Artists Stories - Page 5 of 8 - a-n The Artists Information Company

Su Jones explores Anna Best’s 2001 National Media residency for Year of the Artist here at a-n The Artists’ Information Company.

Gordon Dalton talks to Danny Rolph about creative process, gallery representation and residencies at Delfina and the British School at Rome.

Mark Leahy looks at Ivan Smith’s intentions for his Fellowship in Sculpture at University of Derby, funded by the Henry Moore Foundation, and its role in his career development.

Nina Madden meets painter Katie Pratt and uncovers the benefits of winning the Jerwood Painting Prize.

Mark Leahy on Vanda Playford and her PhD research at the Royal College of Art.

Nina Madden talks to Shelly Goldsmith about her career to date, and receiving the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize.

Brigid Howarth takes an in-depth look at the career path of sculptor and new-media artist Ben Coode-Adams, who makes his living from public and private commissions.

Manick Govinda profiles Zarina Bhimji and uncovers how two awards have played a pivotal role in her recent work.

David Redhead profiles Muf, a collaborative practice of art and architecture committed to public realm projects, exploring its manifesto, projects and modes of collaborative working.

Roddy Lumsden talks to artist Joshua Sofaer about the differences between performance and live art, audiences, and finding funding.

Hayley Newman works performatively, producing live events, film, video and photography. Sally O’Reilly looks at how she investigates modes of documentation and the historical placement of the genre.

Nils Norman’s practice uses digital illustrations and architectural modelmaking to propose redevelopments of urban sites. Chris Hammonds finds out about his ‘multi-front economy’ based practice.

Paul Moss profiles Tanya Axford and discusses the strategies she has employed to maintain her practice.

Jeni Walwin on the artistic achievements of Blast Theory, an internationally renowned artists’ group creating groundbreaking new forms of performance and interactive art that mixes audiences across the internet, live performance and digital broadcasting.

Chris Hammonds looks into Scott Myles practice and discusses how he has worked on self-initiated projects, developed work through residencies, and benefitted from commercial representation.

Usually I’m on the move. I have a tendency to spend between two days and two weeks somewhere and then move on.

I relate to my work as moving still-drawings rather than animation or video.

Kerry Stewart finds time to talk about her professional development with Sally O’Reilly.

Since completing an MA in ceramics in 1998, I’ve worked with and in response to a diverse range of people, environments and themes.

I studied at London College of Printing and spent the subsequent decade attempting to master print as a medium.

Simon Morrissey cuts to the chase with Cornelia Parker and finds out how she has fought commercial pressures to follow her own artistic agenda.

My performances are not shown in public. I build objects that are not sculptures and I use photography for documentation without a second thought.

My work explores the boundaries between the physical body and the body of a site.

A few years ago I found a television in a skip.