Paul Harper

lebt und arbeitet in Zürich

1974           geboren in London
 
1998-2000 MA Fine Art (Photography), Royal College of Art, London
1993-1996 BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting), Winchester School of Art, Hampshire
1992-1993 BTEC Diploma Foundation Studies, Epsom School of Art and Design, Surrey
 
  Einzelausstellungen
2007 Galerie Hubert Bächler, Zürich
2006 «Bang Your Head», Villa Am Aabach, Uster (collaboration with Rory Macbeth)
2004 «Untitled (Drawing», Pavilion, Lancashire
 
  Gruppenaustellungen als Künstler/Kurator
2006 «Bad Moon Rising», K3 Project Space, Zürich (as curator and artist, collaboration with Andrea Heller)
2005 «Disco Hospital», Coleman Project Space, London (as curator and artist)
2003 «Dislocation», K3 Project Space, Zürich (as curator and artist)
   
  Weitere Gruppenaustellungen (Auswahl)
2008 «Pottery is the Next Best Thing», K3 Project Space, Zürich
  «When Fears Become Form», CAN, Neuchâtel
  «Things That Go Bump in The Night», Café Gallery Projects, London
  «The Best is Yet to Come. 5 Jahre Galerie Hubert Bächler», Galerie Hubert Bächler, Zürich
2007 «Ein Zweites Leben», Stadtgalerie, Bern (collaboration with Andrea Heller)
  «Bestellungen Beim Universum», Value, Zürich (collaboration with Andrea Heller and Dogan Firuzbay)
  «A Geography of the Inexplicable», Projektraum Exex, St Gallen (collaboration with Andrea Heller)
  «A Tree You Can't See», Flaca, London (collaboration with Andrea Heller)
  «Balkan TV», Stiftung Binz 39, Zürich
  «Hyper-Drawing», Kunsthaus, Langenthal
  «Budget Bureau: Language & Applications», Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva
2004 «Crawford Open 5», Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
  «I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)», Saltburn Artists’ Projects, N. Yorks
  «Untitled (Drawing)», Pavilion, Lancashire
  «Experimental Spaces», Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, East Sussex
  «Hand Luggage», K3 Project Space, Zürich
2002 «Miniature», Raid Projects, Los Angeles and Kyubidou Gallery, Tokyo
  «I Did It My Way», Prenelle Gallery, London
2001 «Royal Collage», Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark
2000 «Assembly», Stepney City, London
  «Ark 2000: An Experimental Work», Dilston Grove, London
1999 «John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award», National Portrait Gallery, London
 
  Screenings
2006 «Balkan TV», Stiftung Binz 39, Zürich (collaboration with Clare Goodwin)
  «Short Stories», Fotomuseum Winterthur (collaboration with Clare Goodwin)
  «Dizzyland», Nordportal, Baden (collaboration with Clare Goodwin)
2003 «Portobello Film Festival», Westbourne Studios, London
 
  Publikationen und Artikel
2008 «Kunst Stafette: Künstler laden Künstler ein», JRP/Ringier, Zürich
2006 «Death Jukebox»,(collaboration with Andrea Heller), Nieves Books, Zürich
2006 «Death Disco», (collaboration with Andrea Heller), Nieves Books, Zürich
  «Dizzyland Video Prize» DVD
2005 «Hyper-Drawing», Kunsthaus, Langenthal (ex. cat.)
  «Kunst-Bulletin», no. 6, June 2005
  «Ein Atelier zum Energie aufladen», Der Zürcher Oberländer, 10. Juni
  «Fash N Riot», issue three
2004 «The Crack» (Artvert commission), June issue
2003 «Fash N Riot», issue two
  «26.09.03», Flaca Gallery, London (ex. cat.)
2002 «Miniature», Raid Projects, Los Angeles (ex. cat.)
  «Fash N Riot», issue one
2001 «Royal Collage», Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde (ex. cat.)
2000 «Assembly», Stepney City, London (ex. cat.)
  «Eventful: Photographic Time» ed. Yve Lomax, Royal College of Art, London
  «Development Stage», Independent on Saturday Magazine, 27. Mai
  «The Royal College of Art Show 2000», Royal College of Art, London (ex. cat.)
1999 «John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award», National Portrait Gallery, London (ex. cat.)
 
  Auszeichnungen und Stipendien
2006 Jury award für «The Game of Cards (A Scene from ‹Barry Lyndon›)» am «Dizzyland Video Prize»
2005 Artist-in-residence im Künstleratelier Uster, Schweiz
  Arts Council England, Finanzierung von «Disco Hospital» im Coleman Project Space, London
2003 Arts Council England and British Council, finanzierung von «Dislocation» im K3 Project Space, Zürich
2000 RCA Society & Ellipsis Book Prize
1995 Reiseauszeichnung und dreimonatiger Studienaufenthalt, Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf