Val
Murray: Summary CV
Art
Education
1984 M.A. Fine Art Manchester Polytechnic
1983 B.A. Hons Fine Art 1st Class Manchester Polytechnic
Work
with TEA a collaborative team of artist - researchers
2002 Exchanges - Manchester : St Petersburg. Research installation
at CUBE about the Russian experience
Fabrika 3 weeks at the Red Flag Factory, St Petersburg
2001 What’s Going On Here? Year Of The Artist residency
in Piccadilly Gardens Manchester
2000 City Mapping Hull Video installation commissioned by
The Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.
The Cut Video installation commissioned by Mid Pennine Arts
+ publication.
Builders and Dreamers at the National Museum of Labour History
99/00 Derby Sightings Mentoring scheme with young artists
1998 Sometimes Live video projection in window of Paperchase
for Digital Summer
By The Way Video shown in 4 hotels. Commissioned by artranspennine98
Publication.
1997 Now and Again 4 night live, interactive video in Soho.
Commissioned by LIFT97.
No Small Feat Group show at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
1995/7 Mapping Values On site sound installation at Orleans
House and gardens. Guide, CD-ROM. Commissioned by London Borough
of Richmond.
1995 Looking Both Ways Interactive installation commissioned
by Tate Liverpool.
Glasgow School of Art Short residency working with students
1994 Anxiety and Escapism Installation commissioned by South
Bank Centre, London.
1992/4 Other People’s Shoes Artist - initiated multi
media, multi venue investigation into shoes. Collaboration
with Impossible Theatre.
1991 Living Space Series City centre sites in Liverpool (New
Work North West), Upper Campfield Market (Manchester Festival),
Stoke on Trent Art Gallery.
1990 In Situ Performance with In. Commissioned by Harris Art
Gallery, Preston.
1989 In Transit Performance with In at bus stations. Manchester
Art Week.
1988 If Only Walls Could Speak Residency at Wythenshawe Hall.
Commissioned by Manchester City Art Gallery.
Baggages Street performance. Commissioned by ACE.
1987 Homeworks Artist initiated residency in an old house
in Manchester.
Main
additional funders of TEA projects
Arts Council of England, North West Arts Board, University
of Central Lancashire, Manchester Metropolitan University,
Local Authorities.
TEA
Publications
2000 The Cut ISBN 0 9509878 3 2 Published by Mid Pennine Arts.
1999 By The Way 9mtr long concertina, boxed publication ISBN
0 9536370 0 X
1997 Mapping Values Map / guide and CD-ROM
1996 Looking Both Ways Distributed Archive
Anxiety and Escapism Distributed Archive
1993 Other People’s Shoes ISBN 0 9521955 0 X
Selected
Reviews, Articles and Books about TEA's work
1998 Financial Times: Lynn MacRitchie on By The Way
1997 Low Tide: Jeni Walwin. Chapter on TEA. Pub by Black Dog
ISBN 1 901933 85 6
Artists’ Newsletter: Article by Hugh Stoddard
Live Art Magazine: Andrew Brown reviews Mapping Values
In Touch: (BBC) Review of Mapping Values
1996 Roles and Reasons: Study of artist led organisations
ed. Sue Jones
Art and Design: Article by Amanda Crabtree on Public Art
1995 Making It: Catalogue of show at Tate Gallery Liverpool
1992 Art in Public: TEA as case study
90/91/95 The Guardian: Other People’s Shoes, Living
Space and Looking Both Ways
1993 The Observer: Other People’s Shoes
Academic
Posts
Current Post:
1990- University of Central Lancashire 0.5 Senior Lecturer
Fine Art /Public Art
1998 Henry
Moore Institute / Leeds Metropolitan University Visiting Lecturer
85/9/90 Lancashire Polytechnic Part Time Lecturer
83/92/5 Manchester Metropolitan University Visiting Lecturer
1995 University of Sunderland Visiting Lecturer
1984/9 Mid Cheshire School of Art Part Time Lecturer
1984/8 Chester College of Higher Education Part Time Lecturer
1988/90 University of Wolverhampton Visiting Lecturer
1987/9 Oldham Technical College Visiting Lecturer
1984/5 S. Manchester College of F.E. Part Time Lecturer
Salford College of technology Part Time Lecturer
