Recent residencies listed first,
links in blue, comments at bottom.
1. Deveron
Arts - Huntly:
Halloween in Huntly Artist in Residence 2006
2. A1 Gallery - Leith, Edinburgh:
Leith Festival Artist in Residence 2006
3. Embassy
Court - Brighton:
Artist in Residence 2005
4. Re:Create - Edinburgh:
Resident Artist 2005
5. Stills -
Edinburgh:
Artist in Residence 2003-2005
6. Cornish College
of The Arts - Seattle:
Artist in Residence 2001
7. BBCTV &
Northern Film Archive - Middlesbrough:
Artist in Residence (Year of The Artist) 2000/01
8. University of Newcastle, Fine Art Dep -
Artist in Residence 1999
9. Ellen Wilkinson School - Manchester
Artist in Residence 1996
(This residency was run by The Metropolitan University)
I'm of the opinion that an artist residency shouldn't just involve
the artist doing what they always do and just happen to have been
plonked in a school, gallery or community centre. I've seen that
happen a lot, especially with artists that are really only doing
the residency as a meal ticket without an organic dialogue with
their hosts. Because of this, my work with different hosts has been
incredibly eclectic!
Sometimes residencies are advertised with the phrase "50% of the
time, the artist is developing their own practice." I'm not really
like that, I feel that my own work in residency situations is
totally influenced by the unique environment of the residency
itself, so I tend to be great value in a residency situation. So I
try and develop residency projects where both host and Dooks are
creatively satisfied!
