Kate
Squires verleiht in ihren Zeichnungen, Skulpturen, Installationen
und in ihrer Musik Objekten und abstrakten Geschichten Leben.
Sie spielt mit bildhauerischen Themen wie Ausmaß und
Raum; ihre Arbeit schwankt zwischen Figurativem und Abstraktem.
Inspirieren lässt sie sich von Film und Literatur.
Die Künstlerin und Kuratorin arbeitet in London und
Berlin. Derzeit ist sie in Berlin ansässig und entwickelt
hier ihr eigenes künstlerisches Schaffen weiter. Darüber
hinaus baut sie einen Raum für Kunst und Events auf.
Auswahl von Ausstellungen: Cautionary Tales group exhibition
Santa Monica Studios California USA 2009; Wolpertinger,
exhibition and performance Loophole, Berlin 2009; Tempo
Tempo, Little Voices Berlin 2009, Stolen Recordings-Artists
from Bands, Aquarium Gallery London 2007/8, The Works of
Others, Whitechapel Gallery, London 2007; Byron Buy One,
Vyner Street Festival Stall, London 2005.
Kate
Squires makes drawings, sculpture and installation works
which animate objects and abstract stories. The works are
often connected to the space and architecture and play with
scale, as well as hovering between abstraction and figuration.
She is interested in opening up an other-worldly dimension
in the work which is often inspired by films and literature.
Kate Squires is an artist and arts and education curator
working in London and Berlin. She is currently based in
Berlin, Germany developing her own artistic practice and
setting up a community arts and events space in Berlin.
Education:
1999 BTEC Units Level Four - Professional Fine Art Management
and Practice Programme, Kensington and Chelsea College
1998 City & Guilds 7307 Stage One Further and Adult
Education Certificate, Clarenden College, Nottingham
1997 Post Graduate Certificate in Arts Practice, Derby University
1995 BA(Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture, Loughborough College
1991 Btec General Art and Design: Fine Art Richmond Tertiary
College
1989 6 GCSE’s: (inc: English, Maths, Art) Waldegrave
School
Work history:
Berlin and UK, current
Arts and Education Consultant: Currently developing a community
arts and events space in Neukölln and working as an
arts consultant for UK/Berlin based arts and community organisations.
Humbolt
University -Guided tour and talk on art and August 19, 2009
regeneration in Neukölln
U10 Project –NGBK -In Conversation with artists Simon
Grennan October 15, 2009
and Chris Sporandio
-Developing Public Arts Conference Spring 2010
Language -developing curatorial project with 2011
artist Mona Jas
Jun
06-Sept 08
Head of Education, Camden Arts Centre: Managed team of four
to produce a large programme of talks, events and courses
for children and adults (Ofstead registered), artists projects
and residencies, young people’s project, schools and
community education programmes. Developed strategies, managed
budgets and worked on funding bids to secure sustainable
and project funding from varied sources.
Oct 03-Jun 06
Community and Access Programmer, Whitechapel Gallery, UK:
Developed dialogues with local community, social agencies
and local government organisations to create collaborative
art projects based on education policy and audience development.
Led on Audience Development Plan, Strategic Community, Access
and Diversity Policies.
Apr–Aug
2003
Arts and Education Consultant, various (including Whitechapel
Gallery, Look Ahead Housing and Care, Gasworks, Southwark
Forum): Managed and delivered artist led education projects
in collaboration with community organisations, social agencies
and local government (including managing the artist led
sound and poetry project with homeless and at risk adults
for Whitechapel Gallery and Look Ahead Housing and Care).
Apr
– Sept 2003
Visual Arts Mentoring Co-ordinator, SPACE, the Triangle:
Managed project of professional development for mainly BAME
artists including placements with local organisations, tailored
training programmes and the development of small projects.
Feb-April
2003
Arts and Education Consultant, Institute of Contemporary
Arts: Coordinating multi media arts conference and workshops
for sixth form students from inner London schools.
Jul-Nov
2002
Arts and Architecture Co-ordinator, London Open House: Organised
art and architecture projects, exhibitions and events. Developed
funding strategy.
Aug
2001-Nov 02
Education Co-ordinator, Chisenhale Gallery: Fundraised,
and managed innovative training project Get Art in which
artists work in special education schools. Coordinated ongoing
service level agreement to deliver high quality arts projects
to local schools.
May 2000 –July 2001
Studios and Gallery Coordinator, Standpoint Studios, London:
Responsible for the day to day running of the studios, the
commitment to education and outreach. Fundraised and organised
professional development talks and events.
1998
-2001
Arts and Education Consultant, various (including Lambeth
Council, Shape, Gedling Borough Council, Southwark Forum,
Deptford X Festival): Freelance project co coordinator,
arts educator – various projects (commissioned exhibition
for the Millennium Dome, education programme for Deptford
X Festival, delivered over 50’s arts programme for
Shape).
2000
Education Programme Organiser, Parklight, Stoke Newington
Festival:
(Exhibition of open air sculptures by Tomoko Takahashi,
Simon Faithful, Keith Piper, Liam Gillick)
Conceived, organised and facilitated programme of activities
and events around the exhibition working with the artists
and local schools, community centres, families and park
goers.
1998-2000
Artist in Residence, Fountaindale School, Nottingham:
(Special needs school for 3-19 years old with moderate to
severe, profound and multiple learning disorders). Developed
schemes of work which were tailored to meet the needs of
each individual, working closely with the classroom teacher
to measure the impact of the work.
1999
Artist and Curator, Bestwood Country Park, Notts.:
(In collaboration with Gedling Borough Council and Bestwood
Country Park funded by National Lottery). Curated, organised
and fundraised sited sculpture project and project with
local youth centres. The project was covered by local and
national media (Independent, Telegraph, Nottingham Evening
News).
Trainee
Exhibitions Organiser and Education Co-ordinator, Bonington
Gallery, Nottingham: Researched gallery education and initiated
talks, workshops and projects with local schools and students
from Nottingham University. Assisted with all aspects of
gallery and exhibitions organising.
Talks
and Lectures:
UK: Tate Modern, Camden Arts Centre, Whitechapel Gallery,
Kent Institute of Art and Design, Middlesex University,
Christies, Engage (National Association for Gallery Education),
Winchester College of Art, Royal College of Art, Middlesex
University, Byam Shaw
Germany: Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt Frauennetzwerk
Berlin
Switzerland: Fondation Beyeler Baselstrasse, Riehen / Basel
Computer
Skills:
Proficient in all Windows, Microsoft packages (i.e.: Word
Excel, Outlook) and Photoshop, Outlook Express, various
database packages
Training:
Cultural Leadership Programme funded by Arts Council England
Management Training MAP
Child Protection Policy Training LBC Tower Hamlets
Adult Protection Policy Training LBC Tower Hamlets
