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Polly Read

Date of birth 31.May.82
Country of residence United Kingdom

As an artist I am interested in experimentation within the field of drawing, and celebrating its egalitarian characteristics. Drawing is the predominant and uniting medium in my practice which also incorporates installation, public events, collaborations, paintings, exhibitions and films.

Exhibitions
2008
Kettle’s Yard OPEN: Kettle’s Yard Cambridge.
Awopbopaloobop: Transition Gallery, London.
Evan Parker. St Peter’s Church, Whitstable, Kent.
LOCAL. Whitstable Biennale 2008, Whitstable.
The Painting Room. Transition Gallery, London.
Birds Eye View Film Festival – Overheated Symphony, ICA, London.

2007
What stays? What goes? What’s left behind? Nans Gallery, Birchington-on- Sea.
Collage Party! Crate Project Space, Margate.
Jungle Stow, Limbo Arts, Substation Store, Margate
Destructo This! Substation Project Space. Margate.
Catching Passages, Brukenthal Museum of contemporary Art,Sibiu, Romania.
Residency, KulturFabrik / Casino Luxembourg. Luxembourg.
Whatever happened to Susan George? Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable.

2006
Contemporary Art Society Dinner (Alongside the opening of the British Art Show 06), Bristol Industrial Museum.
Summer Exhibition , Contemporary Art Projects, London.
Celeste Art Prize 2006 Shortlist, London.
Enclosed Garden, Long and Ryle Gallery, London.
Winter Exhibition, Contemporary Art Projects, London.

2005
Art Futures 2005 - Contemporary Art Society, Bloomberg SPACE, London.
Acid Drops and Sugar Candy, Transition Gallery, London.
Young Residentials 2, LOT Gallery, Bristol.
All that was once solid has turned to air, Islington Arts Factory, London.
Harvest. Long and Ryle Gallery, London.

2004
John Moores 23 (Part of the Liverpool biennial), Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
Shed, Spike Island, Bristol.
Showdown, Hengrove Arts Centre, Bristol.
Frame Academy, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.
Lux, The Crypt, St Paul’s Church, Bristol.

Residencies
Catching Passages, Art Workshop 2007.
Location: Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain (Luxembourg),
Centre Culturel Kulturfabrik (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg) and
Brukenthal Museum (Sibiu, Romania).

Education
University of the West of England,
Bristol School of Art Media and Design. Bristol. 2004.
First Class BA Honours in Art and Visual Culture

Awards
The John Hullah Award, for Art and Visual Culture at Bristol School of Art, University of the West of England. 2004.

Curatorial Projects
Evan Parker A live performance, collective drawing project, recording and film.
Whitstable Biennale, Satellite event. 2008.
Whitstable Biennale 2008 Satellite curator. Developing and co-ordinating over 40 exhibitions and events.
Limbo Arts Curatorial team member. Ongoing.
Our band could be your life. A series of live experimental music events. Various venues, Kent, UK. Ongoing. Bands: Evan Parker, Jeffrey Lewis, Fuck Buttons, Songs of my lap, Tall firs, Action Beat etc

Publications
Catching passages. A Drawing Document. 2007

Exhibitions Awopbopaloobop, 15.Nov - 21.Dec.08, Transition Gallery, Summer exhibition 2006, 17.Aug - 03.Sep.06, Contemporary Art Projects, Winter Exhibition 2006, 26.Jan - 26.Feb.06, Contemporary Art Projects, Acid Drops & Sugar Candy, 19.Nov - 18.Dec.05, Contemporary Art Projects, John Moores 23, 18.Sep - 28.Nov.04, Walker Art Gallery

 

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