Richard Bartle. Contemporary Art

Born 5th September 1967. Rotherham. England.

Currently living and working as an artist in Sheffield. England.
Founder member and manager of Bloc Studios and Bloc Space. Sheffield.
Director and Curator – Bloc Projects.
Director – Sheffield Contemporary Arts Forum.

Education

2002  - 2004. Sheffield Hallam University. Psalter lane, Sheffield. P.G.Dip. Fine Art.
1993  - 1996. Bretton Hall College, Wakefield.  BA(hons)  Fine Art. First Degree.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006       Oil Paintings. The Lowry Hotel. Manchester.
2005       It’s a beautiful world we live in… Dulo. Sheffield.
2002.      Oil Paintings. Bloc Space. Sheffield.
               Turn on the water works. Timber Wharf Gallery. Manchester.
2000.      Gravity Can Be A Cruel Mistress. Paton Gallery. London.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008       Tahran Bienali, Hafriyat Karakoy, Istanbul
               Art is my playground, Kuçuk Çiftlik Amusment Park, Istanbul
2007       Conflict. 20/21 Gallery. Scunthorpe
2006       Urbia. Sheffield University Library Gallery. Sheffield
2005       The Little Artists. Contemporary artists Play Pictionary. The Agency. London.
               Boffins find oil on mars.  Mars-Patent (on-line project). Hamburg.  Germany.
               La Petite Paysage.  Liverpool Biennial. Liverpool.
2003.      10 x 10 x 10.  (Curated by UTK).  Bloc Space. Sheffield.
               Sheffield Sea Life centre. Artranspennine03. Sheffield.
               Citi-Zen.  Sheffield Biennial. Sheffield.
2002.      Reactions.  Exit Art.  Broadway. New York. USA.
2001.      “And The Heat Goes On” (Macho,Gangster,Love) Timber Wharf Gallery.
               Chaos And Equilibrium.  Paton Gallery. London.
2000.      The 21st Century British Art Show.  Diorama Gallery. London.
               Beyond The Seen.  Paton Gallery. London.
               Vim And Vigour.  S1 Artspace. Sheffield.
1999.      Vital Art.  The Cowcross Gallery. London.

Selected Curated Projects

2003.      Citi-Zen.  Bloc Space. Sheffield.
2002.      I Came – I Saw – I Conker’d. National Centre for Popular Music. Sheffield.
2001.      Idea Supermarket.  Sheffield Biennial. Sheffield.
               In Sickness And In Health. The Clock-tower Gallery. Sheffield.
2000.      The 21st Century British Art Show. Diorama Gallery. London.
               1st Prize. Bloc Arts. Sidney Street. Sheffield.

Miscellaneous Projects

2008.      City of Peace. The Peace Gardens. Sheffield
2005.      North Lincolnshire Open Art Competition. Judge.
2001.      Mongrel Monitor (Jurassic Punk). National Centre for Popular Music.
1999.      The Bristol Art Library. Book contributor to perpetic artwork GB, global.

Collections

The Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA.
One Aldwych Hotel. London.
Goldman Sachs Bank. New York. London.
Private collections.

Commissions

One Aldwych Hotel. london
Great Central Developments. Sheffield
Weston Park Hospital. Sheffield
Gerald Eve Charted Surveyors. london

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