Artist talk: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
25 years of artist-led practice in the UK
Yvonne Dröge Wendel, the Black Ball project, ‘Space Between Us’, 2003
Thursday 7 July 5.30-7.30pm
To accompany our new exhibition, ‘Jubilee’, exhibiting artists Gordon Dalton and Janie Nicoll give a personal perspective on the artist-led scene; the challenges and the rewards of self-organised activity. The talk starts at 6pm and the exhibition will be open for viewing from 5.30pm. Refreshments will be served.
Gordon Dalton is a Middlesbrough based artist who has worked for various organisations. He studied BA Fine Art at Cardiff College of Art, and MA Fine Art at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. He was co-Director of artist-led agency Mermaid & Monster; Project Manager at Plymouth Art Weekender; LOCWS International based in Swansea; Network Manager at Visual Arts South West and Director at Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN). He was Producer at Creative Factory, Middlesbrough, which put artists front and centre of its aims.
Janie Nicoll is a Glasgow based artist, with a socially engaged as well as a studio-based practice. She trained at Edinburgh College of Art, and the Glasgow School of Art. She currently works across a range of media including installation, photography, digital imaging, collage, printmaking, and assemblage. She recently undertook ‘In Kind Project’ with artist Ailie Rutherford, that explored the in-kind economy of the visual arts using GI 2018 as a case study. Janie currently works part time at Scottish Artists Union; is a former President of the Scottish Artists Union (2014-17); and is a Trustee for Engage Scotland.
Gordon Dalton and Janie Nicoll exhibited in the Vane exhibition, ‘We Interrupt this Programme’, in 2000. Dalton co-curated the exhibition with Vane director Chris Yeats. A second iteration of the exhibition was held at The Changing Room in Stirling in 2002.
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