b. 1989, Leicester (UK)
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Education
2018 MA Fine Art, The Slade School of Fine Art (UCL), London (Distinction)
2012 Foundation in Art and Design, Manchester School of Art (Distinction)
2011 BA Drama and English, University of Manchester (1st Class Hons)
Solo + Duo Exhibitions
2019 Interjectional Exercises, The Portico Library, Manchester, UK (commissioned by Manifest Arts)
2019 Interesting Times, ilyd.nu, UK/DK (cur. by Dyveke Bredsdorff)
2015 Elsie and Hannah, The Whitworth Art Gallery, UK (w/ Hannah Buckley)
2015 Studio, The Northern Charter, Newcastle, UK (cur. by Tess Denman-Cleaver)
Group Shows
2019 (forthcoming) Time Crush, Organon, Ordense, DK
2019 (forthcoming) neo:art prize exhibition, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, UK
2019 Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, US
2019 22nd International Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, The Tetley, Leeds, UK
2019 What’s on the Cards? Barbecue, Manchester, UK
2018 London Radical Book Fair, Goldsmiths University, London, UK
2018 The Hand of the Artist, Old Telephone Exchange, London, UK (cur. by Roaming Room)
2018 Graduate Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK
2018 In So Many Words, The Portico Library, Manchester, UK (cur. by James Moss)
2017 Three - Rua Dom Carlos, Mascarenhas n.22, Lisbon, PT
2017 Many Hares Running, Charlton Gallery, London, UK
2016 DADA 100, The Wonder Inn, Manchester, UK (cur. by Collective North)
2015 A Pixel Or Digit?, Parfitt Gallery, London, UK (cur. by Turf Projects)
2015 Tracing Paper, Paper Gallery, Manchester, UK
2015 Diving into the Wreckage, The Old Police Station, London, UK
2015 Spaces in-between, Doomed Gallery, London, UK
2014 Show & Thumb, Paramount Books, Manchester, UK
2014 Parallel Vienna, Altes Zollamt, Vienna, AU
2014 Flatpack, Federation House, Manchester, UK (cur. by Amy Lawrence)
2014 Cue: Art in Manchester, group show, Piccadilly Place, Manchester, UK (cur. by James Moss)
Screenings
2019 Fracto Film Encounter, ACUD, Berlin, GE
2019 The Lived Female Body in Performance Symposium, Live Art Bistro, Leeds, UK
2018 An assembly: D’Heudieres, Hill, Usher, 3 part UK film screening including Centrala, Birmingham, UK
2017 Cinema Flux, Flux Factory, New York City, US
2016 Kgnm Fest, Cologne, GE
2016 Open Studios, Aldeburgh Music, UK
2016 ddmmyy, Sandbar, Manchester, UK
2016 Science in the City Festival, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchesterm, UK
2015 FLECK, 10 part UK/European film screening including Splendor, Amsterdam, NL
2015 London Short Film Festival, ICA, London, UK
2015 FOKUS Video Fest, Copenhagen Contemporary Arts Centre, DK
2015 Broadcast, Liverpool Small Cinema, Liverpool, UK
2015 Elsie and Hannah, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
2015 Snakebox and Friends, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, UK
2014 Delia Derbyshire Day, 5 part UK film screening including The Horse Hospital, London; Norwich Arts Centre; Cube Microplex, Bristol, UK
2014 Quays Culture Northern Artists' Film, Salford, UK
2014 Bunker, Salon Flux, London, UK
2014 Project RE:Rite, Royal Northern College of Music, UK
2014 Sonic Fusion Film Festival, Salford University and The University of Chicago, US
Performances (own work)
2019 Interjectional Exercises, Soundings, Raven Row, London, UK
2019 Interesting Times, Post Paradise, Centrala, Birmingham, UK
2019 The Hands of God, Against the run of play, St Paul’s House, Deptford Market Yard, London, UK
2018 Visible Speech, performance with Manchester Deaf Centre, The Portico Library, Manchester, UK
2017 untitled, Small Press Sound Project, Slade Research Centre, London, UK
2017 Stress leads to unusual words often, Progress/Regress, Crypt Gallery, London, UK
2017 Stress leads to unusual words often, Authentic Tongues, Bloomsbury Theatre, London, UK
2016 Slow Dramatic Ending, Abeerance, Platform Southwark, London, UK
2016 OWTRIISH, Praxis, The Advisory, London, UK
2016 I have never been anywhere so long, Emergency Festival, Z Arts, Manchester, UK
2014 OWTRISH, Fluxus, Contact Theatre, Manchester, UK
Performer of work by others
2019 (forthcoming) Performer, works by John Cage, The Lowry, Salford, UK
2019 Performer, Tape Piece by Andy Ingamells and Maya Verlaak, Archway Sound Symposium, The Bomb Factory, London, UK
2018 Performer, we shall run by Yvonne Rainer, UK premiere, London Contemporary Music Festival, Ambika P3, London, UK
2018 Performer, cus I’ve been acting like sour milk spilled on the floor, Josh Virtz, SET Studios, London, UK
2018 Performer, Tate and the Lyle-ettes by Rosa Johan-Uddoh, Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic, The Henry Moore Room, Tate Britain, UK
2018 Performer, Tape Piece by Andy Ingamells and Maya Verlaak, Body as Archive, Slade Research Centre, London, UK
2018 Performer, Why are all my tutors white, baby? by Rosa-Johan Uddoh, Widening the Gaze Conference, Slade Research Centre, London, UK
2017 Performer, Book Concerto by Elizabeth S. Clark / EAR ACTION by Neo Hülker & Stellan Veolce / Tape Piece by Andy Ingamells and Maya Verlaak, London Contemporary Music Festival, Ambika P3, London, UK
2016 Performer and production design, Side Step by Legroom, The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, UK
Selected curated projects
2019 Co-curator with Dyveke Bredsdorff
Soundings, a performative listening event, Raven Row, London
with works by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Reman Sadini, Jessa Mockridge, Jo Pester and Karolina Stellaki
2018 Curator
Body as Archive; an exhibition of 18 live works & film programme, Slade Research Centre, London
with works by Sondra Perry, Jayne Parker, Jennifer Walshe, Onyeka Igwe, Gabriella Hirst, Kimberley Beach, Cristina Planas
Supported by The Dean’s Fund, Slade School of Fine Art
2018 Film curator
Video Jam x Basquiat, Barbican Hall, London
Six commissioned video works by Victoria Keddie, Ephraim Asili, Scout Stuart, Gabriella Ledet, Hayley Anderson and Topher Campbell
Supported by Arts Council England, The Barbican and The Jonathan Ruffer Foundation
2017 Film curator
Video Jam takeover, Manchester Museum
with films by Jan Svankmajer, Webb-Ellis, Vimukthi Jayasundar and archive films from the Wellcome Collection, London
2017 Co-curator with Ralph Pritchard
Show & Tell, artist talk, A.M, London - Rosa Johan-Uddoh, Laura Hindmarsh & Alice Lea
Awards + Grants
2019 a-n Artist Bursary
2018 Dean’s Fund, Slade School of Fine Art
2018 Manchester Culture Award (w/ Video Jam)
2019 Shortlisted for the Duveen Award
2017 The Clare Winsten Memorial Award, Slade School of Fine Art
2017 UCL Changemakers Grant
2017 Shortlisted for the Sekforde Trust
2015 Creative Skillset Grant
2015 Shortlisted for a Sky Arts Scholarship (w/ Video Jam)
Nominations
2018 Aspen Digital Art Prize, Slade School of Fine Art
2018 Adrian Carruthers Studio Award, Slade School of Fine Art
2018 Boise Travel Scholarship, Slade School of Fine Art
2017 ACS Bursary Prize, Slade School of Fine Art
Residencies
2017 Flux Factory, Long Island, New York City, US
2016 Inventory, Brgy, London - with composer Jack Sheen, UK
2016 Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, UK
2016 Aldeburgh Music, Aldeburgh - with violinist Sarah Saviet, UK
2015 REACT, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester - with Legroom, UK
2015 Paper Gallery, Manchester, UK
Publications + Writing
2019 (forthcoming) Editor of ‘Body as Archive’, exhibition catalogue, Slade Press
2018 ‘Brgy. South Kensington’, exhibition catalogue, published by UnBound. View.
2018 SPP 3, Small Press Project vinyl publication, curated by Hannah Dargavel-Leafe
2017 ‘Copy Copy’, The Small Press Project
2015 Catalogue essay for Feint by James Moss, published by Fuse Arts Space, Bradford
2015 Script editor and director for ‘Fleck, Flob, Flop’ by Joe Snape
Teaching
2019 Masterclass for Filmmaking BA Talent Lab, Manchester School of Art
2019 Mentor for graduating Manchester School of Art BA Film students
Talks + Engagements
2019 Judge for ‘Gallery Work’ award, Move Film Festival, Manchester School of Art
2018 Performance Workshops, Manchester Deaf Centre
2018 Artist talk, Loughborough High School
2018 Judge for TENT Academy Awards Film Festival 2018
2016 Workshops, Brighter Sound, Manchester
2016 Artist talk, HOME, Manchester
2015 Artist talk, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle
2015 Artist talk, Whitworth Young Contemporaries, Zion Arts Centre, Manchester
2015 Workshops, Blaze Festival, Burnley
2014 Workshop, Falmouth University
2014 Artist talk, Kino shorts, Manchester
Press + Features
2019 ‘A Thing Unseen: An interview with Rowland Hill’, Still Life Issue 4: Ways to Disappear
2019 Wotisart? June 2019 Issue
2019 A5 magazine, February 2019 Issue
2018 ‘On Location: An assembly’, The Wire, Issue 418 - review of Tha-at’s right
2018 ‘Trip Report: An Assembly play Charlie Usher and Rowland Hill’, Boring like a Drill, 16/10/18
2018 ‘Ten Artists to Watch’, Elephant, 24/07/18
2018 ‘Rowland Hill’s Digital Relics and Provocation’, 5 Questions, Elephant, 09/07/18
2018 ‘Unmissable Culture of 2018’, The Guardian 02/01/18 - preview of Video Jam x Basquiat
2015 ‘Young, Creative and Manc, i-D, 30/06/15
2013 Review: CUE - Piccadilly Place, Corridor 8, 18/11/13
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