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Jan Dunning
b. 1975 Stockton on Tees
Lives and works in London, UK.
Education
| 2000 | Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, London. Postgraduate Certificate in Photography. |
| 1996 | Exeter University. BA Hons Fine Art and English Literature. |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2009 | Artificial Realities, (with Erik Benson, Leigh Tarantino) Black and White Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY 10001. |
| 2006 | Secrets, Nichido Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan. All The Wild Ones, Standpoint, Shoreditch, London |
| 2004 | Natural Histories, Firstsite, Colchester, UK. (Catalogue) The Watcher in the Woods, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, UK Eerie, 31 Grand Gallery, Williamsburg, New York, USA. |
| 2003 | Magically Real: Fantasies of the Commonplace (with Kathryn Faulkner) Gallery IOTA, Ramsgate, Kent. |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2009 | The Space Between, curated by Kate MccGwire and Marilene Oliver, St. Pancras Crypt, London. Millennium Images, Crane Kalman Gallery, Brighton, UK. |
| 2008 | ArtSway 2008. Selected by Camilla Brown, The Photographer’s Gallery. 6 December 2008 – 8 February 2009, ArtSway, Hampshire. Fantastic, Found, Fake: Conjunction 2008 Contemporary Arts Festival (Commissioned Artist) Airspace Gallery, Stoke on Trent, UK. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, 31 Grand, 143 Ludlow street, New York. USA Renaissance, Salvatore Ferragamo Gallery, New York, USA |
| 2007 | Chasing Tales, Project 4 Gallery, Washington DC, USA |
| 2006 | Forest Dreaming, Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, Devon, UK. Love Will Tear Us Apart; National Arts Club, New York. USA |
| 2005 | Dead Kids Do Nothing, 31 Grand, Williamsburg, New York USA Time of Light, Ale and Porter Arts, Bradford on Avon, UK. (Cat.) Creekside Open (Selectors David Tremlett, Eileen Cooper) APT Gallery, London. |
| 2004 | Trace, Hirschl Contemporary Fine Art, 5 Cork Street, London. Transmogrifications, Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, 123 Kennington Road, London. |
Selected Bibliography
Maman! Invoking the m/Other in the web of the Spider, Griselda Pollock, Louise Bourgeois: Maman, Wanas Foundation, Sweden 2007
Jan Dunning: Malice In Wonderland, Booklet, Issue 7, Germany, September 2007
Robert Capa, Jason Royce, Jan Dunning, Bill Troop, Focus: Fine Art Photography, NYC, Issue 11, Jan 2007
Art Review: Jan Dunning and Heike Cavallo – All The Wild Ones, Fisun Guner, Metro, November 8th 2006.
Jan Dunning, Mariko Enoki, Rosalba (Japan) Autumn 2006, Vol. 4.
Death and Transformation: “Natural Histories” at Firstsite, Mark Bolland, Source, Issue 41, Winter, 2004
Jan Dunning, Martin Clark, firstsite Artist’s Papers, 2004.
Review: Jan Dunning at 31 Grand, Lily Faust, M: The New York Art World, March 2004.
Online Essay in archives of www.thenewyorkartworld.com
Hidden, 125 Magazine, Issue 1, April 2003
Grants and Awards
Commissioned Artist for Conjunction 2008 Contemporary Arts Festival: Fantastic, Found and Fake. November 7th – 13th December 2008, at Airspace Gallery, Stoke on Trent, in partnership with Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent City Council and The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
International Photography Awards 2007: Shortlisted for the UK Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year.
International Photography Awards 2007: Highly Commended in the Category:Fine Art Photography: Landscapes.
Arts Council of England Professional Development Grant for 2004-5.
The Independent and American Express Young Photographer of the Year Competition. The Independent on Saturday Magazine. (Highly Commended 2004 and 2003)
The Pocket Precious (16mm film, 10min. Writer/Director) Shortlisted for Best Student Film, Kinofilm Short Film Festival, Manchester 2002. Selected for Raindance East Festival 2002.
Teaching and Educational Workshops
| 2008 | Visiting Lecturer PgCert Photography, University of the Arts, London (Central Saint Martins College of Art) |
| 2007 | Workshop Leader, Family Events. The Photographer’s Gallery, London. |
| 2004 | Visiting Lecturer BA/MA Fine Art, University of the Arts, London (Chelsea College of Art) Visiting Lecturer BA Fine Art, Colchester Institute of Art and Design Visiting Lecturer BA/MA Photography, University of Plymouth |
| 2003 | Pinhole Workshops for Primary Schools, in conjunction with exhibition, Kent. |
| 2002-2003 | Activities Interpreter on StART, Education Programme for Families (with children aged 3-13), Tate Modern. |
Representation
Troika Editions, 96 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3EA. http://www.troikaeditions.co.uk
Nichido Contemporary Art, Da Vinci Kyobashi B1, 4-3-3 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0032, JAPAN. www.nca-g.com
Millennium Images, 17D Ellingfort Road, London, E8 3PA. www.milim.com