Artist statement
Concepts
www.stevehines.net www.stevehinessouthall.net
Steve Hines has been exhibiting on a regular basis for over ten years now. He has shown his work nationally and more recently internationally, having participated in several international art festivals. With a background in Photography Steve Hines now works across various mediums. Steve is interested in making minimal, conceptual, work that is often imbued with the opposing yet complimentary nature of extremes. Personal experiences and the everyday provide inspiration and material for the creation of work that combines narratives and elements that can affect us all.
Influences
Social, political, prosaic and personal experiences
Career path
Qualifications
2001 BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Computer Applications for Art and Design, Newcastle College
1998 BA Hons First Class, Photography, Video and Digital Imaging, University of Sunderland
1995 BTEC National Diploma in Design, Photography, South Nottingham College
Commissions and residencies
2000 We Are Time, photography commission and solo exhibition, North Tyneside Arts
2000 Artist Co-ordinator, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
1999 Photographic Image Residency, two primary schools, Tynemouth, North Tyneside, funded by Globe Gallery, North Shields, subsequent
exhibition entitled Face Facts, Globe Gallery
1999 A Taste for Art, commissioned by Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
1999 More than a Game, Public Art Commission, Eston Sports Centre, Middlesbrough, Agent - Cleveland Arts
Qualifications and training
- 2011 PGCE, Post-compulsory education., Institute of Education, London
- 2006 MA Fine Art, Byam Shaw @ Central Saint Martins, London
- 1998 1st Class BA(Hons) Degree in Photography, Video & Digital Imaging, University of Sunderland, Sunderland
Solo exhibitions
- 2009 Cockney Rejects, WORKING ROOMS. www.workingrooms.co.uk, London
- 2004 'RED3', Red Box Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2002 'faith, hope & charity', Cullercoats Metro Station, Cullercoats
- 2002 'We Are Time', Saville Exchange, North Shields
- 2000 'We Are Time', Adhoc Gallery, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
- 1999 'A Taste for Art', Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
- 1999 'Face Facts', Exhibition of work produced by children during Photographic Image Residency and Workshops, Globe Gallery, North Shields
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Salon Art Prize 2012, Matt Roberts Art Gallery, London
- 2012 MICROCOSM, Departure Foundation, Leeds
- 2012 Boeing Way to Gas Street: Artists from opposite ends of The Grand Union Canal, Organised by the Departure Foundation, Gas Street, Birmingham
- 2012 Journeys Across Media: Time Tells: Temporal Excavatons in Film, Theatre & Television, University of Reading, Reading
- 2011 EL PERRO SEMIHUNDIDO, LITRO Osteria, London
- 2011 Optica Festival Madrid 2011, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
- 2010 'Private/Public' ., Gallery 320, Bethnal Green, London
- 2010 BHVU Open Summer Exhibition, Basket House Village Universe, London
- 2010 PRUSSIAN PROJEKTE “HOLES”, Digital Broadway, (www.broadway.org.uk/Digital%20Art/digital%20art.php), Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
- 2009 One Minute Film & Video Festival, Aarau,, Switzerland. www.oneminute.ch
- 2009 'untitled (unspectacular)' installation at Athens Video Art Festival, www.athensvideoartfestival.gr, Athens, Greece
- 2008 Optica: International Festival of Video Art. www.opticafestival.com, FNAC Callao, Madrid & Centro de Cultura Antiguo Instituto, Gijon, Gijon & Madrid, Spain
- 2008 Vernacular Spectacular, part of Folkestone Triennial Fringe Festival, Folkestone Funicular., Organised and curated by Club Shepway. www.clubshepway.com
- 2008 One Minute Film & Video Festival, Aarau,, Switzerland. www.oneminute.ch
- 2008 Multichannel, ArtSway, www.artsway.org.uk, Sway, Hampshire, England
- 2008 Come Out & Play, apexart - www.apexart.org, New York, USA
- 2007 Artist as Activist:International Performance Art Event, Screening of 3 video films. Tokyo, Japan
- 2007 Winter Lightworks Festival, Public street shop window. Organised by Allerdale Borough Council, Workington, Cumbria
- 2006 Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Cinema du Monde. Screening of 'ANYONE', Paris, France
- 2006 In the Flesh: Live Art, Theatre & Dance fest', Barbican Theatre, Plymouth
- 2006 PULSAR International multi-media festival, Museo Alejandro, Caracas, Venezuela
- 2006 Parcours #2. Organised by Espace Croise, Lille, Maison Falleur, Cambrai, Northern France
- 2006 MARK, Dartington College of Arts, Totnes, Devon
- 2006 Point of View # 2, Dunkerque LAAC, organised by Espace Croise, Lille, Northern France
- 2005 'Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin', Europe Metro Station, Paris
- 2005 Eye for Art, CuratorSpace Gallery, London
- 2005 Grounds for Designs, Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, London
- 2005 Island Film & Video Festival 2005, Prenelle Gallery, London
- 2005 Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
- 2004 'exposure 2', Candid Arts Centre, London
- 2004 'INPORT 2004', Tallin, Estonia
- 2004 'Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin', La Grande Halle, La Villette, Paris, France
- 2004 '10 x 10', Part of 'The Independent' at the Liverpool Biennial
- 2004 'ARTCONCEPT', St Petersburg, Russia
- 2004 'Home', Hotbath Gallery, Bath
- 2004 Artists Books, www.zyarts.com
- 2004 'Multiplus Reloaded', Saltburn Gallery, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
- 2003 'Multiplus', The Green Market, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2003 'Artsparkle', The Corn Exchange, Leeds
- 2003 'zeit[raume]', showing of '8x8', Globe Gallery, North Shields
- 2002 'What's in the Paper Bag', part of 'The Independent' at the Liverpool Biennial
- 2002 '8x8' , 291 Gallery, London. One night event featuring performance, video and installation.
- 2002 'Harvey's Bodies', The Metropole Galleries, Folkestone
- 2002 'strip', Union Clothes shop window, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2001 'uz-iz-oz, Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington, Installation of short film and photographs made during a summer workshop programme
- 2001 'untitled', CyberAxis Gallery, Axis Artists
- 2001 'the grass is greener', Cuckoo Farm Studios Sculpture Trail, Colchester, Essex
- 2000 'and now', Vardy Gallery, University of Sunderland
- 1999 'G2108 5147M', The Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, Part of Vane '99
- 1999 'Art in Northern Churches', Touring Exhibition, starting at Hartlepool Art Gallery, Teeside
- 1999 'Run Rabbit Run', Waywood Gallery, Newcastle and Allenheads Centre for Contemporary Art, Allenheads, Near Hexam
- 1999 'plus one', The Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend, North Tyneside
- 1999 'Flashpoint', Globe Gallery, North Shields
