Andrew Mottershead born 1968 Manchester studied Sheffield and
Wimbledon
Highlights
2008 to late 2009
SHOPS
An ongoing photographic project to uncover communities formed by selected local independent retailers. Involving a series of international residencies, SHOPS will culminate in a publication and exhibition at Site Gallery, Sheffield in November 2009.
Commissioned and produced by Site Gallery and supported by Arts Council England, British Council, EU, and Artist Links Brazil
2007
SHOPS – Norwich, EASTinternational 2007 – Exhibition selectors: Matthew Higgs and Marc Camille Chaimowicz. Curated by Norwich Gallery, UK
The Post Echo – a new site-specific work for the city of Leeds, taking the form of a newspaper. Published edition of 5,000. Commissioned by East Street Arts
Club Class at Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool, the ICA London, Brighton
A performance experience creating microperformances that explore the unwritten rules governing social conduct. Supported by Arts Council England
2006
SHOPS – Liverpool Biennial – Commissioned by Liverpool Live 06
Artists in Residence – National Review of Live Art, Glasgow, UK. Three new works facilitating creative exchange between artists, audience and the locality. Commissioned by New Moves International
2005
Five Shops – Connecting five city centre shops with an invitation to their customers to participate in a ritual group photograph. Commissioned by ANTI Festival, Kuopio, Finland with support from the Finn Guild
2003 - ongoing
The People Series – Interactive microperformance game for art festivals, galleries and events. Shown twelve times at diverse locations such as Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol and Psi#11 Conference, Rhode Island, USA
2004
Sonic Game – Interactive microperformance game. Commissioned by Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, UK and supported by Arts Council England
2003
MicroTampa – Residency leading to live art event at Fiasco's Café & Cue, Tampa, USA. Commissioned by University of South Florida
2002
My Word Is My Bond – Three installed micro-performance events at Throgmortons' Restaurant and Bar, City of London, UK. Supported by London Arts
2001
Friday Social Evening – Installed micro-performance event at the West Indian Ex-Services' Association, London, UK
1999
Social –Installed performance events at the Surdoc Social and Latvian Welfare Club’s, London, UK
Additional Information
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Exhibitors, ‘Landscapes in Perspective’ Gallery 32, London, Nov 2008
Exhibitors, Verbo 2008, Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
Video work, Live Brits II – Superintimacy, Hebbel-Am-Ufer, Berlin Jul 2008
Exhibitors and talk, Artists Links, Centro Cultural São Paulo (CCSP), Mar-Apr
Video work, Khoj Live 08, Delhi, India Mar 2008
Video, Live Art Unpacked-Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, Switzerland, Mar
Exhibitors in ‘Labyrinth’, Art and KnowledgeSpace, Beijing, China
Platform 2- dis-re/place. Exhibition and symposium contributors, Ireland
Exhibitors, PIP2007, China Pingyao International Photography Festival, Sep 2007
Artist Links Brazil, British Council & Arts Council England
DIY 4 commission from Live Art Development Agency, Artsadmin, and NWN
Play Station, Public art work commission for URBIS, Manchester, UK
Situation Leeds commission, East Street Arts
Platform commission, Newcastle
Creative Growth Grant, CIDA
Grants for the Arts Award for ‘Club Class’ national tour, ACE
Live Art Development Agency, Thinkers in Residence, London
Liverpool Live commission, Liverpool Biennial
Art Surgery and Newlyn Gallery commission, Penzance
Peckham Pier commission, London
Inbetween Time Festival commission, Bristol
New Moves International, Artists-in-Residence, NRLA, Glasgow
ANTI Festival commission, Kuopio, Finland
Edinburgh Festival commission, Independent Theatre Council & ACE
Arnolfini Gallery commission, Bristol
Network Bodies Project Award
Bow Festival commission, London
PSi #11 commission, Rhode Island, USA
National Review of Live Art commission, Glasgow
Grants for the Arts Award, Arts Council England, Eastern
Colchester Arts Centre project commission
East End Collaborations commission, London
You Are Here Festival commission, Nottingham
Seen Festival commission, Leicester
University of Exeter commission
Grants for the Arts Award, ACE, to support professional development
Chisenhale Dance Space Artists’ Development Programme
University of South Florida, residency and commission, Tampa, USA
Awards for All
Spread the Word commission, London
CIDA / Live Art Development Agency Award
Collective Gallery, residency and performance, Edinburgh
London Arts, Combined Arts Award for My Word Is My Bond
Ongoing
Education work:
We regularly give artists’ talks on our work, run bespoke workshops on site-specific art practice and participation for students and professional artists, and professional development sessions for emerging artists.
Visiting Lecturing, Tutorials, Workshops and Artists' Talks at:
University of Coventry
The Brazilian Embassy, London
University of the Arts, Wimbledon
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Winchester
New Moves International, Glasgow
Queen Mary University
Central School of Speech and Drama
Performer Stammtisch, Berlin
Brunel University
‘Everything you wanted to know about live art’, Queen Mary University
Baltic, Gateshead
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Glasgow
University of Leeds
Live Art Advisory Network, London
Creative Solutions Lab Event, British Council
University of South Florida
Chisenhale Dance Space
Exeter University
