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DAVID SHEPHERD

SELECTED BIOGRAPHY

Remains of Wigan pier

 1944: Born Wigan, Lancashire, England,UK

1955-61: Up Holland Grammar School, Nr Wigan, Lancs,UK

1961-65: Wigan School of Art

1962: Established first studio, Tower Hill, Up Holland

1963:Cader Idris, Dolgellau, Research Programme – Location Placements

1963: Location Placements, Paris Mountain, Anglesey,North Wales

1964:Location Studies, Rivington Pyke, Lancashire

Ashursts Beacon – photo Mathew Walters

1965: Location work, Ashurst Beacon, Lancashire

1966: Research and Location work, Pilkington Glass,St. Helens, Lancashire

1965-66: University of London Goldsmiths’ College

1966-67: Part-time Lecturer at Rugby School of Art

1966: Visiting Lecturer at Leicester School of Art

1966-71: Part-time Lecturer and subsequently Lecturer at Leamington Spa School of Art

1968-69: Visiting Lecturer, Newport College of Art, South Wales,UK

1969: Visiting Lecturer at Cardiff College of Art, South Wales,UK

1969: Location Work, Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey,North Wales

1970: Location Work, Benlech Bay, Anglesey, North Wales,UK

1971: Formed Central Mailing Company with Colin Hitchmough

1971: Lecturer [now Senior Lecturer] in Fine Art at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

Subject Leader in Sculpture on the BA [ Hons ] Fine Art Course in the School  of Art and Design

Admissions and Recruitment Tutor.

Working within the Core Group on the MA Fine Art Course.

1972-80: Member of 56 Group Wales

1972-80: Member of the Association of Artists and Designers  in Wales

1972-80: Secretary of the Cardiff Branch of the AADW

1981: Location Work – Wentloog Flats and environs ,Cardiff  area

Burned Barn at Wentloog Flats Cardiff

1981-85: Location Work – Cardiff and Newport Docks

1983: Study Visit to Russia. Moscow and Leningrad. Interchange  with the Lenin Academy of Art named after Surikov

1985: Research Visit to Munich, West Germany

1986-87: Visiting Lecturer Birmingham College of Art Research

1987: Research Visit to Berlin, West Germany

1988: Research Visit to Bavaria for “ Die Schlosser  Ludwig II “ – Herrenchiemsee, Hohenschangau and Neuschwanstein

Neuschwanstein

1997: Appointed as a Director of the Artists Project

1997: Research Visit to Snug Horbor, Staten Island, New  York

1998: Member of the Ffotogallery, Cardiff

1998: Visited Botswana, Location Work – Gallery Installations  and Research Programme

2000: Research Visit to New House Cultural Center, Snug  Harbor, Staten Island, New York, USA

2001: Visited Sweden, Gallery Installations, Research Programme and Location Work at Falun Copper Mine

2003: Visited Zaragoza in Northern Spain – Research and Installation Programme

2003: Started first stage of Drifter Researches – working in Bristol and Cardiff

2007: Appointed Head of Media Art and Performance at UWIC

2007: Appointed Academic Advisor Exeter College, Exeter, UK

2007: Appointed External Assessor to the new FdA Course, Exeter College, UK

2008: Appointed External Assessor to the FdA Fine Art Course, Cornwall College, UK

2009:Artist in residence at New Mill near Carmarthen, South Wales, UK

2009: Research work and filming related toRhod 1, New Mill near Carmarthen, South Wales, UK

2009: December -Retired from full time post as Head of Media Art and Performance at UWIC

2010: Research work and filming related to Rhod 2, New Mill near Carmarthen,South Wales, UK

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Smoke Island Circle

 

1963: LITHOGRAPHS, ETCHINGS, AND DRAWINGS. The Studio, Wigan,  Lancashire, UK

1964: EXHIBITION 64, Town Hall, Skelmersdale, Lancashire

1966: COLOUR AND SPACE, University of London Goldsmiths’ College

1966-67: MIDLAND GROUP, Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham

1969-71: DAVID SHEPHERD PAINTINGS, Chapel Gallery  York

1969: WE THREE, Chapel Gallery, York

1969: THREE PAINTERS, Royal Society of Artists Gallery,  Birmingham

1970: DAVID SHEPHERD/BRIAN FRENCH, Midland Group Gallery,  Nottingham

1971: ART-SPECTRUM CENTRAL, Arts Council of Great  Britain, Leicester, Coventry and Lincoln City Art Galleries

1971: THE GREATEST SHOW ON GRASS, Mid-Warwickshire  College of Further Education, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

1971: EXPERIMENT 2, Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham

1971: CENTRAL MAILING COMPANY INC. Chapel Gallery, York

1972: JOHN MOORES LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION 8, Walker Art Gallery,  Liverpool

1972: INSTALLATION/PHOTOGRAPHS, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

1972: 56 GROUP WALES, Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport,  South Wales

1973: 56 GROUP WALES, Ludswigshafen, West Germany

1974: 7 CARDIFF SCULPTORS, Newport Museum and Art  Gallery, Newport, South Wales

1975: CONSTRUCTION 4, University Gallery, Leeds

1976: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION 1956-1976, 56 GROUP  WALES, National Museum of Wales and Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

1976: THE RANGE OF SCULPTURE NOW, University of Wales  Institute, Cardiff, Faculty of Art, Design and Engineering

1977: INSTALLATION, Bristol City Art Gallery

1977: DAVID SHEPHERD/BRIAN THOMAS, Newport Museum  and Art Gallery, Newport

1978: 56 GROUP WALES, University College, Cardiff

1978: OPEN STUDIO, Sculpture/ Installation, AADW.  Co-op Building. Cardiff

1978: FRAGILE STONES MAKE ART, Royal Eisteddfod of  Wales/National Museum of Wales, Cardiff

1978-79: CELFYDDYD AR Y GWEILL/ART INTHE MAKING, a Welsh  Arts Council touring exhibition of work from fifteen members of the 56  Group Wales

1981: CARDIFF ARTISTS, University of Wales Institute Cardiff,  Faculty of Art, Design and Engineering

1981: INSTALLATION/ PHOTOGRAPHS, Galerie Der Stadt, Stuttgart

1988: LARGER THAN LIFE, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

1989: RESOURCES, The Old Library Gallery, Cardiff

1991: DIS-INTEGRATIONS, Installation, Howard Gardens Gallery,  Cardiff

1994: SITE-ATIONS, Artists Project, 5 Sites at Cogan’s  Spur, Cardiff, Docks SITE-ATIONS, Film Documentary of 5 Sites, Cardiff  Docks

1994: GREY SUIT, Video Magazine, Vol 1V

1995: AFTER THE FIRE, Specific Site Work atCogan’s Spur,  Cardiff Docks

1996: SITE-ATIONS 11, Artists Project, International  Media Event, Vaughan’s Laundry,Cardiff

1996: ART IN TIME, PHOTOGRAPHS, Howard Gardens Gallery,  Cardiff

1997: BORDERS, Artists Project, Zagreb / Split / Cardiff,  Installation at Scott Harbour, Cardiff Docks

Reflection across Scott Harbour installation

1998: ARTISTS IN ARMS. St Davids Hall, Cardiff

1998: CARDIFF ART IN TIME, Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff

1998: SAXOPHONE, a series of temporary Time Based Installations.  Phuthadikobo Museum, Mochudi, Botswana

Botswana Museum

1998: ADAM’S APPLE, a series of temporary Time Based/ Photographic Installations, Mochudi Village, Botswana

Machudi Village Shop Window

1998: RAKE, a progressive series of Placements, Molefi  Senior Secondary School, Mochudi, Botswana

1998: AGGREGATZUSTAND [ SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION ] , Installation  [ Artist Project ] Autumn 1998. An Internet Image Transference Programme linking Mochudi in Botswana to Berlin in Germany. Sited in a former Electrical Transformer station in Kreuzberg

1999: CLEAN SLATE, Artists Project, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

2000: UNG YOUNG JUNG, AVESTA ART 2000, Kultur Avesta, 11 Garnla Jarnbrukshyttan Koppardalen, Avesta, Sweden

2001: SANDWICH, a series of Incidental Installations around Cardiff

2001: CAMBIO CONSTANTE ll, ARTE EN ORBITA -International Artists  Project in Zaragoza, Northern Spain

2005: SENSE IN PLACE, SITE-ATIONS INTERNATIONAL EUROPE  2005-2006. Cardiff, Wales, UK

2006:  MENT-AL, The House ( Chapter Arts Centre ) Cardiff, UK

2007: ADDICTION   ‘ How Many Steps’ Tactile Bosch, Cardiff,UK

2008: TRACK AND FIELD Tactile Bosch, Cardiff, UK

2008: UNCOMMON GROUND

2009: RHOD 1 “All smoke  no mirrors”  New mill, Carmarthenshire,South Wales

2010:RHOD2  New mill Carmarthenshire,South Wales

2011: MADE IN ROATH  Cardiff

2012:THE RHOD GROUP AT THE TANNERY   Machynleth

2012: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SUPER-TRAMP  G39 GALLERY CARDIFF

2012:    ‘Take The M4 East Then The M5 South”                                               SELECTED RHOD GROUP THE BREWHOUSE TAUNTON

2012:  IN- BETWEEN for MADE IN ROATH 2012  Cardiff  Snipe Street location

2012: ‘BLOWBACK’ tactileBOSCH  Old Victorian Laundry Andrews Road Cardiff       ( Closing show after 13 years)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Installation Ibis Gallery Leamington Spa

1967: SERIAL IMAGES, Mid-Warwickshire College of Further  Education Gallery, Leamington Spa

1968: PAINTINGS, Compendium Gallery, Birmingham

1969: PAINTINGS / PRINTS, Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham

1969: AT THE BLUECOAT, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool

1969: THIRLEMERE PLOT, Site Specific/Location, Wigan,  LANCASHIRE

1969: EIGHT INSTALLATIONS / PLACEMENTS, Site Specific  Work , Benllech Bay & Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, North Wales

1970: SOMETHINGS, [ with Jon Bird ], Museum of Modern  Art, Oxford

1970: AT THE LIBRARY, Warwick University, Coventry

1971: VAN GOGH HAD BEEN DEAD FOR 10 YEARS…………………Serpentine  Gallery, London, [Sculpture sponsored by COVENTRY MOTOR and SUNDRIES  CO. LTD ] Two Installations / Transparencies/ Photographs

1974: DAVID SHEPHERD – TWO INSTALLATIONS, Ikon Gallery,  Birmingham

1977: GROUND LEVEL, University College, Cardiff

1977: DAVID SHEPHERD SCULPTURE, Ibis Gallery, Leamington  Spa, Warwickshire

1979: FIRE IN THE HOLE, PLACEMENTS at NEWPORT SALVAGE  COMPANY, Newport, South Wales

1981: “BLUE DOG DAYS” DAVID SHEPHERD SCULPTURE, Oriel Gallery, Cardiff

1982: SILAGE PIT, Site Specific Work , Wentloog Flats,  Cardiff/ Newport

1984: PROJECTION, Howard Gardens Gallery,Cardiff

1985: INSTALLATION, Newport Salvage Company, Newport, South Wales

1985: PICK-UP, Viriamu Jones Gallery, University College,Cardiff

1986: BUCKET, Installation, Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School, Neath, South Wales

Cefon Saeson

1987: RECLAIM/RELOCATION, Site Specific work, Newport Salvage Company, Newport, South Wales

1989: RESOURCES, [SOLO VERSION] Glyn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, South Wales, UK

1993: INSTALLATION PLACEMENT PROGRAMME, Allotments, Pengham Moor, Cardiff

1995: LAMP, “Walking and Marking” Cogan’s Spur, Cardiff Docks

1998: ASBESTOS HOUSE, Temporary Time Based Installation, Mochudi, Botswana, Southern Africa

2003: “DRIFTER”, at Station, an artist lead exhibiting space, Bristol, UK

SELECTED LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

Darlanas Museum and Art Gallery Sweden

1968: SILKSCREEN PRINTMAKING USING HAND-MADE EQUIPMENT for  use in Secondary Schools, Summer Workshop, Leamington Spa School of Art

1969: SILK SCREEN PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP, Construction and Deployment of self made equipment, Leamington Spa School of Art

1973: CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY WALES, Lecture at Chapter Arts Centre

2000: DARLANAS MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, Lecture in  Falun, Sweden

2003: WORKING BUILDINGS SHED SUMMIT Welcombe Barton, Devon 25TH July — 27th July 2003 sheds@thebristolartlibrary.co.uk

2010: PRESENTED AT RHOD TWO PECHA KUCHA  Melin Glonc, Carmarthenshire, Wales UK

2011:  SPEAKER AT RHOD SYMPOSIUM     Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff

2012:  PRESENTED AT RHOD GROUP AT THE TANNERY PECHA KUCHA,  MOMA Mychythleth, Wales, UK

2012:   JUNE 12th  GUEST ON PITCH No 48, Cardiff Local Radio Station

2012:  JULY 27th WARP TALK at g39 Oxford Street Cardiff

RESIDENCES, RESEARCH & LOCATIONAL OPERATIONS

Botswana Museum

1974: CHAINED LIBRARY at Hereford Cathedral Research Visit

1984: RESEARCH PROGRAMME, St Fagans Museum, St Fagans, South Wales

1986: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AND TUTOR, Cefn Saeson Comprehensive  School, Neath, South Wales

1988: CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY, Machynlleth,  Powys

1989: IRON BRIDGE – COALBROOKEDALE, Research Programme  and Site Specific Installations

1981: BIG PIT Research visit

1992: PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME with PAUL BREWER

1994: CONFERENCE, Organized and ran Conference exploring changes in

Admissions procedures re ADAR / UCAS

1997: PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME at St Fagans Museum,  St Fagans

1998: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Phuthadikobo, Mochudi, Botswana

1998: VISITING ARTIST and TUTOR, Molefi Senior Secondary School,  Mochudi, Botswana

Molifi Senior Secondary School

2000: FALUN COPPER MINE, Research and Photographic Documentation,  Dalarna, Sweden

2001: THE STREETS OF ZARRAGOZA Locational Research Programme  Zaragoza Spain

2003: PAINT THE TOWN RED Locational work Pengham Moor Cardiff

2003: REDCLIFFE CAVES Bristol Docks re “DRIFTER” STATION

2003: DIALOGUE Worked in conjunction with Exhibiting Artists Bristol City & Docks

2003: LAKE MONO Lee Vining California Became a member of Mono Lake Committee relating to researches for “Drifter”

2004: CHAINED LIBRARY at Hereford Cathedral Visit to set up Installation programme

2009: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE – New Mill, Carmarthenshire,South Wales,UK

2010: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE – New Mill, Carmarthenshire,South Wales,UK

2011: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE – New Mill, Carmarthenshire,South Wales,UK

2012: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE –  New Mill, Carmarthenshire, SouthWales, UK

2012: 

AWARDS AND SPONSORS & PROVIDERS

Pilkington Glass St Helens Lancashire

1966: PILKINGTON GLASS St Helens Lancashire

1968: ARTS COUNCIL of GREAT BRITAIN

1969: ARTS COUNCIL of GREAT BRITAIN

1971: ARTS COUNCIL of GREAT BRITAIN

1971: COVENTRY MOTOR SUNDRIES SUPPLIES Coventry

1971: LONDON BRICK COMPANY

1971: LONDON FIRE BRIGADE

1974: RECKITT AND COLEMAN LTD

1974: NEWPORT SALVAGE COMPANY LTD

1975: WELSH ARTS COUNCIL MAJOR BURSARY

1977: RECKITT AND COLEMAN LTD

1977: WELSH ARTS COUNCIL ARTIST AWARD

1981: WELSH GLASS CARDIFF

1981: WELSH ARTS COUNCIL AWARD

1985: MSC SKILL CENTRE Newport

1985: MSC SKILL CENTRE Cardiff

1985: PORT ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT Cardiff & Barry

1985: UNIVERSITY OF WALES Cardiff

1985: CITY SALVAGE Cardiff

1988: FW MORGAN TIMBER IMPORTERS LTD Cardiff

1991: NEWPORT SALVAGE COMPANY LTD Newport South Wales

1992: PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AWARD South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education

1997: NEW YORK RESEARCH FUNDING TRAVEL University of Wales Institute Cardiff

1998: WELSH ARTS COUNCIL TRAVEL AWARD MOCHUDI PROJECT  Botswana

1998: MOCHUDI PROJECT RESEARCH FUNDING Botswana UNIVERSITY  OF WALES 1998: INSTITUTE CARDIFF Botswana Project

1998: BRITISH COUNCIL for Botswana

1998: MOCHUDI HARDWARE MOCHUDI Botswana

1999: UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE CARDIFF Funding for AGGREGATZUSTAND Berlin Germany

2000: HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS Kingston Upon Hull

2000: UNIVERSITY of WALES INSTITUTE CARDIFF Research Funding for Avesta

2000: BRITISH COUNCIL for Avesta

2001: UNIVERSITY of WALES INSTITUTE CARDIFF Research Funding for Zaragosa

2001: ARTE IN ORBITA funding for Zaragosa

2003: FALU RODFARG

2003: UNIVERSITY of WALES INSTITUTE CARDIFF

2003: THE SHED SHOP

2003: SUPPORT from ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND SOUTH WEST

2003: SUPPORT from Kathie Coblentz The Clint Eastwood Discussion Board

2005: CARDIFF DRAIN CLEANING COMPANY

2005: UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE CARDIFF

2005: ENCON INSULATION Cardiff

2005: ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS Cardiff

Associated British Ports

2012: RAINBOW BARGAIN  Cardiff

2012: TW WHOLESALE LTD  Swadlincote Derbyshire

2012: AI  Aerial Installations Cardiff

2012: St Annes Church Cardiff

 

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