Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2017 Located Narrative
Artwork produced during my doctoral studies
Centre for Drawing, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2013 ‘located narrative process’
Wimbledon College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
2012 Information Event and Exhibition
Perry Street Mill, Chard, Somerset
2005 Threads
Brady Arts Centre, London E1
Group Shows
2018 Visually Literate.2, 59 artworks, the inspiration for 59 stories
Menier Gallery, London
2015 -16 Merton Arts Festival, London
2011 Sonia Boyce: The Future is Social - the work that was not mine
John Latham’s Flat Time House,
Peckham, South London
2011 Sonia Boyce: The Future is Social - the work that was not mine
Wimbledon Space, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2010 W.A.V.E. (World Art College Vision Exchange)
Wimbledon Space, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2009 Uncharted Stories
Graduate School Launch Festival
The Triangle Space @ Chelsea College of Arts Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art, University of the Arts London
2007 Boxing Clever
Nolias Gallery, London
2007 LOOP 07
Bankside Gallery, London
2006 outsidedge
The Sassoon Gallery, London
2005 Commonground
ArtSway, Hampshire
2004 Prints Now
Parfitt Gallery, Croydon College, Croydon
2004 Open Print Exhibition
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2004 Hot Off The Press 4
Curwen Gallery, London
2003 - 2004 Noted
Based on the theme of Memory and Testimony, together with fellow artists Julie Holye and Angie Poole, True collected memories from a random audience attending Olaf Elliason’s installation The Weather Project at Tate Modern. The Turbine Hall floor became littered with people’s memories that had been written on to post-it notes by the participants, which were also reflected in the mirrored ceiling, documented on film and later collected to form a display shown at a subsequent course at the Tate called Terms of Engagement. They now form a bookwork entitled Noted.
2003 - 2004 The Portrait: An Investigation of the Self
A four-way exhibition of prints between Montana State University, Utah State University, University of the West of England and Camberwell College of Arts
2003 - 2004
Exchange exhibition of prints between Post Graduate Printmaking staff and students from Camberwell College of Arts and EWHA Women’s University, Korea
2003 5/FIVE
Camberwell College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
2002 Fine Art Glass and Prints
A Gallery, London
2002 Three’s a Crowd
The Yard Gallery, London
2001 Open Doors
Camberwell College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
2000 Centenary Gallery
Camberwell College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
2000 Curiosity
The Dispensary, London
Projects
2009 Venice Agendas VI: Past, Present, Future
True was selected to be a representative from Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art (CCW) to work with the Audio Arts Archive on a project that used sound recording to address ideas of listening and re-description, parts of which were broadcast live from the Venice Biennale. True produced a sound piece during her stay in Venice entitled The Grand Canal Audio Guide Palazzo Barbaro to Santa Maria della Salute.
Residencies
2011 The Future Is Social Residency at artist John Latham’s Flat Time House
Social sculpture was made from everyday interactions and through performance, discussion and the creation of art. Issues of ownership, the gift economy and the aesthetics of documentation were considered. To conclude the two-week residency The Future Is Social symposium addressed recent debates about the politics, aesthetics and quality of contemporary art made through collaboration and participation, as well as situating the experimental residency in a broader theoretical context.
2010 Project Space - Summer Term
PhD Research Studio, Wimbledon College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
2009 Project Space - Spring Term
PhD Research Studio, Wimbledon College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
Publications/Awards/Collections
2018 Textile Stories and Site-Specific Histories
Textile and Place Conference
Manchester School of Art
2018 Visually Literate.2 Catalogue
Menier Gallery, London
2011 Sonia Boyce: The Future is Social - the work that was not mine
University of the Arts London
2010 W.A.V.E. (World Art College Vision Exchange) Catalogue
Wimbledon Space, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2010 [Record] [Create]: Oral History in Art, Craft and Design
Oral History Society Annual Conference in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
2009 Venice Agendas VI: Past, Present, Future
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art, University of the Arts London
2009 Uncharted Stories Catalogue
Graduate School Launch Festival
The Triangle Space @ Chelsea College of Arts Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art, University of the Arts London
2007 LOOP 07 Catalogue
Bankside Gallery, London
2005 Mapping with Threads
Outsidedge e-mag Issue 3
2004 From the Fabric of Memory
Printmaking Today (Spring)
2004 Noted
Book Work, Tate Collection
2004 The Portrait: An Investigation of the Self Catalogue
Montana State University, Utah State University, University of the West of England and Camberwell College of Arts
2003 Professor Bartolomeu Dos Santos Printmaking Prize
2003 Mapping with Threads Installation
Camberwell Collection, Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2003 5/FIVE Catalogue
Camberwell College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
2001 Open Doors Catalogue
Camberwell College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
Conference Papers
2018 Textile Stories and Site-Specific Histories
Textile and Place Conference
Manchester School of Art
2017 Re-presenting Perry Street Mill
Centre for Drawing, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London
2011 Located Narrative Process
Sonia Boyce: The Future is Social - the work that was not mine
John Latham’s Flat Time House in Peckham, London
2011 Located Narrative - An interdisciplinary ‘located narrative process’ that explores and develops a methodology to inform site-specific contemporary art practice.
The Research Network of University of the Arts London (RNUAL)
2010 Located Narrative
[Record] [Create]: Oral History in Art, Craft and Design
Oral History Society Annual Conference association with the
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
2008 Mapping with Threads
The Forum for Drawing, London College of Fashion
University of the Arts London
2005 Noted, Terms of Engagement
Tate Modern, London
Art Education
2017 Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Title: Located Narrative
An interdisciplinary ‘located narrative process’ that explores and develops a tool to inform my site-specific contemporary art practice
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art, University of the Arts London
2003 MA Fine Art Printmaking
Camberwell College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
2001 BA (Honours) Visual Arts: Painting
Camberwell College of Arts,
University of the Arts London
1998 Diploma in Foundation Studies
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London
Teaching Qualifications/Employment
2004 - 2012 Associate Lecturer
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design,
University of the Arts London
2007 - 2010 Associate Lecturer
London College of Communication,
University of the Arts London
2013 CPD Framework in Academic Practice in Art, Design & Communication, Developing Academic Practice
University of the Arts London
2006 Certificate in Education
London Metropolitan University
2005 City & Guilds 7407 Stage 2 - Further Education Teaching Certificate
2004 City & Guilds 7407 Stage 1 - Further Education Teaching Certificate
All work © Deborah True 2021