JAMIE HOUSE MA PGCE ARPS
WEBSITE: www.jamiehouse.co.uk
E-MAIL: info@jamiehouse.co.uk
PROFILE
Jamie combines art practice with photography and extended listening practices to enable non- anthropocentric readings of post-industrialsites. His experimental practice research methods include multi-sensorytechnological methods of observation, employing VHF, radio waves, Geigercounters, textual responses.
Jamie is a multi-award-winning artist researcherand module leader for MA photography at Plymouth University UK, has presentedhis work at International and National symposia and has exhibited and published widely
Jamie is MA Photography module leader for Activist Practices at University of Plymouth UK
EDUCATION
- 2023-MA in Photography (Distinction) Dr Carole Baker,Liz Wells
- 2010-PGCE in Post Compulsory Education at University of Plymouth
- 2009-Level 3 NCFE business studies for the creative arts at Plymouth College of Art
- 2004-BA (Hons) 2:1 Visual Communication: Photomedia University College of the Creative Arts (UCA) Maidstone
- 2001– Merit in RSA Advanced diploma in Foundation Photography and Audio Visual Studies 2000 - A in A-level Photographic Studies
- 1999 - Merit in BTEC National Diploma in Design
- 1998 - City and Guilds in Advanced Black and White Photography
- 1997 - NVQ Level 1 & 2 in Stonemasonry/Sculpture.
PUBLICATIONS
To date Jamie's work has appeared in publications and blogs worldwide including: New Scientist magazine (UK), Daily Telegraph (UK),PHOTO ARTS book (USA), Peep Contemporary Art Magazine (UK) Ersatz Camera Work catalogue (CA),SuperMassiveBlackHole Journal (UK), BlotBook (UK),GUP Photography Journal (NL), Recycle Art Catalogue (BX), London Independant Photography Magazine (UK), Without Lenses (USA), Inscape Magazine (UK), Umter (DE),Excerpt Magazine (AU) Lenscratch magazine feature: Interviewed by Sarah Knobel Associate Professor St Lawerence university NY for Earth Day (USA).
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, TALKS AND RESIDENCIES
- Guest speaker at the International Association ofPhotography and Theory (IAPT) Cyprus.
- Speaker at Test Space: Expositions of practice-led Research Symposium CAST, Helston.
- Phytogenesis II Provocations of Plants, Philosophy and Photography. International Symposium University of Plymouth, North EastPhotography collective, Newcastle University.
- The Northern Eye International Photography, speaker alongside Alys Tomlison, Craig Easton and Charlie Knight.
- Nocturnal Field studies paper, University of Plymouth Doctoral College.
Guest Speaker Photographers Gallery London (UK),Artist in Residence The Departure Foundation Manchester, PHrame Brussels guest speaker alongside Simon Roberts (UK) and David Horvitz (CA), S1 Gallery Sheffield (UK) Guest Speaker, Bend in the river Gainsborough (UK) Artist in Residence, Royal Academy of Arts (UK) ONE IN FOUR, Musrara Mix Festival Jerusalem, Brighton PhotoFringe (UK) Solo show, 365 Days of Print New York Artist in Residence, Aperture Foundation Gallery New York, Parallex Art Fair La Galleria Pall Mall London, Print & Design Now SW1 Gallery Bearspace and London Art Fair, For Japan Hotshoe Gallery London, Four Floors PHOTO IRELAND festival, Graphic Design Museum Boschstraat Holland, Atomino International Contemporary Art Festival Germany Solo Show
TEACHING | WORK
University of Plymouth –MA Photography School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business) .Module leader for Activist practices (2023-ongoing).
University of Plymouth - Professional Mentor Working on the professional Mentoring programme that matches students with a Professional Mentor gives my time and knowledge to support undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Plymouth in the media arts programmes (2018-2020).
Plymouth Culture - Board of artist advisors Sat on the panel of artist advisors that fed into discussions about artist networks, and cultural strategy in Plymouth in parallel with contemporary galleries such as KARST, the new £46m museums, gallery and archive, The Box, and the hosting of British Art Show 9 (2020-2021).
Personal Tutor - Worked as a personal tutor to A-Level Art and Photography students. In this role, I worked closely with the learners to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Targets and goals were identified and I facilitated a supportive, inspiring, and motivating environment to ensure students reach their highest potential (2018-ongoing).
Community Photographic studios CIC - Founding director managing a team of fifteen working in collaboration with institutions. Lead tutor teaching children and adults photography, sound, animation, writing lesson plans, handling workshop bookings, and successful bid
writing with awards for all. Lead volunteer programmes and community exhibitions workshops. Worked with BIPP, Royal Photographic Society, Help for heroes, Mind, Age UK and many more delivering community lead projects and photographic commissions. I mentored students and helped them structure their portfolios to get onto undergraduate photography and media programmes. Worked closely with South-West based universities and contemporary art galleries running professional development sessions for 3rd-year students .
(Sept 2017-21).
Mayflower Support Centre Devon - Working with young Autistic children by delivering Photographic workshops (March 2012).
Falmouth Art Gallery Devon - Teaching sessions based around the exhibition on Surrealism which includes original works by Lee Miller and Man Ray (Feb 2012).
Penelee House Museum and Art gallery - Pinhole and Printmaking workshop and installation of an exhibition at the gallery of the work produced. (Feb 2011).
Arts University Plymouth- Lecturer and joint module leader for foundation Art and Design, lecturer BA (Hons) Yr1 Photography. Tutor on Saturday Arts Club teaching ages 7 to 17 years Photography and Fine Art workshops that resulted in exhibitions in London for the Sorrell Foundation. Also Tutor on evening classes for adults in Photography and video editing (Sept- 2010-2019).
Plymouth Arts Centre - Delivering Pinhole Digital Photography workshop for learners aged 16-25 for their project in association with the Camper Camera Obscura (Oct 2010).
Arts University Plymouth Summer Mix -Teaching young learners aged 14-17 drawing, sound, and media skills (Aug 2010).
FOTONOW - Lecturer for this photography organisation that helps young people appreciate their life and surroundings through photography. Worked on projects in partnership with architecture week. I worked with a local image bank where I assisted students to interpret and make a body of work that responds to their archive of images. Worked as lead tutor on studio photography and analogue darkroom techniques, organising, writing lesson plans and schemes of work (Aug 2010-2019).
AWARDS
2021 - Overall Winner British Photography Awards.
2021 - Pink Lady Photography Award Finalist.
2020 - Rio “Start something” creative business Award Plymouth.
2021 - Community Sparks Fund Award for Photography project; You are not the person you think I am. lead artist in collaboration with Leadworks CIC.
2020 - Awards for all funding lead artists working on a collaborative Photography project with young people and Mind UK.
2020 - Devon community fund working on an intergenerational photography project with Help for Heros and Plymouth Communities together.
2019 - Rank Foundation Time to Shine Leadership programme as studio director for Community Photographic Studios (CIC).
2016 - Chrysalis, Plymouth Art Weekender, peoples award.
2016 - AA2A Artist Residency Scheme, Plymouth University.
2013 - T103 Textiles Open innovation Centre, Young Professional programme Ronse Belgium in association with UCA & PCA universities.
2007 - Arts Council funded, The River Medway, LightWave a floating light sculpture made with Rosie Brave.
TALKS | SYMPOSIUMS
2024 Talk at Memory, Site & Artefact research group University for the Arts Plymouth (April)
2024 Talk at ARE (Art, Resilience (research), Economy) international research group (July)
2022 - Speaker at 6th International Conference of Photography & Theory (ICPT2022) Cyprus EXPANDED VISUALITIES: PHOTOGRAPHY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.
2022 - CAST Cornubian Arts & Science Trust Helston (UK). Test Space: Expositions of practice-led research Symposium. Delivered Academic paper.
2022 - Bath Spa University visiting guest speaker on my Art as Research.
2022 - Community Climate Hub Plymouth-Soil Stories Multisensory talk.
2021 - Storytelling: Shared narratives of research and practice symposium the University of Plymouth. Guest speaker.
2021 - Postgraduate Research Showcase, University of Plymouth Doctoral College. Delivered my paper “Is There Anybody out there? Nocturnal Field Studies in the investigation of Biogenetic sites”.
2021 - Phytogenesis II Provocations of Plants, Philosophy and Photography. International Symposium University of Plymouth, North East Photography collective, Newcastle University. I delivered an academic paper on my practice through the lens of Deleuze and crystal time images.
2021 - The Northern Eye International Photography, speaker alongside Alys Tomlison, Craig Easton and Charlie Knight.
2012 - Photographers Gallery London Talk on my practice in conversation with Micheal Salu Artistic Director GRANTA.
2012 - PHrame Brussels Guest speaker discussing my work alongside Simon Roberts (UK), David Horvitz (CA) Jon Rafman (CA)
2012 - S1 Space Sheffield Speaker alongside Laura Sackett and Simone Masseera.
2011 - Plymouth College of Art, guest talk to BA Photography.
2011 - Brighton Photofringe, New forms of display: The potential of Photography projects online. Critic Peter Ainsworth discussed my practice.
RESIDENCES
2022 - Sprites Arts Space Plymouth UK.
2021 - Artist in Residence Old Jet Arts Centre Suffolk.
2015-16 AA2A Artist Plymouth University.
2012 - Insantus Visual Arts Festival Lithuania.
2012 - T103 Centre Technology and Textiles Belgium.
2012 - Departure Foundation Manchester UK.
2011 - 365 Days of Print New York.
2011 - Bend in the river/Slumgothic Gainsborough UK.
2011 - AM Gallery London Digital Chain Chapter 11.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2024 -Forthcoming Exhibition PS1 Gallery University for the Arts Plymouth.
2024- FENSTER KARST Gallery Plymouth in collaboration with Paul Hillion.
2023 - Centrespace Gallery Bristol Speculative Field Studies: Goonhilly (SSSI) Solo exhibition.
2023 - Sprites Arts Space Plymouth ZN+2 Solo Sound installation and residency
2022 - Leadworks CIC-Rn86 Radiological Spectres.
2022 - Loosenart Gallery Millepiani -Rome, Italy Surveillance Society International Group Exhibition.
2021 - Gallery 101 Plymouth University-Speculative field studies at Goonhilly Earth Station UK.
2017 - Bend in the River X-church, CONVULSION ROOM.
2016 - Chrysalis, Plymouth Art Weekender. Peoples award.
2016 - Artspace 101 ECT Drawing Machines Plymouth University.
2015 - Ocean Studios Plymouth Art Weekender CONVULSION Room
2014 - George Roger Galley, Maidstone UK.
2013 - OP3NR3PO Furtherfield.
2013 - MADATAC 05: Transmorph Realities: The Abdication of the Visual Realm, Madrid.
2012 - Insanitus Visual Arts Festival, Fluxus Ministerija, Fabrikas "Lituanika"
2012 - Royal Academy of Arts,ONE IN FOUR.
2012 - PHrame Photography Festival Brussels.
2012 - Musrara Mix Festival, Jerusalem.
2012 - Brighton Photofringe- Stranger Group show curators choice.
2011 - Aperture Foundation Gallery New York, “What matters now?”.
2011 - DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, New York.
2011 – Visual Arts Gallery at NJCU, Jersey City, New Jersey.
2011 - Parallex Art Fair, La Galleria Pall Mall London.
2011 - Print & Design Now, SW1 Gallery, Bearspace London and Art Fair 2011- For Japan, Hotshoe Gallery London.
2011 - “Four Floors” PHOTO IRELAND Festival 2011.
2011 - Beyond the lens, Bristol UK.
2011 - Found Space, Heist Exeter.
2011 - WINDOW WORK-Plymouth “The Milky Way, after Herschel”.
2011 - Port Eliot Festival Camera Obscura Installation.
2011 - Graphic Design Museum Boschstraat, Holland. Pinhole Parcel Project.
2010 - Atomino International Contemporary Art Festival, Germany.
2010 - That Gallery, Unwrap your Mind, Hong Kong.
2010 - Goa International Pinhole Exhibition, New Dehli touring to Goa and Mumbai.
2009 - X-Ray of FearThe Gallery of Educational Sciences Faculty, University of A Coruna.
2009 - Camera Obscura Installation, Largest Temporary Camera in England with Justin Quinnell.
2009 - Ersatz Camera Work, collaboartion with Jo Babcock, San Fransisco U.S.A.
2009 - Travelling Light London/Venice 53rd Biennale.
2007 - Photo London Arts Pavilion at Mile End.
RADIO | PERFORMANCES
2024- Migration Sounds Oxford University UK,Sites and Memory Project.
2024 -The Freshwater Sounds Archive in collaboration with Dr Jack Greenhalgh Canada Foundation for Innovation.
2023 - Radio 3 Mixing it London (UK).
2022 - ResonanceFM London (UK).
Gwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts Radio show: Low Fidelity.
Zn 2+ Beneath, Below soundscape.
2022 - CounterpointArts London Artists' Scratch Showcase.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS | RESEARCH GROUPS
2022 - Test Space: Expositions of practice led research group Falmouth University and University of Plymouth.
2022 - More-Than-Human Book Club Barbican library London/online.
2010- a-n Artists Membership.
2021 - Association for Photography in Higher Education.
2012 - Wildlife Sound Recording Society member.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Highly Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Premier pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, Sound DAW: Logic pro, Abelton, and Reaper
Experienced in using sensor technologies and data sonification techniques in artistic practice.
Rhino.
Admin (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint