Caroline Blackburn : "These are no ordinary snapshots, freezing a mere passing moment in time, but elaborate supernatural tableaux that take months to create." - Jane Warren (The Express)




 

 

Caroline Blackburn

Solo Shows

 

Nov 09 – Jan 06

– retrospective – Pyramid and Parr Hall, Parr Hall, Warrington

April – June 2003

Chelsea and Westminster HospitalFulham Road, Chelsea, London SW10 9NH

April - May 00

“Folklore Fairies And Fables 2" , The Ice House, Holland Park

November 99- March 00

Photofolio, Salts Mill, Saltaire, Shipley

November - March 99

Broadcasting House, Bbc, Manchester

April 1998

“Folklore, Fairies, And Fables 1” The Ice House, Holland Park , Kensington.

October 1996 - August 1997

"Food For Thought" Blackfriars Pavilion Blackfriars, London.

August - October 1996

The Village Coffee Shop Gallery, Shepherds Market, Mayfair, London.

February - April 1996

"Two In One" City Art Gallery Cafe Gallery, Moseley Street, Manchester

September - October 1995

"The Seven Ages Of Man And Woman" Fotofeis, International Festival Of Photography, Scotland

November 1995 - August 1996

With John Kimpton, Royal Exchange Arcade , Manchester

September - December 1994

"Enchanting Dreams" Push One Labs, Chelsea, London

1994 - 1996

Bagatelle, Bridge Street, Chester

August 1994

Publicis Advertising Agency, Baker Street, London

July 1994

"Transformations" Dukes 92, Castlefields, Manchester

March 1994

Alternative Arts, Chiltern Street, London

September 1993

"Stills And Life" Didsbury Library, Manchester

March 1993

Baa Bar, Liverpool

November 1992

"Gateways" Didsbury Library, Manchester

From November 1996

Imagination, Barlow Moor Road, Manchester

Group Shows

1998

With Artech, Chicago Trade Fair

1996

Counter Image, Manchester

1994

"Signals" Festival Of Women Photographer, Manchester

1993 - 1994

North West Arts Open (Touring)

Major Commissions

1999 - 2000

Holland Park Theatre, Kensington And Chelsea , London   - A commission of a personal interpretation for each of the operas that were being performed for the millennium.

2003 - 2004

Holland Park Theatre, Kensington And Chelsea, London - A commission of a personal interpretation for each of the operas that  were being performed in 2004

2006 – 2007

"Holland Park Theatre, Kensington And Chelsea, London - A commission of a personal interpretation for each of the operas that were being performed in 2007

Press

October 1997

The Courier

June 1998

Flux Magazine

April 2000

Express Newspapers

April 2005

Spiegelbeeld

Education Work and Commissions

June – Aug 2006

START in Salford – teaching non-standard photography techniques. START provides arts training and opportunities for people mental ill-health or social exclusion

Jan – March 2006

Manchester Art Gallery Education Dept – a series of workshops culminating in a final photography project.

Sept 2005 – June 2006

START in Salford – a weekly voluntary support workshop

All images and text Copyright © 2009 Caroline Blackburn.