David Faithfull

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Born: Edinburgh
Lives: Edinburgh/Mull

Education
Professional Practice:

1993-present Lecturer, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland
1992-present Artist practice based in Edinburgh, Scotland
1983-1992 Living and working as artist/designer in Copenhagen, Denmark
1979-1983 BA Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland

Solo Exhibitions
Solo and curated Exhibitions including:

2012 PALINDROME PANORAMIQUE, Engramme, Quebec City, Canada.
2011 CABIN:CODEX, VRC, DCA, Dundee
2009 INKUBATOR 3, Impact Conference, Centre for Print Research, UWE, Bristol
2009 INKUBATOR 2, The DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery, Durham
2007 INKUBATOR 1, Edinburgh Printmakers
2004 TIDE/EDIT 2 An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
1999 National Museum of Scotland, Hawthornsdale Court, Edinburgh
Exhibition of Banners & imagery for the Opening of the New Scottish
Parliament
1997 Galleria Arts Nouveaux, Verona, Italy
Curated by Ottavio Giacomazzi, Malcesine, Italy
1997 Parco della Mignola Gallery, Malcesine, Laco di Garda, Italy
Curated by Thorsten Stumpf, Wiesbaden, Germany
1991 The Royal Libraries Copenhagen, Denmark


Group Exhibitions
2012 ART LENDING LIBRARY, GI Glasgow
2012 INCH KENNETH, An Tobar/6°W
2011 LAB 2011, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, London Artists Book Fair
2011 INCH KENNETH, ST Orans, Iona/6°W
2011 BUNKER, Imapct 7, Melbourne, Australia
2011 BUNKER, SCULPTURE & OBJECT XVI, Piestant, Slovakia
2011 BUNKER, Mosty IX/Bridges IX, Piestany, Slovakia
2011 BUNKER, SSA Exhibition, RSA Galleries, Edinburgh
2010 INH KENNETH Residency, Mull/6°W
2010 PLACE OF INTEREST, Doverodde Book Arts Festival, Limfjord, Denmark
2010 SPIKE ISLAND OPEN STUDIOS Artists Book Exhibition, Spike Island Bristol, UK
2009 ARTISTS’ BOOKS The Scottish Contribution, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
2009 SSA Annual Exhibition, Vision Building, Dundee
2008-2009 Winter Exhibition Edinburgh Printmakers
2008 GARDEN GALLERY, Edinburgh International Arts Festival
2008 ABERFELDY ARTISTS BOOK FESTIVAL, Temple Gallery, Aberfeldy
2005 BY LEAVES WE LIVE, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
2005-2008 ARCADIA ID EST, International Tour 2005-2008
Venues including:
Trace Gallery, Dorset
Eagle gallery, London
Centre for the Artists' Book, Brisbane, Australia
Moufflon Bookshop, Nicosia, Cyprus
AKI, Enschede, the Netherlands
Baltic, Newcastle
Hartley Library, University of Southampton
Rikhardinkatu Library, Helsinki, Finland
Wollaton Hall, Nottingham
2006-2008 SITTING ROOM, International Tour 2006-2008
Venues including:
Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Manchester Alsager Arts Centre, Manchester 2006;
The Permanent Gallery, Brighton
The Kay Gallery, Alameda, Alifornia, USA
tbc. Mexico City
2007 BOXED COLLECTION
Dochas Centre, Lochgilphead
Hill House, Helensburgh
An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull
2007 ARTISTS BOOK FAIR, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
2006 COW PARADE, Edinburgh
2006 COVER TO COVER, RBSA, Birmingham
2006 IMAGE NATION Collins Gallery, Glasgow
2006 PRINT SAIL, Merz Gallery, Edinburgh
2006 ARTISTS BOOK EXHIBITION, RBSA, Birmingham
2005 BOOKMARKS III, Multiple International Locations
Venues including: Tate, Millbank
Yale Centre for British Art, USA.
2005 SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR, Conway Hall, London
2005 BY LEAVES WE LIVE, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
2005 ARTISTS BOOKS, from the CFPR Collection, Enschede, Netherlands
2005 FEARFUL SYMMETRY, Mertz Gallery, Edinburgh

2005 HIBRIDA, Brno, Chzech Republic; Bradford, ISBN 0955029902
2005 TIDEEDIT2 Book Launch, An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
2005 8TH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOK FAIR, Halifax, ISBN 1904051049
2004 HOUSEROOM, Bath
2004 ARTISTS BOOKS 2, The Winchester Gallery, Winchester School of Art
2004 MERTZ GALLERY, Edinburgh
2004 7TH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOK FAIR, Halifax, ISBN 1904051030
2004 EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, Glasgow Art Fair, George Square, Glasgow
2003-2004 THE GREAT BOOK OF GAELIC, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh
An Leabhar Mór, The Gaelic Arts Agency/Canongate Books ISBN 1841952494
International Tour 2003-2004: Ireland, Canada, USA
2003 LAB 03, London Artists Book Fair, ICA, London
2003 BALTIC BOOK FAIR, Baltic, Gateshead
2003 21m2, Stavanger, Norway
2003 INTERACTIONS, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2002-2003 THE GREAT BOOK OF GAELIC, Glasgow Museum of Modern Art
2002-2003 AESTHETIC & FUNCTION, Kansas State University touring exhibition
venues including: Seoul, Korea; Trier, Germany
2002 ART OF THE BOOK, Fruitmarket Gallery/Edinburgh International Book Festival
2002 NEW (recent acquisitions of Contemporary British Art)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, ISBN 1903278341
2001 ARTISTS BOOKS, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2001 FRUITMARKET GALLERY, Glasgow Art Fair 2001 George Square, Glasgow
2001 LANDSCAPE IN PRINT, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2000-2001 SUM OF PARTS, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
2000 BRITISH ART SHOW, Without Day, City Art Centre Gallery, Edinburgh
2000 BOOKSPACE, Fruitmarket Gallery, British Art Show, Edinburgh
2000 FESTIVAL EXHIBITION, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2000 SCOTTISH SMALLS, Exhibition of Contemporary Scottish Printmaking
1999 PASSPORT FREE STATE, Art.tm, Inverness


Bibliography
Print Collaborations including:

2012 TRAQUAIR/EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
2012 INCH KENNETH/6°W2003 INTERACTIONS Print Collaboration with Alasdair Clark
Edinburgh Printmakers
2002 THE GREAT BOOK OF GAELIC/AN LEABHAR MHOR
Print Collaboration with Paul Harrison
Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre, Dundee

Workshops, Talks and Presentations including:

2009 JURA ARTISTS BOOK with John Burnside
By Leaves we Live, Artists Book Fair, Scottish Poetry Library
2008 JETTISON
DCA, Dundee
2007 INKUBATOR
By Leaves we Live, Artists Book Fair, Scottish Poetry Library
2005 PALINDROMIC BOOKS BY DAVID FAITHFULL
By Leaves we Live, Artists Book Fair, Scottish Poetry Library,
2005 SIMON PATTERSON/TYPOGARPHY AND ART WORKSHOP
Fruitmarket Gallery and Edinburgh Printmakers collaboration
2004 ARTISTS BOOK COURSE
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
2003-2005 ARTISTS BOOKS
General Course Lecture, University of Dundee


Grants/Awards
Awards including:

2012 SSA/ENGRAMME AWARD
2005 THE GREAT BEAR
First Prize, Book section, Scottish Illustration, The Collins Gallery, Glasgow
2004 TIDEEDIT 2
Scottish Arts Council Award
1997-2004 Research Awards, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art

Work in Collections including:

Tate Modern
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh;
Winchester Library Collection
UWE Collection, Bristol
DCA Collection, Dundee

Projects
Work in Collections including:

Tate Modern
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh;
Hunterian, Glasgow
Bank of Scotland Headquarters, Edinburgh
Winchester Library Collection
UWE Collection, Bristol
DCA Collection, Dundee


Publications
Solo Publications including:
2012 LEVIATHAN
Published by Semper Fidelis ISBN 978-1-900599-31-3
2009 BUNKER
Published by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 978-1-900599-26-9
2010 INKUBATOR 2
2011 Pubklished by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 978-900599-27-6
2007 INKUBATOR
Published by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 1900599244
2007 XYLOTHEQUE
Published by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 1900599236
2005 TIDE/EDIT2
Published by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 1900599201
2003 JETTISON Series of Artists Books and Multiples
Published by Semper Fidelis
ISBN 1900599139, ISBN 1900599147, 1900599155
2000 BOOK OF MATCHES: PARADISE LOST AND PARADISE REGAINED
Published by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 1900599112, ISBN 1900599104
2000 BAROX Published by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 190059090
Exhibited in the Fruitmarket Gallery’s ‘Sum of Parts’ Exhibition
2000 EAST LOOKING WEST/WEST LOOKING EAST
Published by Semper Fidelis, ISBN 1900599058, ISBN 190059904X
1997 TIDE/EDIT Published by Semper Fidelis,
ISBN 1900599031, ISBN 190059901, ISBN 1900599023