Jo Aris
haltwhistle, Northumberland
artist, gardener, educator
The work is about the material and sensual world, places (both specific and archetypes), colour and language. The relationship between landscape and human, domestic life is a major theme. Practice encompasses works on paper, writing, boxed objects, installation, books.Materials used include paper (sugar paper, newsprint, Manila etc.), plant material, silk, thread, wool, pearls, paint: they are typically fragile, often transparent, not waterproof, change when exposed to light, a broadly anti monumental stance.Projects in development are '[Pomegranate] fig, herb, spice '(paintings) and 'square garden, crescent garden' (writing).
Qualifications and training
1997 - MA European Fine Art, Winchester School of Art, Barcelona
1992 - BA Hons Fine Art, Leeds University
Solo exhibitions
2006 - Inside, underneath, behind (text installation), io Gallery, Brighton
2006 - irrigated, not irrigated (Cartagena orchard), io Gallery, Brighton
2005 - [Pomegranate] fig, herb, spice, Io gallery windowspace, Brighton
2002 - (Red etc.), installation of boxed objects and text, 7 Arundel Place, Brighton
2001 - Barcelona texts, Phoenix Art Gallery, Brighton
1997 - Beech leaf installation, Panorama Gallery, Barcelona
1997 - Textile cafe courtyard sky installation, Winchester School of Art, Winchester
1995 - Dark gardens, lamplit windows, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
1994 - Dark gardens, lamplit windows, Lotherton Hall, West Yorkshire
1994 - Dark gardens, lamplit windows, Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
1988 - Exhibition, DLI Arts Centre, Durham
1988 - Exhibition, Greys Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
1987 - Exhibition, Dean Clough, Halifax
1987 - Garden paintings, Dean Clough Contemporary Art Gallery, Halifax
1987 - Landscape Elements Part 1, South Square Gallery, Bradford
Group exhibitions
2005 - Sampler/Open studios, Phoenix Gallery/ Phoenix studios, Brighton
2000 - Monumental Miniatures for the Millennium, Scottish Touring Exhibitions Consortium, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland, and twelve other venues
1998 - Contemporary Watercolours, Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art Gallery, Eastleigh
1998 - International Artists, Gallery Oboy, San Francisco
1997 - Foreign Affairs, Can Felipa, Centre Civic del Poblenou, Barcelona
1997 - Tallers Oberts, Ciutat Vella, Barra de Ferro studios, Barcelona
1994 - Christmas Exhibition, Dean Clough, Halifax
1994 - Group Show, Linton Court, Settle
1994 - Spring/Christmas Show, Site Gallery, Leeds
1994 - The Walled Garden, Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
1991 - Dark Lights, Manor House, Ilkley
1991 - Group Show, Linton Court, Settle
1991 - Leeds Artists Show, Leeds City Art Gallery
1990 - Art From Here To Tomorrow, West Yorkshire Playhouse
1987 - New Art In Yorkshire, Leeds City Art Gallery
Residencies
1996 - Residency, Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire
Competitions, prizes and awards
2006 - Grants for the Arts award, Arts Council England, South East
Educational experience - secondary
1995 - Workshops, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
1986 - Artists in Schools Scheme, Yorkshire Contemporary Art Group, West Yorkshire
Educational experience - tertiary
1995 - Part-time Lecturer, Adult Education Department Swarthmore Centre
1995 - Part-time Lecturer, Adult Education Department, Leeds College of Art and Design
1990 - Visiting Lecturer, Fine Art Department, Leeds University
1990 - Visiting Lecturer, Fine Art Department, North Riding College
1989 - Artist in Schools Scheme, Yorkshire Contemporary Art Group
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