Paul Harper

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Born: London, 1974
Lives: Switzerland

Education
1998-00 MA Fine Art (Photography), Royal College of Art, London
1993-96 BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting), Winchester School of Art, Hampshire (with 3
month exchange to the K�nstakademie, D�sseldorf in 1995)
1992-93 BTEC Diploma Foundation Studies, Epsom School of Art and Design,
Surrey


Solo Exhibitions
2011 �Paintings�, Galerie Hubert B�chler, Z�rich
2007 Galerie Hubert B�chler, Z�rich
2006 'Bang Your Head', Villa Am Aabach, Uster (collaboration with Rory Macbeth)

Group Exhibitions
2012 �P L I N Y�, Golden Fleece, York
2012 �By Word Of Mouth�, Galerie S/Z, Uerikon
2012 �Werkschau 2012: Kanton Z�rich Werkbeitr�ge Bildende Kunst�, F+F Schule f�r Kunst und Mediendesign, Z�rich
2012 �Other Surfaces�, Poppy Sebire Gallery, London
2011 �Die Garderobe�, Stiftung Binz39, Z�rich
2010 �Catch Of The Year 2�, Dienstgeb�ude, Z�rich
2010 �Werkschau 2010: Kanton Z�rich Werkbeitr�ge Bildende Kunst�, F+F Schule f�r Kunst und Mediendesign, Z�rich
2009 �Wicker Is the Next Big Thing�, K3 Project Space, Z�rich
2009 �Art Vilnius �09�, Lithuania
2008 �Pottery�s the Next Best Thing�, K3 Project Space, Z�rich
2008 �When Fears Become Form�, CAN, Neuchatel
2008 �Things That Go Bump in the Night�, Caf� Gallery Projects, London
2008 �The Best Is Yet To Come�, Galerie Hubert B�chler, Z�rich
2007 �Ein Zweites Leben�, Stadtgalerie, Bern
2007 �Bestellungen Beim Universum�, Value, Z�rich
2006 �Mixed Pickles Overloaded�, K3 Project Space, Z�rich
2006 �A Tree You Can�t See�, Flaca, London
2006 �Balkan TV�, Stiftung Binz39, Z�rich
2006 'A Geography of the Inexplicable', Projektraum exex, St Gallen
2006 'Bad Moon Rising', K3 Project Space, Z�rich
2005 �Disco Hospital�, Coleman Project Space, London
2005 �Hyper-Drawing�, Kunsthaus, Langenthal
2005 �Budget Bureau: Language & Applications�, Centre d�Art Contemporain, Geneva
2004 'Crawford Open 5', Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland


Bibliography
2008 �Kunst Stafette: K�nstler Laden K�nstler Ein�, JRP/Ringier, Z�rich
2007 �Death Jukebox�, Nieves Books, Z�rich
2006 'Death Disco', Nieves Books, Z�rich
2005 �Hyper-Drawing�, Kunsthaus, Langenthal (ex. cat.)


Grants/Awards
2012 Kanton Z�rich Werkbeitrag Bildende Kunst
2010 Kanton Z�rich Werkbeitrag Bildende Kunst
2006 Jury award for short film �The Game of Cards (A Scene from �Barry Lyndon�)� at �Dizzyland Video Prize�
2005 Artist-in-residence at K�nstleratelier Uster, Switzerland for one year