Sovay Berriman
Page 1 | Biography
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Born: Penzance
Lives: Bristol
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2001 � 2003 MA (RCA) Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London
1996 � 1999 BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of East London
1994 � 1996 Foundation Diploma Art & Design,
Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall
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2011 Rostra for a Shifting Stage, Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol.
2011 Rising Cities Float, The Agency, London.
2010 - ongoing Readings, a series of reading in different locations including The Eve of St Agnes at the Forum Romanum, Rome and The Waste Land on The Lizard Peninsular, Cornwall.
2010 Entertaining at The Dust Lounge, Phoenix Gallery, Exeter Arts Centre. Exhibition of new body of work.
2009 Study, Royal Cornwall Museum. New work combined with pieces selected from the museum�s collection.
2009 Ghosts, Landscape, Literature: A Walk with Dr Shelley Trower, Yorkshire. A commissioned paper delivered as a walk on moorland near Haworth, Yorkshire.
2008 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Back to Back, Picture This, Bristol. A marathon over-night screening of all the films of the legendary dancing duo.
2008 Cabin Tactics, North Cabin, Bristol. Commission for off-site space curated by Katherine Daley-Yates.
2007 The Great War, The Old Grammar School, Redruth, Cornwall.
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2011 To Pay Respect to the Generosity of the Three-Minute Punk-Rock Song, Crate, Margate.
2011 The Potential for Windows and Scale, Contemporary Art Society, London. Part of the Rotate programme.
2011 Strange Loops, Generator Projects, Dundee. A group show curated by Craig Mulholland.
2010 A Theatre to Address 2: in excessive structure, Cartel, London. Curated by Bridget Crone with work from Mikko Canini and Tai Shani.
2010 Malgras|Naudet at Summer House, Castlefield, Manchester.
2010 The Crystal Palace (Destroyed), Works|Projects, Bristol. Including work of Heather & Ivan Morison and Melanie Counsell.
2010 A Theatre to Address, A Media Art Bath �festival of textual form, concrete, material, scripted and performed� at Arnolfini, Bristol. Including work from Beatrice Gibson, Annabel Freason and Clare Gasson.
2010 This Matter, Royal Standard, Liverpool. Including work from Thomas Chaffe and Ilana Halperin.
2009 By Appointment Only, Birmingham. A group show selected by Elizabeth Rowe.
2008 Clap your hands say�, Rhys & Hannah Present, Bristol.
2008 OPENENDED, Rogue Studios Project Space, Manchester.
2007 Obstacle, Spectacle, Birmingham.
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2005 - 2008 Research Grant from Cornwall College.
2006 Grants for the Arts, for eek exhibition, Arts Council England.
2005 Skills Development Fund, for research trips from Creative Skills.
2004 Skills Development Fund, for Carwinion Residency from Creative Skills.
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CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2008 Curator, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, selected for Transitions: Curators� Edition 2008, Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall. An exhibition using the 1959 film Journey to the Center of the Earth as a starting point; included work from Matthew Houlding, Oliver Sutherland and Steven Paige. The first in a series events that form my research project Symbol Archive http://symbolarchive.blogspot.com/.
2007 Co-ordinator/curator with MarieClaire McCabe and Chris Miller, gostopgo, Cornwall. A four-week residential project, six artists were asked to collaborate and produce new work for exhibition each weekend.
2007 Publicity and co-coordinator, more: artist-led projects in Cornwall. A three-month project raising the profile of independent activity in Cornwall.
2006 Co-ordinator/curator with MarieClaire McCabe and Chris Miller, Santa�s Secret �10 Tombola, Redruth, Cornwall. A one-night event; gift-wrapped artworks were won through a potluck tombola system. Included work from Matthew Houlding, Debbie Lawson and Sean Hawkridge.
2006 - present Programmer, The Spring Series, Cornwall. A fine art lecture series, speakers have included Lucy Byatt, Ruth Claxton, S Mark Gubb, Nav Haq, Hew Locke and Cathy Lomax.
2005 - 2006 Co-coordinator/co-curator with Jacqueline Knight, eek, The Old Grammar School, Redruth, Cornwall. A group show funded by Arts Council South West GFA.
EMPLOYMENT
2008 - 2009 Consultant Artist, HiArt Project, Tate St Ives, Cornwall. Involves development of an on and off-site families resource.
2008 Consultant, ALIAS, South-West, UK; mentoring and advice for artist-led initiatives.
2008 Project Co-ordinator for part-ilha, exhibition and events taking independent art activity in Portugal as a starting point, Spike Island, Bristol.
2008 Resident Artist Spike Associates, including mentoring, leading peer crits and co-ordinating research trips, Spike Island, Bristol.
2006 - 2008 Co-coordinator, Build Residency, Cornwall College Camborne, with ProjectBase and Creative Skills. A residency based within the Fine Art area at Cornwall College Camborne for artists based in Cornwall.
2005 - 2008 Course Manager, Foundation Diploma Art & Design, Cornwall College Camborne.
2004 � present Lecturer, FdA Fine Art, Cornwall College Camborne, Combined Universites Cornwall.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
2007 Panel member, Locatedness(+education) a roundtable discussion as part of Can Altay�s residency at Spike Island, Bristol.
2007 Speaker, Invigorate, The Exchange, Penzance, Cornwall. Event funded by ALIAS.
2006 - 2007 Steering Committee Member for Creative Skills� Visual Art Forum.
2006 Speaker, Visual Arts Forum, Redruth, Cornwall.
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PUBLICATIONS
Leisure Centre Gothic Edition guest edited by Marie-Anne McQuay, October 2008. Including work from Elizabeth Price and Craig Mulholland.
Porned Symbol for Porned, September 2008. Drawing selected for artist�s publication by Folded, Glued & Printed.
Galled Story for Galled, September 2008. Short story selected for artist�s publication by Folded, Glued & Printed.
Art Monthly Symbol ad, June 2008, p17. Symbol placed in Art Monthly as part of part of my research project Symbol Archive http://symbolarchive.blogspot.com/.
Vol2 Symbol Plan, February 2008, issue 1, p6. Published by Folded, Glued & Printed, as part of Transitions: Curators� Edition 2008 at Newlyn Art Gallery; including work from Andrea Facco, Thomas Qualmann and Becky Shaw. Symbol Plan is part of my research project Symbol Archive http://symbolarchive.blogspot.com/.
REVIEWS
Sept 2008 a-n, p16, review of Cabin Tactics by Colin Glenn.
June 2008 Review of OPENENDED by Laura Mansfield, http://www.openendedproject.com/page6.htm
Sept 2007 a-n, p8, review of more by Megan Wakefield.
August 2007 a-n , p7, review of more by Megan Wakefield.
July 2007 Review of The Great War, http://www.artcornwall.org/exhibition_more_july.htm
April 2007 a-n reviews unedited, review of Obstacle by Matt Roberts,
http://sites.a-n.co.uk/interface/reviews/single/369474
26th Nov 2006 The Observer: Escape, p11, review of contemporary art practice in Cornwall including eek.
Autumn 2006 Contemporary, Issue 86, p72, review of eek by Michele Robecchi.
Autumn 2006 .Cent, Sept/Oct issue, guest edited by Stephen Jones, comment on contemporary art practice in Cornwall including eek.
August 2006 Cornwall Today, p86, diary of the production of eek.
August 2006 a-n reviews unedited, review of eek by Megan Wakefield,
http://sites.a-n.co.uk/interface/reviews/single/368093
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