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SELECTED Curriculum Vitae

 

Glenn Davidson

                                                    

Born Birmingham UK - 04 12  1957  
North Bromsgrove High School

 

1974-6  STOURBRIDGE ART COLLEGE     
1976-9  CARDIFF COLLEGE OF ART           

 

1988-9  UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM – Fellowship in Cybernetics and Social Systems   (OOC and CICT programs)               

                                                                           

Glenn is Co  Director of Artstation a multi-disciplinary art and technology partnership with Anne Hayes. Artstation are known for architectural scale paper installations / films / interactive media projects / architectural design / social interactions and workshops /                               

 

 

Last 3 years: Potted .

 

2008 current

Artstation & Uni of Glamorgan / Research / Cwmaman / The Shepherds Treasure

VIENNA / Paper Accepted for April / European Meeting on Cybernetics and System Research – EMCSR 2008 / Artstation’s Practice and a Cybernetic Cannon

(Davidson G., Hayes A,. edited: Tresilian N.)

 

2007

WALES / ARTMAP / Ynyslas / ArtMap Interactive in service

WALES / Cwmaman / installation / www.ofarisingnature.org.uk  

NEW YORK / MOMA / Ceramic / Ligament vase

 

CANADA / Montreal / The ISST (International Society for the [interdisciplinary] Study of Time) Waterfall time film made in collaboration and presented by Nicholas Tresilian.

 

Art Book Published by Fabrica: BRIGHTON / Fabrica: The First Ten years / Artstation / Pulp / Polyphone 2001 - p50-52: ISBN 978-0-9-543380-2-2

 

Café Scientifique 2007 in Brussels took place early February.

British Council international campaign “ZeroCarbonCity, reacting to climate change”,

and focused on “sustainable transport”. The speaker, Miles Tight leading transport faculty in Europe, University of Leeds was moderated by Artist Glenn Davidson of Artstation.

 

 

2006

University of Glamorgan / seminar / www.artstation.org.uk/paperwork.htm

 

WALES / Coed Hills Rural Art Space/ Installation & sustainable development forum  / Bollinger & Shark

 

WALES / Porth / Installation/ The Bridge

 

Published: Film making and the Cybernetic Method, Journal of Media Practice Vol 8 issue II / Intellect Publishing (DAVIDSON G., MASON W.)

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2006 fuller detail

Current University of Cardiff - Architecture school – Awaiting AHRC bid / Soundscape project / Black space White Space/

 

CARDIFF : MBA lecture - Cardiff Business School  

 

University of Glamorgan / Art and Media / Research on Artstations Paperwork Film

http://www.artstation.org.uk/paperwork.htm:  currently under distribution to festivals / Article for media journal INTELLECT publication - Wales / Coed Hills Rural Art Project / installation workshop / sustainable forum for policy makers in education / health / SD sustainable development. 

 

Wales / Porth / Stronger then it looks – The Bridge / funded by Costains Engineering and Heritage Lottery commissioned by Rhondda Cynon Taff / advanced public workshop and Installation / opened by the Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff  and regional head of planning and environmental services.  

 

External review board member of Prof. Barbara Adams - In Pursuit of the Future http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/futures/index.html

 

Board member of Cultural Enterprise. http://www.cultural-enterprise.com/

 

Technical consultancy for www.abcltd.co.uk/  Bangalore / UAE

 

SWANSEA / Margam Park / Equus / Blodeuwedd 3 min film .

 

Brussels / Moderation / Café  Scientifique / ZEDBED carbon neutral housing / 

 

University Van Amsterdam / Presentation / Education & Technology Conference – ArtMAp and reflections on GIS,

 

BBC Wales / CCW / Historian Richard Keen “My Special Place” featured on the BBC website , for Carmarthen / exhibition of local work including interviews DVD.

 

Director of ArtMap Interactive Installation Ynyslas /working with Dr M. Palmer - UWE 

 

 

2005

WALES Digital Festival Chapter “You May live in Interesting times  – ArtMAp Residency

WALES ARTMAP Phase Il Interactive commission - Countryside Council for Wales

CARDIFF : MBA lecture - Cardiff Business School  

Continuing Project Management on ArtMap

ArtMap Presentations:  National Trust, BBC, WDA, WTB, Museums and Galleries of Wales, CCW, Sustainable Development Network Brussels / Assembly Government Cardiff, Cynnal Cymru.

                                               

 

2004

WALES / Wales Arts International / contributor - Mapping 001 Publication

WALES / ARTMAP Phase II  development and “Regeneration” movie

POLAND / WALES / Artstation Gardzienice and Earthfall media collaboration

CARDIFF / Earthfall Dance / Film commission “Running away with the Hairdresser”

BRUSSELS / Parliament / Agora research

Design Commissions in collaboration with Keith Munro    

            NEW YORK / MOMA / Ceramic design – “Propeller Vase”

            SAN FRANSISCO / De Young Museum / Herzog & De Meuron – Ceramic Commission

 

2003

WALES / Penderyn / film with the Morgan Family / “Blodeuwedd” / ARTMAP

BRUSSELS / European Parliament / Development of Paperwork / AGORA

CARDIFF / European Landscape Conference / ARTMAP presentation

WALES / Cardiff and Brecon / CCW (Countryside Council for Wales) WDA, C2008 /        ARTMAP concept development  

 

2002

HOLLAND / Amersfoort / Centre for Modern Art / Installation / BEYONDLESS

BRUSSELS / Le Petit Chateau & Cardiff  / Installation / PAPERWORK 

PORTUGAL / Lisbon / Centre for Modern Art – Research and development

BBC 2 / SCIENCE SHACK / designing paper balloon to lift Adam Hart-Davi

 

2001

IRELAND / Belfast Festival  / Installation / DARING LEAP

BRIGHTON / Fabrica Gallery / Installation / POLYPHON (Architectural scanning, U of Salford,)

 

2000

WALES / Bryncynon Revival Strategy / CD digital media project / presentation

BRUSSELS / Musée de Beaux Arts / Installation / SOUNDTREE

GLASGOW / Kelvin Art Gallery / Installation / SOUNDTREE

LONDON / Royal Festival Hall / Commission / IMMATERIAL

Featured on BIG BANG / Yorkshire TV

 

1999

MANCHESTER / Museum of Science and Industry / Commission /TORI

WALES / Atlantic College / Installation / Y PERSPECTIVE

LONDON / Greenwich Sch. of Arch./ Digital  Attitudes Conference

CARDIFF / UWIC / Art and Aesthetics / visiting lecturer

BRUSSELS / Collaboration with Des Airs/ British Council/ Brussels 2000

 

1998

CARDIFF / CBAT / Celtic Gateway Project / " Memory Project " multimedia project with Jim Noble

LONDON / Islington Festival / Tamarind Shell

Rhondda Cynon Taff/ Art & Architecture workshops

Featured as studio guests on Blue Peter / BBC

 

1997

JAPAN / Tokyo Cardiff exchange  / "Simultaneous Life" project development with Reiko Aoyagi

CARDIFF/ National Museum of Wales/ commission / PARADISE FRUIT  

JAPAN / Tokyo / Spiral Gallery - Arcus residency programme / KAKI / NaCl   

 

1996

IKON GALLERY BIRMINGHAM  / Architecture season

SWALEC / light tower / collaboration John Gingell 

S4C / Title sequence Animation / Euchid Da  

Featured on ZIG ZAG / BBC     

 

1995

IKON GALLERY / Architecture + Art  / Residency

CAERPHILLY / Design team ARTIST/ Town Centre Development.  

WALES / WDA/ / Creative category winner / INNOVATION AWARD

Cardiff / CIHE / staff advisor & Lecturing / MA studies  

CARDIFF / Llanover Hall Computer Arts Studio

                        Glenn Davidson – Designer & Course Director

. 

1994

FORMATION OF OLA /Old Library Artists Association /chairmanship 

WELSH WATER / design strategy development / ZIGGURAT  

 

1993

CARDIFF INSTITUTE / lecturing in 3D   

CARDIFF / SWALEC/ "Power Box + Meshchip " in association with John Gingell  

USA / PHILADELPHIA / American Cybernetics Society - Technology Panel  

GERMANY / Stuttgart - Cardiff Cultural Exchange Commission / ROSE GARDEN

 

 

1992

Cardiff / OLD LIBRARY GALLERY / workshop & installation / "THE GARDEN PROJECT"  

USA / Philadelphia UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS / SCULPTURE INTERNATIONAL  Sculpture & Computers

 

1991

CARDIFF/ ARTWORKS WALES GALLERY / Filotaxia prints &  "TALL PINE"

C I C T / AMSTERDAM & Welsh Arts Council grants for HARE / development of drawing turtle  

 

1990

CANADA / Montreal / ARTS, SOCIETY & CYBERNETICS / "THISTLE"   GLAMORGAN CENTRE FOR ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY / Part - time lecturers   

GWENT COLLEGE OF H.E. /School of Visual Studies / part-time lecturers   

OXFORD / RUSKIN SCHOOL OF ART / Introducing Computers / Visiting lecturer   

 

1989

1992 GARDEN FESTIVAL WALES / EBBW VALE / Artists - Design Team 4  

Development concepts for interactive computer installations "CYBERCOOMB" /                                                                                      "VIDEAUFALL" / "VIDEOTREK".   

 

1988

U of AMSTERDAM / O.O.C. (Support, Survival & Culture) / FELLOWSHIP "SPLICER"   

Conversation Theory models - collaboration with Prof. G. PASK , computer software

 

1987

U of AMSTERDAM / "Problems of Impossible Worlds" / LOCOMOTION + lecture   

BIRMINGHAM CITY GALLERY / LOCOMOTION + Degas sculpture   

RHYL LIBRARY ARTS CENTRE / N.Wales / LOCOMOTION + workshops 

ARNOLFINI / Bristol / LOCOMOTION + workshops + BBC Radio 4 'Kaleidoscope'  

 

1985 – 1986

LOCOMOTION + workshops / UK

 

1984 - 5

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE / LLANOVER HALL ART CENTRE / Cardiff

 

1983

LIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM 

            SPECTRO ARTS WORKSHOP / Newcastle / Residency

            ARNOLFINI / Residency workshops

            FRANCE / RENNES  /"ARS + MACHINA" /

 

1981 - 1982   

LIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM - TOUR

            MELKWEG /Amsterdam / CHAPTER / MIDLAND GROUP / GLYNN VIVIAN       MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY / ST DONATS ARTS CENTRE

            WYESIDE / FERENS ART GALLERY / USHER GALLERY /

 

1980   

 PERFORMANCE PLATFORM / Midland Group Nottingham /performance 

BASEMENT GROUP / Newcastle /"All We Are Is" / performance   

BRITAIN / HOLLAND /"Body Politic" by Moving Being / multimedia performance TOUR

 

1979    

 LONDON / ICA/ "New Contemporaries” Body action painting