Born 1980 in Cardiff, UK
Based in Abergavenny, UK
Based in Abergavenny, UK
2005 Slade School of Art, London, MA Fine Art
2003 University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, BA Hons Fine Art
1999 Glamorgan Centre for Art and Design, Foundation
2003 University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, BA Hons Fine Art
1999 Glamorgan Centre for Art and Design, Foundation
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Spike Island, Bristol, UK (forthcoming) 2010
‘No dust adheres’, Chapter, Cardiff, Wales Cinema Screening and Book Launch (forthcoming)
‘Myself alone again’, Enrico Fornello, IT (forthcoming)
‘No dust adheres’, Outpost, Norwich, UK*
‘For her at this moment’, Frank Elbaz, Paris, FR
Enrico Fornello, IT 2009
'Somewhere Near the Black Mountain Hills’,With Dan Rees, Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, DE
‘Nebraska (CBS 25100)’, Limoncello, London, UK 2008
‘difference between the to’ with Sara MacKillop, ALP / Peter Bergman, Stockholm, Sweden
‘Turning it around, slowly, in the light’, ICA, London, as part of ‘Nought to Sixty’*
‘Notes concerning some of the objects that are on my kitchen table’, Super, Paris, France
‘It’s not what we wanted but we’ll settle’, MOOT, Nottingham*
‘I am you to’ with Giorgio Sadotti, Limoncello, London 2007
‘I am you’ with Giorgio Sadotti, Limoncello, London
‘…Picture Books of the Pyramids and Her Postcards of Billy the Kid…’, Associates, London 2006
‘Sean Edwards’, Offsite Project at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
‘Sean Edwards’, S1 Artspace, Sheffield
Spike Island, Bristol, UK (forthcoming) 2010
‘No dust adheres’, Chapter, Cardiff, Wales Cinema Screening and Book Launch (forthcoming)
‘Myself alone again’, Enrico Fornello, IT (forthcoming)
‘No dust adheres’, Outpost, Norwich, UK*
‘For her at this moment’, Frank Elbaz, Paris, FR
Enrico Fornello, IT 2009
'Somewhere Near the Black Mountain Hills’,With Dan Rees, Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, DE
‘Nebraska (CBS 25100)’, Limoncello, London, UK 2008
‘difference between the to’ with Sara MacKillop, ALP / Peter Bergman, Stockholm, Sweden
‘Turning it around, slowly, in the light’, ICA, London, as part of ‘Nought to Sixty’*
‘Notes concerning some of the objects that are on my kitchen table’, Super, Paris, France
‘It’s not what we wanted but we’ll settle’, MOOT, Nottingham*
‘I am you to’ with Giorgio Sadotti, Limoncello, London 2007
‘I am you’ with Giorgio Sadotti, Limoncello, London
‘…Picture Books of the Pyramids and Her Postcards of Billy the Kid…’, Associates, London 2006
‘Sean Edwards’, Offsite Project at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
‘Sean Edwards’, S1 Artspace, Sheffield
Group Exhibitions
2010
‘We Have The Mirrors, We Have The Plans’, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, UK*
‘FischGrätenMelkStand’, Temporary Kunsthalle, Berlin, DE (curated by John Bock) (forthcoming)
‘The Way We Do Art Now’, Tanya Leighton, Berlin, DE (curated by Pavel Buchler)
‘SUNDAY – a one day contemporary art event’, Berlin, DE
LISTE 15, Basel, CH
‘Being is what it is’, 38 Elderfield Road, London, UK (curated by Matthew Richardson)
‘Field Project’, Wysing Arts, Cambridge, UK (Live Broadcast curated by Rebecca Birch and Rob Smith)
‘A very, very long cat’, Wallspace Gallery, New York, US
‘Quantos Queres’, Galeria Marz, Lisbon, PT
Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, UK
‘A Stranger’s Window’, Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery (project curated by MOOT as part of the Contemporary Art Society’s Centenary Programme)
‘Lisson Presents: 6’, Lisson Gallery, London, UK 2009
‘The Fair Show’, Limoncello, London, UK
‘Just Around the Corner’, Caja Madrid, Madrid, ED (curated by Direlia Lazo)
‘The Little Shop on Hoxton Street’, Limoncello, London, UK
‘5xVideo’, Galerie Lena Brüning, Berlin, DE 2008
‘100 Years, 100 Artists, 100 Works of Art’, A Foundation, London, UK, Art on the Underground commission
‘In It’s Wake’, Elevator, London, UK (curated by Lisa Peachey)
‘Dogtooth and Tessellate’, The Approach E1, London, UK (curated by Michelle Cotton & Emma Robertson)
‘Lure’, Frank Elbaz, Paris, FR
‘18’, Center, Berlin, DE
‘Writing Objects’, Art:Concept, Paris, FR (curated by Lindsey Hanlon)
‘To be alert is to be decorative’, Ten Til Ten, Glasgow, UK (curated by Lindsey Hanlon)
‘Arts Futures’, Bloomberg Space, London, UK
‘Associates in New York’, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, US (curated by Paola Clerico)*
‘Untitled’, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, US 2007
‘Took My Hands Off Your Eyes Too Soon’, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, USA (curated by Ryan Gander)
‘The Suitcase Project’, Beaver Arts, Copenhagen and The Old Library, Cardiff (curated by Thor Nørmark-Larsen and Liberty Paterson)
‘Business as Usual’, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham*
‘Pilot: 3’, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy* 2006
‘Six Shows in Six Weeks’ MOOT, Nottingham
‘Mostyn Open 06’, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno* 2005
‘National Eisteddfod’, Y Fellinehelli, Bangor
‘Twenty to One’, One Canada Square, London
‘Super 8 Show’, g39 Temporary Contemporary Artspace, Cardiff (curated by Richard Bevan) 2004
‘National Eisteddfod’, Newport*
‘Launch Show’, Station, Bristol 2003
‘New Art04’, Washington Gallery, Penarth
‘Catalyst’, Tactile Bosh, Cardiff
‘ishow03’, Rise Studios, Cardiff 2002
‘super8station’, Station, Bristol
‘We Have The Mirrors, We Have The Plans’, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, UK*
‘FischGrätenMelkStand’, Temporary Kunsthalle, Berlin, DE (curated by John Bock) (forthcoming)
‘The Way We Do Art Now’, Tanya Leighton, Berlin, DE (curated by Pavel Buchler)
‘SUNDAY – a one day contemporary art event’, Berlin, DE
LISTE 15, Basel, CH
‘Being is what it is’, 38 Elderfield Road, London, UK (curated by Matthew Richardson)
‘Field Project’, Wysing Arts, Cambridge, UK (Live Broadcast curated by Rebecca Birch and Rob Smith)
‘A very, very long cat’, Wallspace Gallery, New York, US
‘Quantos Queres’, Galeria Marz, Lisbon, PT
Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, UK
‘A Stranger’s Window’, Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery (project curated by MOOT as part of the Contemporary Art Society’s Centenary Programme)
‘Lisson Presents: 6’, Lisson Gallery, London, UK 2009
‘The Fair Show’, Limoncello, London, UK
‘Just Around the Corner’, Caja Madrid, Madrid, ED (curated by Direlia Lazo)
‘The Little Shop on Hoxton Street’, Limoncello, London, UK
‘5xVideo’, Galerie Lena Brüning, Berlin, DE 2008
‘100 Years, 100 Artists, 100 Works of Art’, A Foundation, London, UK, Art on the Underground commission
‘In It’s Wake’, Elevator, London, UK (curated by Lisa Peachey)
‘Dogtooth and Tessellate’, The Approach E1, London, UK (curated by Michelle Cotton & Emma Robertson)
‘Lure’, Frank Elbaz, Paris, FR
‘18’, Center, Berlin, DE
‘Writing Objects’, Art:Concept, Paris, FR (curated by Lindsey Hanlon)
‘To be alert is to be decorative’, Ten Til Ten, Glasgow, UK (curated by Lindsey Hanlon)
‘Arts Futures’, Bloomberg Space, London, UK
‘Associates in New York’, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, US (curated by Paola Clerico)*
‘Untitled’, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, US 2007
‘Took My Hands Off Your Eyes Too Soon’, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, USA (curated by Ryan Gander)
‘The Suitcase Project’, Beaver Arts, Copenhagen and The Old Library, Cardiff (curated by Thor Nørmark-Larsen and Liberty Paterson)
‘Business as Usual’, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham*
‘Pilot: 3’, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy* 2006
‘Six Shows in Six Weeks’ MOOT, Nottingham
‘Mostyn Open 06’, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno* 2005
‘National Eisteddfod’, Y Fellinehelli, Bangor
‘Twenty to One’, One Canada Square, London
‘Super 8 Show’, g39 Temporary Contemporary Artspace, Cardiff (curated by Richard Bevan) 2004
‘National Eisteddfod’, Newport*
‘Launch Show’, Station, Bristol 2003
‘New Art04’, Washington Gallery, Penarth
‘Catalyst’, Tactile Bosh, Cardiff
‘ishow03’, Rise Studios, Cardiff 2002
‘super8station’, Station, Bristol
Exhibitions Curated
2009, 'Portrait (for a Screenplay)of Beth Harmon', Limoncello, London,UK
2006 ‘
’, g39 Temporary Contemporary Artspace, Cardiff*
’, g39 Temporary Contemporary Artspace, Cardiff*
Residencies
2009 Stwdio Space, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
2007 Centrum, Port Townsend, USA
2007 Elixir, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester
2006 Stwdio Space, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
2007 Centrum, Port Townsend, USA
2007 Elixir, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester
2006 Stwdio Space, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Awards
2009
Safle Award
The Elephant Trust Grant 2008
International Opportunities Fund, Wales Arts International 2007
The Elephant Trust Grant
Venice Travel Award, Wales Arts International 2004
Young Artist Scholarship, National Eisteddfod
Safle Award
The Elephant Trust Grant 2008
International Opportunities Fund, Wales Arts International 2007
The Elephant Trust Grant
Venice Travel Award, Wales Arts International 2004
Young Artist Scholarship, National Eisteddfod
Bibliography
ARTslant, 'Hidden and Haunted', Georgia Fee, May 2010
a-n Magazine, ‘Snapshot’, David Trigg, Feb 2010
Ten Magazine, 'Ten sculptors you should meet', Skye Sherwin, Winter Spring 10, Nov 2009, p.60
Catalogue, ‘Supporting Materials’, Laura Mclean-Ferris, Issue 1, 2009
Artcornwall.org, 'Review of Portarit (for a screenplay of Beth Harmon)', David Trigg, Sept 2009
Guardian.co.uk, 'The Exhibitionist:The best art shows to see this week', Skye Sherwin, 28th Aug 2009
a-n magazine, Publicly Sited, Susan Jones, August 2009
ArtForum, 'Peripheral Visions', Jessica Morgan, Summer 08, 2008, pp 169-170
Left Lion,‘Sean Edwards’, Aaron Juneau, June 2008
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Cold Fashioned’, Mark Patterson, May 2008
Art World, ‘Associates’, Issue 3, Feb/Mar 2008, pp. 130-133
‘The Perfect Bag’, Phyllida Barlow, Chapter Arts Centre, 2007, www.chapter.org/8684.html
Sheffield Telegraph, ‘Sean thinks himself under the table in a blaze of glory’, Ian Soutar, 19th May 2006
Western Mail, ‘The View’, Gordon Dalton, 26th May 2006
‘Snooker Meets Sculpture’, BBC South Yorkshire, www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2006/05/12/
sean_edwards_interview_feature.shtml
a-n Magazine, ‘School's Out’, September 2003
a-n Magazine, ‘Snapshot’, David Trigg, Feb 2010
Ten Magazine, 'Ten sculptors you should meet', Skye Sherwin, Winter Spring 10, Nov 2009, p.60
Catalogue, ‘Supporting Materials’, Laura Mclean-Ferris, Issue 1, 2009
Artcornwall.org, 'Review of Portarit (for a screenplay of Beth Harmon)', David Trigg, Sept 2009
Guardian.co.uk, 'The Exhibitionist:The best art shows to see this week', Skye Sherwin, 28th Aug 2009
a-n magazine, Publicly Sited, Susan Jones, August 2009
ArtForum, 'Peripheral Visions', Jessica Morgan, Summer 08, 2008, pp 169-170
Left Lion,‘Sean Edwards’, Aaron Juneau, June 2008
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Cold Fashioned’, Mark Patterson, May 2008
Art World, ‘Associates’, Issue 3, Feb/Mar 2008, pp. 130-133
‘The Perfect Bag’, Phyllida Barlow, Chapter Arts Centre, 2007, www.chapter.org/8684.html
Sheffield Telegraph, ‘Sean thinks himself under the table in a blaze of glory’, Ian Soutar, 19th May 2006
Western Mail, ‘The View’, Gordon Dalton, 26th May 2006
‘Snooker Meets Sculpture’, BBC South Yorkshire, www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2006/05/12/
sean_edwards_interview_feature.shtml
a-n Magazine, ‘School's Out’, September 2003
Writing and Other Publications
‘No Dust Adheres’, Published by Safle, Cardiff and The Bedford Press, London
‘The Generational-Younger Than Jesus: Artsit Directory’, New Museum, Ney York, USA
‘MOOT Postcard Commissions’, MOOT, Nottingham, 2007
‘Drawing on the Sculpture Sculpture on the Drawing’, Essay on the Work on Anu Turunen, Rednile Projects, Sunderland, 2007
‘Mechlin’, Essay on the work of Melanie Counsel in ‘All That is Solid melts into Air’, F.R.A.C., France, 2007
‘The Generational-Younger Than Jesus: Artsit Directory’, New Museum, Ney York, USA
‘MOOT Postcard Commissions’, MOOT, Nottingham, 2007
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‘Mechlin’, Essay on the work of Melanie Counsel in ‘All That is Solid melts into Air’, F.R.A.C., France, 2007
Talks/Lectures
2010 Norwich School of art and Design, UK
2010 Nottingham Trent University, UK
2009 – 2010 MA Fine Art, Cardiff School of Art and Design, UK
2009 Spike Island, Bristol, UK
2009 West Wales School of the Arts, Camarthen, UK
2008 Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK
2008, Moot, Nottingham, UK
2006 – 2008 Sculpture Department, Cardiff School of Art and Design, UK
2006 S1 Artspace ,Sheffiled, UK
2010 Nottingham Trent University, UK
2009 – 2010 MA Fine Art, Cardiff School of Art and Design, UK
2009 Spike Island, Bristol, UK
2009 West Wales School of the Arts, Camarthen, UK
2008 Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK
2008, Moot, Nottingham, UK
2006 – 2008 Sculpture Department, Cardiff School of Art and Design, UK
2006 S1 Artspace ,Sheffiled, UK
* With catalogue