Curriculum Vitae
JENI SNELL Curriculum VitaeNationality British, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
Education MA Fine Art at the University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, 2007. The Princes Trust, business course, 2000/1. The School of Art, Design, Media & Culture, University of Sunderland, UK. BA (Hons) Fine Art (first class), 1995-99.
Awards include University of the Arts London- Artist Exchange and Collectors Bursary (2006), The Juliet Gomperts Trust Project Grant (2006), The Oppenheim- John Downes Memorial Trust Award (2005), The Arts Council of England- Grant for Individuals (2003/ 2002), The Princes Trust- Arts & Business Grant (2001) and Northern Arts- Materials & Equipment Grant (2000).
Collections The Guernsey Candie Museum, Enconros de Arte, Porto, Portugal and private collections in Madrid Spain, Sydney Australia, Hong Kong China, Tokyo Japan, London England and Los Angeles USA.
Publications include The Guernsey Press and Star, Wednesday 22 July 2009, Colin Leach, Arts, p.21. Rubber Bullets- Interview with Shaun Shackleton, Guernsey Press and Star, Saturday 12 January 2008, P.4. Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, MA Fine Art Degree Show 2007, Catalogue, P.7. Going Underground- Interview with Shaun Shackleton, Guernsey Press and Star, Wednesday 22 November 2006, P.18,19. Art, Age & Gender- Women Explore The Issues, Foundation of Womens Art, Catalogue, 2002, P.44.
Work experience includes gallery assistant at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (July 2002- June 2005), Nathan Coley's Show Home- a temporary art project with Locus+ (May 2003), gallery technician at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland (2001- 03).
Voluntary work includes co-founder and management committee of ASSIGN (Arts Sunderland Support Initiative and Group Network) (2001- 03), and Pride Art committee, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne- promoting the artwork of LGBT artists (2001- 02).
Forthcoming shows
Payneshurvell Gallery, 16 Hewett Street, London EC2A 3NN.
PV Thursday 10 June, exhibition continues until 24 July 2010. A Bright and Guilty Place.
Solo and two-person shows
Sartorial Contemporary Art, Kings Cross, London, UK.
30 October- 20 November 2009. Anka Dabrowska and Jeni Snell – Concrete Jungle.
Coach House Gallery, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
12 July- 7 August 2009 COAST Jeni Snell – new paintings.
Jealous Gallery, Crouch End, London, UK.
8- 18 January 2009 Blockhouse- Anka Dabrowska and Jeni Snell.
The Delfina Foundation, London, UK.
11- 22 November 2008 Playground-Battlefield, Jeni Snell- Mirus Delfina (visitor-interactive installation).
13 November 2008 Public talk- Jeni Snell in conversation with Prof. Barry Curtis.
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK. (by appointment only).
14 December 2004- 31 January 2005 Anka Dabrowska & Jeni Snell- Places Home.
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London, UK.
6- 21 August 2004 Places I Have Live- Jeni Snell, New work- drawing on board.
The German Occupation Museum Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
March 2001 Sculptural Memorial.
Art Fairs
London Art Fair, Contemporary Art Projects, London, UK.
13- 18 January 2009.
Santander Art Fair, Santander, Spain.
July 2008 New work represented by Galeria Fruela.
Group exhibitions
Sartorial Contemporary Art, Kings Cross, London, UK.
26 November- 17 December 2009. URBANART – Panik, Cyclops, James Jessop, Rowdy, Sweet Toof and JENI SNELL – Fortress Sartorial Graffiti Event.
Departure Gallery, London, UK.
Throughout September Artist Residency, Trident Way 3-5 October 2009
Departure Gallery, Clerkenwell, London.
18- 21 June 2009 The Fleet Rises.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal.
10- 23 May 2009 Enconros de Arte.
Elevator Gallery, Hackney Wick, London, UK.
17 April- 3 May 2009 No Mans Land.
Jealous Gallery, Crouch End, London, UK.
19 February- 16 March 2009 Sketchshow.
Contemporary Art Projects, Old Street, London, UK.
August- September 2008 Start Your Own Collection.
Ultra Lounge at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, UK.
24 June- 30 July 2008 Anticipation - A Kay Saatchi and Catriona Warren exhibition.
Whitechapel Gallery, Whitechapel, London, UK.
13 June 2008 Iceberg Enters Obelisk. Guest-curated by Elevator Gallery.
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, Charing Cross Rd, London, UK.
31 August- 7 September 2007 Central Saint Martins MA Fine Art Degree Show.
The Old Boys Club, London, UK.
29 June- 1 July 2007 In
The Arts Gallery, Davies Street, London, UK.
15 March- 13 April 2007 XHIBIT.
The Barge House, South Bank, London, UK.
26-28 January 2007 Central Saint Martins Interim MA Show.
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London Fields, London, UK.
21 September- 6 October 2006 No-ship.
99E St Georges Square, Pimlico, London, UK.
21 April- 31 May 2006 Defence (Nick Clark, Jonathan Carr, Anka Dabrowska, Jeni Snell) by appointment only. Conceived and curated by me.
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London, UK.
14 March- 7 April 2006 They Also Draw.
The Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
19 March- 21 May 2005 Cultural Landscapes.
High Bridge House Studios, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
8-12 December 2004 Practice.
The Spitz Gallery, Spittal Fields, London, UK.
22- 30 October 2004 Return To Sender.
Frederick Street Studio, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, UK.
1-14 October 2004 ASSIGN 2.
The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
11 September- 26 October 2004 Best In Show.
Brown Smith Baker Architects, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
June 2004 An Exhibition by Miles Thurlow & Paul Moss.
The New Greenham Gallery & The Corn Exchange, Greenham, UK.
28 January- 6 March 2004 The Foundation of Women’s Art, Art, Age & Gender.
Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK.
15 November 2003- 20 January 2004 The Foundation of Women's Art , Art, Age & Gender.
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
September 2003 WERC.
Waygood Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
August 2003 WERC.
Biscuit Factory, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
July 2003 Pride Art Exhibition.
Live Theatre, Newcastle- Upon-Tyne, UK.
July 2002 Pride Art Exhibition.
The Galleries, Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK.
June 2002 ASSIGN Summer Exhibition.
Orleans House Gallery, London, UK.
April- June 2002 The Foundation for Women’s Art, Art, Age & Gender Exhibition.
Grainger Arcade, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
16 March-13 April 2002 MULTI+ as part of VANE’s CAPITAL.
University Gallery, University of Northumbria, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
March 2002 The People’s Show.
Museum of Gdynia City: ul. Starowiejska 30, 81- 363 Gdynia, Poland.
July- September 2001 The 5TH International Baltic Biennial.
Live Theatre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
July 2001 SHOUT.
The German Occupation Museum Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
March 2001 WW11 Sculptural Memorial.
VANE- Visual Arts North East at Friar House, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
September 2000.
School of Arts, Design & Media, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, Tyne Wear, UK.
July 1999 Degree Show.
Washington Arts Centre, Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK.
March/ April 1999 FINALISTS- Eleven Final Year Students.
Events
Jeni Snell’s ‘River Tyne Water Collection’, at 10am on 5 March 2002 from underneath the Gateshead Millennium Bridge with the assistance of the Port of Tyne Authority.