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Gemma Coyle

Country of residence United Kingdom

I am constantly commenting or trying to solve relevant issues within my works, either in day to day life i.e. a machine that keeps seagulls at bay while you are trying to eat a fish based meal al fresco, or to more serious global problems.
My work usually involves humour. I believe that humour is one human reaction that is capable of connecting everyone. When tastefully placed within a serious subject I find that it creates a bigger impact.

I utilise whatever material best suites the idea. As a result my works can be created from anything, just depending on what I am trying to say in the piece of work.

Private commissions

* 2006 The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
Projects

* 2006 Chosen Artist by 'Impact Arts' to design a Public Art work, Yoker, Glasgow
* 2006 Chosen Artist by East Ayrshire Council to design a Public Art work, Western Road, Kilmarnock

Publications

* 2005 Selected by ‘Something Haptic’ to Publish my book 'Don't mind the mule', Glasgow

Mar 2008 Exhibited 'Suitable for Ages . . .' in the SSA Exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy

Aug 2007 Exhibited ‘Bonnie Biro Caravan’ in the exhibition Multiplicity during the

Edinburgh Festival

June 2006 Installation ‘Procrastination’ selected for the SSA exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

Aug 2006 Approached to create a commissioned piece of work for a group exhibition called 'Eye

Poppers' in the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock. Exhibition including such artists as Damien

Hirst.

Oct 2005 ' Don't Mind the Mule' exhibited in the exhibition BraveArt 05, London.

Aug 2005 Selected by Duncan Macmillan to exhibit in Edinburgh’s International Conference centre.

Aug 2005 Solo exhibition in ‘The Dick Institute’, Kilmarnock.


Mar 2005 Collaborative, sight specific work for an exhibition in Cologne, ‘Dudelsack’

Jan 2005 ‘The Crematorium seemed appropriate considering the Circumstances’ and ‘Day in Day Out ‘selected to be exhibited In the Ida Branson Bequest exhibition at the Atkinson gallery, Somerset.

Scholarship:
June 2005 Awarded the ‘John Kinross Scholarship’ from the Royal Scottish

Exhibitions '00 Nature Part 1, 10.Apr - 15.May.08, Contemporary Art Projects

 

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