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AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
 
2010
Residency Award, Arts Council England, in relation to seven-month residency on International Studio Programme at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Artist in Residence, International Studio Programme, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2009
Winner of ‘Cube Open’ bursary and residency, Cube: Centre for the Built Environment, Manchester
The Northern Art Prize 2009, long-list, Leeds City Council, Leeds
2008
Development and Production Award, Arts Council England
2007
Research and Development Award, Arts Council England 
2006
New work and Exhibition Award, Arts Council England
2005
Travel and Research Award, Arts Council England, Berlin Biennial, Germany
2004
Exhibition Award, British Council, ‘Stories of Solitude’, Denmark
New Work and Exhibition Award, Arts Council England
2003
Creative Entrepreneur Award, Inspiral, Sheffield
Research project, Arts Council England, ‘The notion of archive’
2002
Travel Award, Arts Council England, New York, USA
Way-marker sculpture commission for Rivelin Valley, Sheffield
2001
Individual Artist Award, Yorkshire Arts Board
Research and Development Award, Yorkshire Arts Board
‘Response’ Sound Sculpture commission for Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
1998
Kingsgate Workshop Award, London
1997
Artist in Residence, Faculty de Belle Arts, Valencia, Spain
1996
Council Travel Prize to Paris, France, Winchester School of Art, Winchester
1994
Barreau Art Scholarship, Jersey Museum, Jersey
1993
Beckwith Travel Scholarship, Arizona/California, USA
1992
Barreau Art Scholarship, Jersey Museum, Jersey

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2009
‘CUBEOpen 09’, preview, a-n Magazine (Newcastle upon Tyne), December – January 2010
‘CUBEOpen 09’, review, Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London), 14-20 November
‘CUBEOpen 09’, preview, The Times (Playlist) (London), 31 October – 6 November
‘CUBEOpen 09’, review, Katherine Faulkner, Metro Newspaper (London), 9 November 
‘Simon Le Ruez and Maud Haya Baviera’, Artist Feature, 21 Mag, Optica Festival 2009 official publication (Spain), November
‘The Golden Record: Sounds of Earth’, preview, Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London), March
‘Simon Le Ruez’, interview, Corridor8, issue 1, (Manchester) July

2008

‘Written in the Stars’, Sarah Urwin Jones, The Herald (Scotland)
‘The Golden Record – Sounds of Earth’, review, Juliana Capes, a-n Magazine (Newcastle upon Tyne)
‘Hidden Narratives’, review, Emma Cocker, Axis, (online resource for contemporary art, www.axisweb.org)
‘Protest and Testimony’, Axis, (online resource for contemporary art, www.axisweb.org)
‘Untold stories from artists of the World’, David Dunn, exhibition article on ‘Hidden Narratives’, Sheffield Star (Sheffield)
‘Art Helping to shed light on untold Stories’, Ian Soutar, exhibition article on ‘Hidden Narratives’, Sheffield Telegraph (Sheffield)
‘Hidden Narratives’, review, Lesley Guy, Metro Newspaper (London)
‘Hidden Narratives’, preview, Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London)
2007
‘Memories, Moments and other Curiosities’, preview, Robert Clark, The Guardian (London)
‘When the Quarry Calls’, review, Amy Judd, Metro Newspaper (London)
‘When the Quarry Calls’, preview, Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London)
The life ring on John Donne’s Island’, essay, Frederika Whitehead, vane.org.uk
‘Artist’s awards’, Susan Jones, a-n magazine (Newcastle upon Tyne)
2006
‘Visions of heaven and hell’, Hannah Duguid, Pick of 2006 (Trajectory), Yorkshire Post Culture (Leeds)
‘Trajectory’, preview, Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London) and catalogue essay
‘ArtFutures 2005’, review, Lisa Le Feuvre, www.axisweb.org/dialogue
2005
‘Fabrication’, Morgan Falconer, first night review of ‘(dis)comfort’, The Times (London)
‘(dis)comfort’, exhibition article, Gemma Tipton, a-n Magazine (Newcastle upon Tyne)
‘Cruel to be Kind’, Helen Jones, catalogue essay for ‘(dis)comfort’ exhibition
‘(dis)comfort’, Deborah Dean, Introduction for exhibition catalogue
‘The sublime and absurd’, Mark Patterson, Nottingham Evening Post (Nottingham)
‘(dis)comfort’, preview, Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London)
‘(dis)comfort’, review, Wayne Burrows, Metro Newspaper (London)
‘Guilty Pleasures’, interview with Jan Falk Borup, Aarhus Nutidkunst (Danish Art review), www.aarhus.nu
‘The nature of Solitude’, exhibition article, Jylandsposten (Denmark)
‘A row of Stories’, Arhus Onsdag (Arhus weekly paper, Denmark)
‘Stories of Solitude’, Inge-Lise Raven, brochure and exhibition text
‘Behind the net curtains’, Jessica Lack, exhibition pick of the week, The Guardian G2 supplement (London)
‘Acts of Generosity’, preview, Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London)
‘Acts of Generosity’, exhibition article, Twenty Eight (Manchester lifestyle magazine)
‘The Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945’, David Buckman, pub. Art Dictionaries, Bristol
‘Acts of Generosity’, Sophia Crilly, brochure text for solo exhibition
2004
‘The Locus is the thing’, Alain Ayers, catalogue essay for ‘Marks in Space: drawing and sculptural form’
2003
Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide (London)
‘Threats and Promises’, Robert Clark, catalogue essay for solo exhibition
‘Dirty little Secrets’, Chris Brown, exhibition preview for ‘Threats and Promises’, a-n Magazine (Newcastle upon Tyne)
‘Beans means Sculpture’, exhibition article, Ian Soutar, Sheffield Telegraph (Sheffield)
2001
‘Absence’, exhibition article, Rosie Wilde, Metro Newspaper (London)
1998
‘British home sores’, Helen Smithson, Ham and High (London newspaper)
1995
‘Stepping (inside) out’, Andrew Renton, catalogue essay for ‘Stepping out’


RADIO AND PUBLISHED WRITING

2006
‘Rush Hour Romance’, Artist’s story, a-n Magazine, May
2005
‘Stories of Solitude’, exhibition feature, Kulturnyt, (Denmark’s Culture programme) 


 
       
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