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Curriculum Vitae
STEVEN FORSTER
Steven Forster is a sculptor from the North East of England
who for the past 14 years has been living and working in Barcelona, Spain.
After achieving a BA.Hons 1st at Bristol Faculty of Art and Design (1980-1983)
he worked in London until 1989, exhibiting extensively in London and throughout
the U.K, as well as other countries, in particular with Anatol Orient
Gallery and the Crafts Council (he was selected onto the Crafts Council
Index 1984.) Also to note are; various commissions to design and construct
work for outside events at the South Bank Centre, London - a prize winner
in GLC Spirit of London painting competition,- selection for the Decorative
Arts Awards 1988 at Sotheby’s (see C.V. for more information)
In 1989 he was awarded a scholarship, for one year extended
to two, from the Spanish Government to study sculpture at Barcelona University.
In addition to numerous exhibitions in Catalonia and Spain, he has executed
various public sculptural interventions, for example:-
Work with the “Drap Art Association” (an artist run recycling
project of which he was a founder member ), organising 24hr recycle art
marathons (1996/1997) in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art,
Barcelona (MACBA) and the Centre de Cultura Contemporani de Barcelona
(CCCB).
Sound sculpture installation “Fontanaerea”
for the International Festival de Musics Contemporanis de Barcelona 1997.
Movement and light sculptures “Metak”- Arte
Nagusia, Bilbao (Aug 2003) and intervention for “GREC” festival,
CCCB, Barcelona (June 2003).
Apart from sculpture, video, drawing and painting, a great interest in
music and performance has led to experimentation in other areas, such
as:-
Music projects ie. Veivi Gisus Urkestra- a hybrid of music/actions/ multiple
projections- performances include Sonar Festival Barcelona, Batofar Paris.
Collaborations with experimental theatre groups such as Konic Teatre,
Natura Morte, theatrical installation, Serpentine Gallery London and Sitges
International Festival of theatre.
Illustration work - recently published “Diccionario Inconveniente”
X. Theros
Education
1980 – 1983 B.A. Hons. Faculty of Art and Design. Bristol, U.K.
1989 – 1991 Facultat de Belles Arts de Barcelona. (beca/grant- ministerio
de Asuntos Exteriores - Spain
Solo Exhibitions
Arquitipicos. Catalogo General, Bilbao. June 2003
Muse-UM. Libre Completo, Barcelona. April 2003
Monigotics. Catalogo General, Bilbao. Feb. 2002
Capella de sant Nicolau, Girona. June 2000
Contrast, Barcelona. Oct. 1998
Fontanaerea, (Festival de Musics Contemporanis) MACBA/CCCB, Barcelona
Oct/Dec 1997
Locura Cotidiana, Barcelona. Oct. 1996
Aula de Cultura, Santa Eulalia, L’Hospitalet. 1992
Anatol Orient Gallery, London. 1988
ICA Sideshow (Crafts Council) London. 1988
Anatol Orient Gallery, London. 1987
Anatol Orient Gallery, London. 1985
Group Exhibitions
Metak. Arte Nagusia, Bilbao Aug. 2003
BilbaoArte , Bilbao. Dec.2002
Catalogo General, Bilbao, Aug. 2002
BilbaoArte, Bilbao. Dec. 2001
El Porque de las Cosas, Drap Art, Girona. Sept. 2001
C.V. Steven Forster
El Porque de las Cosas, Mercat de las Flors, Barcelona. Apr. 2000
Torrevella, Salou. Oct. 1999
Drap Art Event, Jerusalem Israel. Oct. 1998
Mostra Drap Art, CCCB, (Centre of Contemporary Culture) Barcelona, June
1997
Desfets, Galeria Palma Dotze, Vilafranca, Catalunya. Aug. 1996
Peticio Blau, X-FAD, Barcelona.1996
La Santa gallery, Barcelona. Jan. + Sept. 1996
Tallers Oberts, Barcelona. June 1996/ June 1995.
Braderie de L’Art, Roubaix, France. Dec. 1994.
Transformadors, Barcelona.1992
Natura Morte, Konic Teatre, Serpentine Gallery (L.I.F.T. Festival) London
July 1991.
Natura Morte, Konic Teatre, Girona. May 1991
Natura Morte, Konic Teatre, Sitges Internacional Festival de Teatre. 1990
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, London. 1989 (also various projects-
outside events 1986-1989)
Sandhausen Gallery, Sandhausen, Germany. Mar. 1989
Decorative Arts Awards, Sotheby’s London. Jul. 1988/ Tokyo, Japan,
1988
Circus, Northern Centre of Contemporary Art, touring show U.K. 1988-1989
The New Spirit in Craft and Design, Crafts Council, London and touring
June 1987-1988 ( also Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1988)
Kunstforum Jetzt, Salzburg, Austria. Nov. 1986
Spirit of London, Royal Festival Hall, London. Jan.1986
London International Contemporary Art , (with Anatol Orient Gallery) 1985
+1986
Young Blood, Barbican Arts Centre, London. Nov. 1983
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