Giles Denmark
    Minneapolis, MN
    USA
    gdenmark@le-guide.com
    Artist
           

    
    
    
    EDUCATION

    1976 HIGHER DIPLOMA IN FINE ART. Slade School of Art, London, England. (=M.A.)
    1974 B.A. HONS IN FINE ART. Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, England.

    AWARDS

    1992 MCKNIGHT FELLOWSHIP IN INTERDISCIPLINARY ART, Minneapolis, MN.
    1990 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. Monumentalavd "Sykkelfabrikken", Sandnes, Norway.
    1990 MEDIA RESIDENCY. Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT.
    1989 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. Yellow Springs Institute, Chester Springs, nr Philadelphia.
    1984 TRANSLATIONS VIDEO COLLABORATION GRANT, UCV, Minneapolis.

    TEACHING

    1992 GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
    Visiting Lecturer, Performance workshop.
    1991 SLADE SCHOOL OF ART, LONDON.
    Visiting Artist. First Year Painting. Multi-media and Performance Art.
    1990-1 KUNST AKADEMI, OSLO, NORWAY.
    Visiting Lecturer, Performance Art.
    1990-2 KUNST SCHOLEN Y ROGALAND, STAVANGER, NORWAY.
    Visiting Lecturer and direct Performance art workshop, 2nd year Foundation.
    1991 KUNST AKADEMI, TRONDHEIM, NORWAY.
    Visiting Artist, Performance Art.

    SELECTED PERFORMANCES

    1997 THE ATRE. Performance/installation/internet work. Paris, France
    1995 CLEAN HOUSE. A performance installation. The Soap Factory, No Name Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
    1995 AGE OF INTIMACY. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN.
    1993 REJECTION. Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
    1992 PURSUING PERFECTION - THE DORYPHOROS. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN.
    1992 LEG IRONS. Stavanger Arts Festival/Excil 2,Gallery 242, Brusand, Norway.
    1992 THE SPEAR HOLDER. Red Herring Gallery, Brighton, England.
    1992 THE SPEAR HOLDER. Holborn Centre of Performing Arts, London, England.
    1991 THE PLAY THING. Jungle Theater, Minneapolis, MN.
    1991 ONE ON ONE. Sting Nightclub, Stavanger, Norway.
    1990 OLGER & VANN (OILS & WATER). Lysverket, & Staten Kunst Akademi, Oslo, Norway
    1990 PERFORMANCE. Monumentalavd, 'Sykkelfabrikken', Sandnes, Norway
    1990 TV-MANIA. Franklin Furnace, New York.
    1990 SWIMMING LESSONS. Walker Art Center/Southern Theater, Minneapolis.
    1989 SCARS. Yellow Springs Institute, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
    1987 ART IS GEOGRAPHY. Underground Art Show, Minneapolis.
    1986 THE PAINTING AND THE MARTYR. A poetry performance work. Loring Park Playhouse, Mpls.
    1985 PERFORMANCE PAINTING WORK. State Fair, Saint Paul, MN.
    1985 PASSION. Red Eye Collaboration, Minneapolis, MN .
    1984 WILD. First Ave Danceteria, Minneapolis.
    1983 CIVIL WAR. A poetry performance work. Wall Street Gallery, St Paul, MN.
    1977 HEADCUTS. British Music Information Center, London.
    1976 CRACKS IN A CITY. A poetry performance work. Roundhouse Theater, London.
    1973 SOUNDSCULPT. Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham, England.

    VIDEOS

    1993 PURSUING PERFECTION. Minneapolis Television Network.
    1992 A GENERATOR OF VIOLENCE. A poetry video work. Cable TV, (Rogaland), Norway
    1992 MESSAGE. Minneapolis Television Network; Cable TV, ,Norway
    1991 BODYTALK. Minneapolis Television Network; Cable TV, Norway
    1991 STAIRWAYS/2ND FLOOR. Minneapolis Television Network; Cable TV Norway
    1991 CHINA TOWN. Minneapolis Television Network; Cable TV Norway.
    1987 MALE FIGHTING. Film In The Cities, St Paul, MN.
    1986 THE PAINTING AND THE MARTYR. A poetry video work. Minneapolis Television Network.
    1984 INTRUSIONS. University Community Video (now Intermedia). A poetry video collaboration with Keith Froelich, Minneapolis.

    COLLABORATIONS

    1984 DAS FLASH, Poetry performance with Donald Byrd (choreographer) and Chuck Zwicky (music). First Ave Danceteria, and Walker Art Center (excerpts), Minneapolis, MN.
    1983 INTRUSIONS. Poetry collaboration with Keith Froelich (video), UCV Translations Grant, Mpls.
    1984 ACTS OF FASSION. Poetry performance with Thea Tullous (painter) & Heidi Arvin (designer), Union Depot, St Paul
    1975 EXPERIMENTS IN SPACE, with Glenys Johnson, Slade School of Art, London.

    
    
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