Curriculum Vitae

Ilana Halperin

geologicnotes@hotmail.com
www.ilanahalperin.com

born in New York, NY 1973

Education

2006/07 Honorary Research Fellow, Glasgow School of Art
2000 MFA (Fine Arts), Glasgow School of Art
1995 BA with Honours, Brown University


Solo exhibitions

Physical Geology. Alchemy Project. Manchester Museum. Manchester. 2008
Towards Heilprin Land. doggerfisher. Edinburgh. 2007
Infinite Orogeny, a two person show with Adam Putnam. Studio Visconti. Milan. 2007
Nomadic Landmass. doggerfisher. Edinburgh. 2005
Dromocroma, a two person show. Curated by Laura Garbarino. Autori Cambi. Rome. 2004
The Difficulty of Falling in Love During an Earthquake. Tramway. Glasgow. 2001
Geologic Intimacy, Switchspace. Glasgow. 1999
Boiling Milk Solfataras. Café Karolina. Akureyri, Iceland. 1999


Selected group exhibitions

2008
Art Forms from the Ocean. National Glass Centre. Sunderland
Estratos. Curated by Nicolas Bourriaud. PAC MURCIA
Conspire. transmediale08. Curated by Natasa Petresin-Bachelez. House of World Cultures. Berlin
Experimental Geography. Curated by Nato Thompson. ICI. Venues TBC

2007
It Starts from Here. De La Warr Pavilion. Bexhill on Sea
Sharjah Biennial 8. Sharjah, U.A.E.
Alchemy Artists. Manchester Museum. Manchester
Enlightenment; Collecting for the Future. Hunterian Art Museum. Glasgow

2006
The Square Root of Drawing. Temple Gallery. Dublin
How I Finally Accepted Fate. Curated by Jason Murison. Elizabeth Foundation. New York
Where the Wild Things Are. Curated by Anne Marie Watson. Dundee Contemporary Arts. Dundee
Drawing Links. The Drawing Room. London
Public Holiday Projects. Expodium. Utrecht
Our House is a House that Moves. Living Art Museum. Reykjavik

2004
The Dazzled Eye. The Whitworth Gallery. Manchester
Our House is a House that Moves.Skuc Galerija. Ljubljana
Platform for Art Poster Series. Curated by Tamsin Dillon. London Underground Piccadily Circus Tube Station

2003
Our House is a House that Moves. Curated by Natasa Petresin. Part of the Steirischerbst 2003. Pavel Haus. Laafeld
Vatnajokull, the farthest north. London Underground Virtual Platform for Art. Curated by Tamsin Dillon
Into the Abyss, a one night event. Derek Eller Gallery. New York
Nomadic Landmass. Tag Team Experiment. Edinburgh
International Drawing Institute Exhibition. Xi'an Academy of Fine Art and touring. China
Participation in the Makrolab project. Venice Biennale
Re-Launch. Market. Glasgow
Gruppe Show. Tag Team Experiment. Edinburgh

2002
Art and Mountains - Conquistadors of the Usless. Curated by Bruce Haines and Paul Claydon. Alpine Club. London
Two-person show with Adam Putnam. The Kettilhouse. Akureyri, Iceland

2001
Two-person show with Sally Osborn. Doggerfisher. Edinburgh
Diplomatic Immunity. Hunter College Galleries. New York

2000
Exhibition for Archibald Campbell and Harley WS Photography Award. Curated by Toby Webster and Kate Bush. Stills Gallery. Edinburgh.
New Contemporaries 2000. Curated by Jeremy Millar, Sarah Kent and Gavin Turk. The Cornerhouse and touring. Manchester
Museum Magogo. Curated by Beagles & Ramsey. PB Gallery. Melbourne, Australia
Multiples in Time and Space, Ampersand International Arts. San Francisco
Additional Research into the Phenomenon. Curated by Mick Peter. Project Room. Glasgow
A Day Like Any Other. Curated by Francis Mckee. Stavanger Kulturhus. Stavanger, Norway
Topographico, Intermedia. Glasgow

1999
Story. Curated by Pi Li. The Assembly Gallery/The Courtyard. Glasgow
Intimate Three Part Fractions. CCA. Glasgow.
Festival of Art/Music Collaborations. R.S.A.M.D. Glasgow

1997-1998
Invitational Show, Soho 20. New York
FranklinFest Downtown Arts Festival. New York
Portraits and Interiors, 401 Washington. New York


Awards and residencies

2008
Visual Artist Award. Scottish Arts Council

2007
Cove Park. Cove
Alchemy Fellowship. Manchester Museum, Manchester

2006
Scottish Arts Council Artist Award
Hope Scott Trust Artist Grant
Artist in Residence. Oceanwide Expeditions/Tiffin Projects.North East Greenland

2005
Research Residency. Camden Arts Centre, London

2004
Artist Commission. The Accident and Emergency Department of The New Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Functionsuite/Artlink, Edinburgh
Artist-in-Residence. Skaftfell Cultural Center. Seydisfjorder, Iceland

2003
Earthwatch Field Work Partcipant. Mammoth Cave. Kentucky

2002
Inclusion in the Slide Registry. The Drawing Center. New York
MAKROLAB. The Arts Catalyst and Project Atol. Perthshire, Scotland
Network North Residency. NIFCA. Lapland and the Barents Region
Artist-in-Residence. The Gilsociety. Akureyri, Iceland

2001
Cell Culture Science/Art Residency. Arteleku, San Sebastian
Darklights Commission, Tramway, Glasgow

2000
Four Year Research Award, Glasgow School of Art
Shortlisted for Artist in Residence at The Wellcome Trust. London
Shortlisted for Archibald-Campbell and Harley WS Photography Award. Stills, Edinburgh

1999
Artist in Residence, The Gilsociety. Akureyri, Iceland
Postgraduate Scholarship Award, Glasgow School of Art.
Landscape Drawing Prize, Glasgow School of Art.

1996-1997
Group Residency, La Cipressaia Art Center, Italy
Group Residency, Kokoro Arts Center. USA

1993-1995
Roberta Jocelyn Award for Excellence in Art, Brown University. USA
Barbara Rockefeller Scholarship. USA
Mimi Hicks Premium in Art Award, Brown University. USA


Employment

2006 to date
Fourth Year Tutor. Duncan of Jordanstone School of Fine Art, Dundee
Visiting Artist. Cumbria Institute of the Arts. Carlisle
Visiting Artist. MFA programme. Duncan of Jordanstone School of Fine Art, Dundee

2000 – 2005
Research affiliate, Glasgow School of Art

2004
Visiting Tutor. School of Design. Southern Yangtze University. Wuxi, China
Visiting Professor. Postgraduate Art/Design Department. The China Academy of Art. Hangzhou, China

2003 to 2005
Visiting Tutor. MFA and Painting Departments. Glasgow School of Art

2000 to 2005
Artist on projects. Artlink, Edinburgh

1999 to 2000
Alternate Teacher in Continuing Education Program, Glasgow School of Art

1995-1998
Visual Arts Teacher, Studio in a School: Artist in residence. New York
Stone Carving Instructor, Cathedral of St. John the Divine. New York
Set Design Teacher, Bank Street College of Education. New York
Visual and Performing Arts Instructor, The Harbor. New York


Performative lectures

2008
Towards Heilprin Land. Cendeac. Murcia

2007
Geologic Intimacy, revisted. Species of Origin. Edinburgh Art College
Towards Heilprin Land. Stills. The Edinburgh Art Festival
Towards Heilprin Land. Frozen Tears III Book Launch. Dexter Sinister, New York
Towards Heilprin Land. Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
Ruins in Reverse (Nomadic Landmass). Manchester Museum, Manchester

2006
Emergent Landmass (Towards Heilprin Land). E.F.A. Gallery. New York

2005
Emergent Landmass, a chronicle of disappearance. Camden Arts Centre. London
Ruins in Reverse (Nomadic Landmass). Camden Arts Centre. London
Ruins in Reverse (Nomadic Landmass). Lecture written by Ilana Halperin and delivered by artist Adam Putnam. The Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria. New York, NY

2004
Integrating Catastrophe. MA Department. Kingston University. Kingston
Integrating Catastrophe. School of Design. Southern Yangtze University. Wuxi, China
Integrating Catastrophe. School of Design. China Academy of Art. Hangzhou, China
Geologic Intimacy, a talk in two parts. Part of the Wednesday Open Series. Glasgow School of Art.

2003
Integrating Catastrophe. International Institute for Drawing. Xi'an Academy of Fine Art. Xi'an, China

2002
The Pursuit of Flora and Other Environmental Anecdotes. International Society for Literature and Science. Aarhus, Denmark

2001
Nomadic Landmass. CCA/Hunterian Museum. Glasgow
Geologic Intimacy. Arteleku. Donostia/ San Sebastian

2000
The Pursuit of Flora and Other Environmental Anecdotes. Tramway. Glasgow

1999
Space Art Forum. The Arts Catalyst/ The Lux. London


Publications

Estratos. Pac Murcia
Sharjah Biennial 8 Catalogue, U.A.E.
Frozen Tears 3. Edited by John Russell
Emergent Landmass (a chronicle of disappearance). Artist publication. Dundee Contemporary Arts
Drawing Links. Text by Andrew Patrizio. The Drawing Room. London
Nomadic Landmass (London). Text by Mungo Campbell. File Note publication. Camden Arts Centre
Ruins in Reverse, part 3 of lecture series publication. Edited by Adam Putnam. Presented by Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria. New York
Ruins in Reverse (Nomadic Landmass). doggerfisher. Edinburgh
Frozen Tears : The Sequel. Edited by John Russell. London
Dromocroma. Text by Laura Garbarino. Autori Messa. Rome
Our House is a House That Moves. Pavel Haus. Laafeld
24/7 Wilno/Nueva York. Edited by Raimundas Malasauskas and Kestutis Kuizinas. Contemporary Art Center. Vilnius
Into the Abyss. Edited by Adam Putnam. New York
Institute for Drawing Exhibition Catalogue. Xi'an
Makrolab. Artscatalyst. London
Re-Launch Publication. Market. Glasgow
Punkt. NIFCA. Helsinki
Iridium Stories. www.artscatalyst.org
Interview with Dominick Arduin. www.francismckee.com/dominick.htm
Diplomatic Immunity. New York/Glasgow
Archibald Campbell and Harley Photography Award. Text by Moira Jeffries. Edinburgh.
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2000. Manchester
Art Notes. Montreal


Selected Bibliography


Performing Landscapes; Traveling to Greenland with Ilana Halperin : Amoreen Armetta. Art on Paper. Vol. 11. No. 3. January/February 2007

Ilana Halperin: Nick Barley. Map. Issue 3 / Autumn 2005

Anniversary leap of faith into volcano of discovery: Iain Gale. Scotland on Sunday. Review. May 15, 2005

Time is of the essence in 30th celebrations: Sunday Herald. The Critics. Arts. 15 May 2005

So gifted, naturally: Moira Jeffrey. The Herald. Friday December 14. 2001

Portrait. Ilana Halperin: Moira Jeffrey. The Herald Magazine. 24.11.01


Collections

The Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Icelandair U.S. Branch
Western General Hospital. Edinburgh