Approved: 14.01.2013

Angela Davies

Artist, Arts development worker, Consultant, Curator, Maker, Researcher

Approved: 14.01.2013

Angela is an interdisciplinary artist who works both independently and collaboratively, working across sculpture, installation and performance. A synthesis of both traditional arts practice and current technologies are fused to create intimate and large scale immersive environments. The implementation of interactive technologies translates the idea of communication and connectivity. Layering and light is used to cross boundaries between real and illusionary space.

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Artist Statement

Angela is an interdisciplinary artist who works both independently and collaboratively, working across sculpture, installation and performance. A synthesis of both traditional arts practice and current technologies are fused to create intimate and large scale immersive environments. The implementation of interactive technologies translates the idea of communication and connectivity. Layering and light is used to cross boundaries between real and illusionary space.

Angela has exhibited and curated on a national and international level and has work within public and private collections. She has undertaken a number of residencies and has been the recipient of several awards including the A-N New Collaborations Bursary to fund participation in the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA14). Angela has recently established a cross disciplinary studio and gallery space: Studio MADE in North Wales and has participated in the BBC Connected Studios with NESTA and Arts Council Wales. In 2015, her interactive light installation Weaving Narratives was longlisted for the Lumen Prize.

Angela is a resident at Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol where she is exploring Light Choreographies: an interactive robotic light sculpture, informed by the creation of SpyGlass - developed during the Arts + Technology programme at Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab), and a period of research at OpTiC: Optro-Electronics Technology Centre (the centre responsible for creating the largest lens for the pan-STARRS project). The project is supported by Innovate UK and Arts Council Wales. 

CV & Education

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2011-2013  MA Textiles with Distinction, Manchester School of Art, MMU

2006            Diploma of Higher Education in Youth Studies

                    Foundation Degree in Community Studies, NEWI (Glyndwr University), Wrecsam

2005           (QTS) Art & Design Graduate Teacher Programme, Welsh Assembly Government

2000            BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts, Manchester Metropolitan University

1997            BTEC National Diploma Foundation Art & Design, Yale College, Wrecsam

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017             Light Choreographies, Pontio, Bangor

2016             Silent Spaces, Oriel Mwldan, Cardigan, Wales

                     SpyGlass, A site-responsive light installation for Cadw

2015             Weaving Narratives - a site-specific installation, St Asaph Cathedral, Wales [Link]

2013              Marking Time, Arts Council Wales funded exhibition, Wales

2010              Ephemeral, Theatre Clwyd, Wales

2009              Lost & Found, First Edition, Oswestry, UK

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017             Light Bites, Ugly Duck, Canary Wharf, London

2016             Notations 1864, Studio MADE Denbigh

                     Studio MADE Launch, Denbigh, Wales

                     SpyGlass, Manchester Digital Laboratory, Manchester

                     Flow, Stitch Your Brain, Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire

2015             Net Reality, Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy

                     TEXTiL Interpretations: Z Varnauskas, Meno Parkas Galerija, Kaunas, Lithuania

                     Ffolio, Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran, Wales

                    The Vestry, Llawn / CALL, Llandudno, Wales

                     Conflux, Galleria Pihatto, Lappeenranta, Finland

                     Illuusio, The Memory of the Carousel, Old Glass Factory, Riihimaki, Finland

2014             The Presence of Absence, Haus of Helfa, Tedder House, Llandudno, Wales

                     Flow, Llif, Verta, Gallery 3B, International Show - Finland Wales

                     Mapio Madoc Creadigol, Oriel Wrecsam, Wales

2013             Pinpoint, One Church Street Gallery, Missenden, UK

                     What? Now! MA Show, Manchester School of Art, MMU, Manchester, UK

                     Metamorphosis, Barnaby Festival, Macclesfield, UK

                     Here, There, Everywhere, Creative International, Oriel Wrecsam, Wales

2012             Marking Moments, Manchester Special Collections, MMU, Manchester, UK

 

RESIDENCIES

2017              Cadw - third phase of Art + Archaeology project at Bryn Celli Ddu, Anglesey, Wales

Current          Resident Artist at Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol [Link]

2016              Protovoulia Paradoxparadox: Creative + Collaborative project at HOME MCR

                      Cadw - second phase of Art + Archaeology project at Bryn Celli Ddu, Wales

2016              Arts+Tech Accelerator Programme, Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab),        

                      Manchester (ACE + Innovate UK) [Link]

2015              Bryn Celli Ddu, Anglesey, Wales - Cadw [Link]

2014-2015     St Asaph Cathedral, Wales - Arts Council Wales, ADDO, St Asaph Cathedral

2014              Haus of Helfa, Tedder House, (CALL) Llandudno, Wales

2013-2014     Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales - Arts Council Wales [Link]

                      Chirk Castle (National Trust), Wales - Arts Council Wales [Link]

2013              Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, Gawthorpe Hall, nr Padiham, Lancashire [Link]

 

AWARDS

2016              Light Choreographies: Innovate UK Technology Strategy Board

                      Light Choreographies: Arts Council Wales Small Production 

2015              TESLA: CoLab, Pontio Innovation Centre, Bangor, Wales

                      Exploration of Lens & Lighting Technology: Arts Council Wales:

                      Research & Development Grant [Link]

                      SIP Award Research collaboration: lens and lighting technology

2014              A-N New Collaboration Bursary: Collaboration with Janet Bezzant  [Link]

                      Golau: Arts Council Wales: Grant for the Arts One-Off Production, Chirk Castle

2013              PROOF Print Scholarship, Regional Print Centre, Wrecsam

                      Marking Time: Arts Council Wales: Research & Development Grant

2010              Manchester Book Fair Prize: Ratchford LTD & Hot Bed Press

 

PROJECT LEAD/PRODUCTION/CURATED SHOWS

2017              Light Choreographies: Theatr Mwldan, Pontio, The Level Centre, StudioMADE

2016              Notations 1864, Co-curated with Mark Eaglen at Studio MADE

                      Launch at Studio MADE: Co-curated with Mark Eaglen

2015              NET-Reality, Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy [Link]

                      Pilgrimage & Journeying Film Screenings at St Asaph Cathedral 

                      Selected artists: Hannah Leighton-Boyce, Alec Shepley, Tracy Piper-Wright,

                      Ant Dickinson, Ronan Devlin, Karen Heald, Stephanie Paillet, Stuart McAdam &        

                      Mark Eaglen

2014              Golau, ACW Funded Exhibition and Production, Chirk Castle, Wrecsam, Wales

2013              Marking Time, ACW Funded Research & Development

2012              A Sense of Place, People’s Market, Wrecsam, Wales

                      Coordinated, Selected and Curated an Open Art Exhibition with support from        

                      Wrecsam County Borough Council, Oriel Wrecsam, Glyndwr University & ADDO

 

PAPER PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES & TALKS

2016               Illuminated Worlds, Pervasive Media, Bristol

                       Superposition, The Lowry, Manchester

                       Show + Tell, Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab), Manchester

2015               Weaving Narratives, Llandrillo College

                       Creative Futures, Glyndwr University

2014               Does Time mark us, or do we mark time? ISEA2014, Zayed University,

                       Dubai [Link] (International Symposium of Electronic Art)

                       Golau - Light Networks, Transgressive Thread, University Creative Arts, Surrey

                       Tracing Time, Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

                       Memory of Place - A Site-Responsive Exploration, Coleg Cambria, Wales

2013/2014      Golau: presented the creative journey, Ruthin Craft Centre

2013               Golau, Creative Futures, Glyndwr University, Wrecsam, Wales

                       Creative Technologies & Craft Practice, Art Lab, Manchester School of Art, MMU

                       Metamorphosis, Barnaby Festival, Macclesfield

                       Making in Layers, Writing in Creative Practice, HEA, Chester University

2012               Marking Moments, Special Collections, Manchester Metropolitan University

                       Thinking Through Making, Writing in Creative Practice, Staffordshire University

 

COMMISSIONED WORK

2016                BBC Connected Studios: Build Studio for NESTA, BBC & ACW

2015                Artists’ Books: Gawthorpe Textiles Collection

                        Light Sculpture: St Kentigern Hospice, Wales

2014                Tracing Time Contemporary Lace Installation, Gawthorpe Textiles Collection

2000-present   Private Commissions

2000                Private & Public commissions: Agrinio, Greece

 

COLLECTIONS

2014                 Gawthorpe Textiles Collection

2013                 Alke Groppel-Wegener, Staffordshire University, UK

2010                 The University of Northampton, UK

2009                 The International Museum of Collage, Assemblage & Construction, Texas

2008                 Artists’ Books Special Collection, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

 

PUBLICATIONS

2014                 Does Time mark us, or do we mark time? ISEA 2014

                        (International Symposium of Electronic Art 2014)

2013                 Making in Layers, Journal of Writing in Creative Practice Volume 6 Number 2

2011                 Work featured in Craft Galleries Guide, Caroline Mornement,BCF Books, 

                         11th Edition

 

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

2016                 Studio MADE: Co-founder & Director of cross-disciplinary studio + gallery space

                         Notations 1864, Audio-Visual installation, Studio MADE

                         FLOW - Stitch your Brain with Gemma Latham

2015                 Weaving Narratives - In response to St Asaph Cathedral Residency

                         John Hosking: Organist, Ant Dickinson: Composer, Lyndsey Thomas: Dancer

2014/2015        A-N New Collaborations Research trip with Janet Bezzant to ISEA2014

2014                 Interactive Public Art Installation for Blackburn is Open with David Boultbee

2014                 Golau - Immersive Multi-sensory exhibition and performance at Chirk Castle

                         Angelina Kornecka: Butoh Dancer, Karen Heald: Film maker, Ant Dickinson:          

                         Composer, Francesca Simmons: Creative Violinist, Paula Budd

2014                 Mapio Madoc Creadigol - Underwater film, sound and light digital works

                         with Karen Heald, Francesca Simmons, Ant Dickinson

2013                 Lines: digital light exploration with Alice Kettle

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016                 BBC Connected Studios Creative Day with Nesta + Arts Council Wales 

2016 - ongoing Co-founded and launched Studio MADE: A cross-disciplinary studio & gallery

                          space fostering collaborations within Art, Science and Nature

2016                  Creative Day, Connected Studios, BBC, NESTA, ACW

2015                  Associate Director and Curator for International Contemporary Arts Wales,

                          Naples, Italy

2013                  Volunteer for Memory & Cloth II exhibition, curated by Lesley Miller

2013                  ENGAGE Cymru, Oriel Wrecsam. Delivery of sculpture and site specific art for

                          vulnerable young people (young offenders) in collaboration with Karen Heald.

2012                  Volunteer: Ruthin Craft Centre: Japanese Style, Sustainable Design

2004-2005         Gallery Assistant (p/t), Wrexham Arts Centre (Oriel Wrecsam), Wales

 

TEACHING / LECTURING EXPERIENCE

2013-2014          Lecturer, BA Textiles in Practice, Manchester School of Art, MMU, UK

2013                   ASEF - Teacher’s Classroom Network (Asia Europe Foundation), Bali,

                           Indonesia

2013-2015         Arts Facilitator: Wrecsam County Borough, working with vulnerable young

                          people 11-18

2012                  ASEF Facilitator on International University Programme:  Asia Europe

                          Foundation (ASEF), Conscious Consumer, Creative Campaign, Tartu

                          University, Estonia [link]

2012-present     Creative Consultant for BBC Education

2009                  Mentor: External Partnerships Programme, Manchester School of Art, MMU

2008                  Lecturer: Young Artists in Italy A level Art & Design Cheshire students in Italy

2007-2011         Lecturer for GCSE Art & Design & AS Textiles

                          Residential Programmes, Conway Centre, Anglesey, Wales

2007-2012         Teacher of Art, Textiles & Photography (F/T), QPHS Visual Arts College,

                          Chester, UK

2005-2007         BOOST Teacher, Community Participation Co-ordinator, WCBC, Wales

2004-present     Freelance Arts Educator

2003-2005         Graduate Teacher & Catch Up Programme Coordinator, WCBC, Wales

2000-2001         Teacher of English, Sotiriou’s Institute, Agrinio, Greece

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Resident Artist at Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol

Associate member of Castlefield Gallery, Manchester

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