Joel Porter

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Curriculum Vitae

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Profile Statement
Location Cumbria

Education

2007 MA Media Arts (Distinction), Manchester Metropolitan University
1999 MSc Computer Science, University of Kent
1991-1994 BA (Hons) Photography (2.1) West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham

Exhibitions, residencies and projects

2009-2010 Artists residency, Media Factory, UCLAN
05.2009 POI: Moving, Mapping, Memory - Cornerhouse, Manchester
03-05.2009 Instant, Touchstones, Rochdale
10.2008 Reflective Stories - Holden Gallery, Manchester
07.2008 Vialartis Valencia 2008, Art Takes the Streets, Valencia
10.2007 Manchester Urban Screen, All Saints Square, Manchester.
09.2007 The World Is My Imagination, Cube Gallery, Manchester
2005 Miners portraits acquired by the National Mining Museum
2004 Northumbrian coal miners exhibited at the Folly Gallery, Lancaster
1998 Coast, Whitstable Museum and Gallery
1997 Canterbury Festival, Street portraits exhibited with support from the Arts Council
1994 West Surrey College of Art and Design Degree Show, Mall Galleries, London
1992 Mai de la Photo, exhibition of street portraits, Reims, France

Workshops and artist talks

02.2010 Interactive photography workshop, UCLAN
11.2009 Artists talk, Art Of With, Cornerhouse, Manchester
06.2009 Gallery talk, Cornerhouse, Manchester
06.2009 POI: Moving, Mapping, Memory course, investigations of place, space, memory and mapping at the Cornerhouse, Manchester
03.2009 Visiting artist, Fine Art department, Faculty of Art, University of Cumbria
02.2009 Interactive photography workshop, visiting artist at the University of Cumbria

Professional activities

12.2008 Commercial photography for Brantwood (Coniston) conference facilities
06.2006 Urbanista, Whitstable, Kaleidoscopes
03.2005 Photograph work for Wish Creations design catalogue
1996-1998 Development of Dillons bookstore web site
1998 Design of Eve Lom cosmetics website
1996 University of Kent photography for prospectus and website
1995 Portraits of Artists Wenyon & Gamble for exhibition catalogues
1994 Perspectives for living – book cover photography for Bel Mooney

Employment

University of Cumbria , New Media Officer 2000 – present

I am currently responsible for New Media development at the University of Cumbria.