Solo Exhibitions
2019. Vanishing Point. Sculptures and Wall-Based artworks by John Atkin. Felix & Spear Gallery, London. UK
2014. Made in England, Sculpture and Works on Paper: Jinji Lake Art Museum: Suzhou: China
2008. The Big Idea: Solo exhibition. Albemarle Gallery. London. UK. ISBN.
2008. Hard Bop. Documentary film by John Atkin: Film preview: Lush Life Gallery: Jazz Heritage Center: San Francisco. USA
2007. Pendulum Reliefs and small-scale sculptures. Sculpturesite Gallery. San Francisco. USA
2006. Landing Gear. Drawings & small-scale sculptures: Royal Society of Sculptors. London.
2004. John Atkin. New Work. Chappel Galleries, Colchester. UK
2003. The Navigator. Drawings & Sculpture by John Atkin. Christchurch Mansion Museum, Ipswich. UK. ISBN.0-906688-40-X
2002. Scorched Earth. Works on Paper and Sculptures. Philadelphia Art Alliance. Philadelphia PA. USA. ISBN. 1-900856-41-7
2002. Reivers - Sculptures & Drawings. Kouros Gallery, New York. USA
2001. The Made and the Unmade. Wall-based artworks. Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City. MO. USA
Drawings & Pendulum Relief’s. Solo Exhibition. 100 Pearl Gallery, Hartford CT, USA
2000. Pendulum Reliefs. Danna Center Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago. USA
The Made and the Unmade. Boise State University Visual Arts Center. Boise. USA CUT. Shillam & Smith Gallery. London. UK. ISBN. 1 901560-651
Recent Works by John Atkin. Real Gallery. New York. USAScorched Earth. Works on Paper. Sylvia Schmidt Gallery. New Orleans. USA Pendulum Reliefs. Danna Center Gallery. Loyola University. New Orleans. USA Cut, Made and Unmade. Real Gallery. New York, NYC. USA. ISBN. 1-900856-55-7
1999. John Atkin. Wall based artworks. Harriet Green Gallery, London.Distant Voices. Wall based artworks. Grayson Gallery. Vermont. USA. ISBN. 1-900856-30-1 Distant Voices. Wall based artworks. Davis Gallery. Wellfleet. MA. USA. ISBN. 1-900856-30-1 Pendulum Reliefs. Alpha Gallery. Boston. MA. USA. ISBN. 1-900856-30-1
1998. John Atkin, Sculpture and Drawings: The Purple Door Gallery, London, UK Distant Voices. Joselof Gallery. Hartford University. Hartford. CT. USA.
ISBN. 1-900856-30-1
1994. Embers. Sculpture & Wall-Based Artworks: The Crosley Gallery. Dean Clough. Halifax. UK 1990. John Atkin: Sculpture & Works on Paper. Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, Australia.
1989 John Atkin: Sculpture & Works on Paper. Rex Irwin Gallery: Sydney, Australia
1989. Sculpture & Works on Paper. Heide Park & Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1986. Sculpture & Works on Paper. Juda Rowan Gallery. London. UK
1985. Strange Meeting. Hatton Gallery. Newcastle upon Tyne. UK
Group Exhibitions
2019. Alive in the Universe. Group exhibition of Films. Selected by Caroline Wiseman. Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Venice Biennale. Italy
2019. Disposition. Vanishing Point Nos.7 & 17. Selected by Curator Marguerite Horner. Bermondsey Project Space. London
2019. Sentinel. Human & Nature: China Sculpture Institute: Zhengzhou City, Henan Prov. China 2018. Vanishing Point Nos.3. RA250. Royal Academy of Arts. London
2017. Twister: Dialogue with the Emperor Qin: Sino – EU touring exhibition. Antwerp
2017. Sentinel: Marble & Granite: permanent exhibition: Stone Quarry Hill Art Park: USA
2017. Twister: Dialogue with the Emperor: Sino – EU touring exhibition. ULB. Brussels 2017. Tide Wonder: The Secret Garden: The Peninsula Hotel Gallery, Beijing, China 2016. Sneaker Wave: Artwork: “Inside the Secret Garden”: Group exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art, Beijing China
2016. Warriors: Sino –EU touring exhibition. Here East: Olympic Park, Stratford, London
2016. Inside the Sculptors Studio: Solo exhibition and film publication: Sculpturesite CA. USA. http://www.sculpturesite.com/News-Detail.cfm?NewsID=105
2016 B#SIDE War: Official artist: Cormons, Italy: http://www.iodeposito.org/en/projects/bside- war-vol-ii/program/
2016. Highlights from the Collection: Atkin: Beattie: Auerbach: Shields: Hartlepool Art Gallery: Cleveland: UK
2015. Sneaker Tide: Mixed Media: Haining “Tide Wonders” 2016 The First International Sculpture Exhibition: Jin Yong Academy: Haining City, Zhejiang Province: China
2014. Twister*2. Aluminium. Museu Nacional Scienca –Politecnica Lisboa Portugal 2014. 67 67 Drawbridge: 8 works on paper: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts: Singapore 2013. Warriors. Kouros Gallery. Ridgefield. CT. USA
2013. Qu Art. China Suzhou Cultural & Creative Design Industry Fair: China
2013. Creative Cities. Two-city exhibition. London/Beijing. Beijing Art Museum: China
2013. Twister. Dialogue with Emperor Qin. Dalian Zhongshan Art Museum. China.
2013. Twister. Dialogue with Emperor Qin. Tallinn Art Museum. Tallinn: Estonia.
2012. Heads Up. Sculpturesite/A New Leaf Gallery, Sonoma, California, USA
2012. The Art of Sport. Guildford Cathedral. Surrey. London
2012. Precious Light-City of God. (With Dave Mach) Galway Arts Centre: Ireland
2012. Creative Cities. Two-city exhibition. London Beijing, The Barbican Arts Centre
2012. Shaanxi Provincial Art Museum. Dialogue with Emperor Qin's Warriors. China
2012. Heilongjiang Art Museum. Dialogue with Emperor Qin's Warriors. China
2011. Precious Light-City of God. (With Dave Mach) Edinburgh City Art Gallery
2011. Blue Symphony. NanDaiHe. Beijing. China
2011. The 3rd China Changchun World Sculpture Symposium Group Exhibition. China
2011. Qu Art. Belgium. UK Representative. Inspiring Culture
Dialogue with the Emperor Qin’s Warriors. Touring exhibition 2011 to 2013
Shaanxi Provincial Art Museum
Shandong Province Art Museum
Urumuqi Art Museum
Fujian Art Museum
Ningbo Art Museum
Heilongjiang Art Museum
Changshu Art Museum
2010. Pendulum Relief’s. Los Angeles Art Fair, Sculpturesite Gallery San Francisco Iron Rations. Abstracts from the Collection: Mildura Arts Centre, Vic. Australia Hard Bop. Film preview: Lush Life Gallery: San Francisco. San Francisco.
2007. The Imagined and the Real. Group exhibition. Invited artist. Cartwright Hall. Lister Hall. Bradford. UK
Sculpture by the Sea: Selected artist. Group exhibition: Sydney, Australia
Cass Sculpture Foundation: The London Information Centre & Gallery. UK
2005. Vernissage. Sculpturesite Gallery. Sand Francisco. USA
2004. From Another Dimension-Works on Paper by Sculptors. Major survey exhibition: sculptor’s drawings. Internationally invited artist. Department of Prints & Drawings, NOMA: USA
Sculpture Inside, SXS Models & Maquettes. Bondi Pavilion Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2003. John Atkin and Mark Arctander. Two-person exhibition. Crown Center Gallery, Chicago, Ill. USA.
2002 Thinking Big – Cass Sculpture Foundation. Peggy Guggenheim Museum. Venice, Italy. Concepts for Twenty First Century British Sculpture. Introduction by Thomas Krens, Director, Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation. Essay, 'Thinking Big' by Tim Marlowe. ISBN 09537794-3-2
2001 New Concepts in British Sculpture. Sculpture at Goodwood. Goodwood. UK.
2002. Abstraction 2 to 3. Cleveland State University Art Gallery, Ohio, Cleveland
New Concepts in British Sculpture. Cass Sculpture Foundation. UK
2000. Encounters. (Organised by the Royal Academy of arts, London) Sharjah Art Museum. Sharjah. U.A.E.
Snapshot. Baltimore Center for Contemporary Art. Baltimore. USA
1999. Abstraction two to three. Cleveland State University Art Gallery. Cleveland. OH. USA
Public Art
2017. Access to Justice: Public Artwork: McMurty Gardens of Justice: Toronto Canada
2017. Twister. Sandstone, 5m tall: Suide Int. Stone Carving Symposium.. Yulin: China
2017. Sundew: Large-scale stainless-steel public artwork and seating designs for Corby Borough Council
2017. Mechanomorphic Figure: large-scale bronze & stainless steel sculpture: Seoul. Korea
2016. Sacred Light (Working title) Design proposals for landmark sculpture: Suzhou Sports Centre: Suzhou: China
2015. The Silk Road: (Excellent Award) Production of large scale stainless steel sculpture: International Sculpture Exhibition, Fuzhou, China
2015. Concrete Innovation: Arts & Science collaboration: Design School, Loughborough University. The National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford: Lincolnshire
2014. Wheels of Time: Unlocking Stourport’s Heritage: Stourport: UK
Planning Suzhou: Expert Panel member: Suzhou: China (Inc. Laurent Le Bon (Pompidou Centre Paris): Didier Schulman (Pompidou Centre Paris): Jay A Levenson (MOMA NYC)
2014. Public Art Planning: Committee of Experts: including Laurent Le Bon (Pompidou Centre Paris): Didier Schulman (Pompidou Centre Paris): Jay A Levenson (MOMA NYC) Suzhou Centre: Suzhou: China
2013. Searchlight Beacons: London Southend Airport strategic link. Delivery phase Powerhouse. Bull Inn Court. Site-specific artwork: Covent Garden, London Wheels of Time: Urban regeneration & public art project: Phase 1: Wuxi: China
2012. Thames Gateway: London Southend Airport strategic link (design phase for landmark artwork, Searchlight Beacons)
The Tumblers. MTLE. Wuxi. China. http://www.china-asian.com/enmtle.htm
2011. The Road Not Taken. Ordos City. Ordos City International Sculpture Park. China
2011. Arcs. 12th Changchun International Symposium: Speaker & Publication: Changchun: China
2010. Breaking Boundaries. Lead Artist. Kent County Council: Ashford, Kent. UK
2009. The Clothier. Public Art commission: Friends of the New Walk: Leicester, UK
2009. Lead Artist-Kent County Council. Lead Artist. Kent County Council. Notaroundabout Highways feature. Corten & stainless steel, Breccia paving
2008. Hard Bop. Public Art: Commissioned by Sculpturesite Gallery on behalf of LARAMAR Inc. Fillmore Plaza, San Francisco.
Strange Meeting. Marble and Granite: Commissioned by Beijing Municipal Council for Olympic Park: Beijing.
Public Art for Beijing Olympics - City Sculpture Proposals. Sculpture Competition and exhibition: Beijing China. ISBN 7-5074-1794-8. The Organizing Committee of 2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture Designs Contest.
Pluto. Corten and stainless steel: Two-part sculpture, commissioned by Wilson Bowden for the historic Phoenix Parkway site: CORUS, steel works: Corby
Lead Artist-Kent County Council. Member Champions Group Shared-space Highway scheme: Collaboration, Jacobs (Highway Engineers) and Whitelaw Turkington, (Landscape Architects), Ashford
2007. The Clicker. Bronze. Commissioned by The Friends of the New Walk
By Hook or by Crook: Public Art Commission: Corten steel and stainless-steel concrete, oak and slate: Wexford, Ireland Commissioned by Tesco Ireland. Collaboration with Murray & Associates: Landscape Architects; Johnstown Museum, Wexford Ireland.
Plumb Bob. Bronze: stainless steel. Goyne Adams Architects: PRC Architects: Land Registry Building, Bedford Park, Croydon.
Lead Artist-Kent County Council. Member Champions Group.
Kingston Design Review Panel; Invited member. Royal Borough of K.O.T. London
Olympic Landscape Sculpture Designs Contest Exhibition; Exhibitions Venue: Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Centre; Group exhibition
2006. Pound Mill; redevelopment of historical location: “Meeting of the “Two Rivers”: Staines:
Breaking Boundaries. Lead Artist 2006 -2010: appointed by Kent County Council. Collaboration with Whitelaw Turkington (Landscape Architects) and Jacobs (Highway Engineers) on urban regeneration project in Ashford Kent
2005. NZ323135. Corten & stainless steel: Commissioned by Arts Council North on behalf of City & Northern (Developers) for Morton Palms Business Park, Teesside.
Bowes Moor. Wall-based sculpture. Systems Engineering Innovation Centre: Loughborough.
2004. Dal Fabrro’s Chariot: Corten & stainless-steel sculpture: Beetham Towers, Liverpool. Tate Liverpool’s audit of Public Sculpture, City of Culture
2008. Sentinel. Corten & stainless steel. Invited Artist. Sculpture by the Sea. Sydney. Australia.
The Klansman. England Rep. Steel and glass sculpture: EMAAR. Burgh Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E
2003. The Signaler. Corten & stainless steel. 26 feet tall. Commissioned by Highland Metrobrook PLC. Collaboration with REID International (Architects): John Rowan & Partners, for The Rushes Retail Park, East Midlands, UK.
The Navigator. Corten & stainless steel. 18 feet tall. Commissioned by Commissions East on behalf of Ipswich Borough Council, The River Action Group, Arts Council. Orwell Riverside Development. Ipswich
2001. Railway Rumble. 14-plaster relief sculptures. Gt. Eastern Hotel Lobby. London. UK Awards
2017. Expert Jury. International invitation: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2017. Public Art - Urban Space: Overseas Elite Lecture: International Design Research Program:
South China University of Design & Technology. Guangzhou: China
2017. Fellowship Award: School of the Arts English & Drama: Loughborough University
2015. The Silk Road: (Excellent Award) Public Art version, Fuzhou, China
2013. Qu Art. Major Award. Suzhou Cultural & Creative Design Industry Fair: China
2012. EPSRC Bridging the Gaps. PI. Arts & Sciences Award: Loughborough University
2011. Honorary Fellowship, National Academy of Sculpture, Beijing, China
2011. Bridging the Gaps. EPSRC funding award for Interdisciplinary practice
2011. Nanjing Youth Olympic Game Sculpture Planning Committee. Nanjing. China
2011. Lead Artist-Kent County Council. Delivery of public realm furniture designs
2011. Heritage Lottery Fund award. Kingston Aviation Centenary Project
2010. Ringing the Changes. Winner. Town Regeneration. The RTPI Planning Awards: Ashford
Ring Road project, Kent County Council. UK 2009. The Academy of Urbanism: Elected member
Trustee and Committee Member: Royal Society of British Sculptors: London
Marshalls Award for Public Realm: Breaking Boundaries, Ashford. UK
Landscape Institute Awards: awarded “Local landscape Planning Award” highly commended.
Sustain Magazine Awards: awarded winner in the “Best Public Realm” category.
The IHT Awards 2009: Highly commended in the Urban Design category.
The Rouse Kent Public Art Award: Highly commended for ‘Breaking Boundaries’
The Regeneration and Renewal Awards 2009: Highly Commended in category “Award for the Best Designed Regeneration Development” and
Winner in category “Local Authority Regeneration Team of the Year”.
The RTPI Planning Awards 2009: Submitted in the category “Town Regeneration”. Short- listed for both in National and Regional Awards
The ICE 2009 Engineering Awards (the Brassey Award - Winner in Innovation Category
The British Construction Industry Awards 2009: Short-listed for Prime Minister’s Better Building Award.
The LGN Street Design Awards 2009: Winner in Street Design
Ashford Borough Council Building Design Awards 2009 – Short-listed in Public Realm Category
Worshipful Company of Paviours: Winner, Elwick Square
2008. Honour Certificate. Strange Meeting. Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture, China
Outstanding Award. Strange Meeting. Chinese Sculpture Institute. China
Sculpturesite Award. (San Francisco). Public art and the public realm
Study Leave Award: Research, urban - regeneration: a fresh role of public art; Drawing into digital media, collage, and papier-colle. Loughborough University. UK.
2007. Landscape Institute Award. London. Urban Design & street furniture: Breaking Boundaries: Ashford: collaboration; Whitelaw Turkington, (Landscape Architects)
Olympic Landscape Sculpture Designs Contest for 2008
Outstanding Award. The Organizing Committee of 2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture Designs Contest. Beijing. China.
Rootstein Hopkins Sabbatical Leave Award (Drawing) 2007 to 2008 Elected Fellow (Peer assessment), Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
Conferences & Symposiums
2018. Curating in Action-Art as Social Practice. Keynote Speaker. China Academy of Art.
2016. Sculpture in Context – Tradition & Innovation: Lecture “Sundew and other work by John
Atkin”: International Sculpture Center Conference, Pittsburgh USA.
2012. Intrigue, uncertainty and humour. Why work in an Integrated Design Team? Breaking
Boundaries Seminar. Loughborough University
2011. The 3rd China Changchun World Sculpture Conference. China
Blue Symphony. NanDaiHe International Sculpture Conference. China
Technologies of Drawing. Sculpture Network. University of Huddersfield
2010. The 16th China Sculpture Forum. DIAOSU- National Sculpture Magazine of China: Sculpture & Communication: The Public in Art conference paper
2007. Landscape Institute Award. London. Urban Design & street furniture: Breaking Boundaries: Ashford: collaboration; Whitelaw Turkington, (Landscape Architects)
Olympic Landscape Sculpture Designs Contest for 2008
Outstanding Award. The Organizing Committee of 2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture Designs Contest. Beijing. China.
2005. The Great Artistic Metropolis: Oxford House, London. Landor: Architecture Journal Sculpture & Design: Symposium. Faculty of Arts & Architecture, University of Brighton: Plenary panel member and exhibitor. Supported by the Henry Moore Foundation. University of Brighton
2004. Sculpture within the Urban Environment. Keynote speaker. Art Gallery of NSW. Sydney Australia.
Artist in Residencies
1990. Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide. Sponsored by Art South Australia & The Jam Factory gallery 1989.
Victoria College, Melbourne, Australia. Sponsored by the British Council & Australia Council. Lecture tour to Sydney, Adelaide & Perth
1988. Mildura Arts Centre. Mildura, Victoria, Australia
1987. Grizedale Forest. Cumbria. UK. Funded by Arts Council UK
Selected Bibliography
The British Council: John Atkin in China http://www.britishcouncil.org/zh/china-arts-visualart-jac http://www.britishcouncil.org/zh/china-arts-events.htmBlue Symphony: 258 pages colour. John Atkin-Landing Gear pages 242-245. CPC Funding County Party Committee & County Government: NanDaiHe Tourism Development Co Ltd NanDaiHe Sculpture Park. China
Precious Light- City of God. Edinburgh City Art Gallery. Revolution Editions. ISBN. 97809-542-436- 23. 80 pages colour. Pages 25-26
Sculpturing Brilliance: “Public Art & Public Space”: 210-242 (English/Chinese): 375 pages. Publisher, Changchun Publishing House: ISBN. 978-7-5445-0632-8. Launched: Third, World Sculpture Conference, Changchun: September 2011
John Atkin. Sculpture Journal. Sculpture that declares the space around it: by Robert Morgan. ISSN: Pages 50 to 54
Gathering Dreams 100: Beijing Olympic Sculptures Collection. Culture & Art Publishing House, China. ISBN: Gathering Dreams 100: Beijing Olympic Sculptures Documentary Culture & Art Publishing House, China. ISBN978-7-5039-3608-1/J.979
Art & Architecture Journal: Number 66/67 Autumn 2008. ISSN 1360-3256. Page 85 http://www.rudi.net/node/20901
BBC Articleshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7544159.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7543272.stm
British Council article
http://www.britishcouncil.org/china-artsandculture-visualarts-ja.htm
AXIS article
http://www.axisweb.org/atATCL.aspx?AID=2128
Artists & Illustrator Journal: First out of the blocks by Carol Cordray. Issue 265. Page 11-12 Sculpture Journal. ISSN: 74851 64837, The Sculpture Olympics 2008 by Zhu Yilang. Pages 54- 55.Vol.27. No. 9http://www.fountainsoc.org.uk/fountain/68
Hard Bop. City Arts, 7X7 magazine. Page 135. San Francisco.Hard Bop. News article. Interview with Don Sanchez, ABC 7. San Francisco.
Hard Bop. Review of public art and regeneration project. San Francisco Chronicle
Hard Bop. Fillmore Center Plaza. ISBN 1 900856 76 X
Public Art for Beijing Olympics- City Sculpture Proposals. p 89 (The Competitor) page 134 (Strange Meeting) ISBN 7-5074-1794-8
Art & Architecture Journal: Commissions & Projects; Pound Mill, Staines, page 57 Commissions in the North East of England, 2003-2007, by Arts Council England, part financed by the European Union, European Regional Development Fund and One North East. Section 12, Tees Valley, featured article on NZ323135, Morton palms Public Artwork by John Atkin
Green Place Journal: May 2006. ISSN 1742-3716. Page nos. 2: Land Use article, News. Pound Mill public sculpture commission review. ISSN. Author Sutherland Lyall
Art & Architecture Journal: Page 56. Number 63 Autumn 2005: ISSN 1360-3256 Commissions: Review NZ323135 (Public Sculpture)
Arts Monthly San Francisco: Volume 15. Issue 9. Page 7. Review of group exhibition at Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco
Art & Architecture Journal: Number 61. ISSN No. 1360-3256. February 2005. Public Art-Urbanism- Architecture. Missions & Projects: Review of Dal Fabrro’s Chariot, Liverpool
A-N Magazine. June 2004. ISNN No. 9-770261-342034: Review. Man and Machine. Review of exhibition, Chappel Galleries, Colchester
Arts Quarterly: New Orleans Museum of Art, Volume XXVI Issue 2. From Another Dimension, Works on Paper, by Daniel Piersol: New Orleans Museum of Art: USAThe Architects Journal: 26/06/03. ISSN. 0003 8466. Metal Works Corten: Under the Weather: by Sutherland Lyall. The Navigator, Ipswich is a featured artwork "The Navigator": Navigation News, ISSN 0268 6317. Review of public sculpture by John Atkin
Art & Architecture Journal: No 59.ISSN 1360-3256: Page 48. Review of two new sculptures: The Navigator public artwork and The Signaler public artwork.
Galleries. May 2003. Tim Fargher, "John Atkin", Galleries, May Issue 241 ISSN 0265-7511 Review of exhibition at Christchurch Mansion Museum, Ipswich
Thinking Big - Concepts for Twenty First Century British Sculpture. Introduction by Thomas Krens Director, Soloman R Guggenheim Foundation: Essay, 'Thinking Big' by Tim Marlowe, Broadcaster and Creative Director for Sculpture at Goodwood. ISBN 09537794-3-2
Sculpture Magazine. Vol 21. No 7. Published by International Sculpture Center.
Scorched Earth. Review of exhibition at Philadelphia Art Alliance: Philadelphia PA.
Sculpture Magazine. Forum. Issue 8. Vol. 20 page 7 October 2001. ISSN 08989-728X
Public Art Competitions in Sculpture Education. John Atkin in conversation with Carol Sterling ISC Officer.
Review. February 2001, Volume 3, No. 4 Published at 1427 W. Ninth St. Suite 203, Kansas City Missouri 64101: USA. John Atkin
The Made and the Unmade by Leesa Fanning. Review of solo exhibition at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City
The Kansas City Star: Preview/Art. Friday January 19th. The Show. A Kinder, gentler side to British Art... Review of solo exhibition at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art
Print Publications (Selected)
Dialogue with the Emperor Qin’s Warriors: Olympic Park, London: ISBN: 9781911217091
Made in England: Jinji Lake Art Museum: Suzhou: China
The Navigator, ISBN 0-906688-40-X
Sculpturing Brilliance: Public Art and Public Space: ISBN.
Placemaking: RUDI & The Academy of Urbanism: ISBN: 1-896650 474
Scorched Earth, ISBN 1-900856-41-7
John Atkin: The Big Idea: Albemarle Gallery: 2008: ISBN: 978-0-9559349-0-2
Blue Symphony: China NanDaiHe International Sculpture exhibition
Distant Voices, ISBN 1-900856-30-1
Dialogue with the Emperor Qin’s Warriors: Touring exhibition
Masters in Landscape & Public Sculpture
Cut, The Made and the Unmade, ISBN 0-9704605-0-3Cut, ISBN 1 901560 65 1
Thinking Big: Concepts for 21st Century British Sculpture, Guggenheim Museum, Venice Italy. Cass Sculpture Foundation: Tim Marlowe. ISBN 0-9537794-3-2
Student Education history (selected)
1982-1985 1985-1986 1988-1989
Henry Moore Scholarship: MA Sculpture Royal College of Art. London Picker Fellowship in Sculpture: Kingston University. London (one year) Australia Council & British Council Major Award Victoria College, Melbourne Australia. Lecture Tour to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide & Perth.
Curator Research
My international profile has enabled me to identify funding to introduce several overseas high profile academics and artists to the School of the Arts as Artist in Residencies: these include, Ellen Carey: Wlodzimierz Ksiazek: Mark Grote: and Peter Mclean, as part of the Drawing Across Boundaries Symposium at LU. In addition, I have curated several student exhibitions here in the UK and overseas, the most recent being Made in England, at Jinji Lake art Museum, Suzhou, China
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