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John Beattie - “The Artist, The Studio an The Audience” - 25th May - 5th June 2009

John Beattie will be using the gallery  from 25th May - 5th June 2009 to carry out a form of studio based research, exploring ideas and perceptions relating to The Artist, The Studio and The Audience.

Through modes of representation and presentation of artwork in various contexts, Beattie’s work observes and interrogates discourse and relationships between contemporary practice and classical traditions, most recently with his current form of collaboration  with the painter Thomas Ryan PPRHA (b.1929). A process-based, context specific body or research.

With his multi-disciplinary approach, Beattie will construct a staged studio where he will be present at various times for the audience/viewer to observe. However at various stages, the viewer may only observe the work in progress from the street, through The Lab’s large windows on foley street.

He has been Artist in Residence at:

  •  Firestation Artists’ Studios, Dublin 2006-2009
  •  Draiocht, Dublin 2005
  •  Queen Street Studios, Belfast, 2004.

During 2010 he will be beginning a residency at GlogauAIR, Berlin in October 2009. He received his BA from NCAD, Dublin 1999-2004, MA in Fine Art, University of Ulster, Belfast, 2003-2005. He is currently working towards his solo show at The Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, curated by John Cunningham.

Selected exhibitions include:

  • “Fragile”, Le Carre Bonnat, Musee Bonnat, curated by Francois Loustau, France, 2009.
  • “Once Removed”, Wexford Arts Centre, group show, curated by Sean Lynch 2008.
  • “Overview”, group painting show, curated by The Elysium Gallery, Wales, UK, 2009.
  • “Fragile 1&2”, LOOP Art Fair, Espai Ubu, Barcelona, curated by Keith Patrick &Maite Lores, 2008.
  • “The Plinian Sponge. Maybe?”, The Ashford Gallery touring programme, curated by Mark St.John Ellis, 2008.
  • “Open Archive”, ARGOS centre for Art & Media, Brussels, curated by Katerina Gregos, 2007.
  • “Four Lights”, Letterkenny Arts Centre, Co. Donegal, curated by John Cunningham, 2006.
  • “The Context Gallery @ Prehen House”, Derry, 2007.
  • “The Artists Studio Series”, The Orchard Gallery, Derry, 2007.
  • “EV+A”, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Curated by katerina Gregos, 2006.
  • “Precaution”, Irish Museum of Modern Art, IMMA, curated by Janice Hough, Margurite O’Molloy & Joanne Mullan, Dublin, 2006.
  • “02890”, The Bankley Art Gallery, curated by Jane Anderson, Manchester, 2006.
  • “The Moore Street Lending Library”, The Fringe Festival, curated by Sally Timmons & Declan Sheehan, Dublin, 2006.
  • “Excursions performance festival”, Limerick city & Gallery of Art, Curated by Pippa Little, 2006.
  • “EV+A”, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Curated by Dan Cameron, 2005.
  • “SEIBEN”, Gallery 24, Berlin, collaboration with Art Forum, Belfast, 2005.
  • “WORK”, Queen Street Studios & Gallery, Belfast, with Paul Coffey, 2005.
  • “John Moores 23”, The Walker Museum, Liverpool Biennal, 2004.
  •  “Panoply”, Catalyst Arts Gallery, Belfast, 2004.

 

He has received Arts Council Bursaries in 2006,2007. The Donegal County Council, 2005, 2006, and an AHRB, 2003-2005. An Open EV+A Award, Limerick City Gallery of Art, 2005.