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James Johnson-Perkins is a British artist whom has exhibited in the USA, Russia, Japan, Germany, Spain, Italy, Romania, Lithuania and the UK. Including: The IMAC Theatre, New York, USA, National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow, Russia, Toyota Museum of Modern Art, Japan, Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), Glasgow and The Royal College of Art (RCA), London.

He has recently had solo shows at: The Public, West Bromwich, UK, Kube Gallery, Poole, UK, DLI, Durham, UK, Nospace Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand, The King's Lynn Art Centre, UK, Red Gallery, Hull, UK, Art Gene, Barrow-in-furnace, UK and Exhibit Gallery, London, UK.

In 2008 he completed his first full length feature, 15. His work was featured in: Fefe Magazine, Rome, Italy, The Crack, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Relevant, Barcelona, Spain and BK magazine, Bangkok, Thailand. He was also commisioned by The Baltic Galley for Contemporay Art to build a Robot for the Anthony Gormley Angel of the North 10 year aniversary event.

In 2010 Johnson-Perkins is the an artist in residence at The Bridge Gaurd Residency, Štúrovo, Slovakia and The Emily Harvey Foundation, Venice, Italy. In 2007 he was a Artist in Residence with Rednile, Sunderland. In 2005 he directed and starred in his first short-length film, Nostos, which previewed at the prestigious Northern Lights Film Festival, Newcastle Upon Tyne. In 2002 he was an artist in residence at Kyoto Seika University, Japan. He was also the New Media Fellow at Northumbria University, between 2002-03.

Johnson-Perkins is currently freelance artist on the Educational Program at The Baltic Gallery for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK and he lecturers part-time on the art foundation and multi-media courses at Gateshead College. He has also been a visiting lecturer at Newcastle and Northumbria University.

Johnson-Perkins has curated numerous projects including: Novellus Castellum @ The Curatorial Biennial (LINK), Apexart gallery, New York, USA. Three film programs (IF1, 2 and 3) @ Side Cinema (LINK), Newcastle University and Northumbria University.

Exhibitions
Solo
2010
The Bridge Gaurd Residency Exhibition, Štúrovo, Slovakia
Emily Harvey Foundation, Venice, Italy
The Public, West Brom, UK
2009
Kube Gallery, Poole, Dorset, UK
Northern Stage, Newcastle, UK
Art Gene, Barrow-in-Furnace, Cumbria, UK
DLI Musuem Gallery, Durham, UK
2008
How does it feel?, Nospace Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
50 Robots, Exhibit Gallery, London, UK
Robot Dreams, Red Gallery, Hull, UK
2007
Play, King’s Lynn Art Centre, UK
Turn Me On, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, UK
2006
Jet Pack, Arts Council, Newcastle, UK

Selected Group Shows

2010
Documenta, Kings Lynn, UK
2009
Old School, Hanger 51, Newcastle, UK
Tron Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Irrepresible Movement, Cecil Sharp House, London, UK
Building with Colour, Gallery North, Northumbria University, UK
Austin Museum of Digital Art, Austin, Texas, USA
Attitude, Center for Contemporary Public Arts, Bitola, Macedonia
2008
Video Art and Architecture, National Centre for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
Illuminators International Group Exhibition, Yekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport, Russia
Urban Identity, Monkey town, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Underground Art, The Foundry, London, UK
Harry Smith Anthology Remixed, The Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow, UK
2007
Digital Long Island Media Festival, IMAC Theater, New York, USA
The International Experimental Film Festival,
Carbunari, Florean Museum, Baia Mare, Romania
Harry Smith Anthology, Alt Gallery, Newcastle, UK
Do Billboards Dream of Electric Sheep, Royal Centre, Nottingham, UK
/Phoenix Arts Centre, Leicester, UK
Video Art & Architecture, Cultural Communication Centre of Klaipeda, Lithuania
/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
/Cultural Center of Spain, El Salvador, Spain
/Monkeytown, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA
NOMAD Urban Video Festival, Tineretului Park, Herastrau Park, Bucharest, Romania
2006
First Play Berlin, Hau 2, Berlin, Germany
Novellus Castellum, Gallery North, Newcastle, UK
/Workplace Gallery, Gateshead, UK
Make your own Damn Art World, Middlesborough Museum of Modern Art, UK
2004
Fluxus, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, UK
Lux Artist Film, The Royal College, London, UK
/Culteral el Molino Atomic, Barcelona, Spain
2003
Crossovers Japan, Toyota Museum of Art, International House, Kyoto, Japan

Residencies/Commissions
2010
The Bridge Gaurd Residency Exhibition, Štúrovo, Slovakia
Emily Harvey Foundation, Venice, Italy
2008
Robot Commission, Baltic Gallery for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
The Digital Art Gallery, UK
2007
Rednile, Sunderland, UK
2006
Temporary Address, Ashington, Northumberland, UK
2002
Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan

Presentation
2009
Building With Colour Symposium, Northumbria University
2008
Artist Talk, Saltburn Gallery, UK
2006
Novellus Castellum Symposium, Bridge Hotel, Newcastle, UK
2003/4
IF 1 & 2, Newcastle University/Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
2002
Crossovers, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London/ Toyota Museum of Art, International House, Kyoto, Japan
Camden Writers Group, Waterstones, Picadilly, London, UK

Curation
2007
Apexart, Curatorial Biennial, New York, USA
2006-7
Novellus Castellum Project Space, Harkers Building, Waygood, Newcastle, UK
(LINK)
Novellus Castelum, Workplace/Gateshead, Long Gallery/Newcastle University Gallery North/Northumbria University, UK
2003-5
IF 1,2 & 3, Side Cinema, Artists Film Anthologies
(LINK)

Bibliography

2010
Digimag Magazine, Italy, May
BBC West Midland TV, 'Today Program' News Feature, UK, TX 9/2/10
BBC West Midland Radio Interview, UK, 9/2/10
Sunday Mercury, UK, 10/2/10
Star and Express, UK 11/2/10
2009
Dorset Echo, UK, 10/08/09
Vision News South TV - TX, UK, June
ISS TV - TX, UK, June
'Teaching out of the box', Teachers TV - TX 2,3,4/6/09
Durham Times, UK, 30/3/09
Culture Magazine, April
Yareah Magazine, USA, April
Supersweet Magazine, UK, February
Building with Colour, Catalogue, Gallery North, Northumbria Unversity, Published January
ISBN 0-9561206-0-1
The Gaurdian, UK, The Guide and Listings, 11/1/09
The Crack Magazine, UK, 1/1/09
2008
In the top ten most popular events in the UK, Art Rabbit, Nov/Dec 08
Ten Foot City Magazine, UK, 1/7/08
The Chroncle, UK, 9/5/08
The Metro, UK, 9/5/08
BK Magazine, Thailand, 8/5/08
Crush Magazine, Thailand, 1/5/08
The Gaurdian, UK, The Guide and Listings, 4/5/08
The Crack Magazine, UK, 1/5/08
Relavant Magazine, Barcelona, Spain, March
Fefe Magazine, 6th Edition, Rome, Italy, March
art, art, art Magazine, UK, March
2007
Sunday New York Times, USA, 10/11/07
Sunday Long Island Newsday, P3, USA, 10/11/07
Eastern Daily Press, UK, 7/11/07
The Northern Echo, UK, 19/5/07
The Chronicle, UK, 18/5/07
The Journal, UK 18/5/07 & 7/3/07
The Crack Magazine, UK, Advert, March
The Gaurdian Listings, UK, March
2006
4th Edition, Pnenomia Magazine, Artist profile and essay, 1/11/06
New Post, UK, Preview by Anthony Maclean, 5/10/06
Novellus Castellum Essay, ‘When was it this good?’, Paul Usherwood, 1/6/06
2005
‘Nostos’, The Crack, UK, Review by Cloe Corkill, 1/11/05
2003
Metro, UK, Art Review, Deane Hodgson, 3/10/03
2002
The Times, UK, Critics Choice, 10/7/02
Billy Connolly’s World Tour, BBC 1 - TX 01/04/02
Metro, UK, Art Review, Lee Fenwich, 17/6/02

Awards
2009
Arts Council International Residency Grant
2007
Arts Council Independent Artist Grant
2006
Arts Council Independent Research Grant
2005
Arts Council Independent Research Grant
Northern Film and Media, Travel Grant
2003
Arts Council Exhibiting Abroad Grant
2002
Arts Council Independent Artist Grant

Relevant work
2008-10
Part time lecturer, Art foundation and Interactive media, Gateshead College, UK
Freelance artist, Education team, Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
2006-7
Part time lecturer, Heaton Manor/Post 16/Education Centre - Art
Co-Director, Novellus Castellum, Exhibition and Project Space, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
2005
Part time lecturer at Tyne Met College, Newcastle - Advance Digital Photography/Photoshop & A Level Photography
2004
Visiting lecturer MA, Northumbria University, UK
Visiting lecturer BA, Newcastle University, UK
2002-03
Part time lecturer, Northumbria University, UK

Work in public collections

Golden Lane Campus School, Barbican, London, UK
Exhibit Gallery, London, UK
Cecil Sharp House, London, UK
Art Gene, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK
The King's Lynn Art Centre, Northfolk, UK
Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
The Emily Harvey Foundation, Venice, Italy