Gin Dunscombe's work is driven by contemporary issues of society and consciousness, sometimes confronting the cultural zeitgeist, and provides opportunities for the viewer to participate or observe proposals for engagement. Building on a strong foundation in art history and social commentary, Gin Dunscombe often takes a taxonomic approach to making art.
Gin Dunscombe works in a wide range of media including 3D, film (super 8 and video), photography, printmaking and letterpress to produce events, situations, artefacts or archives which engage the viewer in an ongoing dialogue of awareness and appreciation for the world we live in today.
She has extensive experience of cultural event design, organisation and management, ranging from the Lewisham Culture and Urban Development Commission with Charles Landry to a collaboration with Benjamin Zander for 500 people.
Education
MA Fine Art Camberwell and Chelsea College of Art and Design
BA Hons Fine Art Sir John Cass School of Art and Design
Foundation Studies Diploma in Fine Art Cass School of Art and Design
BA Hons History and American Studies University of Keele
Selected Exhibitions/Work
2015
Death and Transition, Gabriel Fine Art Gallery, London
2014
Finders Keepers Losers Weepers, Conway Hall, London
Missing Narrative, Brixton East Gallery, London
Library Interventions, Leeds College of Art and Design, Leeds
2013
The Chelsea Sitooterie, Chelsea College of Art MA Show, London
School of Creative Intervention (SOCI) events, Chelsea College of Arts, London
Perfect Patio, Space Station 65, London
Refraction, Boxpark, London
I’m Inside, Ring the Bell, 47 Tanner Street, London
Tender, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London
Reen Pilkington: Absent Friend, Morley Gallery (Curator), London
2012
Morgue, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
Works in Progress, Film and Video Umbrella, London
My Mind’s Eye, Roots and Shoots Gallery (Curator), London
Bend Over Shirley, Beaconsfield Gallery, London
A Machine for Living In, Hannah Barry Gallery, London
Snap! Bankside Gallery, London
Daily, Weekly, Queensland College of Art, Australia, London
2011
CLASHANDCONVERGE11, Camberwell Space, London
Peckham Open, London
48 Hours, Nolia’s Gallery, London
T-SAC, Trans Siberian Railway, Russia
Propeller Island TV, Supermarket 2011, Stockholm, Sweden
Glimpsed, House Gallery, London
2010
Elements, Candid Gallery, London
Rhizomatic, Departures Gallery, London
BBC Big Screen Walthamstow, London
Nunhead Open 7, Nunhead Gallery, London
2009
Whitechapel Gallery film gallery
Drawing the Line, The Reach (Co-curator)
2008
Artists’ Bookfair, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool
2007
Index 2, Transitions Gallery, London
PAGES, Notice Gallery, London
2006
Reconstructions, Nolia’s Gallery (Co-curator and exhibitor), London
Memory Lapses, International Archive Institute (solo show), London
Summer Show, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
2005
New London Printmaking Artists, Gunma, Japan
Awards & Prizes
2007 Nunhead Open Visitors’ Prize
2006 and 2007 Sir John Cass Annual Bursary for PAGES
Publications
2014
Missing Narrative
2013
Gin Dunscombe Reading List Camberwell Press
JAWS first issue March 2013
Ides of March
2012
A Machine for Living In
Perfect Patio
2011
Blinkzine: Reflections issue 2011 San Francisco, USA
Residencies
2014 Trowbridge, UK
2014 U6, Mersea Island, UK
2012 U2, Wye, Berlin
2012 La Joya Arte + Ecologica, Murcia, Spain
Gin Dunscombe's work is held in private and public collections in UK, Europe and USA including London Metropolitan University, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Leeds College of Art Library Special Collections.