifetimes work yu have already survived. forty+ year in the making this project travels upstream along the afon wysg (river usk) thru south wales from britains last insurrection via our first punk gig (audience member) to post trauma growth and finally literal widened horizons at rivers source. installation of banners, a.v., and more alongside solo performance

'something truly special in how they capture everyday splendours and vulnerability.' BALTIC

 

solo exhibitions

'24 you have already survived. llantarnam grange, cwm bran then live theatre, arc stockton forthcoming. installation (banners, paper art, sound, photography) about afon wysg (river usk)

 '23 - housing contains the word sing. installation, live theatre studio, elevator festival.  visuals, film, sound spiralling out ov some ov our lived experience ov homelessness.

‘21 - writing liberté with lips. Edinburgh Printmakers supported by Future’s Venture Foundation https://edinburghprintmakers.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/10-gobscure- writing-liberte-with-lips/

'20 rose carved in rain. solo exhibition the newbridge project, gateshead   

'17 - 19 hyena in petticoats. celebrating mary wollstonecraft in visuals, film, sounds, performance. disabled history month commssion from together, axisweb / manchester met university, mac birmingham / dash 

'18 is that a bruise or a tattoo? solo exhibition, alma zevi gallery, venice     https://patersonzevi.com/exhibitions/venice/187/is-that-a-bruise-or-a-tattoo/

'18 still alone in her voices solo exhibition, university of atypical, belfast.

'17 prisong. solo exhibition / performance.  together! disability history month festival in association with newham book festival

'17 nudging meteors. art house, wakefield. residency - solo exhibition - publication

'17 stitching petals to lead - solo exhibition. fokidos, athens, greece     https://patersonzevi.com/exhibitions/projects/85/stitching-petals-to-lead/

artists films 

'21 fragisle. commissioned by dash. 

'21 birdbrained? spot on / lancashire libraries commission for families.

'20 mazer. northern broadsides digital squad commission

'20 we will we will rock yu. graeae crips without constraints

'18 gregor samsa awake. premiered university of atypical belfast. altff finalist

'18 moths &rust. mission gallery swansea in association with disability arts cymru

'17 16/10. premièred medff, sicily, italy

'16 stitching petals to lead. 5'40''. premièred fokidos, athens

'16 ur's for kurt (schwitters). 2'24''. finalist in 100 years of dada award. ica, london

'15 firing the can(n)on. 4'59''. commissioned / premiered dash / mac, birmingham

'14 bang! performance to camera. commissioned / premièred by tullie house carlisle

sound-art commissions / broadcasts / exhibitions

'20 - '21 our life replies. the auxilliary project teesside grant and commission - sonic arts weekend

'20 her son upon a heap of feathers. radiophrenia commission.

'20 art & heritage blue skies thinking commission. voted staff choice

'20 night gale. disconsortia commission.

'18 marx&angels. stockton contemporary, teesside

'17 the bees sleep. premiered helicotrema venice.

'17 those of us who have learnt to love our madnesses.  premièred arts access australia

'16 švejk's journeyings. premiered b#side, casarsa della delizia, italy.

other

'22 void gallery derry - pop up installation / performance

'22 NewBridge Project practice makes practice artist in residence

'21 plant a forest after yr gone. unlimited funded collection of radical selfportrait photos under lockdown. launched NewBridge Project

'20/'21 messages bouteille. creator of artworks for 'the invisible children', benwell high school.

'20 -'22 associate artist with dao (disability arts online)

'20 - '22 ideas fund supported artist, spark arts for children leicester

'20 / '21 two awards from sound&music for our sound-art

'20 cvan-n.e. in association with baltic - microbursary for banners

‘18 - ‘23 artistic associate, museum of homelessness (part of our lived experience)  - including delivering ’wall riot’ permanent public art commission for their new finsbury park building

'11/'15 artist in residence, celf o gwmpas, mid-wales

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