Chloe Brooks

Born in Bath 1982
Lives and works in London, UK

Education
2004-2007 MA Fine Art, University of the West of England, Bristol
2001-2004 BA Hons Fine Art (First Class), University of the West of England, Bristol
2000-2001 Art and Design Foundation Studies, Falmouth College of Art

Selected Solo Exhibitions and Commissions
2015 PARLOUR, Centrum, Berlin, Germany
2011 INTERFACE, Hastings. Commission for Hastings town centre, Coastal Currents Art Festival
2009 Division of Order, Bristol Diving School, Bristol. inc. limited edition publication
2009 The Parade Passed By, Round the Corner, Teatro de Trindad, Lisbon, Portugal
2008 Balancing a Leaf, Northcabin, Redcliffe Bridge, Bristol

Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 An Evening with Fresh Receptionist and Chloe Brooks, WestGermany, Berlin. One night collaborative installation and music event
2015 Plymouth Contemporary Open 2015, Peninsula Arts Gallery, Plymouth
2013 Studio 22, Spike Open, Spike Island, Bristol
2012 CAVE, Cave Artfair, Liverpool. Open alongside Liverpool Biennial 2012
2012 Exeter Contemporary Open 2012, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
2012 The Three Corners of a Triangle Squared, Spike Island, Bristol
2011 Futures Market, The Mews project space at Sluice Art Fair, Mayfair, London
2011 A Night of Light, Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton. One night event throughout the gardens
2011 Scintilla, CoExist, Southend-on-Sea. Three-person exhibition curated by Nastassja Simensky
2010 Futures Market, The Mews project space at Lisbon Art Fair, Portugal
2010 Architectural Disorder, OVADA Gallery, Oxford. Curated by Launch Collaborative
2009-2010 Emergency 4, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth. International open submission
2009 Chloe Brooks and Gonçalo Sena, two-person collaboration, The Mews project space, London
2009 Sheffield Artist’s Book Prize and Exhibition 2009, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
2009 Alternating Between the Two, Pebbledash Gallery, Stoke Newington, London
2008 When we build, let us think we build forever, Spike Island commissioning bay, Bristol
2008 Primer, Spike Island, Gallery 2, Bristol - shown alongside David Mackintosh exhibition - Me, You, the Cosmos and Other People

Residencies
2012 Research trip to Washington DC. Studying the connections between ancient Roman architecture and the neoclassical architecture in Washington
2009 OUTHOUSE, Norwich. Two-week residency organised by OUTPOST as part of
Contemporary Art Norwich 09 - alongside EASTInternational
2007 It’s not big & It’s not clever, Widcombe Gallery, Bath

Fellowships and Awards
2015 Nominated by Ben Borthwick for the Drawing Room Bursary Award 2015
2012 Second prize, Exeter Contemporary Open 2012
2011 Melluish Travel Bursary to Venice Biennale 2011
2007-2008 Fine Art Teaching Junior Fellow, University of the West of England
2007-2008 Curatorial and research bursary. Spike Island Associates, Bristol
2005 Graduate Fellow, UWE/Spike Island

Publications
2012 Chloe Brooks, Selected Works. Artist’s catalogue
2012 Pamphlets for Latent Exhibitions. A curated series of publications organised by Maia Conran & Samual Playford-Greenwell
2011 Scintillia. Produced by TAP alongside Scintillia exhibition, in an edition of 100
2009 Drawing, Round Here. Produced by Bristol Diving School alongside Division of Order exhibition, in an edition of 100
2008 Chloe Brooks, Works. Artist’s catalogue

Employment and Internships
2016 Art Handler and Technician, Tate, London
2008-2016 Freelance Gallery Technician and Art Handler
2005-2014 Fine Arts studio co-ordinator, UWE, Bristol
2010-2013 Setting up and running a virtual archive for BA Fine Arts at UWE, Bristol
2007-2013 Artist’s talks, tutorials and workshops
2012 Programme Assistant, Situations, Bristol
2008 Internship at Matt’s Gallery, London