Catherine Baker
Solo Exhibitions:
10.2020 Castle Mill Works, Edinburgh, Scotland
Castle Mill works is currently under development and will become one of the largest art organisations in Scotland. Castle Mill Works will be a world- class international cultural facility housing galleries, learning spaces, a printmaking workshop, and creative studios. Award-winning Scottish architects, Page/Park have been appointed to bring the Grade C listed Castle Mill Works into public use for the first time in its160-year history. Castle Mill Works will be the new site of Edinburgh Printmakers.
2019/20 Inverleith House and John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh [Dates agreed subject to funding applications]
The exhibition output at Castle Mill Works are linked to an ongoing project that I am leading in Edinburgh. Funding applications are currently under submission and development.
2016 Under the Skin, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, UK
Exhibition and public facing events were part of the 2016 Cambridge University Science Festival
2010 Drawing Connections, Milton Keynes Gallery, UK
2008 Scanpath, Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Berks, UK
2007 Scanpath, Space 4 Gallery, Peterborough Art Gallery & Museum, UK
2005 Saccades & Fixations, The Hat Factory, Luton, UK
2004 fabulous confabulations, Leeds Met Gallery, Leeds, UK
Group Exhibitions:
2018 You and I are discontinuous beings, International Project Space, Birmingham, UK
2018 NN Contemporary, Northampton, UK
2016 Dark Side of LightNight, Duke Street Collective, Liverpool LightNight Festival
2016 La Cura Festival, Bologne, Italy
2015 Drawing Conversations, Coventry University (collaboration with K. Foster)
2015 Impact 9, China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China, CN
2014/5 Eastern Approaches, UH Galleries, St. Albans, UK
2014 Anonyme Zeichner, Pavillon am Milchhof, Berlin, DE
2013/4 Group show, NN Contemporary, Northampton, UK
2013 Impact 8, University of Dundee, Scotland. UK
2012 Galleria Aus18, Milan, Italy, IT
2012 Eastern Approaches, UH Galleries, St. Albans, UK
2010 All over the place: Drawing Place, Drawing Space, Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds, UK
2010 Bristol Neuroscience Festival, University of Bristol, UK
2010 Drawing Out Festival of Drawing, RMIT, Australia
2008 Triptych –papers, the Project space, Norwich, UK
2008 All over the place : Drawing Place, Drawing Space
University of the West of England / Land2 research group
2008 Drawing in the title, Norwich Gallery - Curated by Lynda Morris
2006 Snap, UCL, London, UK
2006 Drawing in Motion, Bury St Edmunds Gallery, Suffolk, UK
2006/7 Exhibition to accompany launch of Public Art Commission Mid Beds District Council, Chicksands, UK
2005/6 Jerwood Drawing Prize, toured to 6 venues across the UK
2005 East 05. Norwich Gallery, UK
2005 Mostyn Open, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales, UK
Residencies
2019 Edinburgh Printmakers, Scotland, UK. Print residency, (invited)
2015 Shortlisted Artist – National Botanic Gardens Wales, Flora Residency with Oriel Davies
2011 International Artist in Residence, National Art School, Sydney, Australia (invited)
2010 Drawing Connections, Project Space, Milton Keynes Gallery, UK
2011 CRIC Artist in Residence, Clinical Research Imaging Centre, Bristol, UK (invited)
Joint venture between: University of Bristol, NH Trust, Wolfson Brain Imaging
Recent Awards/ Nominations:
2018 Featured Artist a-n The Artists Information Company, https://www.instagram.com/anartistsinfo/
2016 Professional Development Bursary, a-n The Artists Information Company
2015 Double Award Winner, Eastern Approaches, UH Arts
2011 CRIC Artist-in-Residence unveiling – Sir Robert Winston
2010 Faculty Teaching Award, Norwich University of the Arts
Publications:
Baker, C. (2018) Waiting with Cancer, Leonardo special issue. Under review, awaiting result
Baker, C. & Gilchrist, I.D. Eds (under development). Professional Strangers: Collaborative Interface Art & Science, book proposal under discussion with Martin Baum, Senior Publisher, Oxford University Press. Plus, we are also in discussion with Leonardo regarding a special journal issue.
Baker, C. & Foster, K. (2017). Chapter: Inappropriate Shift. Drawing Conversations: Collective and Collaborative Drawing in Contemporary Practice, (Eds) Gorrill, H & Journeaux, J. Cambridge Scholars Publication. ISBN (13):978-15275-0347-2
Baker, C. 2012. Note Bene, Double blind peer-reviewed conference paper, Drawn Out International Drawing Conference 2012, RMIT, Australia and UAL, London. Online.
Baker, C. 2010. Tracing the Physical, peer-reviewed paper, Studies in Material Thinking, Vol 4 International Research Journal, Massey University, NZ https://www.materialthinking.org/volumes/volume-04
Baker, C. 2010. Metaphorical Marks, double blind peer-reviewed paper, Drawing Out - International Drawing Conference and Festival, RMIT, Australia, ISBN 978-0-646-53254-7
Baker, C. 2009. All over the Place: Drawing Place, Drawing Space, published by The Caseroom Press, ISBN 978-1-905821-14-3, LAND2 Research Group.
Baker, C. & Gilchrist I.D 2008. Seeing…Vision & Perception in a Digital Culture, International Conference Paper and online publication, CHArt, Birbeck & Kings College, London.
ISSN 1742 – 3376
Baker, C. 2007. SCANPATH, Solo Exhibition catalogue, Published by The Space 4 Gallery, UK
ISBN 0-905952-04-9
Baker, C. 2005. Jerwood Drawing Prize, Int. Group Exhibition catalogue, ISBN 0-948327-20-1
Baker, C. 2005. Mostyn 2005, Int. Group Exhibition catalogue. Published by Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Wales. ISBN 0-906860-58X
Baker, C. 2005. fabulous confabulations. Exhibition catalogue, published by Leeds Met Gallery. ISBN 0-9548413-0-1
Recent Conference Papers/Talks:
2019/20 Curvature (Lead), International Conference at the Conference Centre, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, UK. Under discussion and development
2017 Invited speaker for Saimaa Calling. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Lappeenranta, Finland
2016 Drawing Conference, International Journal of Art and Design Conference (iJade), University of Chester, Riverside Innovation Centre (RIC), Inappropriate Collisions, co-presenter with K. Foster.
2016 Under the Skin, Public Talk as part of University of Cambridge Science Festival with Professor Iain Gilchrist, University of Bristol. http://www.anglia.ac.uk/community-engagement/csf2016-under-the-skin
2015 Drawing Conversations: reflecting upon collective and collaborative drawing practices symposium, University of Coventry, co-presenter with K. Foster (closing keynote)
2015 Ways of Seeing, Guest Public Lecture, Edinburgh Printmakers
This invitation was part of their Ways of Seeing series of lectures named after Berger’s seminal text. http://www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/exhibition/Catherine-Baker
2014 Negotiated Practice (Lead), CREST Consortium for Research Excellence, Support & Training, London (2014), Being Human, Festival of Humanities, AHRC / British Academy, London School of Advanced Studies. Conference was financially supported by CREST and included presentations by Baker & Gilchrist, Chubb (Chichester) & Moore (Brighton) and was chaired by Bronac Ferran
Research Funding applications:
2018 Wellcome Trust (£75K), under completion due to submit by 25/02/18
2018 Creative Europe, European Commission. €200,000 Siamaa University, Finland (Lead).
BCU €70,000 (submitted 18/01/2018 awaiting outcome) UK lead on International Artists Mobility Project called REYART with 4 other EU Universities.
2017 Creative Scotland £15K R&D, awaiting outcome (resubmission)
2015 Wellcome Trust £30K unsuccessful (cited as competition for funds - rated Excellent)
2015 Arts Council England £15K (unsuccessful)
2010 NHtrust / University of Bristol £10,000 – CRICBristol residency funding
2010 BBSRC (part of a large application with Professor Gilchrist £330,000)
2006 SCANPATH, South Hill Park, Berkshire, Awarded £1500
2006 R&D grant, Arts Council England, Awarded £5K
2006 SCANPATH, The Space 4, Peterborough, Awarded £5K
Selected Commissions:
2008 Milford House, Oakley £17,000 - sculpture commission
2006 Public Art commission -Mid Beds District Council, £15,000 Launched by HM The Queen