curriculum vitae

education

1980-1983 BA(hons) Fine Art, Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, England

1984-1986 MA Environmental Media, Royal College of Art, London, England

 September 2002 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Arts, University of Wolverhampton, England

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professional experience

2006- Reader in Fine Art. Middlesex University. London. England

2003-2005 Principal Lecturer in Media Production. School of Cultural & Innovation Studies.

University of East London, England.

2000- 2003 Assistant Professor of Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

1984-2000 Practicing Artist, presenting exhibitions, teaching, undertaking commissions and curatorial projects in England and Internationally

1983-1984 Lecturer in Interactive Arts (0.4). Manchester Metropolitan University. England

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solo exhibitions

Jun-August 2007 The Perfect City, PM Gallery and House, London

May-June 2007 The Abolitionist’s Parlour, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull

September-October 2004 Crusade, Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis, USA

April-June 2001 The Mechanoid’s Bloodline, Rigina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA

February-March  2001 Another Arena, Orchard  Gallery, Derry. Ireland

October 2000–Feb 2001  Machine, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo. Norway

July-October 1999 Relocating The Remains, The New Museum New York USA

September-October 1998  The Exploded City, Gate Foundation Amsterdam. Holland

August-September 1998  Relocating The Remains Ikon Gallery Birmingham. UK

May-June 1998  Keith Piper Brigitte March Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany

April-June 1998 Four Frontiers Cartwright Hall, Bradford UK

December 1997 Western Passage, The Fabric Workshop & Museum, Philadelphia. USA

July-August 1997, Relocating The Remains, Royal College Of Art, London UK

September 1995 Reckless Eyeballing Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham. UK

June-September 1993, Exotic Signs, Gallery Theesalon, Arnhem, Holland

October-November1992 Front Het Kijkhuis, Den Haag, Holland

August-September 1992 Tradewinds Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool UK

November-December 1991 A Ship Called Jesus Camden Arts Centre, London UK

May-June 1991 Step Into The Arena Rochdale Art Gallery, Rochdale UK

January-December 1991 A Ship Called Jesus Ikon Gallery, Birmingham UK

September 1991 Portrait of a Shopping Center as a Cathedral. Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, UK

August 1990 The Devil Finds Work Transmission Gallery, Glasgow UK

January 1989 Father I have done questionable things Bedford Hill Gallery, London, UK

June-October 1988 Chanting Heads Mobile Sculpture, Various sites across the UK

September 1987 Another Empire State Battersea Arts Centre, London UK

August 1987 Adventures Close To Home Pentonville Gallery, London UK

June 1984 Past Imperfect, Future Tense The Black Art Gallery, London UK

Selected group exhibitions

February-June 2007 Uncomfortable Truths, The Victoria and Albert Museum. London

November-December 2005 Historical Sounding Gallery, John Hope Franklin Centre. Durham, USA

September 2006 Making Faces, The Forum, Norwich. UK

Jan – March 2005 Terminal Frontiers, Watermans Art Centre, London

September-November 2004 The Black Atlantic, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany

August – October 2004 Terminal Frontiers, Street Level Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

April – May 2004, Stranger than Fiction, Leeds City Gallery, Leeds, UK

June-September 2003 Transferts Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Belgium

May 2003 20^th World Wide Video Festival, Amsterdam, Holland.

September-October 2002 Terminal Frontiers Castlefield Gallery, Manchester UK

August 2002 Mass Appeal Gallery 101, Ottawa, Canada

January 2002 Race In Digital Space The Studio Museum In Harlem New York, USA

December 2001 Unpacking Europe Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam, Holland

Nov 2001 Bits & Pieces, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford, USA

April 2001 Race In Digital Space List Center For The Arts Cambridge, USA

November 1999, Machos y Munecas La Casa Elizalde, Barcelona, Spain

November 1998 Kunst In Vrijheid Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam, Holland

October 1998 The Unmapped Body Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, USA

September 1998 Revolution98 Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, England

May 1998 Biennale De L'image Paris 98 Centre National De La Photographie. Paris, France

December 1997 On The Bright Side Of Life Neue Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany

October 1997 2nd Johannesburg Biennale Johannesburg. South Africa

September 1997 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Ottowa Art Gallery. Canada

March 1997 Translocations Photographers Gallery, London, England

October 1996 New Histories Institute Of Contemporary Arts. Boston. USA

May 1996 Perception & Perspective National Gallery Of Victoria Melbourne, Australia

July 1995 Boxer Walsall Museum & Art Gallery, England

April 1995 Video Positive Bluecoat Gallery Liverpool, England

January 1995 The Masculine Masquerade Mit List, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA

December 1994 Cocido Y Crudo Museo Nacional Reina Sofia. Madrid, Spain

May 1994 Quinta Bienal De La Habana Havana, Cuba

March-April 1994 Down Town Nederlands Foto Instituut. Rotterdam, Holland

September 1993 Iterations International Center Of Photography, New York, USA

February 1993 British Artists Of The 90’s Videofest 93, Kunst-Werke, Berlin, Germany.

January 1993 Interrogating Identity Duke University Museum Of Art, North Carolina, USA

November 1992 Trophies Of Empire Arnolfini, Bristol, England

June 1992 Force Site Schloss Presteneck, Neuenstadt, Germany

November 1991 Interrogating Identity Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis. USA

October 1991 Photovideo The Photographers Gallery, London, England

October 1991 Tercera Bienal De La Habana `91 Havana, Cuba

August 1991 Interrogating Identity Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston. USA

March 1991 Interogating Identity Grey Art Gallery, New York, USA

November 1989 The Other Story Hayward Gallery, London, England

October 1989 Tercera Bienal De La Habana `89 Havana, Cuba

February 1988 Essential Black Art Chisenhale Gallery, London, England

October 1987 Art History The Hayward Gallery, London, England

September 1987 State Of The Nation Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry, England

August 1986 From Two Worlds The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, England

March 1986 New Contemporaries I.C.A, London, England

January 1985 New Horizons G.L.C Royal Festival Hall, London, England

September 1984 Into The Open Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, England

January 1984 Black Art Now The Black Art Gallery, London, England

June 1982 The Pan-Afrikan Connection The Africa Centre, London, England