Artists
John Hamilton
Education:
87-90 Ba (Hons) Fine Art, Manchester Polytechnic
86-87 Foundation, Manchester Polytechnic
Experience:
2007 Illustration Commission For Story By Children’s Author David Almond Based On Project With Stubbins Primary School, Ramsbottom For Mid Peninne Arts.
2006 Illustration Project With Poet David C Byrne
2004 Banner Project Commission With Pupils At Chorlton High School
2001 Collaboration With The Whitworth Art Gallery And St Marys Primary School, Moss Side. Resulted In ‘Tales Of Power’ Exhibition. Part Of The ‘Shockwave’ Festival
2001 Art Residency With Year 9 At Royton And Crompton Secondary School, Oldham.
1997 Director/Steering Group Member Of Mart Network Ltd/Mart 99 Visual Arts Festival
93-94 Artist In Residence At St Matthews Rc High School, Blackley. Manchester
91-92 Community Artist For Salford Arts And Leisures
Workshops For Manchester City Art Gallery, Museum Of Science And Industry, Castlefield Gallery And Whitworth Art Gallery.
Visiting Lecturer At Eccles College, Bolton Sixth Form College, Shena Simon College.
Commissions:
Cow for Cow Parade, Sponsored By Manchester Markets
Banners for Foyer of Chorlton High School
Painting Commission for Comme Ca Pr
Painting Commission for Private Client
Mural for All Saints Primary School, Eccles, Salford
Window Projects for Salford Arts & Leisures
Selected Exhibitions:
2007 8th Day Café Manchester (Solo)
2007 Lowry Hotel Manchester (Solo)
2006 The Picture Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2006 Shortlisted For John Moores 24
2006 Chorlton Arts Festival, Manchester (Solo)
2006 Wendy Levy Contemporary Arts (Solo)
2006 Smallpond Website Launch
2005 Rogue Studios Ten Year Show
2005 Lowry Annual Show
2005 Mind Where You Look Bury Fairfield Hospital
2005 Mind Where You Look Gallery Oldham
2003 The Malt House Salford (Solo)
2003 Touchstone Gallery Rochdale (Solo)
2002 Comme Ca Art Gallery, Timber Wharf, Manchester
2002 Takeaway, Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester
2002 Inprint, Bookcase Gallery, Carlisle
2002 Le Petit Blanc, Manchester
2002 Birchwood Park Warrington
2002 Timber Wharf Gallery, Manchester
2002 Tales Of Power, Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester
2002 Wendy Levy Gallery Manchester (Solo)
2001 In Your Face, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk
2001 Salford Museum And Art Gallery (Solo)
2001 Zion Centre Manchester
2001 Wendy Levy Gallery, Manchester (Solo)
2000 Proof/Prova, Smithall Hall, Bolton
2000 Castlefield Art Gallery
1999 20/20 Vision, Art Co, Leeds
1999 House Interior Design Company, Manchester
1998 Absolute, Castlefield Ary Gallery, Manchester
1998 Checkout, Static, Liverpool
1998 Contemporary Figures, Beatrice Royal Gallery Hampshire
1998 Manto, Trafford Centre, Manchester (Solo)
1998 Faces And Places, Art Co, Leeds
1997 Scunthorpe Art Gallery
1996 Cheltenham Drawing Open
1996 Manchester City Art Gallery, Academy Open Prize Winner
1994 Alaska Bar Manchester (Solo)
1994 Radar Art Gallery, Washington, USA
Publications:
2007 Lifestyle Magazine Colour Feature July And August Edition
2007 M/C Evening News Colour Feature
2005 A.N. Magazine Review By Rob Vale
2002 Metro News Colour Feature
2001 City Life Colour Studio Feature
2001 Metro News Colour Review By Rob Haynes
2001 Home Colour Article About Clients Home
2001 City Life Review By Tim Birch
2000 M/C Evening News Colour Feature
1999 Art Review Colour Feature By Simon Hestor
1998 Big Issue Review By Bridget Hayden
1998 Flux Review By Jane Griffith And Mike Dawson
1994 City Life Review By Rob Haynes
1999 Granada Reports Tv Coverage Of ‘House’ Opening
Work Represented by Comme Ca Arts, Wendy Levy, Glasgow Print Studios. Work in Private Collections in UK, USA, Australia and Germany.
