Jacob Whittaker

Exhibitions, Screenings, Performances etc

Now & Next

March 19 – April 5 - Absent but not Forgotten - A new installation for The Last Gallery, with Kathryn Campbell-Dodd.

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January 2010 - 9 Artist's Films Theatre Mwldan,
Cardigan, Wales - In recent years technological advances in film and video have proven to be fertile ground for many contemporary artists, whose work blurs the boundaries between film-making and art. This programme of short films represents the work of seven artists from the local area and is a unique opportunity to see their work.

December 09 - A Partridge Family Christmas in a Conference Pear Tree - Screened at The Framework Social, Swansea.

October 09 - Wormhole - Installation with Louise Bird. Part of Auxesis, group exhibition, Tactile Bosch, Llandaff, Cardiff.

July 09 - Loopholes - An experiment in crochet, video and sound with Louise Bird. The Old Tannery, Machynlleth.

May-July 2009. THE EVENT HORIZON with Louise Bird - ACW funded project.

April 09 - FlickerSycamore used to recreate a forest atmosphere as part of an educational exhibition in Hjoerring Public Library, Denmark.

April 09 - The Cosmos in CD Cases, Group exhibition, Arton Gallery, Kyoto, Japan. More info.

April 09 - 'Vigil' - Live performance with GWRANDO to accompany video installation by Ruth Jones. More info.

March 09 - One Chord Town. Screening as part of My Place, group show at Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen.

December 08 - Slowing Stream screened at the Jolly Farmer (Newton Abbot), The Blue Walnut Cafe (Torquay), Castle Inn (Totnes) as part of 'The View from Here' festival's 'In View' screenings.

Sept - Nov 08 - Quest - A film by Minna Hint and Maxim Surin. Featuring the artworks of Paul Granjon, Jan Gerlings & Jacob Whittaker. With accompanying work by the artists. Glyn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. Info

October 08 - 332/3 - A webcast performance work - A webcast performance. more.

September 08 - Capeli Dyffryn Teifi (Group - GWRANDO presentation with film screening of new 'Pilgrims Process: Following Fingerprints' work. More Information.)

August - September 08 - Cardigan Open Studios Preview (Group exhibition at Mwldan, Cardigan. Digital films from the last few years.)

August 08 - Cardigan Open Studios. This years open studios includes film, performance, installation, drawings, paintings and prints. Also includes guest artist Sam Knight with some splendid woodwork. Open 11am-6pm.

July - August 08 - ARTSfest 2008 (Group exhibition with FAS at Tregwynt Mansion, Granston.)

July 08 - SHORE MOVE! Animation day with members of the public and Fishguard Art Society at the Ocean Lab in Goodwick. Watch some.

June - July 08 - Tying Tone Arms, Timing and Time Adrift (Group - Screening as part of Mission Open 2008 at the Mission Gallery, Swansea.)

June 08 - Capeli Dyffryn Teifi Project Launch (Group - GWRANDO presentation with film screening of new 'Pilgrims Process: Following Fingerprints' work. More Information.)

June 08 - Art At Rhosygilwen (Group - Sound and Video Installation with Louise Bird.)

Feb 08 - Valentines Memories 2008 - (Solo webcast performance and online exhibit)

Dec 07 - Jacob's Christmas Crackers 2007 - (Solo – Pendre Gallery, Cardigan) Live Turntable performance celebrating the sound of Christmas through the years.

Nov 07 - Making a Stag - (Group - Screening as part of 'The View From Here', South Devon)

October 07 - The Big Draw (Fishguard Library - Fishguard Art Society public event) A day of drawing and animating in Fishguard exploring the 'Last Invasion'. Drawings by members of the public led by Rebecca Philips Williams.

October 07 - Capeli: Capel Crannog (GWRANDO Collaboration with Lou Laurens – Selected to present work as part of the Experimentica Festival in Chapter Arts, Cardiff.

September 07 – Timing (Group – Devon Open Studio 07, Jansch Studios, Devon)

September 07 - Tying Tone Arms (Group – Screening at the Café Gallery, London as part of PROJEKTOR)

August 07- Cardigan Open Studios (Solo - Video & sound installation and performance in and around the studio, including webcasts.

August 07 - Cardigan Open Studios Preview (Group - Preview exhibition at Pendre Art, Cardigan, Ceredigion.

June - July 07 - Capeli: Capel Crannog (Group - The debut presentation by GWRANDO. Founded in January 07 by Jacob Whittaker & Lou Laurens.

May 07 – Vinyl Altar (lp) (Group – ‘Art is Not Mute’ at Ersta Konsthall,Stokholm, Sweden; Institute of contemporary art - dunaújváros (Hungary); Botkyrka Konsthall, Sweden; Gothenburg, Sweden; Uppsala museum of art, Sweden.)

May 07 – Tying Tone Arms (Group – Shown at the Shunt Vaults, London as part of a film night curated by Glen Neath and Susanne Dietz)

Mar 07 – Song of the Sea: Exodus 15 - Lost and found in Translation (Collaborative film with Alisa Phillips) (Group – Old Café Gallery, Aberystwyth)

Mar - Nov 07 – Talk Across Time (Group – ‘Yn y Lle Hwn’, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth)

Feb 07 - A Love Story (Solo – Pendre gallery, Cardigan)

Jan 07 – Tying Tone Arms (Group - Screened at Llangollen ‘ReallyRestrictive Shorts’)

06 – Jacob’s Christmas Crackers (Solo – Pendre Gallery, Cardigan)

06 – Soundlab IV (Group – Web. Edition IV was launched in October 2006 under the title “memoryscapes” - incorporating 144 artists and 235 soundart pieces dealing with “memory and identity” in most different ways, and it became corporate part of the media art show ://selfportrait - a show for Bethlehem - a show for Peace http://self.engad.org - presented in Palestine, Poland, Italy and Argentina, as an individual project it participated 2007 in FILE Hipersonica Sao Paulo and FILE Rio 2008.)

06 – Studio Transplant (Solo – 9 days of Art, Jansch Studios, Devon)

05 – The Pilgrim’s Process (Group - ‘Private Views’, Tregaron)

05 – Capel Crannog (Collaboration with Lou Laurens – Capel Crannog, Llangrannog)

04 – Love Remembered (Solo – Carmarthen, WWSOTA)

03 – My Journey (Group degree show – Carmarthen,WWSOTA)

Education/Qualifications

West Wales School of Art

2000-2003 – BA Art & Design (First class Hons.)

2000-2002 - HND Fine Art

1999 - Access art & design

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