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Credit Crunch

Painting Studios

14-22 Howie Street

London, SW11 4AY

Monday 30 June 2008, 6-9pm

An exhibition of current MA Painting students: Nathan Barlex, Lydia Corry, Alexander Crocker, Sabina Donnelly, Hannah Dougherty, Robin Footitt, Samuel J. Fouracre, Ian Homerston, Claire Jarvis, Andrew Larkin, Ian Law, Tiny McGee, Neil McNally, Lucy Moore, Rebecca Parkin, Llinos Thomas, Edward Todd, Caroline Walker, April Yang

Realise

Ei'kon

Århus, Copenhagen, Denmark

13 Mar - ongoing

open daily

'Realise' showcases a new wave of talent from London. 3 artists showing a diverse range of work - from hand drawn illustrations to human body parts sculptured out of everyday remains- the show explores the diversity of modern day creative output.



Featured Artists: Carl Burgess (Moresoon), Robin Footitt (gooutinthesun) and James Dawes (pocko). Curated by James-Greenshow & SENKO-STUDIO

Caption

Royal College of Art

Kensington Gore, London, SW7

www.rca.ac.uk

30 Jan - 1 Feb, 2008

open daily 8am - midnight

An exhibition of 1st Year MA Painting students; Nathan Barlex, Lydia Corry, Alexander Crocker, Sabina Donnelly, Robin Footitt, Samuel J Fouracre, Ian Homerston, Claire Jarvis, Andrew Larkin, Ian Law, Neil McNally, Lucy Moore, Rebeccan Parkin, Llinos Thomas, Edward Todd, Caroline Walker and April Yang.

Mythical, Domestic, Working & Loved: Animals in Contemporary Art

96 Gillespie

www.96gillespie.com

25 Jan - 17 Feb, 2008

Thurs - Sun; 2 - 6PM

Mythical, Domestic, Working & Loved presents works by 15 international artists, with new commissions by Daniel Higgs, Michael Sieben, Chin Keeler, and Adam Wallacavage; life size portraits by Gee Vaucher; and projects by Melanie Standage and Diana Sudyka.



The exhibition features works in which animals are used to illustrate spiritual, political or social aspects of human life and encompasses printmaking, photography, painting drawing & sculpture. Comic and mystical, figurative and occult: the styles represented are as diverse as our relationships with the creatures themselves.

When Things Come Together

Nowhere North

Falkland Road, London, N8

www.nowherenorth.co.uk

20 Jan, 2008; 10AM - 10PM

“When Things Come Together” celebrates 1 year of Nowhere North.

Nowhere North is an artist run, non-commercial gallery and studio. Includes works by: Greg Siff, Sam Bassett, Whitney Mcveigh, Robin Footitt, Justin Young, FEFE, Monica Canilao, Martin Poppelwell, Kelly Pretty, Jim Sanders, Ben Levy, Stephen Hicks, James Hutchinson, Bora Akinciturk, Ellie Doney, Hannah Dansie, James Bourne, Erkut Terliksiz, David Shillinglaw and Lucy Farley

Robin Footitt - less hope

96 Gillespie

Gillespie Road, London, N5

www.96gillespie.com

11 - 18 Jan, 2008

Thurs - Sun; 2 - 6PM (or by appointment)

As the fragmented title suggests 'less hope' is a statement of intent, not for a pessimistic message of lowering expectations but rather the diminishing want of a better world, things may be bad but not deemed hopeless. By compressing the vision of heroes, villains, victims and rescues into a collated exhibition of recent work, emerging artist Robin Footitt displays his visual language alongside thoughts of the spectacle.

RCA Secret 2007

Royal College of Art

Kensington Gore, London, SW7

www.rca.ac.uk

16 - 24 Nov, 2007

Daily; 11AM - 6PM

RCA Secret is an annual contemporary art exhibition consisting of around 2,500 original postcard-sized artworks, made and donated by professional artists, designers and illustrators, plus up-and-coming graduates from the Royal College of Art.

Stand Apart - Robin Footitt

Nancy Victor Gallery

36 Charlotte Street, London, W1

www.nancyvictor.com

7 - 28 Sept, 2007

Mon - Fri; 10AM - 6PM

Nancy Victor is pleased to announce the first London solo exhibition of promising British artist Robin Footitt. The exhibition assembles recent drawings, paintings and media work with a print portfolio commission by musician KT Tunstall for her forthcoming album Drastic Fantastic, to be released 10 September 2007.

Individual Universes

BAR (Brent Artists' Resource)

The Gallery st Willesden Green Library, London, NW10

www.brentartistsresource.org.uk

7 - 29 Sept, 2007

Mon - Sun; 2 - 6PM

Group show featuring Justin Young, Wen Wu, Robin Footitt, Sachin Kaeley, Helena Lyons, Roz Golds and Maria Torano.

Friendly Fire

Nancy Victor Gallery (in association with Nowhere North)

36 Charlotte Street, London, W1

www.nancyvictor.com

www.nowherenorth.co.uk

28 Jul - 28 Aug, 2007

Mon - Fri; 10AM - 6PM

Created by artists, illustrators and designers alike with an emphasis on media and secondary information, Friendly Fire stresses the distance between our world of relative luxury and convenience with the places in the world torn apart by conflict and disaster. Nowhere Norths presents; Sam Bassett, Jim Sanders, Ellie Doney, Robin Footitt, James Hutchinson, Whitney Mcveigh, James Bourne and David Shillinglaw

Summer Exhibition for Callum Robbins

96 Gillespie

Gillespie Road, London, N5

www.96gillespie.com

15 Jul - 5 Aug, 2007

Thurs - Sun; 2 - 6PM

Annual Summer Show. All proceeds from the sale of artwork will be donated to Cal and includes work from Gee Vaucher, Glen E Friedman, Cynthia Connolly, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Jamie Reid, Melanie Standage, Pandora Vaughan, Jodi Buonanno, Robin Footitt, KT Tunstall, David Shillinglaw, Rich Jacobs, Sexton Ming, Tim Kerr, Harrison Haynes, Pat Graham and Kristen Cutlip.

Location Archive

Nowhere North

Falkland Road, London, N8

www.nowherenorth.co.uk

Apr, 2007

Photography exhibition curated by Harry Davies.

PRIME

Nowhere North

Falkland Road, London, N8

www.nowherenorth.co.uk

Jan, 2007

Premier exhibition at Nowhere North featuring 17 artists from around the globe; David Shillinglaw (UK), Milena Mott (GER), Emma Smith (NZ), Greg Siff (US), James Bourne (UK), James Hutchinson (UK), Jane Hanzell (NZ), Jim Sanders (UK), Justin Young (UK), Kelly Pretty (NZ), Lauren Belle (UK), Michael Johnson (UK), Peggy Yu (JPN), Stephen Hicks (UK), Robin Footitt (UK), Sachin Kaeley (UK), Yvonne van Baardwijk (NZ).

Fantastic Pastimes

Diorama Arts Centre

Diorama 1, 34 Osnaburgh Street, London, NW1

www.diorama-arts.org.uk

21 Aug - 8 Sept, 2006

Mon - Sun; 10AM - 10PM

Fantastic Pastimes: an enquiry into the time spent surrounding art making. A selection of paintings, drawings and sculpture from Robin Footitt, Sachin Kaeley and Justin Young.

Comics and Sequentials

Ironworks Gallery

259 East 134th Street, Bronx, New York, NY 10454

www.ironworksgallery.com

19 Aug - 4 Oct, 2006

Ironworks presents Comics and Sequentials including X-Men cover artist Juan Doe, Robin Footitt, Xeric Winners Emily Blair and Pat Palermo.

Works on Paper

Hagan Saint Philip

112 Lincoln Avenue, #514, Bronx, New York, NY 10454

10 Jul - 31 Aug, 2006

Fri - Sat; 11AM - 6PM

An exhibition of drawings by Gene de Bartolo, Robin Footitt, Graham Gilmore, Tim McDonnell, Sophia Nilsson, Wanda Ortiz, Joe Ovelman, Max Razdow, David Shillinglaw and John Wells.

Choose Your Own Adventure - Robin Footitt

Hagan Saint Philip

112 Lincoln Avenue, #514, Bronx, New York, NY 10454

5 Apr - 10 May, 2006

Fri - Sat; 11AM - 6PM

Hagan Saint Philip is pleased to announce the debut solo exhibition of work by British artist Robin Footitt. The exhibition includes prints, drawings, sketchbooks, appropriated comic strips and photographs, which weave common motifs and effects such as empty landscapes, political monuments and theatrical explosions into ambiguous narratives of social panic, geopolitical apocalypse and natural disasters.

Field of Vision: Extremes

Institut für Neue Medien

Schmickstraße 18, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland

10 - 14 Oct, 2005

Field of Vision is a series of events organized by

DIGITAL ART PROJECTS in collaboration with the Institute for New Media, Frankfurt am Main / Germany.

 

 

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2008

11 - 18/01/2008:     less hope - Robin Footitt     96 Gillespie, 96 Gillespie Road, London, N5

 

2007

07 - 28/09/2007:     Stand Apart - Robin Footitt          Nancy Victor Gallery, 36 Charlotte Street, London, W1

07 - 29/09/2007:     Individual Universes          BAR (Brent Artists' Resource), The Gallery at Willesden Green Library, London, NW10

28/07 - 28/08/2007:     Friendly Fire          Nancy Victor Gallery, 36 Charlotte Street, London, W1

04/2007:     Location Archive          Nowhere North, Falkland Road, London, N8

01/2007:     PRIME          Nowhere North, Falkland Road, London, N8

 

2006

21/08 - 08/09/2006:     Fantastic Pastimes          Diorama Arts Centre, Diorama 1, Osnaburgh Street, London, NW1

19/08 - 04/10/2006:     Comics and Sequentials          Ironworks Gallery, 259 East 134th Street, Bronx, New York, NY 10454

10/07 - 31/08/2006:     Works on Paper          Hagan Saint Philip, 112 Lincoln Avenue #514, Bronx, New York, NY 10454

05/04 - 10/05/2006:     Choose Your Own Adventure - Robin Footitt          Hagan Saint Philip, 112 Lincoln Avenue #514, Bronx, New York, NY 10454

 

 

PAST EVENTS / MISC.

 

KT Tunstall backdrops        various locations worldwide

Park          Central Saint Martins, Charing Cross Road, London, WC1

Monument Valley Revisited          Artist's Book

Housework          Cross Street, London, N1

 

 

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