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| Gowri Savoor was born in Leicester, England in 1972 and is currently living and working in Vermont, USA. |
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curriculum vitae
exhibitions
*April '11 Three-person exhibition, Juried show, Pearl Conard Art Gallery, Ohio State University, Mansfield, OH
*Dec '10' Contemporary Figurative Surrealism', McLean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA,
*Sept '10 'You Are Here', Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
*Sept '10 'On the Planet', Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT
Apr '10 'Line it Up', Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT
Mar'10 'Surroundings: Arnold & Savoor', Two-person show, The Front, New Orleans, LA
Mar '10 'The Women's Show', Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, VT
Jan '10 'No New Tale to Tell', National Juried show, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, KY.
Sept '09 '50 Artists, 50 States, 50 Mediums', Juried show, The Eclipse Gallery, Algoma, WI
Aug '09 'Paper Planes', Juried show, SAVAC, Toronto, Canada
July '09 'Exposed 09', Juried Outdoor Sculpture Show, Stowe, Vermont USA
Nov '08 'A Line's Life', Solo-exhibition, Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, Vermont
Sept '08 112th Annual Open Exhibition, Juried show, National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, NY
Sept '08 'Bestiarum Vocabulum', Invitational, Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College,
Baltimore, MD
Aug '08 'Johnson Works: Downtown Outdoor Sculpture Show', Juried show, Johnson, VT
May '08 'Metaphor Minds', Invitational, Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson, VT. Other artists: Gerard Haggerty, Ed Smith, Sachiko Akiyama, Denis Versweyveld and Angelo Arnold.
Oct '07 Nature Scopes, Juried show, Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale, Korea
Sept '07 Solo-exhibition, 'Seed' Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, Vermont USA
July '07 'Exposed', Juried Outdoor Sculpture Show, Stowe, Vermont USA
July '05 10th Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail, Juried show, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire UK
June '05 'Garden of Delights', Juried show, Platt Fields, Manchester UK
June '04 'Garden of Delights', Juried show, Platt Fields, Manchester
Jan '03 'Sangam', The Urbis, Manchester
Oct '02 'Moving Stories', People's History Museum, Manchester
July '02 'Together as One', Commonwealth programme, Chester Tree Festival, Chester UK
Oct '94 'The Architecture Exhibition', Manhattan Loft Corporation, Manchester
Oct -94 MTV International Music conference, Manchester
commissions
Nov '06 COM-ART Creative Symposium, Creative Documentation, Manchester, UK
Aug '06 Irlam and Cadishead Community Festival - design and production of site decor.
July '06 'The Paper Boat Bike', mobile boat sculpture. Commissioned by Walk the Plank
June '06 Exodus Refugee Festival, Mcr. Design and production of site decor
Sept '05 'Sea Tremors', Manchester Dental Hospital. Lime Hospital Arts.
Aug '05 10m2 giant gameboard, 'Play it Safe'. Commissioned by Ordsall Community Arts
June '05 'Putting Our Dreams to Bed', commissioned by Manchester International Arts
Mar '05 Textile Banner for Surestart Hyde, Flowery Field, Hyde
Nov '04 'Greatest Show on Earth', stage set design and production for Eastfeast, Manchester
Oct '04 'Now We Talkin', stage set design and production for CAN. Zion Centre, Hulme
July '04 'Bombay Bovine', Cow Parade Manchester. Sited at Piccadilly Station, Platform 10
June '04 'Winds of Change'. Commissioned by Manchester International Arts
Dec '03 'Lighting the Way', Radcliffe, Bury
July '03 'Lazy Summer Days', People's History Museum, Manchester
Aug '02 'Urban Skies', stage set design and production, commissioned for Cultureshock
Oct '01 Giant silk bow, opening of Lowry Designer Outlet centre, for Emerson construction
Mar '01 Stage set design and production, for The Lowry, Salford
Sept '94 Design and production 250 hand-painted tiles for Casa Tapas, Manchester
Aug '93 Design and production of 1000 hand-painted tiles for La Tasca, Deansgate, Mcr
permanent collections
2008 'Adaptation/6' Stearns Hall, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT
2008 'We Whisper to One Another', Elmore Mountain Bread, Elmore, VT
2005 'Sea Tremors' Manchester Dental Hospital. Manchester, UK
2005 Surestart Children's Center, Flowery Field, Hyde, UK
Artworks in private collections
residencies
Feb '07 Vermont Studio Centre, Johnson, Vermont, USA.
Nov '06 Vermont Studio Centre, Johnson, Vermont, USA.
June '06 Churchtown Primary School, Southport
July '05 Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail, Yorkshire
July '03 Properjob Theatre Company, Barnsley
Aug '01 Lancaster House, Barbados. Supported by Trafford Council and IWMN
Mar'95 Shocklach Junior School, Chester
grants, awards and lectures
2010 Visiting Lecture and workshop program, Suffolk University, Boston, MA
2009 City of Montpelier Community Arts Grant
2008 Visiting Lecture, Artist Critic Series, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2007 Full Fellowship Award for the Vermont Studio Center
2006 International Scholarship for Vermont Studio Center residency
2006 Creative Industries Business Lecture Program, Wigan, Manchester UK
2006 Arts Council England, Professional Development Award
2005 and '04 Creative Industries Development Award
2002 Arts Council England, Professional Development Grant
articles / press / publications
2010 Artvoices Magazine #10. Article. 'The Front Takes St. Claude'.Bill Sasser. New Orleans
2010 Times Argus. Article. 'Line it Up', Jim Lowe
2009 Asia Triennial Manchester 08. Catalogue. Produced by Shisha, Manchester, UK.
2009 Times Argus. Article, 'Exposed! Sculpture Insinuated', Hannah Van Susteren
2009 'Visionary Drawing Building': a collection of drawings envisioning speculative architecture. On display at Mass Moca, as part of Matt Bua's installation at Kidspace Gallery.
2008 'Narrative Imagination and Inventions', Review, Bec Garland. A-N online, Interface. http://www.a-n.co.uk/interface/reviews/single/472740
2008 Rosenberg Gallery. Catalogue, 'Bestiarum Vocabulum', Baltimore, MD
2007 Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale. Catalogue, 'Nature Scopes', Korea
2007 Stowe Reporter, Exposed sculpture show, Vermont
2005 Hebden Bridge Times, article on Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail, Yorkshire,UK
2003 Manchester Evening News, feature of 'Lazy Summer Days', Manchester, UK
2000 The Gem. Asian Arts Magasine. Bolton, Lancashire, UK
2002 Chester Chronicle. Article, Chester Tree Festival, Chester,UK
1993 Manchester Evening News, review of 'La Tasca', Manchester,UK
1993 City Life Magazine, review of 'La Tasca', Manchester,UK
education
BA Graphic Design, 1993, Leeds Polytechnic
National Diploma in design (distinction) 1991 Manchester Polytechnic
Foundation course in art and design (commendation) 1991 Manchester Polytechnic
Environmental Arts School, July 2004, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
City and Guilds in pattern cutting and garment construction