CURRICULUM VITAE
Stephen Hurrel
Glasgow Sculpture Studios, The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow, G1 5HZ, Scotland, U.K.
Tel: +44-(0)141-552-3646
stephenhurrel@compuserve.com
www.hurrel-visual-arts.com
Education
1987/8 Postgraduate Diploma in Fine-Art (Highly Commended), Sculpture Dept., Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
1983/7 B.A. (Hons) Degree in Fine-Art (2:1), Sculpture Dept., Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Group Exhibitions/Projects (1994 - 2004)
2004 TGOZ, Travelling Gallery Group Exhibition, Autumn Tour, Scotland (Aug-Dec)
2003 State Circle: International Video Art in Canberra National Gallery, Australia
2001 Here+Now Scottish Art 1990-2001, Dundee Contemporary Arts (Sept-Nov)
2000
Vauxhall Cross Public Art Project London Printworks: Hurrel, Greyworld, Sarah Staton, Straker+Tate, London (April)
Continuum 001 Centre of Contemporary Art, Glasgow (Feb-April)
Infinitude Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (July-Sept)
1999
Drift - sound art and acoustic ecology, Glasgow (Nov)
Intersection Melbourne Fringe Festival, Australia (Oct)
1998
Revolution Streetlevel Photoworks, Glasgow (Oct)
From Here Art from Glasgow, High St. Project, Christchurch, New Zealand (Aug)
Construction in Progress/The Bridge Project Collins St, Melbourne (March)
CAST of a Thousand - Spoken Word Event, Hobart Fringe Festival, Tasmania (Jan)
1997
The Truth is Out There Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Australia (Dec)
In Transit#2 Temporary Public Art Project, Canberra, Australia (June)
The Last Minute The Cooper Gallery, Dundee (Feb)
1996
Finally Their Eyes Looked In & Other Stories Pitshanger Gallery, London (Nov)
New Visions Festival Streetlevel Gallery, Glasgow (Oct)
Videos aus Glasgow Kunstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin (19th June)
1995
ROOT '95 Festival, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull. (Oct)
Zone'95, video wall intervention in a shopping centre, Maidstone, England(Oct)
Art Machine '95 McLellan Galleries, Glasgow
Kunstlerhaus Hamburg (Oct)
Cologne Art Fair Videos from Glasgow (Nov)
1994
No Way Back Glasgow-Munich Exchange Project organised by Breathe (Oct.)
Modern Art Transmission Gallery, Glasgow (7th June-2nd July)
Solo exhibitions/projects (1996-2005)
2005
Colour Memory GSS Gallery, Glasgow, part of Glasgow International (May)
City Dreaming site-specific installation at Mitchell Library commissioned by Centre of Contemporary Arts for Glasgow International
2004
Video-zen Three sealed buoyant videotaped messages dropped at sea off three islands in the Orkneys, North of Scotland
2000
Time Lines The Steeple, Millenium-specific public art, Stirling (Dec'99-Jan 2000)
1999
Zones - An Audiology of the River Clyde Tramway@ commission, Glasgow (Nov)
Activating ACTEW Festival of Contemporary Art, Canberra, Australia (Sept/Oct)
Sample Public projection work at Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee (Sept)
1998
Light & Text Projections Hobart Fringe Festival, Tasmania (Jan)
1997
Interface Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, Hobart, Tasmania (Sept)
Elsewhere Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, Australia (July)
Doppelgangers & Other Shifts In Perception slide-monologue piece presented at RMIT, Fine Art Dept., Melbourne, Queensland School of Art, Brisbane, Tasmanian School of Art at Hobart and Canberra School of Art, Australia.
1996
Blind Faith BN1, Brighton (Dec)
Video Billboard: feedback system #1 Festival of Visual Art '96, Glasgow (March)
Commissioned by:
(Permanent)
2005/6 New Gorbals Housing Association Glasgow, environmental design with public art.
2004 Glasgow City Council & Buchanan Galleries interactive light-based artwork titled 'The Rings' (installed March)
2003 Blackpool Borough Council light-based/wind-generated artwork for new South Shore Promenade titled 'The Sound of the Wind Looks Like This' (Installed May)
Ayrshire Housing, Ayr an engagement process with the new tenants and local area leading to a permanent installation titled 'Constellation' (installed June)
2002 Leeds Metropolitan University a major sculptural installation for the entrance atrium of the new Leslie Silver Learning Centre, LMU and permanent video text projection onto exterior brickwork of building titled 'One Hundred Books' (Installed Sept.)
(Temporary)
2005 Centre of Contemporary Arts off-site project commission for Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Arts
2002 Dundee Dance Space time-lapse video of building process for screensavers and information systems, Dundee Public Art Programme
2000 London Printworks Trust & Lambeth Council , Vauxhall Cross Temp. Public Art
1999
Millennium Public Art 2 x 2.6m LED display units, The Steeple, Stirling Council
Tramway@ series. Ten audio boat trips along the River Clyde, Glasgow
Tramway Project, collaborative project with first-time voters, titled '18X'
Festival of Contemporary Art, Canberra a site-specific light-art work
Dundee Public Art Projects a slide projection work for Dundee Rep Theatre
1998/9 Hobart Fringe Festival & Plimsoll Gallery to produce site-specific light/projection installations in Hobart, Tasmania.
1996 BN1 Visual Art Projects to produce a temporary light-based installation, Brighton.
Glasgow's Festival of Visual Arts 1996 to produce outdoor video/light installation.
1995 Hull Time Based Arts/LEA/New Visions to produce a digital video installation as part of ROOT '95 Festival, Hull and to tour to London and Glasgow
1994 Glasgow Museums to produce video event and installations for Art Machine '95 titled 'On This Land'.
1992 Lux Europae/Edinburgh District Council to produce slide and light projection installations and major event titled 'Satellites & Monuments'
1990 The Festivals Office three-venue installations for Glasgow's Year of Culture 1990 titled 'Either/Or'
Awards
2005/6 Creative Scotland Award to develop new gallery based interactive work
2001 SAC International Research Fund for trip to San Francisco and L.A.
1997/8 SAC Australian Residency 97/98 Scottish Arts Council.
Based at Canberra School of Art & Tasmanian School of Art at Hobart for 12 months.
1993 Visual Arts Bursary Award Scottish Arts Council.
Recent Employment/Posts
2004/6 Course Leader/Lecturer, M.A. Context & Media, Valand School of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden (P/T)
2003/4 Lecturer , M.A. in Context & Media, Gothenburg University, Sweden (P/T)
00/01 Fusion Commissions Co-ordinator for Artlink, Edinburgh (P/T, May 00 - Aug. 01) Eight commissions based on an engagement with hospital departments in Edinburgh
2001 Guest Lecturer Bergen School of Art, Norway (Feb)
1999/01 Part-Time/Visiting Lecturer Sculpture Dept, Glasgow School of Art
1998/9 Artistic Director/Lighting Artist for Outdoor Opening Event, Glasgow's Year of Architecture & Design 1999 (Nov'89-Feb'99)
1998 Curator of a group show of Glasgow artists for Christchurch, New Zealand (Aug)
97/98 SAC Australian Residency (12 months), Scottish Arts Council
95/96 Part-time Lecturer, Printmaking Dept, Glasgow School of Art
94/96 Artist-in-Residence: Darnley (funded by Scottish Arts Council & Glasgow City Council)
Professional Practice
2005
Keynote Speaker at 'Claiming Ground' Public Art Conference, Hobart, Tasmania (30/31 st Aug)
Artists Talks , Friday Forum, Tasmanian School of Art at Hobart, Tasmania (19 th Aug )
Invited to join Board of Directors of Centre of Contemporary Art, Glasgow
Artist talks to public as part of Glasgow International
2004 Public Art Consultancy for Clackmannanshire Council
2000 Public Art Consultancy for Ginko Public Art re. Master Plan for public art in new hospital, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
1999 Catalogue essay for 'From Here' group exhibition at High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand
Selected Press/Reviews/*Publications (1995-2005)
2005 MAP Magazine (June, Issue 2)
2004 * Constellation Publication - re. public art project for Ayrshire Housing (20 page. colour.)
* The Sound of the Wind Looks Like This Brochure for public art project for Blackpool Council
2000-2003
Art & Arcitecture Quarterly (no. 5, 2003)
a-n magazine (Sept 03)
Art & Arcitecture Quarterly (no. 58, June 03)
Granada TV News (21/5/03)
Art Monthly (Dec 02)
a-n magazine (Dec 02)
*Here+Now, Scottish Art 1990-2001 Catalogue (2001)
*Vauxhall Cross Temporaroy Public Art Interventions, Project Catalogue (2000)
*Atlas Tramway/18X publication, Hurrel/McCaughey (2000)
1999
The List Alex Hetherington (16-30 March),
Flyer BBC Television (29 Feb)
The Herald Ann Donald,
The Herald Mark Waddell (16 Nov)
The Scotsman Elizabeth Mahoney (12 Nov)
The List preview, Susanna Beaumont (Nov),
The Times preview (13 Nov)
*Zones - An Audiology of the River Clyde, Stephen Hurrel, colour brochure (Nov)
*Drift Catalogue, three days of sound art, Glasgow (Nov)
* From Here exhibition catalogue for group show in High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand
News broadcast, WIN Television, Canberra, Australia, 2mins.(Sept.)
Canberra Times colour supplement, Australia (Sept)
1995-98
Christchurch Daily 'wallpapervideo' review by Robyn Usher, New Zealand
*In Transit - Australian Residency And Other Works, Stephen Hurrel 1998
Published by Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania. (32pages, col. catalogue)
Art Monthly Australia Sean Kelly (Feb.)
Artlink Australia Mary Knight (Vol 18, #2)
ABC Radio interview (along with Nigel Helyer), Tasmania (17th Oct. 97)
The Mercury Tasmania (20th Oct).
WIN TV Canberra (19th July 97)
Artists Newsletter Mark Dawes (Jan). The Herald Sally Kerr (16th Jan. 97)
The List magazine, Susanne Beaumont, Glasgow. (March 96)
*R.O.O.T. '95 Festival Catalogue Hull Time Based Arts (Sept.95)
Don't Look Down interview/feature on Scottish Television (17th Sept.95)
*Is It Real? Glasgow-Munich Exchange Projects (Publication, Germany '96)
* denotes catalogue/exhibition publication