CV

Jon Macleod - Selected Curriculum Vitae

1992/5 - Ba (Hons) Fine Art -Cardiff art college

Residencies

2005 - Artist in residence - Timespan (Sutherland)
2006 - Artist in residence - Aland Islands (Finland)
2006 - Artist in residence - Highland Print Studio (Inverness)
2006 - Artist in residence - Art Point Gumno (Macedonia)
2006 - Artist in residence - SNH and Comunn Eachdraidh an Taobh Siar
2008 - Triangle arts International (North Uist)
2009 – Tir Residency – Plas Glyn-y-Weddw (North Wales)
2010 - Ars Navigare – Finnish tall ship residency
2011 – Ars Navigare 2
2012 - Kokar Kultur (Finland)
2013 - Ars Navigare 3
2013 - Cape Farewell (Sea change)
2013 - St.Kilda- National trust for Scotland
2016 - Waaw residency Senegal

Exhibitions

2004 - Highland Open
2004 - Three Island artists - An Lanntair
2005 - Solo Exhibition ‘Lost sheep of the house’ –Timespan
2006 - Highland Open
2006 - Solo Exhibition - Macedonian Residency -Cromarty
2007 - Cromarty Residency- Touring Exhibition
2007 - Glasgow art fair
2007 - Sutherland Residencies
2007 - GASD Residency
2007 - A mach-an-Gleann. (A known wilderness) An Lanntair
2007 - A mach-an-Gleann. Taigh Chearsabhagh
2007 - The Gaelic Connection - Rendezvous gallery Aberdeen
2008 –The Gaelic Connection
2008 - Highland printmakers touring show
2008 - Solo Exhibition ‘Of the love of silence and solitude’ The Ceilidh place
2009 – The Gaelic Connection
2009 – Domestic Shamanism – Aland, Finland
2010 – Ars Navigare – Turku, Finland
2012 - Andromeda Atlantic – Uuiskaupunki (Finland)
2012 – Ars Navigare 2
2012 - Dublin Bienale - Ars navigare residency (Ruth Lyons)
2013 – Fragility of Flight – Taigh Chearsabhagh
2013 - Cape Farewell - Sea Change - Edinburgh Botanics
2016 - Le Muirn - Murdo MacFarlane - Melbost Bard - The Brigait - Glasgow
2016 - 'Deiseal' - An Lanntair, Taigh Chearsabhagh

Awards

2005 - SAC - (Creative Scotland) - Hi-arts artist Award
2006 - Cromarty arts Trust Residency Award –Macedonia
2006 - GASD Gaelic arts Residency Award -Lewis Peat lands
2011 - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Visual Artist Awards
2016 - VACMA Creative Scotland award

Commissions

2015 - Faclan - An Lanntair
2016- 'Deiseal' - Bealach - Creative Scotland

Curating

2009 - Muilnean-beaga-leodhais-the norse mills of Lewis - An Lanntair-Stornoway-Isle of Lewis
2010 - Domestic Shamanism - Kakelhallen- Mariehamn - Finland
2012 – Ars Navigare 2 - An Lanntair - Stornoway -Isle of Lewis
2014 - 'It's good to see natural ground/ Tha math a'bhi faicinn talamh nadarach' - An Lanntair -Isle of Lewis
2015 - Arora - An Lanntair


* I am currently Special project's curator for An Lanntair working on a series of projects including the 3 year memory project 'Arora' that looks at the role of language, creativity and an oral tradition in the delayed onset of dementia



Links

http://northings.com/2009/10/13/finlay-macleod-muilnean-beaga-leodhais-the-norse-mills-of-lewis-an-lanntair-stornoway-isle-of-lewis/

http://northings.com/2010/07/10/ars-navigare-on-a-tall-ship/

http://www.capefarewell.com/seachange/sexy-peattir-mo-ruin-6/



Reviews

http://northings.com/2006/12/04/the-highlanders-revenge-jon-macleod-residency-in-macedonia/

http://leonardo.info/reviews/dec2013/gallant-straughan.php




Publications

2007 - A-mach an gleann


jonmacleod.co.uk

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