Artist statement
To discover how medicines work in a single cell, the artist Jo Berry (JB) will participate in Practical research activities, using fluorescence microscopy to study Pharmacology of drugs and
Receptors in living cells, gaining insight into the scientific process and methods for using Fluorescence imaging to measure drug-receptor interactions and signalling in the Co-localisation of cells. The aim is to find new ways to represent the activity of cells from a drug perspective, generating digital design drawing ideas which will be used to create artwork and animations for an ambitious citywide exhibition in Derby in 2011.
Jo Berry (JB) is fascinated by amalgamations of different objects which make new objects, a process we call hybridisation. She produces complex layered digital drawings that are developed and realised as Light Installations, Vinyl Designs, Sculpture & Animations’ for exhibition and public art commissions. JB is inspired by dynamic interactions that occur in cells when a drug is applied, and she aims to produce new works that celebrate the complexity of cell behaviour.
Public realm
- 2012 Blackpool Illuminations Fluted Pylons for Centenary, Blackpool Pier with Community workshops, Blackpool Lancashire
- 2011 Grand Opening of Zeiss Imaging Labs, Zeiss Munich, Munich Germany
- 2011 Stereo, Projections and cut out Movies, Frequency Festival, The collection, Lincoln, Lincoln , UK
- 2010 Companion Stones, Peak District, Derbyshire
Qualifications and training
- 1994 MA, Fine Art Printmaking, Camberwell College of Art
- 1990 MA, Illustration (Natural History), Royal College of Art
- 1988 BA Hons 2:1, Graphic Design, Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 Hijacking Natural Systems : Jo Berry, Milton Gallery, St. Pauls, London
- 2012 Hijacking Natural Systems : Jo Berry, Lakeside Arts centre, Nottingham UK
- 2011 Hijacking Natural Systems, Derby Museum & Art Gallery, Derby UK
- 2006 Translation 3, 20:21 Gallery, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
- 2005 Translation 2, Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
- 2004 Translation 1, The Stables Gallery, Orleans House, London Borough of Richmond
- 2004 Light Drawing, The Chapter House, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln
- 2004 Digital design drawings, The Usher Gallery, Lindum Road, Lincoln
- 2003 Order, Regimentation, Collision, Lighthouse, Poole
- 2002 Order, Regimentation, Collision, new laser light drawings, The Yard Gallery, Wollaton Park, Nottingham, sponsored by Nottingham City Council, East Midland Arts The Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) and Loughborough University
- 2001 Light Drawings, Brantwood, Home of John Ruskin, Conniston
- 2000 Lightbox Drawings, Gillingham Gallery, Kent, supported by Medway Arts and Loughborough University
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Lightworks: Hijacking Natural Sytems, Solent Showcase, Southampton Solent University
- 2007 Drawing with Light, Shire Gallery, Staffordshire
- 2001 Lightbox Drawings, with Elizabeth kataran, England & Co., London
- 2000 Art Futures, Contemporary Art Society, sponsored by Hewlett Packard, The Barbican, London
- 2000 Contemporary Art Fair, represented by England & Co., Business Design Centre
Workshops
- 2004 Schools Project Commission, Nidderdale Swimming Pool, Nidderdale Swimming Pool, Patley Bridge, West Yorkshire
Residencies
- 2012 Bridging The Gaps an ESPRC Funded Project, Loughborough University, Loughborough
Public commissions
- 2009 Companion Stones, Derbyshire Moorland, Derbyshire
- 2007 Millfield Sculpture Commission, exterior wall mounted sculpture, Millfield School, Street, Somerset
- 2007 Shetland Amenity Trust, Shetland Maritime Museum, Lerwick, Shetlands
- 2007 Interactivity, Sheffield Millenium Gallery, Sheffield
- 2006 Barnsley Civic Public Art Commissions, Barnsley Civic Centre, Barnsley, North Yorkshire
- 2005 Nidderdale Swimming Pool Appeal Public Art Commission & Community Art Works', Patley Bridge,, West Yorkshire
Projects
- 2007 ANIMATION TEST PIECES, Broadway Media Centre, Nottingham
- 2007 ANIMATION TEST PIECES, Broadway Media Centre, Nottingham
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2010 Hijacking Natural Systems : Jo Berry, Funded by Wellcome Trust Arts Award, Arts Council England, Derby City Arts Awards, Nottingham University Medical School
- 2009 Co-localisation -a voyage of discovery inside our cells, Arts Council England Large Grant Award, For work to be shown at Derby Museum & Art Gallery , 2011
- 2008 Reseearch & Development Award, Arts Council England, Derbyshire
- 2004 New Works & Commissions Award, Arts Council England, East Midlands
- 2004 AHRB Small Grants Award, Loughborough University, Loughborough
- 2002 New Works & Commissions Award, Arts Council England, East Midlands
- 2001 AHRC Advanced REsearch Fellowship, Loughborough University, Loughborough
Other
- 2007 Visions Of Light, Artists publication & Downloadable.pdf, summing up research and projects undertaken as an Advanced Research Fellow, Loughborough University
