Chris Wainwright
Artist
Chris joined Cape Farewell on the 2008 Disko Bay Expedition, visiting the spectacular Disko Bay area of West Greenland with over 40 international artists, journalists and scientists.
Professor Chris Wainwright is the Head of Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges, at the University of the Arts London and was until 2010 President of ELIA, (The European League of Institutes of the Arts). He is currently a trustee of ‘SPACE’ one of the largest artist studio providers in the UK, a member of the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, Peer Review College and a member of the Tate Britain Council. Chris Wainwright is also an active professional artist.
His recent group exhibitions include Gandhi Group, Museum of Modern Art, Santiago, Chile and Donna Beam Gallery, Las Vegas USA. His work is currently being shown as part of the UK touring exhibition Fleeting Arcadias - Thirty Years of British Landscape Photography from the Arts Council Collection. was His time based work Capital has been shown at File 2002 and Channel 14 at File 2005 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Other recent projects include; two person show at The Drawing Room, London and video projections at the Champ Libre Festival of Electronic Arts, Montreal, 2004 and 2005. Channel 14 was also selected for the Media and Architecture Biennial, Graz, Austria. 2005. Chris Wainwright’s work is held in many major collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Arts Council of England, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, the Polaroid Corporation, Boston, USA and Unilever, London.
Latest News
RPS Awards Shortlist
Tim Sutton’s Unplugged, Winning the Clay has been shortlisted for an RPS Award
Carbon 12 Exhibition
Save the Date: Cape Farewell's Carbon 12 exhibition opens on 3 May in Paris. It's an exciting mix of art commissions, with the artists working in close relationship with scientists. The exhibition runs 4 May - 16 September 2012 at the Espace Foundation EDF. Find out more ›
Poetry by Nick Drake
Acclaimed author and Cape Farwell voyagers Nick Drake, launches his new collection of poetry, The Farewell Glacier. The poems grew out of his journey to the Arctic.
Nature Journal
David Buckland's feature article 'Climate is Culture' has been published in the March issue of Nature Climate Change. Read about how Cape Farewell's approach has relevance to the discussion about our future.
Goodbye Arctic by Marina Moskvina
Russian novelist Marina Moskvina has just published her book on the 2010 Arctic Expedition with Cape Farewell. Illustrated by Leonid Tishkov, the book captures the voyage and questions the future of the Arctic.
Without Boats, Dreams Dry Up
An exhibition of 20 emerging artists and designers who have participated in Cape Farewell's SHORTCOURSE / UK; a 3-day urban expedition in London. Exhibition runs 24 Feb to 29 March.
U-n-f-o-l-d in Liverpool
Our exquisite exhibition U-n-f-o-l-d is back in the UK and opens on 8 March at John Moores University in Liverpool. If you miss the opening, come to the closing event on 24 April, which starts off the next SHORTCOURSE/UK expedition. Find out more ›
Reality of Change
On 15 March, together with TckTckTck and the UK Youth Climate Coalition, Cape Farewell invites you to a ‘Reality of Change’ evening at the Dana Centre, with architect Sunand Prasad, campaigner Martin Kirk and others who will present and discuss ideas around (climate) change.
U-n-f-o-l-d exhibition
Cape Farewell's exquisite new touring exhibition Unfold kicked off in Vienna this May. It's being shown at the University College Falmouth from 26 Nov to 22 Jan 2011, before heading to Chicago.
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Chris Wainwright
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