Born in Northern Ireland 1972
Lives & works in London
CONTACT
garethwmcconnell@gmail.com
SELECTED TEXTS
— Carrickfergus, Susan McKay
— Community Service, Tom Morton
— Details of Sectarian Murals, Shannon Flaherty
— Gareth McConnell, Alison Green
— Art as Irritant, Suzane O'Shea
— Gareth McConnell, David Chandler
— Gareth McConnell, Sally O'Reilly
— In conversation with Charlotte Cotton
— It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding
— On and Off Drugs, Neal Brown
— Wherever You Go, Charlotte Cotton
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EDUCATION
1999
MA, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1996
BA, West Surrey College of Art & Design, UK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
Milk and Honey, Carl Freedman Gallery, London, UK
Orientation & Devotion, Gallerie Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
2005
Gareth McConnell, Counter Gallery, London, UK
Gareth McConnell, Hippolyte Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2004
Back2Back, Byam Shaw School of Art, London, UK
Gareth McConnell, Three Projects 1998-2003, Belfast Exposed Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2003
Portraits & Interiors from the Albert Bar, ArtandPhotographs, London, UK
Institutions, Unit 2 Gallery, London, UK
2002
Wherever You Go, Lighthouse, Poole, UK
1998
Anti-Social Behaviour Part I & II, Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Ireland
1996
Anti-Social Behaviour Part I, The First Shoreditch Foto Biennial, London, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
In Our World. New Photography from Britain, Commune di Modena, Modena, Italy
2007
Co-Exist, Foil, Tokyo, Japan
Quietscapes, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico
2006
The Galleries Show, Extra City, Antwerp, Belgium
The Name of This Show is Not: Gay Art Now, Paul Kasmin, New York, USA
Toutes Compositions Florales, Counter Gallery, London, UK
2005
Presence, Gimpel Fils, London, UK
To be continued... Helsinki Kunsthalle, Helsinki. Finland
1999
John Kobal Foundation, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
The Show, RCA, London, UK
1996
Mallpractice, The Mall, London, UK
MONOGRAPHS
2004
Gareth McConnell, Steidl, Germany. Texts by David Chandler,
Neal Brown & Simon Pooley. Interview by Charlotte Cotton
Back2Back, All Change, UK
2002
Wherever You Go, Lighthouse, UK. Introduction by Charlotte Cotton
GROUP PUBLICATIONS
2011
The New York Times Magazine, Photographs, Aperture, USA
2008
100 Photographs, Asahi Press, Japan
2007
Langford’s Basic Photography: The Guide for Serious Photographers 8th Edition, Focal Press, UK
Quietscapes, Mateus, Mexico, texts by Trisha Ziff and Veronique Ricardoni
In Our World. New Photography from Britain, Skira, Italy
2006
Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography. Phaidon, UK. Text by Alison Green
2005
Recontres d’Arles yearbook, France
To be continued, British Council, UK, text by Tom Morton
Frieze Art Fair Yearbook, Frieze, UK
1999
John Kobal Portrait Award (catalogue), Zelda Cheatle Press, London, UK
LECTURES & TALKS
2011
Guardian Masterclass, The Guardian, London, UK
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
University of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
2008
University of Suffolk, Suffolk, UK
Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK
2007
University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
Picnic, Mexico City, Mexico
2006
Blackpool and The Flyde, Blackpool, UK
London College of Fashion, London, UK
‘Art Photography Now’ Tate Modern, London, UK
London College of Communication, London, UK
University of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
2005
University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
London College of Communication, London, UK
University of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
‘In conversation’ with Roger Hargreaves, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
The Connection at St Martins in the Fields, London, UK
2004
University of Wales, Newport, UK
2003
London Metropolitan University, London, UK
2001
The Arts University College at Bournemouth, Poole, UK
Lighthouse, Poole, UK
TEACHING
2011
University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK
University of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
2007
London College of Communication (MA), London, UK
2006
University of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
2005
University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
University of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
2005
Visiting Fellow, The European Centre for Photographic Research,
University of Wales, Newport, UK
Shortlisted for the Recontres d’Arles Discovery Award, Arles, France
2004
Artist in residence, London Metropolitan University, London, UK
1999
John Kobal Portrait Award, runner up, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers prize for Photography, London, UK
1998
Source Magazine Olympus Portfolio Award, Belfast, Northern Ireland
COMMISSIONED ART PROJECTS
2010
Outdoor Media Billboard Project, Sydney, Australia
2006
Migros Annual Report with Beda Ackermann, Zurich, Switzerland
2005
National Portrait Gallery/The Connection at St Martins in the Field, London, UK
British Library, Fashion Lives, exhibited at British Library, London, UK
2004
All Change, youth project resulting in Back2Back book and exhibition, London, UK
2003
BBC Public Arts, London, UK
2002
Showstudio with Shelly Fox, one night audio visual showing, ICA, London, UK
2001
Lighthouse/Quay Foyer, resulting in Wherever You Go book and exhibition, Poole, UK
PUBLIC ART COLLECTIONS
British Council, London, UK
UBS Art Collection, London, UK
TELEVISION
BBC, Simon Schama’s Power of Art, Alison Jackson,
Inspired by... Rembrandt, Gareth McConnell
SELECTED EDITORIAL COMMISSIONS
The New York Times Magazine, W, AnOther, GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue, New York, The New Yorker, Time, Dazed & Confused