CV

Sean Bosman

Artist Biography

I am a South African born, New Zealand based artist with a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Canterbury, education in Spanish language and a working background in music instruction. My practice employs the use of installation, film, sound, text, design and curation. While the individual focal points within each encountered medium vary, encompassing all of them is the consideration of their interdependence and ability to respond not only to each other but also their environment and audience. This often manifests as works in found and generated poetry, digital and performative film, distributed design publication, digital song composition, and alternative institutional structures. Education

2014 BFA Sculpture, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Residencies and Curatorial Projects

2016 Founder and co-director of ‘EDA Project Space’, Artist-run initiative based in Montevideo, Uruguay

2016 Artist-in-Residence, Residencia Corazón, La Plata, Argentina

Exhibitions

2016 Cambio: The Gesture of the Art Exchange, Curated by Zosima Gallery, Gallery 343 University of Texas, Arlington, USA

2016 Dos pies izquierdos and all thumbs, EDA Project Space, Montevideo, Uruguay

2016 ¿Entendiste? No, pero tranquilo, Residencia Corazon, La Plata, Argentina

2014 No Signal, Ilam Campus Gallery, Christchurch, NZ

2014 Penthouse, Fresh and Fruity, Dunedin, NZ

2014 P.O.A, Shop 4 and 5 Cathedral Juncion, Life in Outer Spaces, Christchurch, NZ

2014 Select, Ilam Campus Gallery, Christchurch, NZ

2013 The Wrong Side of the Blanket, The Casting Room, Christchurch, NZ

2013 11 til 7, Ilam Campus Gallery, Christchurch, NZ

2012 Peek-a-Boo, IR2, Christchurch, NZ

Bibliography

2014 Mya Middleton: ‘Mya Middleton responds to Penthouse’,Fresh-and-Fruity, August 19th 2014, www.fresh-and-fruity.tumblr.com

Collaborative Projects

2016 Such Tan, Collaborative publication with Filipe Barcelos de Faria (Brazil), available at Siberia, Malisia, Tormenta, Big Sur (all situated in La Plata, Argentina)

2015 Whole House Re-use Series, ReKindle Whole House Re-use Project, collaborative poster series with Natalie Kittow, Vanessa Preston, Cameron Ralston and Grace Ryder.

Presentations and Workshops

2016 EDA Project Space, Instituto Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay

2016 Artist Talk, Facultad de las Bellas Artes, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina

Awards

2016 Ethel Susan Jones Travelling Scholarship

2014 Rosemary Johnson Muller Scholarship

Professional Experience

2014 Install technician, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch, NZ

2014 Install technician, CPIT Festival of Flowers, Rakaia Centre, CPIT, Christchurch, NZ

2013 Vice President, Sketch Club, Canterbury University, Christchurch, NZ

2012 - 2014 Volunteer, The Physics Room Gallery, Christchurch, NZ