John France / Biographical notes
学歴 / Education
1971-72 Foundation Studies, Sheffield Polytechnic, Yorkshire.
1972-75 Bachelor of Art [First Class Honours] Fine Art, Coventry Polytechnic
1972-76 Master of Art [Painting]. Chelsea School of Art, London
賞歴 / Awards and Prizes
1975 Windsor and Newton Student Award, Midland Prizewinner
1976 John Moores Prizewinner
1977 Arts Council of Great Britain Award, Minor Award
1980 South West Arts Major Award
2000 British Council Award
個展 / One-Person Exhibitions
1976 Ulster Polytechnic Gallery, Belfast
1988 Holden Gallery, Manchester Polytechnic
1989 'Tender the Butcher' Lanchester Gallery, Coventry Polytechnic
1999 Mission Art Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2000 'Hand,Paper, Paint.' Sanskriti Kendra Gallery. New Delhi, India
2004 'Notes from Icarus the Fireman' Art Planning Room AOYAMA / Gallery Hyori, Chiba, Japan
グループ展 / Mixed and Group Exhibitions
1974 New Contemporaries, Camden Arts Centre, London
1975 Windsor and Newton Finalists Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
1976 Stowells Trophy Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
1976 Northern Young Contemporaries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
1976 John Moores Liverpool 10, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1979 55, Wapping Artist,S.P.A.C.E. Studios and New Crane Wharf, London
1982 Developments, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
1988 4th International Drawing Triennale, Museum of Architecture & Museum of History, Wroclaw, Poland
1990 The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
1991 Border to Border, 3rd Larson Drawing Biennial, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Tennessee, USA
1992 Blackburn Associates Award & Lecture, Staff Exhibition, Faculty of Art, University of Derby
1992-93 Peninsula Journey, Quick Silver Gallery, Middlesex University & Lanchester Gallery, Coventry University
1995 Trading Spaces, Derby Art Gallery & Museum, Derby
1997 In-Transit, Some Contemporary British Art, Netherlands, Germany
1997 Common Centre, University of Bournemouth Gallery, Bournemouth
1999 Something Must Be Done, Wetterhoff School of Art & Design, Hame Polytechnic, Hameenlinna, Finland
2000 Vim and Vigour, M.A.S.S. S1 Artspace Projects, Sheffield 2000 Heads, Derby Art Gallery & Museum, Derby
2000 Level, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Leiden, Netherlands
2001 Born at the Right Time, Banks Mill Artists Studio, Derby and Provincial Museum Begijnhofkerk, St. Truiden, Belgium
2002 Inter-Art 2002, Castle Miko Museum, Csikereda, Romania
2002 10 eves jubileumi Kiallitasa, Miskole Museum of Contemporary Art, Miskole, Hungary
2003 Destination Drawing, C.O.F.A. Gallery, International Drawing Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia
2003 Markers, Queens Gallery, British Council, New Delhi, India
2004 First Intersection International Contemporary Arts Festival, Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2005 "Renascence" Hyogo International Painting Competition, Hyogo Prefecture Museum of Art, Kobe, Japan
プロジェクト / Projects
1992-93 Guest Curator, Quicksilver Place Gallery, Middlesex University & Lanchester Gallery, Coventry University
1994 Design Concept for Inner City Under-Pass, Leeds City Council & Public Arts, Wakefield
1996 Invited contributor, Drawing Discussion Forum, Royal College of Art, London
1997 Guest Foreign Artist/Curator, Stichting De Leidse School, Leiden, Netherlands
1999 Guest Foreign Artist, Thulso P Art, Tihany, Hungary
2000 Artist in Residence. Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi, India
2002 Curator, 'Message to India', Queens Gallery, British Council, New Delhi, India [subsequent tour to Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bombay]
2004-5 Project Architect and Co- Director , First and Second Drawing Quarter Conference UWE Bristol
2008 International Artist in Residence, Sandbarh Workshops, Rajasthan, India
コレクション / Collections
British Council, South West Arts, Northern Ireland Polytechnic,
Chelsea School of Art Stiching De Leidse School, private collections in Japan and India
教職歴 / Teaching Career
1976 Ulster Polytechnic, 1 term appointment, full time, Belfast
1976-78 Part-time Lecturer, National College of Art, Dublin, Ireland
1977 Visiting Lecturer, Gloucester College of Art, Cheltenham, England
1979 Visiting Lecturer, Leeds Polytechnic, Yorkshire
1981-82 Visiting Lecturer, Falmouth School of Art, Cornwall
1983-88 South West Arts
1990-91 Part-time Lecturer in Drawing, Plymouth College of Art, Devon
1991-92 Part-time Lecturer in Foundation Studies, Derbyshire College of Higher Education
1992 Visiting Lecturer, Middlesex University, London
1993 Visiting Lecturer, University of Coventry
1994 Senior Lecturer in Art & Design, University of Derby
1997 Subject/Programme Co-ordinator Foundation Studies, University of Derby
1998 Subject/Programme Co-ordinator BA(Hons) Fine Art, University of Derby
2000 University Reader in Fine Art, University of Derby
2003 Visiting Lecturer, Delhi College of Art, India
2003 Currently Director of the Advanced Centre in Drawing (ACID), University of the West of England, Bristol
2006 - 08 Norwich University College of the Arts, External Examiner - MA Drawing
2008 Norwich University College of the Arts, Lead External Examiner - Post-Graduate School