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www.kirstyharris.com
b. 1978 Raised in Yorkshire, artist and curator based in east London.
Co-founder of Come Quick Disaster and on the steering committee for Mental Health Arts organisation - Broken Grey Wires
EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT
2010 - Present - Head Artist Assistant to Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press.
2022 Contemporary Art Academy - PG-1
2002 BA/Hons Fine Art, Cass School of Art, London Guildhall University.
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS / 2 MAN SHOWS
2023 THAT LETHAL CLOUD, Studio KIND, Braunton, Devon, UK.
2023 HEAVY WEATHER, Splice, Perseverance Works, London, Open now until 2024.
2022 INTERVENTION, DIY performances during the 59th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
2019 A FOUL AND AWESOME DISPLAY, Solo exhibition, Vane Gallery, Newcastle, UK.
Artist in conversation with Dr. Daniel Barnes.
2017 PARADICE LOST (sic) Plymouth Arts Weekender, Plymouth School of Creative Arts, Plymouth, UK. With Stuart Robinson.
2016 HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING (1945-2016) Solo exhibition, CFCCA, Manchester, UK.
2016 WOMEN WALKED ONTO THE BASE LAST TUESDAY, Indo, 133 Whitechapel Rd, London, UK. With Carol Harris.
2015 FROM THIS CRUDE LAB, Experimental Open Studio Exhibition, Vane Gallery, Newcastle, UK.
FORTHCOMING/CURRENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 HOW LONG IS FOREVER, Galerie 37, Schöneberg, Berlin, PV: Thursday 11 April 7pm. Artist Talk: Saturday 13 April 5pm
2024 CHISENHALE OPEN STUDIOS, PV: Friday 17 May 6-9pm
PAST
2024 LONDON ART FAIR, Business Design Centre, London, UK - with Vane Gallery
2023 BEYOND THE GAZE - RECLAIMING THE LANDSCAPE, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK. Curated by Zavier Ellis.
2023 QUARANTASIA No.3, invict/us magazine, Studio 59, Old Bethnal Green Road, London.
2023 A GENEROUS SPACE 3, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Yorkshire, UK. July 2023. Invited by Karl Bielik.
2023 TWO PLUS TWO MAKES FOUR, Auxiliary Warehouse, Middlesbrough, UK. Curated by Broken Grey Wires.
2023 THE SUBVERSIVE LANDSCAPE, Tremenheere Gallery, Cornwall, UK. Curated by Hugh Mendes.
2023. X - Contemporary British Painting, Newcastle Contemporary Art, UK. Curated by Narbi Price.
2022 ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION 2022, Royal Academy, London, UK.
2022 ART ON A POSTCARD, The Bomb Factory, Winter Auction, London.
2022 ONCE UPON AN INSTANT, University of Applied Sciences HTW, Berlin, Germany. Curated by Poppy Woodeson.
2022 MANCHESTER CONTEMPORARY, With Vane Gallery at Manchester Central, UK.
2022 HORIZON (LANDSCAPE AND BEYOND), Cello Factory, London, UK. Curated by Alexander Hinks.
2022 JUBILEE (25 YEARS OF VANE), Vane Gallery, Gateshead, UK.
2022 A WOMAN'S PLACE IS EVERYWHERE, Cello Factory, London, UK.
2022 MONTEZ PRESS RADIO, Featuring my audio piece, 24 March 2022
2021 TILT - HOXTON GALLERY SUMMER SHOW, London, UK. (Co-Curated)
2021 ABSENT AUTHORS, APT Gallery, London, UK. 8 July - 1 August 2021. Curated by Robert Fitzmaurice.
2021 STUDIO CONFETTI, Terrace Gallery, London, UK. Curated by Karl Bielik.
2021 HYPER LIMBO, Yeah Totally Gallery, Immersive Virtual Exhibition. Curated by Come Quick Disaster - Full tour here.
2021 CURATING MY BEDROOM, Curated by Andy Laffan of Hulabhaig Gallery, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK. View online here.
2020 CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING PRIZE, ASC Gallery, London, UK.
2020 TO PAINT THE GLOOM ITSELF, Terrace Gallery, William the Fourth, London, UK.
2020 PICTURE PALACE, Transition 2, London, UK.
2019 SHOWING // UNDERGROUND, 404 Space, Worcester, UK. Curated by Paul Johnson.
2019 CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING PRIZE 2019, Huddersfield Art Gallery, UK.
2019 MANCHESTER CONTEMPORARY, With Vane Gallery - Stand 138, Manchester, UK.
2019 WIMMIN II, 1C Enterprise House, London, UK. Part of Art Licks Weekend *Co-curator.
2019 ART THE ARMS FAIR, Safe House 2, Peckham, London, UK.
2019 LOVE& RAGE, Barbican Arts trust Atrium, London, UK. With Hayley Harrison and Henrietta Armstrong.
2019 FIELD STUDY, The Auxiliary Warehouse, Middlesbrough, UK.
2019 LCN PERFORMANCE/HAPPENING, <Mise-En-Scene II> 4Cose, London, UK.
2019 RULES OF FREEDOM, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London, UK. Curated by Rosalind Davies.
2018 WIMMIN, Mars', 12 Venn St, London, UK. Curated by Mars Gomes.
2018 STRANGE LOVE, Bankley Gallery, Levenshulme, UK. Curated by Dr. Daniel Barnes.
2018 IDEAL HOMELESS SHOW, St Mungo's, London, UK. Curated by Araba Ocran.
2018 EXTENDED CALL Pt.3, Subsidiary Projects, London, UK.
2018 P O W E R C U T, SET Project Space, London, UK. Co-curated with Henrietta Armstrong.
2018 SOLOAward 2018, Chiara Williams Contemporary, Cello Factory, London, UK.
2018 BROKEN GREY WIRES/ART LANGUAGE LOCATION, Guest Projects, London UK.
2018 POWER PLAY, The Concept Space, London, UK.
2017 DISCERNING EYE 2017, Mall Galleries, London, UK.
2017 BANKLEY OPEN 2017, Bankley Gallery, Levenshulme, UK.
2017 PHANTOM, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, UK. Curated by Jane Boyer.
2017 PIY PAINT LOUNGE, Sluice Art Fair, London, UK.
2017 OPEN SCREENINGS, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK.
2017 WHO WANTS FLOWERS WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, Middlesbrough Art Weekender - With Broken Grey Wires.
2017 ANTENNAE, Lubomirov / Angus Hughes Gallery, London, UK.
2017 CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK, Arebyte II Studios, London, UK.
2017 UNDEAD PAINTERS - FLASH SALON III, Saturation Point, London, UK.
2016 LIBERATE YOURSELF FROM MY VICE-LIKE GRIP, Islington Mill, Manchester. Curated by Lizz Brady.
2016 EUROPA, Transition Gallery, London.
2016 EXPERIMENTAL STUDIOS, Abject Gallery, Banburgh House, Newcastle.
2016 SIXTY, ART Athina, Platform Projects, Stand P7 with Lubomirov / Angus Hughes Gallery.
2015 THE OTHER, Maverick Expo 2015, w/ Animamus Art Salon and xvi collective, The Barge House, OXO Tower Wharf, London.
2015 ROOM 408, Erlang House, London. Curated by Julia Warr.
2015 VOLUMES 2015, Independent Art Publishing Fair, Kunstraum Walcheturm, 8004 Zürich.
2015 NEO ART PRIZE, neo:Gallery 22, The Market Place, Bolton.
2015 LONDON ART BOOK FAIR, Transition Gallery at Whitechapel Gallery, Launch of Tranzine005 - Now We Are All Sons of Bitches.
2015 LIMITED EDITIONS, Lubomirov-Easton, Enclave, Deptford.
2015 SAINTS AND SINNERS, Camden Collective Project Space, 69 Camden High St, London.
2014 VULPES VULPES Open 2014, Vulpes Vulpes, 17 Blue Anchor Lane, London. 2014
2014 THE REVERSING MACHINE, The Tetley, Leeds. Palindrone Jukebox [sic] by Sam Belinfante and Simon Lewandowski.
2014 FOAM, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge. Created by Mat Jenner.
2014 BAD BEHAVIOUR, Brixton East. Curated by Araba Ocran.
2014 HORROR HOTEL, Harris & Clarke, Short Order Project Space, London.
2014 BROADCAST Residency, The Aldeburgh South Lookout Tower - With the xvi collective.
2014 FOAM, And/Or GALLERY, London. Created by Mat Jenner.
2014 FOAM - Project/Number gallery, London.
2014 A5, Lubomirov-Easton, Platform Projects, Art Athina Art Fair, Athens.
2013 ATOMIC, Transition Gallery - offsite exhibition in Ravenscourt, London. Curated by Alli Sharma.
2013 WFIIA, Harris & Clarke - Animamus Art Salon, London.
2013 SECRET HISTORIES, Sluice Art Fair 2013, with the xvi artist collective.
2013 WWSOLOAward - Group2013, Wilson Williams Gallery, 34/35 Hatton Garden, London.
2013 PSYCHO SALON at DKUK, Ancient and Modern Gallery - Collaborative event with Kev Clarke, conceived by Daniel Kelly.
2013 HOT-ONE-HUNDRED, Schwartz Gallery, London.
2013 Larroque Arts Festival, Galerie La Vieille Poste, Larroque, Tarn, France, curated by Kenneth G. Hay.
2013 SHELF LIFE, Leytonstone Library, London**
2013 Zeitgeist Summer exhibition, ZAP Gallery, London.
2013 ANIMAMUS ART SALON, Bushwick Open studios, NYC. Curated by Ventiko.
2013 THE MAGIC SHOP, Meanwhile space, 194 Stoke Newington High St, London.
2013 RCA Secret 2013, Royal College of Art, London.
2013 ANIMAMUS ART SALON, Culture Fix, Manhattan NYC.
2012 ART CLUB, Red Gallery, London – by Noise of Art, Curated by Mark Scott-Wood.
2012 MINUTAE, The Stone Space Gallery, London.
2012 LDN-BCN, Untitled BCN Gallery, Barcelona, curated by Laurie Nouchka.
2012 LA PETITE MUERTE, Drawers Gallery, London (curated) Short film by Vile Films here
2012 THIS IS NOT THE GALLERY, Publication launch, Matt Roberts Arts.
2012 WW SOLO AWARD, Wilson Williams Gallery, London (Online catalogue here)
2102 WANDERING ROCKS, Curated by Stephen Snoddy, Stone Space Gallery, London.
2012 Larroque Arts Festival, Galerie La Vieille Poste, Larroque, Tarn, France.
2012 ALAS Residency Exhibition, Matt Roberts Arts, London - Short film by Karolina Magnusson Murray here
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS/GRANTS
2022 Karst Gallery and Studios, Artist residency, Autumn 2022. Co-ordinated with Studio KIND.
2020 A-N Bursary for research trip to Nevada tbc.
2019 Contemporary British Painting Prize - Shortlisted - Huddersfield Art Gallery and SC Gallery in 2020.
2018 Eaton Fund - Grant received for art materials.
2018 Shortlisted for Solo Award, Chiara Williams Contemporary.
2017 Bankley Open - Visitor's choice award.
2015 Experimental Studio Residency, ACE funded - Hosted by Vane Gallery, Newcastle, in association with Breese Creatives.
2014 Aldeburgh South Beach Lookout - Residency with xvi collective.
2013 WW Solo Award, Wilson Williams Gallery, London - Voted visitor's choice.
2012 WW Solo Award, Wilson Williams Gallery, London - Shortlisted.
2012 ALAS Professional Development Residency - Matt Roberts Arts, London.
1997 Student sculpture residency, Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
PUBLICATIONS/PRESS
2023 That Lethal Cloud, Artist's publication, Published by Come Quick Disaster Press, AVAILABLE JUNE 2023
2023 Probably Just a Wrong Number - On Kirsty Harris' Cold Call, Mike Pinnington for Double Negative, read here.
2022 Plaster Cocktail Volume III, Revolution, Published by Pixelated Girls, Available here.
2020 Archive 00 01, Saint Maison, Available here.
2020 Pinocchio's Got Nothing on You, Published by Broken Grey Wires. Available here.
2019 Contemporary British Painting Prize 2020, Catalogue - View online here.
2019 Completely er, unfolding itself, 32 page publication with riso cover, Published by Come Quick Disaster Press, London. Available here.
2019 NARC Magazine, September Issue, A Foul and Awesome Display at Vane Gallery, review here.
2019 Now Showing #310, The Week's top exhibitions, A-N, Text by Jack Hutchinson.
2019 Corridor 8, Field Study exhibition at The Auxiliary Warehouse, Middlesbrough. Review online here.
2019 Double Negative, Culture Diary, online here.
2019 Plaster Cocktail, Volume 2: Invisible Monsters, available here.
2019 Turning disused buildings into artist's spaces, BBC News Article, 6th March 2019, read here.
2019 Psycho, Artists book published by Broken Grey Wires, available here.
2018 Broken Grey Wires 10 min interview here.
2017 Hackney Studios, Featured in Jenny Lewis's book, Published by Hoxton Mini Press, available here.
2016 Terra Firma Magazine, Issue 3 - Energy, available here.
2016 It's Nice That - feature about Women Walked Onto the Base Last Tuesday, here.
2015 Journal Newspaper, Newcastle, September 2015.
2015 From This Crude Lab, Self published.
2015 Now We Are All Sons of Bitches, Tranzine 005, Published by Transition Gallery, available here.
2015 Twerking to Turking, Everyday Analysis Volume II, available now from here.
2015 INDA 9, International Drawing Annual, Manifest Press Publications, available here.
2014 Collective Arts Brewing, Canada - work chosen for series 2 of the project.
2013 IN NUMBERS, B-R-G Collective, available here
2013 Drowning Dogs - Annotated interview.
2013 The State of Art, Representational and abstract, Barehill Publishing.
2013 Shelf Life, Leytonstone Library, exhibition catalogue.
2012 La Petite Muerte, Drawers Gallery.
2012 This is not the gallery – ALAS Residency publication.
2012 WW Solo Award – Group 2012 Catalogue.
2009 Death Approaches Magazine Issue 1 - Artwork featured.
2008 Marmite Prize Catalogue.
2008 Sticks & Stones Album, singles and EP covers for Underground Railroad.
2008 The Arts Pneumonia Journal Issue 5.1 – Artwork featured.
2008 IRP Magazine, Centrefold Artist.
2005 Empirical Publication – Earwig books
2005 C.E.N. Magazine editorial, Launch/Exhibition, HMS President, London.
2004 Window Magazine, Artist's writing and collage published.
2004 Yet more Tell me Why, Self-published Artist's book.
COLLECTIONS
The National Atomic Testing Museum, Nevada, USA.
The Peace Museum, Bradford, UK.
The Museum of Everything, London, UK. (collaboration with Margaret Frethey)
Private collections in the UK, Ireland, France, Slovenia, Greece, Canada, Australia & USA.
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