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Steph Shipley explores aspects of place through an expanded practice of still and moving image, sound and printmaking. She holds an MA in Fine Art Site & Archive Interventions from the University of Central Lancashire and was awarded the ArtLab Contemporary Print Studios Fellowship in 2018. She has exhibited widely including international group exhibitions in Germany, Sweden and North Wales. She is a studio-holder at neo:artists in Bolton and an associate member of Castlefield Gallery in Manchester. She teaches part-time at the University of Bolton and lives on the north coast of Anglesey. educationMA Fine Art Site & Archive Interventions (Distinction) University of Central Lancashire
BA (Hons) Fine Art (First Class) University of Bolton, 2015 Foundation Diploma Art & Design (Distinction), University of Bolton, 2010 BA (Hons) French, University of Leeds awardsSept 2018 MA Fine Art Site & Archive Interventions (Distinction) - awarded by UCLan, Preston
Sept 2018 ArtLab Fellowship 2018 - awarded by ArtLab Contemporary Print Studios, Preston May 2017 GM Arts Prize, Manchester - shortlisted May 2016 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2016 - shortlisted Apr 2016 Waterside Open 2016, Sale - Best Graduate Award Jun 2015 Vice Chancellor's Award, University of Bolton Jun 2015 NADFAS Winner exhibitions / residencies
Apr 2022 Welcome to Paradise. Bodfa Continuum, Plas Bodfa, Llangoed
Feb 2022 Hirbarhad | Durational Performance, Pontio, Bangor Jan 2022 The Invisible City. This Little Buoy's Life/2 | White Box, Pontio, Bangor Nov 2021 Sounds for an empty house. Plas Bodfa Sounds | Soundlands |Amgueddfa Llwch Oct 2021 Metamorffosis Festival 2021 | Crone Cast - Dinas Dinlle June 2021 In another world. Geocache Bach | Utopias Bach - Revolution in Miniature June 2021 Metamorffosis Festival 2021 | Cast of Crones - Bangor Aug 2020 Upload. Castle Park Forum, Paderborn, Germany July 2020 Sporadic Assemblage / Collaboration July 2020 All that Glitters, Unus Multorum 2020, Plas Bodfa, Anglesey July 2020 Sporadic Assemblage, CGA / Collaboration Mar 2020 The Return. Following the Lght Screening, Lizard Point Lighthouse, Cornwall Feb 2020 Piano Microstories - The Eighth Note, Fabrizio Paterlini Apr 2020 All that glitters. Unus Multorum, Plas Bodfa, Anglesey July 2019 Just around the corner. Murze Summer Film Festival July 2019 Beyond Nostalgia. In Pursuit of Error - practice research project June 2019 Making Presence Felt. Symposium. UCLan Dance - participating artist May 2019 @orrbbitt Instagram. Artist Residency Feb 2019 Fragmentation(s), neo:galleryx, Bolton Feb 2019 NAS Bolton, supported by Castlefield Gallery's New Art Spaces in creative partnership with neo:artists Sep 2018 MA Fine Art Degree Show, UCLan, Preston Sep 2018 Corduroy Part 2, neo:gallery23, Bolton May 2018 City like me, solo exhibition, The Gallery at St George's House, Bolton Apr 2018 Camera Optional, PS Mirabel, Manchester Feb 2018 Interlude, MA Fine Art Interim Exhibition, UCLan, Preston 2017/18 City like me, NAS Bolton | in creative partnership with Castlefield Gallery Nov 2017 Corduroy Part 1, Studio44 and ABF, Stockholm, Sweden Oct 2017 Intimate, Isherwood Gallery, The Old Courts, Wigan Sept 2017 WCAFOpen17 Photography Open, Bank Quay House, Warrington Aug 2017 (re)allotted, The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal July 2017 (re) Allotted, The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, Cumbria June 2017 Open House, Old Trafford, Manchester May 2017 GM Arts Prize Contemporary Summer Exhibition, Manchester Apr 2017 Replica, The Market Place, Bolton Apr 2017 One Year On, Lauriston Gallery, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale Feb 2017 neo:Open, Neo:gallery23, Bolton Feb 2017 (re) allotted, St George's Gallery, Bolton Jan 2017 Hotbed Press 20:20 Print Exchange, neo:gallery23, Bolton Jan 2017 Mono, PS Mirabel Manchester Sep 2016 Castlefield Gallery, NAS Bolton - the land behind, Churchgate House, Bolton July 2016 West Lancs Open Exhibition, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk July 2016 Allotted, neo:gallery 27, Bolton July 2016 Spectrum Arts Prize, PS Mirabel, Manchester June 2016 GM Arts Prize Summer Exhibition 2016, Manchester May 2016 Best of Bolton Fine Art, Castle Park Forum, Paderborn, Germany Apr 2016 Waterside Open 2016, Sale, Manchester Feb 2016 Transition, PS Mirabel, Manchester Jan 2016 Hotbed Press 20:20 Print Exchange, neo:gallery27, Bolton Jan 2016 PS Mirabel / neo:artists 24:24:24 Dec 2015 Portico Print Fair, Portico Library, Manchester Nov 2015 Multiply, PS Mirabel Manchester Sept 2015 Shelf Life, PS Mirabel, Manchester, prize winner July 2015 West Lancs Open Exhibition, West Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk, prize winner June 2015 Fine Art Degree Show, University of Bolton May 2015 Accretion, Crook Street Collective - neo:gallery27, Bolton Mar 2015 Mostyn 19 Open, Llandudno Mar 2015 Hotbed Press 20:20 Print Exchange - touring exhibition Feb 2015 Postcards, York House, London Jan 2015 Hotbed Press 20:20 Print Exchange neo:gallery 27, Bolton July 2014 PS Mirabel Open Exhibition (commended) - Manchester Dec 2013 neo:presents salon exhibition - neo:gallery 22 Dec 2013 Bolton Open Art Exhibition, Bolton Art Gallery Aug 2013 Palimpsest: apparent beneath the surface, neo:gallery 22, Bolton July 2013 Do It, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester International Festival Nov 2012 Future Perfect - group exhibition, neo:gallery 22, Bolton Sep 2012 neo:printprize 2012 Finalist, neo:gallery 22, Bolton Sep 2012 Calendar Girls - group exhibition, Bolton Little Theatre Aug 2012 West Lancs Open, Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk July 2012 Relative Values, Art Lounge, New Mills May 2012 Moot Point, Cube Gallery, Manchester Apr 2012 About Face - neo:artists, Bolton Nov 2011 Open Art Exhibition, Bolton Art Gallery Oct 2011 Take a Look, why don't you? Solo Exhibition: - Bolton Little Theatre Sep 2011 Joint Exhibition - The Gallery, Harwood Library Mar 2011 Biennial Exhibition, BAC - Bolton Art Gallery Sep 2010 Nostalgia - neo:artists, Bolton Jun 2010 The Long Good-bye, group exhibition - University of Bolton public art / talks
July 2020 Treading Lightly, Artist Talk, University of Bolton
May 2018 City like me, Artist Talk, The Gallery at St George's House, Bolton Nov 2017 Just around the corner, Artist Talk, University of Bolton Oct 2016 The Space Between, Artist Talk, The Triangle, Bolton Apr 2016 The Space Between, Artist Talk, The Triangle, Bolton Dec 2015 The Space Between, Artist Talk, University of Bolton Sept 2015 In Transit, Public Art Installation, Bolton Bus Station May 2015 Moor Lane Bus Station - TfGM / University of Bolton June 2014 Bolton Market - TfGM / University of Bolton Mar 2014 Bolton Interchange Hoardings - TfGM / University of Bolton press / mediaMay 2018 - Treading Lightly, In Certain Places
May 2018 - City Like Me, Bolton News July 2016 - Allotted, neo:gallery 27, Bolton, Bolton News June 2016 - Best of Bolton Fine Art, Paderborn, Bolton News May 2015 - In Transit, Bolton Bus Station Bolton News Sept 2015 - NADFAS Autumn Review 2015 - Societies page May 2015 - The Double Negative - Class of 2015 The North West's Top Fine Art Graduates teaching
2018-current: Part-time Fine Art Lecturer/Tutor – BA Fine Art Research in Context / Scholarship / Professional Practice; Art & Design Foundation Information and Interpretation. University of Bolton. |
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