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[ bio & CV ]Carol Dunbar lives and works in Harray, Orkney. 1958 Born in Scotland. 1975 - 1979 Edinburgh College of Art, Diploma of Art (Tapestry). 1979 Andrew Grant Travel Award (USA). 1979 - 1980 Edinburgh College of Art, Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction. 1980 Andrew Grant Travel Award (Japan). 1999 Scottish Arts Council - Award for Individual Development (£6000). 2001 Scottish Arts Council - Shortlisted - Creative Scotland Awards. 2001 Scottish Arts Council - Award for Individual Development (£500). 2001 Research visit to Budapest, Hungary. 2001 Scottish Arts Council/Highlands and Islands Enterprise - Highlands and Islands Artists Award (£482) towards material and exhibition costs. 2002 The Theo Moorman Charitable Trust - Award to research and develop new large scale work (£4500). 2003 Scottish Parliament - Shortlisted - Textile Commission for new Parliament Building, Holyrood.
[ professional bodies ]Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney. Scottish Arts Council - Creative Arts Committee. Crafts Council - SAC Observer.
[ professional experience ]2004 Artist Lecture, Shetland Arts Trust, Lerwick, Shetland. 2003 - 2004 'Out of Schools' project. Leading a series of visual arts workshops funded by ‘New Opportunities Fund’ in collaboration with Orkney Islands Council Education Dept and Pier Arts Centre, Stromness. 2003 ‘Artsplay’ Visual art workshops for nursery and pre-school groups funded by Hi-Arts, Inverness. 2002 Print Commission, art.tm, Inverness. 2002 to date Visiting tutor HNC Fine Art, HND Art and Design, (Development, delivery and assessment of Historical and Contextual Studies Unit and Experimental Printmaking (acrylic-resist etching and plate lithography) ) Art and Design Department, Orkney College, Kirkwall, Orkney. 2001 Print Commission, Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen 2000 Print Commission, St Magnus Festival, Orkney. 1999 - 2002
Visiting tutor DipHE Contemporary Textile Design and Related Crafts,
(Development, delivery and assessment Historical
and Contextual Studies Unit) 1998 Papermaking weekend.
Papa Westray Bothy Arts Group 1996 to date Papermaking workshops. Orkney islands Council Community Education Department. 1995 Co-ordinator of 'Outreach' children’s workshops for The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness. 1996 Two one-day Tapestry Weaving Workshops, Highland Printmakers', Inverness. 1993 to date Children's Workshops, Pier Arts Centre, Stromness. 1992 Two-day Tapestry Weaving Workshop for former OCA students, Inverness. 1991 OIC Community Education Dept. Summer School - Tapestry Weaving. 1991 Scottish Arts Council Short-term Placement (two week residency), Highland Printmakers' Workshop, Inverness. 1990 OIC Community Education Dept - three-day Tapestry and Design Workshop. 1988 SAC Travelling Gallery, Print commission With an Eye to the East. 1987 St Magnus Festival - coordinated exhibition of work by Orkney school-children and supervised the weaving of a tapestry to celebrate the 800th anniversary of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. 1984 to date Tutoring Tapestry Weaving and Papermaking on the Orkney Islands Council and Orkney College's Community Education Programme / Art projects with Primary school-children (including Weaving, Papermaking and Printmaking). 1981 - 1984 Further Education Tutor with Edinburgh College of Art (Tapestry Weaving) and Lothian Regional Council (Drawing and Painting). 1980 - 1981 Tapestry Weaver with the Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, Australia.
[ exhibitions ](Since 1984) 2003/04 Society Of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Invited artist. 2004 The Loft Gallery, St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney. New Work, an exhibition of textile based work with Morag Tweedie. 2003 The Loft Gallery, St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney. Recent Work, a solo exhibition. 2002 Navy Pier, Chicago, Sofa Chicago, represented by The Scottish Gallery. 2002 art.tm, Inverness, Hugh Miller Bi-Centenary Exhibition. 2002 art.tm, Inverness, Exhibition of recent work. 2001 Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen, A5 Exhibition. 2001 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow. Applied Arts Christmas Show. 2001 Navy Pier, Chicago, Sofa Chicago, represented by The Scottish Gallery. 2001 Orquil Gallery, Rendall, Orkney. Solo Exhibition of new and site specific work. 2001 Fine Art Museum, Budapest. Karpit, International Exhibition of Woven Tapestry. 2001 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. Mixed Show. 2000 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow. Applied Arts Christmas Show. 2000 Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 2000 Stromness Library. St Magnus Festival. Artists' Books. A group exhibition. Commission: St Magnus Festival print. 1998 Stromness Library. St Magnus Festival. Play. A group exhibition based on the theme of play. 1997 P&O Scottish Ferries St Ola, Art at Sea - selected artists featured on board the daily Orkney-Scrabster Ferry. 1997 Crawford Arts Centre, St Andrews.Touring Exhibition, Scotland. Grave Goods. A response to bronze age funerary vessels held in the University's collection. 1996 Tankerness House Museum, Kirkwall, Orkney. Reconstruction. Two-person show with Colin Johnstone. A response to exhibits and artefacts housed in the Museum's collections. 1996 Pier Arts Centre, Stromness. Work from the OIC art collection, touring to Hordaland, Norway. 1996 Earl's Palace, Kirkwall. New Work at the Yards. An exhibition of site- specific works by thirteen artists organised by the Pier Arts Centre in association with Historic Scotland and St Magnus Festival. 1996 Crawford Art Centre, St Andrews. Grave Goods. A response to bronze age funerary vessels held in the University's collection. 1995 Crawford Arts Centre, St Andrews. Prints from the Scottish Printmaking Workshops. 1995 Stromness Library. St Magnus Festival. Sample Book. A one-person show of new works. 1994 Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland. The Black Pig Goes North. 16 Orkney- based artists. 1994 Highland Printmakers' Gallery, Inverness. Two-person exhibition with Birgitta Edwards. 1994 Edinburgh College of Art. Scottish and Lithuanian Miniature Tapestries. 1994 Black Pig Gallery, Kirkwall. Christmas Exhibition of selected local artists. 1993 Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney. Warp, Weft, Wood. Three-person show with Birgitta Edwards (Tapestry) and Hugh Leishman (Wood). 1993 Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney. Ten Years On. Soulisquoy Printmakers. 1992 Highland Printmakers Gallery, Inverness. Exhibition of work by the eight 'short-term placement' artists. 1992 Smith's Gallery, London. The Black Pig Goes South. Exhibition of 12 Orkney-based artists. 1992 Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London. Decorative Arts Christmas Exhibition. 1991 Hardanger, Norway, Five Orkney Artists. 1991 Black Pig Gallery, Kirkwall, Orkney. Down in the Deep Blue Sea. Two-person show with Alistair Peebles. 1990 Touring Exhibition: Printed in Scotland. Work from the Scottish Printmaking Workshops. 1988 SAC Travelling Gallery, Print commission With an Eye to the East. 1984 to date Regular exhibitor with the Soulisquoy Printmakers and the Pier Arts Centre annual exhibitions.
[ collections ]Work in a number of private collections in Britain, Australia, USA, Italy and Germany. Public collections - Orkney Islands Council. National Libraries of Scotland. Northlink Ferries.
[ publications & reviews ]Crafts Shortform, May/June 2004 Issue 188 pg 17. Crafts Council, 44 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9BY. Tapestries Show etc review by Eileen Sclater, The Orcadian, 15th May 2003. 'The Orcadian', Hell's Half Acre, Kirkwall, Orkney. Scottish Textiles promotional leaflet Autumn 2002, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. Crafts Shortform, September/October 2002 Issue 178 pg22. Crafts Council, 44 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9BY. Pick of the Week Review Section, Scotland on Sunday, 30th June 2002. Pick of the Week Review Section, Scotland on Sunday, 23rd June 2002. Pick of the Week Review Section, Sunday Herald, 16th June 2002. Border between art and craft is woven to blur the seam - review by Iain Gale. The Review, Scotland on Sunday, 16th June 2002. Spotlight Weekend Living, The Herald, November 24th 2001. Beyond the Surface review by Yvonne Gray, 'The Orcadian', October 2001. 'The Orcadian', Hell's Half Acre, Kirkwall, Orkney. Karpit catalogue International Millennial Contemporary Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. Crafts Feature article by Phillipa Swann January/February 2001 Issue 168 Crafts Council, 44 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9BY.
[ bio ] [ educational work ]I have held a number of residential posts in the past, most of which have involved some form of engagement with both a professional and non-specialist audience. I have considerable experience in developing different types of workshops' for children and adults and I am well used to sharing ideas, and working with my peers. My involvement in formal education gives me confidence in my ability to stimulate interest in an audience of any kind and to offer explanations and contextualisations of my work. It also provides me with a framework from which I can place and discuss the work of other artists. I am very committed to the idea that children and young adults should be encouraged to explore their creative potential and be aware that the visual arts work on a whole range of levels, from the playful exploration of new materials to the development of an understanding of how we relate to one another and to our social and cultural environment. The materials and techniques with which I work and the ideas that I explore lend themselves to being accessible on a variety of levels. My own particular disciplines are in woven tapestry and constructed textiles (including hand knitting and feltmaking), all areas of printmaking (including relief, acrylic-resist etching, plate lithography and screenprinting) and papermaking (including the processing and use of plant fibres). I have acquired skills in a wide range of other techniques and materials, and I strongly believe in selecting the most appropriate means to give an idea visual expression. |
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