Born: 1978
Education:
1997 – BA Hons Fine Art Sculpture, Sheffield Hallam University
1996 – BTEC Foundation Studies in Art & Design, Cambridge Regional College
Exhibitions:
2015 – Sculpture in the Wild, Blackfoot Pathways, Lincoln Montana. Sculpture symposium
2008 – One Place Residency, Tatton Park. Series of installations based on research in the historic Gardens
2006 – Yorkshire Sculpture Park – ‘Map of Meaning’, Wakefield. Exhibition of documentation from the Residency
2005 – Yorkshire Sculpture Park Residency, Wakefield. Interventions into the landscape of the Sculpture Park based on archival research
2000 – 2004 – ‘the tower’ contemporary visual arts gallery and studios, York. Careful consultation and sympathetic renovation of a C16th city wall tower to make ‘the tower’ open to all for both artists and audiences
Professional Work
Since 2004, alongside their collaborative practice Sam Clayton and Mark Jacobs run a business, Brute Force & Ignorance LTD. They specialise in managing and facilitating artists’ projects and installations using their experience as practising artists and broad knowledge of construction techniques and planning.
BF&I continue to work with many great artists and institutions on amazing projects all over the world.
For more information go to www.bruteforceandignorance.co.uk
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