Gair Dunlop | contact |
based in Glasgow, former Western Europe | |
Current: working at RAF Coltishall alongside Louise K Wilson and Angus Boulton. Cinematics. Also: another Ablab + Dunlop interactive work using material from the Shetland Archive. And: I am now course leader for the postgrad courses in Electronic Imaging/Animation at Duncan of Jordanstone College, Dundee.
"Dunlop blurs
the distinctions between the observer, environment and artwork by
attempting to draw attention to our constructed ways of seeing." |
Commissions, residencies
and projects
2006:
Coltishall Drawdown- in association with English Heritage.
2005:
Bolwick Arts residency, North Norfolk. See www.bolwick.com
2005: 'Tomorrows Project' featuring at the Commonwealth Film Festival.
2004:
"The Tomorrows
Project." interactive film collaboration with Dan Norton.
Scottish BAFTA nominated.
2004:
July-August,"What in the world is more
beautiful?" co-curator and participant,
St Andrews, Fife
2004: Scottish
Screen"Archive Live" award to design an
interactive narrative "the Tomorrows project"
2003: May
till September, artist/curator
in residence at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
2003: Participation in Rotterdam Architecture Biennale in collaboration with
GrossMax and Dan Norton.
2002/3 Writing DNA commission from Wellcome Trust, commemorating
the 50th anniversary of the discovery of double helix DNA structure.
2002/3 Bitparts digital
commission organised by FACT. Watercolour Gallery, Worcester with Dan Norton
2002/3 Cumbernauld:town
for tomorrow-
research on New Town image and reality with Dan Norton
2002 Revisiting the Picturesque: environmental
art commission, Ludlow, Shropshire
2000 Visiting Artist, Intermedia Department, Queensland College of Art,
Brisbane
1999 Artist in Residence, Hospitalfield,
Angus
1997 Artists Exchange to Arizona, organised by Street Level Gallery,
Glasgow
Selected solo exhibitions
2003 Console: Watercolour gallery, Worcester
2001 Utopias live: projection exhibition at Workstation, Sheffield
2000 Utopias
Web Project, On-line with New Media Scotland
1998 Two solo shows, Land Work 93-98, Herefordshire
Photographic Festival
1998 Arizona Pants, Street Level Gallery, Glasgow
1997 Languageland, Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh
1996 Languageland, Fotografisk Galleri, Copenhagen,
supported by the British Council
1996 Image Galleri, Ärhus, Denmark, supported by the British
Council
Selected group exhibitions
2005: 'Singer Galas' part of Radiance Festival, Glasgow.
2005: 'Today in Paradise' artists and
genetics at Rødasten, Goteborg. see www.mobileart.se
2004 Designer Bodies:
Towards the Post-Human Condition, Stills Gallery, Edinburgh
2004 Re:motion. Lighthouse, Glasgow. In collaboration with Dan Norton and GROSS.MAX
architects
2003 August/September in ORBremote wireless project, Royal Gardens, Copenhagen
2003 WellcomeTrust Gallery Library and Building: Writing
DNA
2002 "FREEFLOW" SNH
arts projects show, CCA Glasgow. 1st-16th June.
2002 Smartproject Space, Amsterdam: video selection.
2002 Curator/participant in "weightless" project, Glasgow and beyond.
2001 Two weeks in another town. Catalyst Arts, Belfast
2001 Curator/participant in Gagarin project.
2000 Invitation
to Kiss, Generator Projects, Dundee
1998 Bookspace, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
1997 Second Sightings, Touring Show
1997 Land WorkCity Hall Tempe, Arizona
1997 Timepiece : Digital/Projection show, Java E-Space, Glasgow
1997 Glasgow Art Fair
Film and Video
2003 Three Mornings in Euroscreen
Festival, Germany
2001 Space Cadet:
13 mins 30 secs. colour, stereo.
Magic Park: 2min 50 sec colour stereo.
Swiss Family Newport: 3min 3sec colour stereo.
2000 Short History of the Space Age: 53sec colour stereo.
Love Shack: 4min 25sec colour stereo.
Prizes and awards
2006: nominated for a 'Creative
Scotland' award.
2004 Scottish BAFTA award nomination with
Dan Norton for "The Tomorrows Project."
2003 Daniel Langlois Foundation award for
research fellowship, Acadia University, Nova Scotia.
2002 RIAS Millenium Award for "Town of Tomorrow-Again"
SAC Research grant for "Town of Tomorrow-Again"
1999 Fleming
Fellowship at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
1998 Scottish
Arts Council Funding for residency at Hospitalfield in 1999
1996 British Council Funding to show Languageland in Denmark
1995/96 Small Assistance Grant from Scottish Arts Council
1989 Polaroid Student Photography Award-highly commended.
Qualifications
2001 MSc with distinction in Electronic Imaging
from Duncan of Jordanstone Dundee.
1991 ACSET, Stage
One, Adult Education Teaching Certificate,Working Mens College, London,
In association with WEA
1985/89 BA Photography, Polytechnic of Central London (now University
of Westminster)
1977/81 MA Hons, Sociology, University of Aberdeen
Teaching experience
2006 Course leader postgrad courses in Electronic
Imaging and Animation/Visualisation, D of J, Dundee.
Guest artist visits at various art schools,
including DoJ Dundee, Newcastle, Napier, Edinburgh College of Art
1995/96 Lecturer, HNC level, Photography,
Lauder College.
1993 Tutor, Arts Department, Westminster Adult Education Institute
1992/93 Tutor, Stills Department, London International Film School,
London WC2
1990/93 Tutor, Arts, Working Mens College, London, NW1
Reviews, catalogues,
etc.
2003Matters magazine, summer 2003. DNA show review and
artists opinions page.
2003 Fourplus:writing DNA, Wellcome Trust. Text by Denna Jones
2003 Bitparts catalogue, FACT. text by
Anna Douglas
2002 AN Magazine October:Alice Angus, "Outside the Margin." Cover
feature on artists using text.
2002 sculpture matters no.14,
spring issue: Symposium
2001 an magazine, January issue: "the
Art House"
2000 Invitation to Kiss, Catalogue, Generator, Dundee
1998 Sue Wilson, Reading between the lines, Scotsman, March
11th, p 19
1997 Anthony Georgieff, Katalog Spring, pp 59-61
1997 Glasgow Art Fair, Catalogue
1996 Languageland, Catalogue, Galleri Image