Biography

John studied sculpture at the Royal College of Art (MA) and received a 1st class BA honours degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design.

He received an ARTSADMIN early career artist’s bursary for his live art work, he was selected to participate in East End Collaboration 6 where he was mentored by Franco B and has participated in numerous exhibitions and festivals.

John has worked with traditional object making, performance, intervention, and sonic art to exploring a diverse area of interests including architecture and urbanism, the relationship between physical and virtual space, communications networks, paranoia, social control and surveillance.

John lives and works in London.

Education

• 2004-2006 Royal College of Art, London, MA Sculpture
• 1999-2004 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, BA Sculpture 1st Class
• 1998-1999 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, National Diploma Foundation in Fine Art
• 1989- 1992 Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, HND Computer Studies

Selected Shows and Events

• Playing in Urban Spaces, Leeds Met Gallery, October 2008
• Collision 2008, Area10 London, September 2008
• Red Wine Traces, Housman’s Bookshop, N1, 17th May 2008
• SURVEILLANCE, Mirror Gallery, South Hill Park, 1st Dec 07 – 20th Jan 2008
• Open Ear :: Network, Canterbury Christ Church University, 20th Nov 2007
• Sonic Arts Network Expo: Plymouth, 24th June 2007
• At War with the Mystics, Francis Hair Fashions Gallery, 5th- 27th May 2007
• East End Collaborations 2007 QMU, 6th May 2007
• SOUND:SPACE Symposium, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Jan 20th 2007
• Peace Camp, The Bricklane Gallery, Dec 2006
• Summer Show, Royal College of Art, July 2006
• Anarchitecture Week, Short and Sharp, RCA, June 2006
• Winner of an Artsadmin Early Career Artists' Bursary, 2005
• ‘Tube Train Trapeze’, 291 Gallery, London E2 8NA, June 2005
• Unreality TV’, Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London, March 2005
• ‘Gone in 60 seconds’ Cafe Gallery Projects, London SE16 2UA, Feb 2005
• Presentation of 'Future Picnic Now!' Chisenhale Gallery, Feb16th 2003