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Susie Cochrane
Fine Art student of Nottingham Trent University
Reviews
Make do and bend: the ad-hoc in sculptural practice [3 November 2010]
'Make do and bend: the ad-hoc in sculptural practice' – A talk by Joanne Lee 6pm, 13th October 2010, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds This talk was held in response to Undone, the current exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute displaying Read on…
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
13 October 2010
Fine Art BA (Hons) [15 September 2010]
Everything has exploded at Nottingham Trent. In a glorious culmination of three years blood, sweat and tears, artwork has erupted into all manner of manifestations. Like plumes of seeds dramatically fired from a bulrush, what has been Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
5 - 10 June 2010
'The Quality of Being Nothing' [19 May 2010]
Empty shops are a sign of the times, an unpleasant reminder of the recession and often leaving a hole in what was once a lively high street. But in Derby, a gutted office has been transformed – into a place of growing excitement, creative Read on…
67 Wardwick, Derby
6 - 24 April 2010
Utopia Matters [3 May 2010]
Whilst recently in Berlin, I was excited to see the constant change that interrupts city life, as buildings fall and new ones are erected in their place on a daily basis. This development reflects a collective perspective within the city that is Read on…
Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin
23 January - 11 April 2010
Measure and Purpose [18 February 2010]
The idea of pseudo-scientific artwork is one that intrigues me greatly, as it embraces the oddly linked worlds of art and science in their lust for knowledge, explanation and understanding. At the same time however, there is a certain gauche Read on…
Surface Gallery, Nottingham
9 - 13 February 2010
Naomi Terry: 'In a City Not Too Far Away...' [9 February 2010]
Naomi Terry: ‘In a City Not Too Far Away…’ TETHER, The Wasp Room gallery Artist group Tether have a relationship with cardboard. In past exhibitions we have seen gigantic cardboard antlers from artist Deborah Swann and Read on…
The Wasp Room gallery, Nottingham
4 - 21 February 2010
Sixes & Sevens, Part I [18 November 2009]
Freshly graduated from the Fine Art degree course of Nottingham Trent University, Sixes & Sevens is the latest artist collective to emerge from the educational chrysalis into the city art scene. In their statement the members outline an attitude Read on…
Surface Gallery, Nottingham
10 - 14 November 2009
Sandpit [8 November 2009]
Sandpit is a monthly event held in London where game ideas and social, playful experiences invented by artists and game designers are played out by members of the public. Sandpit is currently touring ten UK venues, and came to Nottingham as part of Read on…
Broadway Media Centre, Nottingham
28 October 2009
Les SlovaKs [26 October 2009]
NottDance is Nottingham's international experimental dance & performance festival, brainchild of local dance organisation Dance4. In its 20th year the festival brings a great deal of diversity to the city, from a life-sized rat to dancing Read on…
Sandfield Theatre, Nottingham
21 October 2009
10 Years of Surface [15 October 2009]
With 10 years of exhibitions, curation & steady development under their belt, Surface Gallery have a lot to celebrate. From humble beginnings, this graduate initiated artist collective has survived through venue, funding & member changes, Read on…
Surface Gallery, Nottingham
10 - 25 October 2009
Black Swan Arts, SAW exhibitions [2 October 2009]
Gallery One Sheep – from Lamb to Loom. August 22 – October 3 'Sheep - Lamb to Loom' presents the paintings and drawings of artist Kate Lynch alongside a sound piece by Alastair Goolden, all investigating sheep and wool. This Read on…
Black Swan Arts gallery, Frome
22 August - 4 October 2009
Country Matters [23 September 2009]
Held at the beautifully converted Rook Lane Chapel, 'Country Matters' encompasses a range of work based around our relationship with the countryside. It seemed to me a very loose theme, somewhat all-encompassing, and I worried that this vagueness Read on…
Rook Lane Chapel, Frome
19 September - 4 October 2009
Beneath the Surface [19 September 2009]
At the commence of Somerset Arts Week I hoped that as part of this 'Beneath the Surface' would give me a taste of what was to come. The evening timing of the preview for this exhibition had been playing on my mind as the date approached, as I Read on…
Marston House, stables & grounds, Frome
19 September - 4 October 2009
Kurt Jackson: River Avon [4 September 2009]
The size of this exhibition was immediately significant – two rooms packed with 68 works in total. This large body of mixed media pieces has finally been completed by Jackson after almost 5 years in the making, and makes quite an impact within Read on…
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
1 August - 4 October 2009
Keith Coventry, Paintings and Sculpture Part II: Works 2002-2009 [24 August 2009]
Relatively new to the work of Keith Coventry, I happened upon his recent exhibition at the Haunch of Venison Gallery with happy surprise. The first room spelled out the bold, deliciously vibrant array of colour and composition that was to continue Read on…
Haunch of Venison Gallery, London
8 June - 15 August 2009
Deceitful Moon [24 August 2009]
The preview of Deceitful Moon was neatly chosen for the date when the moon itself was in fact not visible in the London sky, perhaps betraying the doubt this exhibition purposefully aimed to cast over the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Read on…
Hayward Gallery project space, London
21 July - 31 August 2009
BA (Hons) Fine Art [6 June 2009]
Nottingham Trent University once again host a wide variety of work by their graduating year of fine artists, & having viewed the previous year's show I was eager to see what, if any, progression of the course was reflected here. One work Read on…
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
6 - 11 June 2009
Open City: Guided Walk [24 January 2009]
This was not the first time that Open City took a group of participants to the streets of Nottingham, and it was the variety of interesting comments in response to previous performances that inspired my own engagement with this one day performance Read on…
Brodway Media Centre, Nottingham
17 January 2009
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