CV - Katherine Araniello

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Katherine Araniello ____________________________________________
Education
2002 - 2004	Goldsmiths College, University of London MA Fine Art
1996 - 1999	London Guildhall University BA Fine Art received June 1999 Received first class honours. Awarded the ‘Owen Rowley Prize’ for end of year Fine Art Degree show
1995 - 1996	Tower Hamlets College, London Foundation course in Fine Art completed
1993 - 1994	Greenwich Young People’s Theatre, London Credited course in Theatre Studies completed Awarded a distinction
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Exhibitions
26/9/2009	15mm Films - Sex for the Disabled AND Festival in collaboration with DaDa Fest
9/2009	‘Three By Three Becomes Guest Project’, Yinka Shonibare’s relaunched Studio Space, London
3/2009	The Way Out, Beaconsfield, London
3/2009	Three By Three, Yinka Shonibare's Space, London
3/12/2007		The Alternative Arts Debate, Tate Modern, London
9-10/2006	The Disabled Avant-Garde Today! Gasworks, London
10/2006	“The Staircase Miracles”, Serpentine Gallery, London
6/2005	‘The Staircase Miracles’, The Custard Factory, Birmingham
10/2004	PILOT 1, Limehouse Townhall, London Nominated by Patrick Brill (aka Bob and Roberta Smith)
10-11/2004	‘I am not a feminist, I am normal’, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
13/01/2004	Showing Off: The Talent of Disabled People, Television Centre, BBC
05/2003	Made in UK, Archgallery, London
11/1997	Woodlands Art Gallery, London
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Film Festivals
4/2009	Wolverhampton Disability Film Festival, Wolverhampton Premiere screening of Disabled Avant-Garde film 'Amazing Art'
6/2007	Artsadmin Summer Season, Steve Whitson Studio, London
12/2005	7th Disability Film Festival, National Film Theatre, London
12/2004	6th Disability Film Festival, National Film Theatre, London
03/2004	18th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, - National Film Theatre, London
12/2003	Retour d'Images, European Year of People with Disabilities Paris, France, Screening a selection of short films

06/2003	5th Disability Film Festival, National Film Theatre, London
04/2003	KynnysKINO4 Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland
05/2003	Innovate Presentation, The Arts Council England programme. London
06/2002	4th Disability Film Festival, National Film Theatre, London
05/1999	1st Disability Film Festival, Lux Cinema, Hoxton, London
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Performances
19/12/2009	Cabaret Melancholic St. Mark's Hall, London
5/9/2009	Only in London! Liberty Festival, Trafalgar Square Lord Nelson performance with Catherine Long
27/6/2009	Once More with Feeling, Tate Modern Vital Statistics - New and Improved! Performed with Marja Commandeur and Aaron Williamson
4/2009	Wolverhampton Disability Film Festival, Wolverhampton ‘Damaged Dance!’ by the Disabled Avant-Garde with Martha Commander
22/12/2008	No Room at the Igloo: An Xmas Pageant, The Royal Festival Hall The Disabled Avant-Garde take part in a hilarious slapstick nativity performance
5/12/2008	Terminal, Late at Tate Britain
17/9/2008	Rhinestone Rollers, Paralympics Handover, Hackney Town Hall Wheelchair Line Dancing with Graeae Theatre Company
30/08/2008	Rhinestone Rollers, Liberty Festival, Trafalgar Square Wheelchair Line Dancing with Graeae Theatre Company
05/07/2008		The Alternative Village Fete, The National Theatre Watch this Space Festival, National Theatre Square, London The Disabled Avant-Garde entertain with their arts and crafts works produced at art therapy sessions.
08/6/2008	The Art Car Boot Sale, London The Disabled Avant-Garde will be selling their limited editions to raise money for their Charity Art Therapy Programme.
13/11/2007	A durational performance with Aaron Williamson and myself - a protest against airlines refusing to fly me to Zurich to end my life, The School of Oriental and African Studies, London
15-16/9/2007	The Way In, 15mm Films Performance, Beaconsfield, London
07/2001	Greenwich and Docklands International Festival, Greenwich Student Union bar, London
1996 – 2000	Plastic Anorexic Performances - London – Manchester - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Bournemouth Myself and Sean Donaghey performed at various venues under the pseudonym of ‘plastic anorexic’ venues included ICA [part of Wrong Bodies Festival and Mardi Gras 2000], London, Greater Manchester City Town Hall
11/1999	UNSIGNABLE Project – SHAPE, Union Chapel, Islington, London
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Workshops
27/3/2008		‘How to Market Yourself Online’ - SHAPE Conference, Space Studios, Hackney, London Artist Speaker, Presented talk: 'An Artist’s Career Progression and the Net' in addition to several films
06/2005
	Common Sense, Ikon Gallery Birmingham Artist Speaker, presented “The Interview”
07/2003	LGBT conference – GLAD Co-trainer for Body Beautiful afternoon workshop
04/2002	SHAPE and HNG Multimedia Co-trainer for 12-week London Loud workshop to make a 5-minute video for submission to the London Weekend Television’s Whose London Film Festival
04/2002	Independent Festival - Brent Association of Disabled People Afternoon workshop – What’s the Difference?
01/2001	RUSH Project - Greenwich and Docklands International Festival Co-trainer and organiser for a 6-month training programme in video and performance for deaf and disabled people
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Commissions
03/2009	The Magic Hour Film Commission Award, 104 Films Ltd.
01/2005	The Staircase Miracles, 40 min. (by 15MM FILMS, a collective of disabled artists)
06/2003	CD Cover Designed CD sleeve for Australian singer/songwriter Adrian Kay’s album “Now We’re Talking”
07/2002	Amplify Awarded funding by London Arts Made 2 films, Amplify 1 and Amplify 2, exposing segregation of physical difference
01/2002	Replay Edited 8-minute music video by dancer/songwriter Lyn Levett as part of the Frankie Miller Songwriting project
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Press/Articles
4/5/2009	Martin Coomer, “Shape Shifting: 15MM Film's 'The Way Out'”, The Big Issue, No. 85
4/2009	*David Crawforth, Naomi Siderfin and Aaron Williamson, “The Way Out”, AN magazine, pp. 36-38*
26/3/2008	Interviewed about my work as an artist for “One in a Million”, Radio Peckham
12/2007	Katherine Araniello, “Opinion”, Art Disability Culture, Issue 201
5/2007	The Interview, Resonance FM, Make Your Own Damn Music Bob and Roberta Smith
23/4/07	BBC Southern Counties Radio, Interviewed by Gordon Astley
2005
		*15MM Films "The Staircase Miracles", Contemporary, issue 73*
2005		*Reitsamer, Rosa, "Who Wants To Be A Feminist?", Filmwaves/Art In-Sight, issue 26*
09/2004		*Olsen, Hanne, “Interview: Katherine Araniello”, dail magazine,* issue 183**
06/2004		*Olsen, Hanne, “Sex in the City” (film review), dail magazine,* issue182**
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Committees and Presentations
9/2009		SHAPE Arts Sub Committee Member
30/6/2009	Fifth Annual UCL & Bindmans Debate To Be or Not To Be: A Decision for the Individual or the State? Debate Panelist
5/2009	‘Art & Compromise’ public talk chaired by Monica Ross, Beaconsfield, London Panel Member
23/1/2007	SHAPE Mentoring and Advice & Guidance Training (Completed course qualifying me to be a mentor or give advice and guidance to artists)
10/2006	SHAPE Arts Sub Committee Member
06/2003	The European Year of Disabled People Campaign Bus - Greenwich Observatory and Epsom Derby Premiered Speed video on a loop with other films of mine
1/2000 - 12/2000	Diverse Art Artistic Co-ordinator of Diverse Art, a year-long project using Millennium funding to organise a disability arts festival in Greenwich
Statement The subject matter of my work is a continued investigation and exploration of ways to challenge and subvert representations of physical disability. "Araniello translates an unforgiving attitude into visualising concepts, often using her art to parody the profound ignorance that disabled people face on a daily basis." The prime focus is to subvert and parody complex contemporary issues often to do with disability such as assisted suicide, media representation, prejudice and ignorance and body aesthetics. Using a variety of media including film, performance and digital prints I transform these complex and serious issues to make works that are humorous and playful with a critical edge. bio home