Joshua Thomson - The Institute Of Ape Culture

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Born: York
Lives: London

Education
2001 – 2003 Royal College of Art, London
1996 – 1999 University of Wales in Cardiff, Cardiff

Solo Exhibitions
2007 August "The Instruments of Oblivion" - The Fismarket, Northampton
2004 September “The Institute of Ape Culture” 42, Notting Hill, London

Group Exhibitions
2008 September ”Precious Things” Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda
2008 July Performance Supporting Jamie Shovlin’s “Lustfaust”, (ICA event) Cargo London

2007 December "Freezing Art Fair" - The Fishmarket, Northampton
2007 February “Drawing Breath” – 10 Years of the Jerwood Drawing Prize International Tour Australia & British Isles

2006 December “The New Ambassadors”- Rockwell, London
2006 August “Drawing Breath” – 10 Years of the Jerwood Drawing Prize – Wimledon University
2006 May “WIDE vs WIDER - The Ultimate All Nighter” Whipping House, London

2005 November Performance – “Fabric of a nation” IDEO, Clerkenwell, London
2005 November Performance/Screening - “Peripheral Visions Symposium” Cork Film Centre, Cork (European City of culture 2005)
2005 September “42 All-stars” 42, Notting Hill, London
2005 August “Anti-Antiques” (Bowieart) / Portobello Film Festival - Westbourne Studios, London
2005 July “Peripheral Visions Screening” Cork Film Centre, Cork (European City of culture 2005)

2004 December “Wide Xmas” musical performance, The Albany, London
2004 December “Xmas Tree”39 gallery, Hoxton, London
2004 August “The Institute of Ape Culture Review” Rockwell, London
2004 August “WIDE at the Albany” Film festival, The Albany, London
2004 July “Infinite Fill” Foxy Production, Manhattan, New York.
2004 July “Pub Crawl” 39 gallery, Hoxton, London
2004 June “Glad Day” Foxy Production, Manhattan, New York
2004 May “Kristoff and Boyo’s Journey” 291 Gallery, Hackney, London. Performance as ‘The Institute of Ape Culture Review’
2004 May “8i8 ” 291 Gallery, Hackney, London. Performance as ‘The Institute of Ape Culture Review’
2004 May “Art Chicago” (Foxy Production, International Invitational stand) Chicago
2004 January “Works on paper” Southfirst, Brooklyn, New York.

2003 November “WIDE R/I/O/T” Performance - The Institute of Ape Culture Review, The Garage, Islington, London
2003 September “The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2003” Various Venues, UK
2003 September “A Tiny New Nation” Spital Square (Bowiearts project), London
2003 August “Cold Stew”, The VTO gallery, London
2003 June “The Show”, RCA London
2003 February “The Hunting Art Prize” The Henry Moore Gallery, RCA, London

2002 October “The Interim Show” The Henry Moore Gallery, RCA, London
2002 September “Suspense”, The Atrium gallery, London
2002 June “Hold Your Horses”, R.C.A. Howie Street, London
2002 March “Diversion”, Arch 295, London


Grants/Awards
Shortlisted for ICA re-enactment project (2006)
“The Jerwood Drawing Prize” Student prize winner (2003)
The Sheldon Burgh Award (2003)
Shortlisted for the National Grid Transco Award (2003)
Awarded the Basil H Alkazzi Foundation scholarship (2001)


Projects
Music Releases

Vinyl
2006 May “HeyHeyHey” and “Midas Teng” on “WIDE presents…” (WIDER 003) 12” vinyl compilation LP
2005 January “Junk Music” on “WIDE presents…” (WIDER 002) 12” vinyl compilation LP
2004 November “My cup is half full” (IoAC recordings) Ltd edition 7” single by ‘He and the Instruments of Oblivion’
CD
2006 October “The Creeper” on “The Depths Vol. 1” c.d. compilation - www.thedepths.co.uk

Digital
2006 July “The Ticking Seventeen” on “The UK Bass EP” (compilation) Digital recording available from www.Juno.co.uk
2006 March “The Extended Player EP” (WIDE MP3 002) Digital recording available from www.Juno.co.uk


Publications
The Irish Times “Paintings to be seen in the flesh” Published October 1, 2008 – Aidan Dunne

“BBC Collective - Editor Arts Review” Published: 23 August 2007 by B.B.C. - Freire Barnes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A26194917

“Free Radicals” Published 2005 by PictureBox, Inc. (U.S.A) – Edited by Lief Goldburg.

“The Basil H Alkazzi Foundation: A celebration of twenty years association between the Foundation and the Royal College of Art” Published: May 2005 – Forewords by Sir Jocelyn Stevens, Basil Alkazzi, Sir Christopher Frayling.

A Long Wave Welcome “a long wave welcome- edition 1” Published: March 2005 – Josh Thomson & Mark Farhall

Artforum.com Critic’s Pick, February 2004 —Elizabeth Schambelan

Boiler “we are animals” issue 4 “The institute” Published: February 2004 – Josh Hansen

The New York Times “Sampling Brooklyn, Keeper of Eclectic Flames” Published: January 23, 2004 – Holland Cotter

The Jerwood Drawing Prize (Catalogue), Published: September 2003 – Various