Tanya Axford - Visual Artist

Tanya@ukgateway.net

Selected Exhibitions + Commissions


2003 Forthcoming- 'Grotto' solo show Queens Hall- Hexham

2003 Forthcoming- Virtual Reality piece for Teesside University

2003 In Progress- A High of 360 degrees- Private Commission for One NorthEast- Newcastle (below)

2002 Land and the Samling- Residency and temporary site-specific sound installation in Kielder Forest supported by the Samling Foundation

2001 Forming Attachments- Solo show and Residency- Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle (below)

2001 Accomplice- Collaborative commission for Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (below)

2001 Babel’s Folly- Site- specific installation as part of 3 new artists commissions for Locus+ -Newcastle based commissioning agency

2000 Engaged- Co-curated exhibition of installations and interventions in pub toilets in Newcastle

2000 Something- 2 person show for VANE 2000- Newcastle

2000 Pattern Transfer- Collaborative off-site installation with Jo Coupe for Waygood Gallery, Newcastle

Group Shows

2003 Forthcoming- Multiplus touring artists multiples exhibition, Newcastle, Leeds and Cornwall

2003 Forthcoming- Workplace exhibition, Newcastle

2002 Art and Parts- Workplace Exhibition- Quayside, Newcastle

2002 Memento- Artists multiples exhibition- VANE, Live Theatre, Newcastle

2002 3x12 is 9- Britart Gallery- London

2001 Prospects 2001- Britart Gallery- London. Winner of the North East Prize

2000 Paint Too- Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

2000 LMN- Static Gallery- Liverpool

2000 Stuffed- Hancock Museum- Newcastle

2000 Playing Fields- Laing Art Gallery

1999 Lead by the Nose-Visual Arts North East- Newcastle

1999 Green Festival Exhibition– Leazes Park– Newcastle

1998 Hung Drawn + Flaunted- Vane 98 –Live Theatre- Newcastle

1997 Show– Newcastle University

1997 11+11- Globe Gallery – North Shields

Residencies + Awards

2002 Land and the Samling - Residency at Kielder Forest- supported by the Samling Foundation

2002 Encore 10x10- One of ten individual artists awards of £10,000 from Northern Arts

2001 Artist in Residence- Laing Art Gallery-Newcastle

2001 Prospects 2001 Prize- in association with Britart.com- North East Winner

1996 John Christie Prize- University of Newcastle

1995 John Christie Prize-University of Newcastle

Bibliography

[an] Signpost Mar 03 Artists Profile Abigail Branagan
Guardian: Rise Extra Feb 03 Profile Hilary Freeman
AN Website Jan 03 Artists Profile Paul Moss
Catalogue Essay Jul 02 Land and the Samling David Butler
The Evening Standard Apr 02 Three times twelve is nine Helen Sumpter
The Guardian Guide Aug 01 Accomplice Robert Clark
The North Guide Aug 01 Tanya Axford Rich Jevons
The Crack Aug 01 Pegging it R.O
[an] Magazine July 00 Playing Fields Gillian Nicol
The Guardian Guide May 00 Painting on the Edge Robert Clark
The North Guide May 00 Paint Too [preview]
Art Monthly Nov 00 p.241 Goethe's Oak has Woodworm [LMN] David Briers


 

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