CV

Eleanor Louise Chaney


Tel: 07964 135297
Email: elliechaney@hotmail.com


Education and qualifications:

Sept 2005 - June 2008:
BA (Hons) Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Studies
Goldsmiths College, London
2.1


Sept 2004 - July 2005:
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Cambridge Regional College
Distinction


Exhibitions and events


Dec 2009 - July 2010: Artist in residence at Lanternhouse International, Ulverston, Cumbria.

March 2010 - Digital Art Exhibition, part of the Signal Films FITF 2010
Art Gene Gallery, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

March 2010 - 'A Change in the Weather'
Beach Hut Gallery, Kents Bank, Cumbria

Dec 2009 - Making Sense Exhibition
Lanternhouse International, Ulverston, Cumbria

Dec 2009 - Beach Hut Gallery, Kents Bank, Cumbria.

Nov 2009 - Environmental Arts Training exhibition.
Carlisle Library, Cumbria

Sept 2009 -Environmental Arts Training
Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre, Cumbria

Aug 2009 - The Beach Hut Gallery
Kents Bank, Cumbria

June 2009 -Ford Park 10 Year Anniversary Celebrations. Butterfly Windmills.
Collaboration with artist Dan Fox.

July 2008 - Hillaballoo Festival
Individual installation
Telegraph Hill Centre, New Cross, London
http://hillaballoo.wordpress.com/


June 2008 - 'Goldsmiths BA Fine Art Degree Show'
Undergraduate Exhibition
Goldsmiths College, London
http://old.gold.ac.uk/visual-arts/exhibitions/bafa2008/pages/ec02/01.html


Nov 2007 - 'New Works - New works by a selection of young London artists'
Group exhibition,
Ada Street Gallery, Hackney, London


May 2007 - 'Crossing the Visible'
Group exhibition
House Gallery, Camberwell, London
http://www.house-gallery.co.uk/may07/visible.html


May 2007 - 'Shot for Shot'
Group exhibition
Goldsmiths Student Union, New Cross, London



Workshops

As the leader:

Dec 2009 - Wood Spirits: Making Animations with found natural materials.
Animation workshop for Oxen Park Cinema Club, Rusland, Cumbria

September 2009 -The Big Draw, Plant Room
Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria

Septmber 2009 - Leaf Cycle Animation
Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre, Cumbria.

August 2009 - Animal Puppet Making with Reused Materials
Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria

June 2009 -Ford Park 10 Year Anniversary Celebrations. Quick Art, Animal Mask Making.
Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria

April 2009 - 'Reflections in Nature', Reused materials camera obscura making workshop inspired by total internal reflection.
Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria


As an assistant:

August 2009 Making 3 Dimensional Animals. With Ellen Blackledge. Soft sculpture making workshop.
Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria.

July 2009 Lavender Day. With Mary James and the St Mary's Complimentary Therapies Team. Garden based workshop making craft objects with lavender.
St Mary Hospice, Ulverston, Cumbria.

May July 2009 - Healthy Steps. With Lynn Schamal. Weekly dance workshop for women affected by cancer or recently bereaved to help healing.
St Mary's Hospice, Ulverston, Cumbria.

April 2009 - Wire and Windmills. With Dan Fox. Wire windmill making with recycled materials.

April 2009 - Art 4 Fun. With Ellen Blackledge. Collage and experimentation.
Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria.

February 2009 - Environmental Fun Day. Dissecting pellets. Making wooden owl faces.
Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria.

2008 Onwards - Member of Raw Canvas, Tate Modern, London.


Volunteer work

2008 - 2010:

St Mary's Hospice, Ulverston, Cumbria
Assistant to the Complementary Therapies Team, primarily with the Horticultural Therapist. Also the assistant for Healthy Steps with Lynn Schamal, a weekly dance workshop for women suffering from lymphoedema or recently bereaved to help with the healing process.

2009 - Sandside Lodge Special School, Ulverston, Cumbria
Visiting Artist. Teaching assistant during art classes.


2009 - Grizedale Arts, Lawson Park, Grizedale, Cumbria
Gardening, painting, general help in the run-up tp the re-opening in July.

2008 Onwards - Ford Park Community Centre, Ulverston, Cumbria
Organising and helping with art and environmental workshops. Gardening with the community gardening project.