detail from interior of Straylight Cavern installation, Cooper Gallery, Dundee, november 2008 featuring work by Jonathan Baldock, Michael Bell-Smith, Rick Buckley, Aisling Hedgecock, Ian Monroe, Takeshi Murata, Milika Muritu, Angelo Plessas, Rafaël Rozendaal

1999-present; co-founder and director of Cell Project Space and Cell Studios

EXHIBITIONS

2009 Lump Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 2009 Straylight Cavern, Cell Project Space, London 2008 Straylight Cavern, Cooper Gallery, Dundee 2008 Zombie Surfers, Cell Project Space, London 2006 Bunny Incinerator, Gone Tomorrow Gallery, London 2006 Peace Camp, Brick Lane Gallery, London 2005 Post-Notes, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2005 Wheeling – Vienna, Hilger Gallery, Vienna 2005 Post-Notes, Institute of Contemporary Arts, ICA, London 2005 The Future is Stupid, MAMA Showroom, Rotterdam 2004 Tealeaf, Cell Project Space, London 2004 The Royal Road to the Unconscious, Freud Museum, London 2003 Bag Lady, Warehouse show at 258 Cambridge Heath Road, London,( new Cell site ) 2003 Post-It, Floating Ip Gallery, Manchester 2003 Have-a-go-Heroes, Cell project space, London 2003, The Royal Road to the Unconscious, The Telephone Repeater Station, Richmond, N.Yorkshire 2003 Spacemen, MOT, London 2003 6th Intl. Sharjah Biennial , Museum of Art and Expo Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2003 Novotel, Magnifitart, Edingborough 2003 Chockafuckinblocked, Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London 2002 Craft, Cell project space, London 2001 Teeth and Trousers, Cell project space, London 2001 Never Mind the Quality, Feel The Width, Cell project space, London 2001 Arseaboutface, Cell project space, London 2000 Handling Collection, Design Museum, London 1999 Priestley vs Fairey, Truman Brewery Gallery, London

CURATORIAL

2009 Straylight Cavern, Cell Project Space, London 2008 Straylight Cavern, Cooper Gallery, Dundee 2008 Zombie Surfers, Cell Project Space, London 2007 Iota, Cell Proejct Space, London 2006 Circuit Diagram, co-curator, Cell Project Space, London / Loop, Seoul, Korea 2006 Slider, large scale group show at new Cell site prior to building of new studios, Hackney Wick, London 2005 Off-Loop, film festival, Barcelona 2005 Hallucinature, Cell project space 2005 Hard Labour, Cell project space 2004 Tealeaf, Cell project space 2003 Bag Lady, new Cell space 258 Cambridge Heath Road, London 2003 Easy Rider, Cell Project Space, London 2003 Typeofgravy, Cell project space, London 2003 Have-a-go-Heroes, Cell project space, London 2002 Craft, Cell project space, London 2001 Teeth and Trousers, Cell project space, London 2001 To The Power Of…, Cell Project Space, London 2001 Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width, Cell Project Space 2001 Surface Tension, Cell Project Space, London 2001 Arseaboutface, Cell Project Space, London

PROJECTS

2007 Selector for Jerwood Artists Platform 2005 Speaker; Cell seminar, Nottingham University 2004 Speaker; on Cell, Kingston University (University of the Arts ) 2004 Speaker; ‘in conversation with’, Chelsea School of Art ( University of the Arts ) 2004 Cell Project Space / Serpentine Gallery ‘DO’ - childrens contemporary art book project 2004 Speaker on artist run spaces, Arts Council England forum 2003 Round table speaker for Wheeling – London ( Berlin ), Cell project space 2003 Speaker; Baltic symposium Space Between Us 2003 FEST East London Gallery collaboration 2003 ‘CAPRI’ – emerging East London spaces event 2003 Symposium ‘Local Affairs’ ( history of Cell ), Whitechapel Gallery, London 2002-3 Educational Project – Look Ahead Housing, Serpentine Gallery, London 2002 FEST East London Gallery Talk and Tour participant 1999 Hackney Empire Appeal Auction, ING Barings, London

LECTURER

2006 visiting lecturer Central Saint Martins School of Art ( BA fine art ) 2006 visiting tutor Goldsmiths College ( MA fine art ) 2006 visiting lecturer Chelsea School of Art ( BA fine art ) 2005 visiting lecturer Central Saint Martins ( MA fine art ) 1997-04 part-time lecturer Southwark College ( Foundation, AS, National Diploma, HND Graphics ) 1996-7 visiting lecturer Southwark College ( HND Graphic Design ) 1995 visiting lecturer Bradford & Ilkley College ( Foundation and BA ) 1995 visiting lecturer University of Humberside ( BA Graphic Design ) 1994 visiting lecturer Manchester University ( BA Graphic Design ) 1993 visiting lecturer Bradford & Ilkley College ( BA and Foundation )

PUBLICATIONS

AN magazine, Febuary 09, Straylight Cavern review, Alex Hetherington Guardian, November 2008, Laura McLean-Ferris Art Monthly, june 08, Zombie Surfers review, David Barrett Artcornwall.org may 08, Richard Priestley interviewed on Zombie Surfers by Ripert White Drift ( surf magazine ) may 2008, preview, Howard Swanwick Art Monthly, oct 2005, Hallucinature, review, Jenny Thatcher New York Times,sept 2005, Cloverfield Artforum, December 2004, Tealeaf, Martin Herbert Contemporary, February 2004, ‘Bag Lady’, Richard Dyer Time Out, December 2003, review ‘Bag Lady’, Helen Sumpter Time Out, October 2003, review ‘Have A Go Heroes’, Sally O’Riley A-N Magazine, October 2003, “Artist’s Story’ Sharjah Biennial artist’s diary feature, Richard Priestley Flash Art, September 2003, review Sharjah Biennial, Russel Kronick Guardian Guide, September 2003, preview ‘Easy Rider’, Jessica Lack Contemporary, September 2003, review ‘Spacemen’ A-N Magazine, july 2003, ‘Mind the Gap’ feature, Gillian Nicol Art Monthly, june 2003, review ‘Typeofgravy’, David Barrett Guardian Guide, 3rd may 2003, preview ‘Typeofgravy’ Jessica Lack Contemporary, July 2003, review Sharjah 6th International Biennial, Jamie Robinson Independent Magazine, 3rd june 2003, review Sharjah 6th International Biennial, Jamie Robinson Time Out, no. 1616, August 2001, review ‘Teeth and Trousers, Martin Herbert ArtFocus, no. 72, November 2001, review ‘Teeth and Trousers’, Monica Biagiola Art Monthly, no. 242 december 2000, preview ‘ Arseaboutface’, Hot Tickets (Evening Standard), 19 january 2001, preview Arseaboutface, Helen Sumpter

EDUCATION

1992-1994 Central Saint Martins School of Art, London, MA Illustration 1989-1992 University of Humberside, Hull, BA (hons) Graphic Design ,(1st class) 1988-1989 Bradford and Ilkley Community College’ Bradford, Foundation Course Diploma

Artists/Organisatons

Data Wall:
AESD: Agency for Economy and Space Development:
Maziar Afrassiabi, Shahin Afrassiabi,
Sam Basu, John Colenbrander,
with thanks to Julian Meinold and
Piers O'Hanlon
NIS: New International School: Matthew Stock
Treignac Projet: Sam Basu,
Elizabeth Murray.

The Real:
Phyllida Barlow, Tom Burr,
Anne Damer, Karin Ruggaber,
Audrey Reynolds, Fergal Stapleton,
Brian Wall, Martin Westwood.

Oysters Ain't:
Karen Ay, Vanya Balogh,
Fiona Banner, Richard Bartle,
David Batchelor, Rob Beckett,
Simon Bill, Hartmut Bohm,
Jake & Dinos Chapman,
Cedric Christie, Steve Claydon,
Clem Crosby, Cullinan+Richards,
Penelope Curtis, Arnaud Desjardin,
Valerie Driscoll, Richard Ducker,
Garth Evans, Urs Fischer,
FREEE ( Dave Beech, Andy Hewitt &
Mel Jordan), John Gibbons,
Tom Gidley, Paul Gildea,
Katherine Gili, Andrea Giulivi,
Stewart Gough, Naum Gabo,
Robin Greenwood, Brian Griffiths,
Zoe Griffiths, Nicola Hicks,
Peter Hide, Flore Nove-Josserand,
Helene Kazan, Michael Kidner,
Philip King, Simon Liddiment,
Ed Lipski, Colin Lowe,
Sarah Lucas, Christina Mackie,
Rebecca Johnson Marshall,
Bruce McLean, Haroon Mirza,
Cathy de Monchaux, Henry Moore,
Zadoc Nava, Paul Neagu,
Lawson Oyekan, Eduardo Paolozzi
, Nicholas Pope, Richard Priestley,
Michael Sandle, Paul Sakoilsky,
Celia Scott, Dallas Seitz,
Meg Shirayama, Jane Simpson,
Anthony Smart, Bob & Roberta Smith,
Richard Smith, Steve Smith,
Sarah Staton, Dan Stevens,
Simon Stringer, Michael Stubbs,
Gavin Turk, Jessica Voorsanger,
Gary Webb, Richard Wentworth,
Keith Wilson, Mark Woods,
Richard Woods, Lars Wolter,
Christian Wulffen.

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