Jonathan Allen

Born 26.02.1966, England

 

Education:

 

1991-93 Henry Moore Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University

1988-89 MA Fine Art, Chelsea School of Art, London

 

Exhibitions (selection):

 

2005 Variety, international group exhibition, De la Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea

2005 Tommy Angel performance at Corsica Arts Club, London

2005 Tommy Angel performance at ACE Alias Encounters, Woodchester Mansion, Glouc, with Annabel Other.

2005 Tommy Angel performance at Duckie, Vauxhall Tavern, London

2005 Tommy Angel performance for opening of ZOO Art Fair, Regent’s Park Zoo

2004 Tommy Angel performance for Eyes, Lies, Ilusions, Cafe de Paris (in association with Hayward Gallery London)

2004 So You’re Afraid Of What? Centrefold group exhibition, Redux Gallery, London

2004 Non-Human David Risley Gallery, group exhibition, London

2004 Centrefold Scrapbook 2nd edition launched at Redux Gallery, London (www.centrefoldx.com/index.htm)

2004 Mesmer group exhibition, temporarycontemporary, London

2003 Tommy Angel performance at the Shed Summit, Cornwall, UK

2003 Tommy Angel performance, Mediamix Tent, The Big Chill Festival, Eastnor Castle

2002 Con Art group exhibition at Site Gallery, Sheffield, Glynn Vivian Gallery, commissioned artist, and project initiator

2002 A Night of Performance Magic performance as gospel magician Tommy Angel at Lantern Theatre, Sheffield

2001 The Bristol Art Library photographic collaboration with Annabel Other, and touring exhibition, Japan, Poland, USA

1999 The New Encyclopedists solo limited edition, World Economic Forum, Davos Switzwerland

1998 Feint solo exhibition, Deutsche Bank, New York, USA

1998 Quirk group exhibition, Serge Sorokko Gallery New York, USA

1998 Second Truths solo exhibition, Site Gallery, Sheffield

1998 StoneTroupers Lovebytes Public Digital Art commission, Sheffield (www.hypertribes.org.uk)

1997 The Float in the Sight of Things solo exhibition, Ferens Gallery, Hull & Frederic Mares Museum, Barcelona

1993 Hot Air solo exhibition, Mappin Gallery, Sheffield

 

Awards:

 

2004 ACE Grants for the Art

2002 Year of the Artist Grant

2000 London Arts Board Individual Artists Award

1999/2003 Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Grant

1998 British Council Travel Grant

1998 Photo98 Year of Photography & the Electronic Image Commission

1995 Elephant Trust Grant

1994/1995 Yorkshire & Humberside Individual Artists Award

1991-93 Henry Moore Fellowship

 

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Jonathan Allen, Tommy Angel #8, 2005, Archival Digital Print, Edition 3, 122 x 91 cm