SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
IGLOOISM April 2011
Hive Gallery, Elsecar
A co-curated exhibition between Ahmed & Carpenter, Gaia Rosenberg
colorni, and Andy Nizinskyj. Artworks were conceived of and created in
the space and visitors were invited to view and participate in the
art-making process.
CUSTOMER CIRCUS October 2010
The Triangle Shopping Centre, Manchester
A group exhibition curated by Taneesha Ahmed in collaboration with Free
for Arts Festival, including my piece 'Untitled (The Economic
Downturn)'.
THE ART BOOK BOOK SHOP 3rd - 18th July 2010
Leamington Spa Oxfam Bookshop
An exhibition I curated in conjunction with Warwickshire Artsweek and
Oxfam Bookfest. A group of artists respond playfully to the idea of the
book as both a physical object and a method of conveying information.
The exhibition took the form of an intervention into the bookshop, where
viewers had to seek out the artworks within the existing shop display.
A ROOM OF WORDS 05 December 2009 - 24th January 2010
South Square Gallery, Thornton, Bradford
A group show curated by Deborah Britton with work which advocates
playful and experimental use of text, including my piece 'White Cubed'.
WHITE 10th - 13th March 2009
Hope House Gallery, Leeds
A group show I curated with three other artists, including my pieces
'White Cubed' and 'Altered Vews'. In conjunction with the exhibition we
also ran a workshop with children who have been expelled from school.
DARK DAY 09 20th March 2009
Various Venues, Leeds City Centre
Dark Day 09 was a day of performance and social intervention around the
centre of Leeds. My piece 'Viewing Viewing' was a ten-person performance
in Leeds City Art Gallery.
FROM BOOK TO BOOK March 6th - April 20th 2008
Leeds City Art Gallery
A group exhibition of artists' books curated by Chris Taylor and John McDowall, including my piece 'The Art Book Book'.
SITUATION LEEDS: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC REALM 14th - 27th May 2007
Various venues around Leeds
Situation Leeds is a biennial art festival. I collaborated with three
other artists to produce the project Rubbish Art, it involved work on
the City's bins and two performances.
PUBLICATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, SCHOOL OF FINE ART, HISTORY OF ART, & CULTURAL STUDIES PROSPECTUS 2010-2011
My work is currently on the cover.
ART ART ART
Issue 7, Between Dialogues, December 2009
Review - Night Time, Ana Laura de la Torre and the people of Southwark by Annie Carpenter.
http://www.artartartgallery.com/nighttime
ART FIST
Issue Five, February/March 2009
Art Fist is a Leeds based art magazine. My piece The-Long-Drawn-Out-Art Manifesto appeared on the back cover of issue five.
ARTSPACE: ARTS JOURNAL OF LEAMINGTON STUDIO ARTISTS
Autumn/Winter 2008, issue 29
Plot on the Edge: Reminiscences of Arts Week 2008 by Annie Carpenter.
ARTSPACE: ARTS JOURNAL OF LEAMINGTON STUDIO ARTISTS
10th Anniversary Issue, spring/summer 2008, issue 28
Being Human: Mary Partridge, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Mary Partridge and Annie Carpenter discuss the exhibition.
QUALIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL SCIENCES BSC HONS ongoing
Open University
CERTIFICATE IN NATURAL SCIENCES obtained 2010
Open University
FINE ART BA HONS obtained 2009
University of Leeds
ART AND DESIGN FOUNDATION COURSE obtained 2005
Warwickshire College
DISSERTATION SUBJECT:
Practice In Context: The Self-Referential in Early Conceptual Art