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Sherrie Edgar

Coventry
Contemporary Visual Artist

Ambitious contemporary audio-visual artist, with a keen eye for capturing the intangible, such as frequencies of sound. Edgar applies experimental methods to create interactive, innovative and unique art.

By provoking emotions, resurgence the viewer is presented with an opportunity to consider the human state through our immediate environment.

Edgar specialises in film and photography, capturing loneliness as her primary theme, exploration has developed from alienation to power loneliness in the arts.

Recent work has included regionally exhibited installation work, independent research and local community engaged projects.

Diversity, positivity, creativity and empowering others is important to how Edgar works.

Edgar is proactive to collaborate, enthusiastic to share and develop ideas that can be adapted to all spaces.

www.sherrieedgar.com/

Email address: edgars4@uni.coventry.ac.uk

 

Exhibitions 

2025 

Photography The Joy Poject x People's Collection's New Art Gallery Walsall Jan-July

2024

Rebels with a Cause Workshops using everyday objects Tea towels and gloves Warwick Arts Centre Sept-Dec

to be completed 

2023

RAT drinks, cookies, and balloons Winter Art Fair Eastside Projects December 

Britain's Multicultural Business & Community Champion Awards Camera Operator AD December

The Embedding Diversity microsite photographs for Pride & Privilege Garman Ryan Trail New Art Gallery Walsall launch 9th November-May 2024

Flow film + poem ‘The Butterfly’ by Victoria Sesi Foleshill Create 16-27 October

Wanderlust Unapologetically Other exhibition Mixed Rage Collective VfDalston 6 October-26 November        

Who Wants To Be Me? short film Script Supervisor 2nd AC Shepherd’s Bush Run Home Productions 23-24 September

High Street Aspiration online runner up Picturing High Streets Historic England GRAIN Projects New Art Gallery Walsall  19 August

Let Me Swallow the Sunset and Watch the Petals Shrink film, artist exhibition Artspace 1-13 August

Warrior Cry promo film Father Forward and Warriors of the Dystotheque LTB August-September

Orchard Rewind Coventry Peace Orchard Artist film project HAF Programme and Cardinal Newman school pupils Exhibition LTB 17 June-1 Sept

A Sense of Place Creative Health CIC Mentee Artist Training Workshops, Exhibition New Art Gallery Walsall July 2022-September 

Friends and Benefits TV series pilot Production Manager Splendid Isolation Productions BBC February-April

Live Performance Filming Bootcamp Solihull College, Strafford-Upon-Avon College and location UK Screen Skills 31 January-12 March

Canvas to Pen Artist Producer second programme COVert Arts funded by Warwick Institute of Engagement October 2022-4 March

Dancing in the Ruins  screen dance film Production Assistant JumpStart Pictures 28-29 January

2022

RAT trap RAT mug RAT sweets RAT pins RAT quotes Winter Art Fair Eastside Projects 2-16 December

The Sikh Solder short film Art Director film BFI 26-30 November

The Blue Faced Ladies film Shado Mag CIC Centrala 4-8 November

Following film MAC at 60  MAC 3 September-6 November

Our Commonwealth photography series and workshops Edgbaston Festival Commonwealth Games Birmingham Festival 2022 1-6 August

Tappin’ In Birmingham Dance participant 18 June

Canvas to Pen Artist Producer COVert Arts funded by Warwick Institute of Engagement 12 April-July

Protected Existence film International Changemaker Ukraine UK City of Culture July 2019-May

Connecting with Photography Arts Facility Official opening FAB Fest artist workshop University of Warwick 20 May

This is the City Welcome section Radford Bubbles UK City of Culture 14 May

Connecting through Photography artist Resilience workshop New Art Gallery Walsall 19 May

Mental Health Awareness discussion panel supporting Mental Health Foundation New Art Gallery Walsall 12 May

Mixed Rage Collective zine artist workshop MAC 13 May

Coventry Banner Project Ethnic Women need to be in Parliament Herbert Art Gallery and Museum 11 May-11 September

Nothello Community cast/dancer research and performance Belgrade Theatre December 2021-21 May

Connecting through Photography artist workshop New Art Gallery Walsall 7 May

We Are Birmingham and Celebrating Sanctuary workshop participant Brain Homer Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 4 May

Fluidity film West Midlands Open New Art Gallery Walsall 19 May-25 September

Unapologetically Other exhibition Mixed Rage Collective Being Mixed film and photography, and Divide and Rule film MAC 15 April-14 August

360 Stain Plastic Reclaim installation Positive Images and Words Eco-Friendliness exhibition LTB 26 March-7 April

(m)Other Workshop Drapers Hall artist participant with Dr Khursheed Wadia University of Warwick 18 March

Mixed Rage Collective artist workshop with Sharon Walters MAC 8 March

International Woman's Day 4 films screened Mothers Who Make Fargo Village 6 March

Art of Curation and Vermilion Coloured Stories exhibition Ian Sergeant BLK Art group at Artspace Coventry 31 January-14 February

Exploring Collections Outside In at Artspace Coventry 10-14 January

The New Art Gallery Walsall Twenty Twenty Collection exhibition 'Isolation Series 11' and 'Isolation Series 32' January 

 

2021

Asylum Gallery 3 days residency 'Black horror history' Black Sands Exhibition July-August 

FarGo exhibition COVert Art collective 14-19th June

The Herbert Art Gallery 2 Tone: Lives & Legacies exhibition '2 Tone Heart Pin Badge' 14th May-12th September 

Newcastle University Performance Research Dept exhibition 'My Heart Cannot Hear Yours From Here' film April- 

Teen Grapevine Film 'Teenvine Project' March-May

Film Liberation Coventry FarGo Q&A and screening 'In the Night Air' 27th March 

Community Art Festival - Art Connect #Coventry21 'My Heart Cannot Hear Yours From Here' film Live Stream 26-28 Feb

ArtRoom Birmingham Mixed Rage exhibition 'Wanderlust' 1st January-2nd February 

 

2020

OBE Old Beginnings England 'Still Motion' Date TBC

Eastside Projects Art Gallery Birmingham Winter Art Fair '2 Tone Heart' 'ShéZine' 4th December

Coventry City of Culture 2021 One of the shortlisted six artists, rapid R&D Impossible Conversations 16-27th December 

Ghost Town Warwick University Television and Film History Department, screening 'I have faith in all you Blues' at Coventry Cathedral 3rd October 

Coventry Creates - University PartnershipWarwick University and Coventry University researchers connect with artists for artwork to be displayed as a digital exhibition relating to City of Culture research themes. Funded by City of Culture 2021. 'MHPP - The Midlands Engine Mental Health and Productivity Pilot' 5th October 

The GAP A one-minute self-isolated portrait film. 'Self, Isolated' exhibition 15th August-December

The Ort Gallery Selection of film stills and a video about my latest work posted on Instagram Schwarmerei Online Members Show and gallery website 14th August 

Visual Album City of Culture 2021  A music video to represent Coventry’s diverse music scene. Music artist: The Silinder Pardesi. 15th July 

Sitting Rooms of Culture Video workshop '12 pioneers bring creative, enjoyable activities to the homes of people in Coventry and beyond' funded by City of Culture 2021. 'Artist Tutorial - How to Make Video' launched online 18th May

The Pod and The Tin Music and Arts 'DIALOGUE, The Pod Cast' in response to COVID19 Programme launched online 23rd April 

Albany Theatre Gallery 'HER lonely' International Women's month 12th March-14th April

Here Comes Everyone Comfy Book Shop 'Homage paid on the timeline' 8th January 

 

2019

Eastside Projects Art Gallery Birmingham Winter Art Fair 'Eat my Lonely' 6th December

Wrong Biennale (router exhibition) 'Shrike 360' 1st November-1st March 2020

Coventry Boardgate Public Art 'Sooper Girl' (Cape on Lady Godiva Statue) 29-31st October

Coventry University MA Art & Design Show Basement Gallery 'The VHS Wall' 25th September onwards

Drapers Bar & Kitchen Coventry Climate Strike After party 'WARNING:Strike' 20th September 

Spon Spun Arts and Heritage Trail Coventry 'The Endz, Pt.2' 13-15th September

Eastside Projects Art Gallery Birmingham Summer Camp Exhibition, First Friday 'Hello' 6th September 

Coventry University 'TV Talk' 'The VHS Wall' '1980s Youth Media Research Films' 19-31st August

Asylum Gallery disORDER Wolverhampton 'Are you lonely' 4th-7th July

Classroom Holyhead Studios Project Coventry 'It was written' 20th June

Herbert Art Gallery Coventry 'ALAN' 10-16th June

The Arches Birmingham Hidden Talents exhibition 'I thought it was you' 14-29th June 

Temperance Leamington Spa May Art Exhibition 'My Dynamic Hybrids' 28th April-2nd June

MAC Birmingham 'Ideas of Noise' publication film 27th April

Artspace Coventry 'SOMETHING MISSING' Solo Exhibition 26th April-3rd May

Gunmakers Arms Birmingham Human Stories Ort Exhibition 'Art Condition' 7th April-5th May

Drapers Bar & Kitchen Coventry LAHAD Multi-Media event ‘The Outsider’ Brooklyn New York Exhibition 'Dark Room' 5th April

Coventry Cathedral Open Projection Programme 'Lady Herbert Peace Garden' 5th April

Bushwick New York The Outsider 'Dark Room' 5th April

Blue Door Gallery Coventry Drawing Prize 'Last Time I'd Seen You' 27th March-14th April

Coventry Britannia Hotel Room Art Exhibition 'Shrike' 29th February

Drapers Bar & Kitchen Coventry LAHAD Multi-Media event 'You’re Not Alone' 6-10th January

 

2018

Coventry Cathedral projection in the Nave NYE ‘SE-BYOB’ 31st December

Class Room Coventry Art Prize ‘Lon-emotion’ 11-20th December

Creative Inventors STEAMhouse Birmingham Enlighten and Rethink collaboration 'VR Not Alone' 10th October

Coventry University Glowing MA show 'Tina' 18-26th September

Artspace Spon Spun Coventry Lower Holyhead Art Studio part of Heritage Week ‘The Ends' 9-10th September

Ort Gallery Birmingham Schwarmerei Exhibition ‘Invisible’ 26th June-28th July

Roots to Shoots The Tin Coventry Female film edition Loneliness Legacy and Generation ‘Tina’ 26th June

Anchor Gallery Birmingham Emerging Artist Exhibition Photography ‘Monaco House’ ‘CV6’ ‘Mirrors’ 8-6th July

CET Pop-up Art Space Coventry Evening Telegraph Split Screen ‘Collective Views’ 9th April-22nd June

Creative Initiative Coventry University 'Poetry film International Women’s Day' published on media platforms 8th March

 

Arts & Cultural Activities

2020

BBC Academy Digital Cities Birmingham and Manchester online symposiums 21-25th September

Film Lib online filmmaking course with The Tin Music and Arts 7th September-end of December

BYOFN Coventry 10 weeks training  to build a community cinema by Midlands Film Hub 6th August-8th October

A3 Project recipient for the Project Planning for Artists, Digbeth, Birmingham.120mins 1-2-1 session with Trevor Pitt to support creative practitioners in writing project plans and funding applications. ACE funded. June-August

BBC CWR Radio featured artist on Letitia George Monday Show, for Rachel New, Up for Arts Producer. 1st June

WILD Film Birmingham Location filming training with Sindy Campbell, Cristina Casali, Ash Gardiner and Harriet Lawrence. 11-22nd May (Zoom) Practical TBC

Million Women Rise Trafalgar Square Camera Operator for the big screen and finale Photographer 7th March

BBC CWR Radio featured on the final 'Art-e-fact' show with Dave Marshall 27th February

 

2019

Screen Central/Skills UK Birmingham Film Bootcamp 8th November 

BBC Academy Birmingham Digicities 24-25th September 

STEAMhouse Birmingham Performance and Technology 10-11th September 

Creative Wellbeing Festival Coventry Herbert Art Gallery E'motion'al Thread Workshop 15th June

CAMPUS Nottingham Fugitive 4th May

Axisweb weekly Highlights selection 'Invisible' posted across social media 1st - 7th April https://www.axisweb.org/highlights/2019/new-art-highlights-1-7-april-2019/

Mapping the Midlands New Arts West Midlands Empire Coventry Attendee 27th March

Strengthening the Creative Industry Coventry Roundtable Attendee City of Culture 2021 26th March

Million Women Rise Trafalgar Square Camera Operator for the big screen and finale Photographer 9th March

 

2018

Ludic Rooms Coventry artist bursary to attend 'Random Strings' symposium 16th November

Centrala Birmingham Volunteer 'Sound the Art' with Sam Underwood October

BBC Digital Cities Birmingham Member 24-28th September

Blast Fest UK Birmingham Filmmaker 'SimmerDown Festival' Science and Technology through black arts and culture August

Ort Gallery Birmingham 'Poster Art' workshop Art Assistant 28th July

Artspace Coventry 'Art of Curation Moving Image' cohort with Sean Elder 19th July

Writing with Noise Birmingham Participant 3rd July

Aesthetica Symposium York 'Future Now' Participant 17th May

Moseley Festival Birmingham 'Action Section 21' Official Photographer 22nd April

Vivid Projects Birmingham Photographer and Cameraperson ‘SHOTS IN THE DARK’ by George Saxon 21st April

Flatpack Birmingham Film Camper 13-22nd April

NN Contemporary CVAN_EM Northampton Participate 'We Are Not a Burden' #InAnotherPlace 19th April

City of Culture 2021 Coventry Artist training day 18th April

Million Women Rise Trafalgar Square Camera Operator for the big screen and finale Photographer 10th March

BBC Wonders of the Moon Coventry Cathedral created by Luke Jerram, Site Assistant 28-30th September

 

2017

Coventry Biennial Invigilator/ Volunteer (New Arts West Midlands, Coventry Bid 2021) Volunteer 7-28th September

 

Awards

BACK IN Xtra recipient 2020 

City of Culture 2021 International Changemakers 2021

Coventry Art Prize Winner 2018

Art and Design Faculty Associate Deans Award 2018

CUSU Woman who has made a difference Community Award 2018

Source Award Contribution to media coverage @covcampus 2018

Arthur Thompson Award DMA

 

Publications

Future

Celebrating Rejected Brum Zine Fest Spring edition

 

2021

Mixed Rage zine, edition 3, Birmingham, April 

ShéZine independent artist zine - acquired by many libraries January 

 

2020

A3 Projects 'Particioate' Birmingham, December 

The Gap 'Self-Isolated' publication Birmingham, December 

Mixed Rage zine, edition 2Birmingham, October 

Broken Grey Wires Coventry THE POD Bob and Roberta Smith Shed February 

Coventry University Postgraduate campaign 2020/21

 

2019

Here Comes Everyone magazine Classified Issue 1st December 

ArtZine Art Magazine Classroom, Hollyhead Art Studios Coventry 2nd October

SPON END A local Guide interviewee/ research film for 'Connecting Cultures' and 'Sustainable Cities' University of Warwick 22nd June (book launch)

#HumansofCov City of Culture @Coventry2021 31st May

Riffs Journal publication Launch MAC Birmingham 27th April

Coventry University Postgraduate prospectus 2019/20

Girl in the Arm Chair The Tin featuring ‘Lonely Heart’ Coventry's first all-female Art Zine November

 

2018

COMTEMPO Producer of Coventry University first Contemporary Arts Practice MA booklet September

 

Education

MA Contemporary Arts Practice

L4 Teaching and Learning Specialist Support

L3 Working with Young People in Practice

NVQ Business Administration

BA Honours Visual Communications

HND Visual Communications

BTEC National Diploma Art and Design

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