DAVID THOMAS - CV
Born 1983, United Kingdom.
Currently Lives and works in Birmingham, UK.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
Thought Action Fusion Entrance Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
( Final Frontier ) Riverside Park, Gateshead, UK*
2007
Modern Traditions , Crowd6, Birmingham, UK. *
Two Steps , VIS-A-VIS Art Lab, Xiamen, China.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Sale , Royal Standard, Liverpool, UK.
2008
The Art Of Ideas , Print and Publication project coordinated by Arts Council and Arts Co, London. Featured by Saatchi
Gallery, London
Eastern Standard: Western Artists in China , MASS MoCA (Museum of Contemporary Art Massachusetts), USA
2007
New Generation Arts Festival , Birmingham, UK. *
Peer6 , Five Years Gallery, London, UK.
2006
SightSonic 2006 , York International Festival of Digital Arts . York, UK.
Dislocate , Ginza Art Laboratory & Koiwa Project Space. Tokyo, Japan.
Works on Paper , Curated by Nick Normal, Flux Factory. New York, USA.
New Generation Arts Festival , Curated by Robin Dobson. Birmingham, UK.
Absent Projects presents the Art Appreciation Society . Perisope. Birmingham, UK. *
Conversation . Curated by AAS. The Jug of Ale. Leicester, UK.
2005
All together at once at the same time . Colony. Birmingham, UK.
Live audio performance with Ian Marshall (After show for A Stranger Drifts Into Town) Leicester, UK.
Channel 4 Creative Talent 2005 , Gallery Space, Custard Factory. Birmingham, UK. *
Art Intervention Festival , as Absent Projects. Curated by Ana Benloch. Birmingham, UK.
Performance with AAS. 3D Open Exhibition , Surface Gallery. Nottingham, UK.
BIAD Degree Show 2005 . BIAD, Margaret Street. Birmingham, UK. *
1 st Complaint Choir of Birmingham . (Performance) BBC Big Screen & Council House. Birmingham, UK.
Gary 7 . Curated by AAS. Gallery Space, Custard Factory. Birmingham, UK.
You're Thoughts Are Golden . (Curated by myself and 2 other artists) City Space. Birmingham, UK.
1 st Complaint Choir of Birmingham . (Performance) Springhill Institute & Red Lion Pub. Birmingham, UK.
Crow . Curated by Stuart Tate. Gallery Space, Custard Factory. Birmingham, UK.
2004
Is This It? Works Gallery, Birmingham, UK.
B.R.O.S.S #1 . Gallery Space, BIAD, Margaret Street, Birmingham, UK. *
* Denotes catalogue.
AWARDS, COMMISSIONS & RESIDENCIES
2009
Award – Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts, Solo Exhibition Though Action Fusion, Prague, CZ.
2007
Residency – VIS-A-VIS Art Lab Artist In Residence, Xiamen, China.
Award – Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts, artist residence VIS-A-VIS Art Lab, China
Commission – New Generation Arts Festival, Birmingham, UK.
2006
Residency – SightSonic 2006. York's International Festival of Digital Arts, York, UK.
Award – Arts Council England, Grants For the Arts. R&D visit for 15 delegates to the Ars Electronica Festival,
Linz, Austria. (Project coordinator)
Commission – New generations Arts Festival . Commissioned Billboard image.
Commission – Art Intervention Festival , as Absent Projects. Mailbox, Birmingham, UK. Commissioned new work.
2005
Award – Transmediale 06 Research Visit . Supported by Arts Council England and VIVID.
Award – British Airways Flights Award 05, Berlin research trip . British Airways and Art Agents, London, UK
Education:
2005
BA Fine Art (First Class with Hons) BIAD, UCE Birmingham, UK