Nicola Dove

News

February 2010

Observance has been exhibiting at Georges House Gallery in Folkestone for the last two weeks, and they have decided to extend the show for another two weeks until the 15th March. I have spent alot of time at the gallery, a great way of meeting other local artists and characters.

The BBC Radio recently interviewed me about the show, which you can listen to here

October 2009

This month Observance is exhibiting in France, where it opened on the 24th October in a Jesuit Chapel, a baroque church located in Saint-Omer. In total four English and four French artists, working across the disciplines of photography, video, painting and installation, will be exhibiting together under the theme 'Passage', which celebrates Louis Bleriot's first flight across the English channel in 1909. "The crossing was not only a technical achievement, it was also a symbolic abolition of a boundary erected by nature, history and culture."

September 2009

After an extended exhibition in Birmingham (see image below), Observance has now traveled up to Leeds where it will open in November at Pavilion. The show at Saint Martins in the Bull Ring was hugely successful, with the comments book crammed full of interesting and insightful thoughts.

July 2009
Observance will open at St Martins Arts in Birmingham next week, with an opening and talk event on Monday 13th July at 6pm. Rhonda Wilson from Rhubarb Rhubarb will be in coversation with the curator Angad Kaur and myself.

June 2009
I have recently been selected as one of four UK artists to take part in a French exhibition in Boulogne later in the year. The theme is 'passage', celebrating the centenary of the first flight across the channel. More details to follow. Also, the Kiyosato Museum of Photography will exhibit Observance in 2011, at the invitation of the eminent photographer and curator of the museum Eikoh Hosoe. Observance will next exhibit in Birmingham at St Martin's Arts from July 16.

March 2009
Images from the series Facade are being exhibited at the Format International Photography Festival in Derby, UK, from 6th March - 5th April, with the official opening on Thursday 5th March. This years theme is Photo Cinema - "From film still to still film the theme for FORMAT 09 is positioned in the half-light between these two narrative and technical sensibilities, colliding - fact with fiction, historicsm with fantasy, and reality with the cinematic."
I will be exhibiting alongside Hannah Starkey, Muge, Zhang Xiao, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston, Cindy Sherman, Jonas Mekas, Eric Baudelaire, David Lynch, Mark Read, Simon Roberts, Bethany Murray, Magnum Cinema, Pang Xuan.
More about the festival and exhibition here

March 09
Images from Facade are being exhibited at the Format International Photography Festival in Derby, UK, from 6th March - 5th April.

Dec 08
The British Journal of Photography publishied an article on Observance in the December 08 issue.

Observance is exhibiting in Denmark through December 2008 at Galleri Image. See images below, and their website at www.galleriimage.dk

October 2008
Observance exhibits at Dilston Grove, London:
"Serious, theatrical, and spiritual. The best thing Cafe Gallery has done in ages" J Moore

Review New Noise Arts Oct 08
"Stepping into the cold and damp darkness of Dilston Grove formerly known as Clare College Mission Church in Southwark Park on a warm and sunny autumn day is like leaving this world and stepping into an alternate reality...." Read full review here

Dilston Grove, a Grade II listed building in Southwark Park. Dilston Grove is one of the few large scale raw spaces available to artists in London. ( http://www.cafegalleryprojects.com)

December - March 07
Observance exhibited at Pataka Gallery and Museum in Wellington, New Zealand.

November 07
Observance has been invited to exhibit in December at The Lianzhou International Photo Festival in China, where this years theme is 'The Alchemy of Shadows'. They write 'this years LIPF will take the relationship between photography and contemporary art experimentation one step further by hosting a show of the most recent works of experimental art photography"

October 07
I was invited to give a talk to degree and MA students at Sunderland University about Observance and my work on film sets.

September 07
Lensculture, an international online photograhy magazine is publishing a selection of images and text from Observance. Follow this link - it is a brilliant site to view a wide range of work and also to hear audio interviews with photographers from around the world. http://www.lensculture.com/

Highlights Magazine, a photograpy magazine based in Athens, is publishing an article on Observance in its current issue.

A selection of images from Observance are currently exhibiting as part of the 2007 Noorderlicht Photography Festival in the Netherlands. The theme this year is 'Act of Faith'. http://www.noorderlicht.com/eng/fest07/faith-photogr2.html

Observance will be exhibited in Pataka Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand in December 2007, followed by Dilston Grove in London, and Pavilion in Leeds.

Summer 06
I recently got back from Peru and Uganda, where I was commissioned to shoot stories on child labour and health for Comic Relief. The Peru images were published over a 6 page spread in and the Independent in July.

Early images from Observance were shown at Photofusion, a photography gallery in Brixton, London, as part of a three person show titled 'Subtle Bodies' from March - May 06. Artist, critic and art historian Lucy Soutter will give a gallery talk to accompany the exhibition at Photofusion on Tuesday 7th May.

A selection of the series Facade, has been published in the current issue of the bi-annual UK art and photography magazine Next Level, out on the shelves now.

Sally Potters beautiful film YES has been released here in the UK, after successful a release in the US. A book and music CD containing pictures I shot for the film are to be released in conjunction with the film. Find out more at www.yesthemovie.com

Millenium Images, a photo library dealing in contemporary imagery, have recently accepted my work for inclusion in their library.


	News February 2010 Observance has been exhibiting at Georges House Gallery in Folkestone for the last two weeks, and they have decided to extend the show for another two weeks until the 15th March. I have spent alot of time at the gallery, a great way of meeting other local artists and characters. The BBC Radio recently interviewed me about the show, which you can listen to here October 2009 This month Observance is exhibiting in France, where it opened on the 24th October in a Jesuit Chapel, a baroque church located in Saint-Omer. In total four English and four French artists, working across the disciplines of photography, video, painting and installation, will be exhibiting together under the theme 'Passage', which celebrates Louis Bleriot's first flight across the English channel in 1909. "The crossing was not only a technical achievement, it was also a symbolic abolition of a boundary erected by nature, history and culture." September 2009 After an extended exhibition in Birmingham (see image below), Observance has now traveled up to Leeds where it will open in November at Pavilion. The show at Saint Martins in the Bull Ring was hugely successful, with the comments book crammed full of interesting and insightful thoughts. July 2009 Observance will open at St Martins Arts in Birmingham next week, with an opening and talk event on Monday 13th July at 6pm. Rhonda Wilson from Rhubarb Rhubarb will be in coversation with the curator Angad Kaur and myself. June 2009 I have recently been selected as one of four UK artists to take part in a French exhibition in Boulogne later in the year. The theme is 'passage', celebrating the centenary of the first flight across the channel. More details to follow. Also, the Kiyosato Museum of Photography will exhibit Observance in 2011, at the invitation of the eminent photographer and curator of the museum Eikoh Hosoe. Observance will next exhibit in Birmingham at St Martin's Arts from July 16. March 2009 Images from the series Facade are being exhibited at the Format International Photography Festival in Derby, UK, from 6th March - 5th April, with the official opening on Thursday 5th March. This years theme is Photo Cinema - "From film still to still film the theme for FORMAT 09 is positioned in the half-light between these two narrative and technical sensibilities, colliding - fact with fiction, historicsm with fantasy, and reality with the cinematic." I will be exhibiting alongside Hannah Starkey, Muge, Zhang Xiao, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston, Cindy Sherman, Jonas Mekas, Eric Baudelaire, David Lynch, Mark Read, Simon Roberts, Bethany Murray, Magnum Cinema, Pang Xuan. More about the festival and exhibition here March 09 Images from Facade are being exhibited at the Format International Photography Festival in Derby, UK, from 6th March - 5th April. Dec 08 The British Journal of Photography publishied an article on Observance in the December 08 issue. Observance is exhibiting in Denmark through December 2008 at Galleri Image. See images below, and their website at www.galleriimage.dk October 2008 Observance exhibits at Dilston Grove, London: "Serious, theatrical, and spiritual. The best thing Cafe Gallery has done in ages" J Moore Review New Noise Arts Oct 08 "Stepping into the cold and damp darkness of Dilston Grove formerly known as Clare College Mission Church in Southwark Park on a warm and sunny autumn day is like leaving this world and stepping into an alternate reality...." Read full review here Dilston Grove, a Grade II listed building in Southwark Park. Dilston Grove is one of the few large scale raw spaces available to artists in London. ( http://www.cafegalleryprojects.com) December - March 07 Observance exhibited at Pataka Gallery and Museum in Wellington, New Zealand. November 07 Observance has been invited to exhibit in December at The Lianzhou International Photo Festival in China, where this years theme is 'The Alchemy of Shadows'. They write 'this years LIPF will take the relationship between photography and contemporary art experimentation one step further by hosting a show of the most recent works of experimental art photography" October 07 I was invited to give a talk to degree and MA students at Sunderland University about Observance and my work on film sets. September 07 Lensculture, an international online photograhy magazine is publishing a selection of images and text from Observance. Follow this link - it is a brilliant site to view a wide range of work and also to hear audio interviews with photographers from around the world. http://www.lensculture.com/ Highlights Magazine, a photograpy magazine based in Athens, is publishing an article on Observance in its current issue. A selection of images from Observance are currently exhibiting as part of the 2007 Noorderlicht Photography Festival in the Netherlands. The theme this year is 'Act of Faith'. http://www.noorderlicht.com/eng/fest07/faith-photogr2.html Observance will be exhibited in Pataka Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand in December 2007, followed by Dilston Grove in London, and Pavilion in Leeds. Summer 06 I recently got back from Peru and Uganda, where I was commissioned to shoot stories on child labour and health for Comic Relief. The Peru images were published over a 6 page spread in and the Independent in July. Early images from Observance were shown at Photofusion, a photography gallery in Brixton, London, as part of a three person show titled 'Subtle Bodies' from March - May 06. Artist, critic and art historian Lucy Soutter will give a gallery talk to accompany the exhibition at Photofusion on Tuesday 7th May. A selection of the series Facade, has been published in the current issue of the bi-annual UK art and photography magazine Next Level, out on the shelves now. Sally Potters beautiful film YES has been released here in the UK, after successful a release in the US. A book and music CD containing pictures I shot for the film are to be released in conjunction with the film. Find out more at www.yesthemovie.com Millenium Images, a photo library dealing in contemporary imagery, have recently accepted my work for inclusion in their library.