Sue Tompkins
Education:
1994
BA (Hons) Painting, Glasgow School of Art.
Forthcoming/Current Exhibitions:
2006
Solo, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, January 14–February 11.
Two person show with Hayley Tompkins, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, February.
'Writing in Strobe', Dicksmith Gallery, London, March (group).
Flaca Gallery, London, April (group with Karla Black, Sally Osbourne).
Death and the Comapss, Four Gallery, Dublin, April (group).
'Youth of Today', Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, April (group).
Selected Solo Exhibitions/Performances:
2006
The Modern Institute, Glasgow.
2005
'In the zone of your eyes' (two person show/live performance with Hayely Tompkins), West London Projects.
'When it broke' (two person show with Hayley Tompkins), ArtForum Berlin, Giti Nourbaksch Gallery, Berlin.
'On Stage' (live performance with Jamie Isenstein, Sean Landers, Charlemagne Palestine), Galerie Giti Nourbaksch, Berlin.
'Elephants Galore' (live performance), 'Selective Memory' opening, Scottish Pavillion, Venice Biennale, Venice.
2004
'Midwest Casinos' (live performance), Manchester.
'More Cola Wars' (live performance), Switchspace, Glasgow.
'Feast of Silenus' (live performance), Edinburgh College of Art
Live Performance, Kunstrai Art Fair, Diana Stigter Gallery, Amsterdam.
Live Performance (in association with the Sonic Arts Network and Resonance FM), Museum of Garden History, London.
Solo presentation and performance, Rheinschau Art Cologne Projects, Cologne.
2003
'Country Grammar', Doggerfisher, Edinburgh.
'Northern Grammar', Stavanger Kulturhus, Norway.
2001
The Modern Institute, Glasgow.
2000
'Evil Eye' (with Hayley Tompkins), Glasgow Independent Studios.
1999
'Sounds of Grass' (with Hayley Tompkins), Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2005
'Elephants Galore' (live performance), 'In the poem about love you don’t write the word love', CCA, Glasgow.
'Radiance', Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow.
Frieze Art Fair, London.
'Art is where the heart is (part 2)', Kunstenaarsinitiatief Paraplufabriek, Nijmegen, Netherlands (group).
'Dealing kindly with insects in the home', Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco.
'Herald St. and The Modern Institute', Gavin Brown Enterprise, New York.
2004
'Country Grammar' (live performance), Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow.
Switchspace, Glasgow Art Fair.
'Haute Street' (with Scott Myles and Alan Michael), Diana Stigter, Amsterdam.
Group show (with Transmission Gallery), Rennes, France.
2003
'Contemporary Abstraction', Glasgow Print Studio.
Group show, Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna.
Transmission stand, Frieze Art Fair, London.
'Be Dear Crazy Loud' (a performance with Luke Fowler and P6), Flourish Nights, Glasgow.
2001
'October', St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
'One for One' (with Elizabeth Go), 'Circles 4', ZKM, Karlsruhe.
2000
'Film Club' (with Elizabeth Go; curated by Scott Myles).
'Film Club 2' (with Elizabeth go), Vilma Gold, London (curated by David Thorpe).
'Tonight', The Modern Institute, Glasgow.
'Avalon' (with Hayley Tompkins), The Changing Room, Stirling.
1999
'Museum Magogo', Glasgow Project Space.
'White Bear zz', Roslea Drive, Glasgow.
'Fields and Rays and Green Numbers', The Pineapple, Malmö, Sweden.
'Love, Speed, Thrills' (with Elizabeth Go), Manchester Metropolitan University.
'Where the Wild Roses Grow, Anti War - You Take it From my Heart' (with Elizabeth Go), Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
'Faces and Names' (with Hayley Tompkins), performance as part of Education in Reverse, The Corinthian, Glasgow.
'You are an Orange Orchid' (with Hayley Tompkins), performance for Radio Tuesday at the B.U.F.F. Club, Glasgow.
1998
'Various Artists', East Kilbride Arts Centre.
'Floatina Happiness' (with Elizabeth Go), 'Host', Tramway, Glasgow.
1997
'Art '97', Transmission Gallery at the Business Design Centre, Islington.
'You Show Me The DF Every Night You Show Me The DF You Show Me', (Elizabeth Go performance at 'Connected'), NGCA, Sunderland.
'Hit ‘em With This Antoinette' (Elizabeth Go performance at 'Satellite City'), Catalyst Arts, Belfast.
'Wetness into Music', Wilkes, Glasgow.
1996
'Life/Live', ARC, Musee d’art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
'Transmissions', Gallery Free Parking, Toronto, Canada.
'Artists' Multiples', Collective Gallery, Edinburgh.
'Young Black Italian/Garage in Yellow', Leighton Buzzard.
'World of Ponce', Southpark, Glasgow.
'Brainmail', Studio 17, CalArts, Los Angeles.
'Art for People', Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
1995
'Look! Nuovo Miti' (with Hayley Tompkins), Wilkes, Glasgow.
Awards:
2006
Nomination for Beck’s Futures 2006.
Bibliography:
Open Frequency November 2005 (Sarah Lowndes)
The Herald 21/10/05 (Moira Jeffrey)
The Herald 17/09/04 (Moira Jeffrey)
Artists' Newsletter July 2004 (Michelle Cotton)
The List 31/07/03 – 07/08/03 (Sorcha Dallas)
The List 04/04/02 – 07/01/02 (Susannah Thompson)
Make June - August 2000 (Rob Tufnell)
Artists' Newsletter May 2000 (Jenny Crowe)
Circa Issue 89, Autumn 1999 (Tom O’Sullivan and Joanne Tatham)
Circa Issue 88, Summer 1999 (Sarah Tripp)
The List 13/05/99 – 27/05/99 (Sarah Lowndes)
Make Issue 80 June - August 1998 (Eva Rothschild on Elizabeth go)
Publications:
2004
Reader on ‘Between the ears’, Radio 3, with Martin Boyce and Douglas Coupland.
Country Grammar, sound piece contribution to Sonic Arts network, The Jerwood Space, London.
Text contribution to Tolbooth Publishing curated by Neil Mulholland/ Neil Bickerton.
Sound piece contribution to CD. The Agents of Impurity, Sonic Arts Network, London.
Collaborative piece with Hayley Tompkins for magazine techno, Vienna, November Issue.
2003
I am striking and anonymous This is what I wrote the other night alone, Written contribution to Hayley Tompkins’ publication
Text contribution to ‘Northern Grammar’ catalogue.
Tape of reading, Country Grammar (13.37mins)
Contribution to Transmission 20 Year publication (with Hayley Tompkins)
2001
Contribution to catalogue for Victoria Morton’s exhibition ‘Decapoda’ at The Changing Room, Stirling.
1996
Text contribution to Cathy Wilkes’ essay ‘The Lion for Real’, Stopstop, Glasgow.
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