Peter Griffiths
Artist

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Education
1992-93 MSc Computer Studies, Sheffield Hallam University.
1979-82 BA(Hons) Fine Art, Brighton Polytechnic.
1978-79 Art Foundation Studies, Loughborough College of Art and Design

Awards
2005 ‘Research and Development’ award Arts Council England (Yorkshire)
2004 ‘Research and Development’ award Arts Council England (Yorkshire)
2002 ‘Research and Development’ award Arts Council England (Yorkshire)
- ‘Making and Showing’ award Arts Council England (Yorkshire).

One person exhibitions

2007 'There's no such thing as flat', Yorkshire ArtSpace, Sheffield
2005 ‘Inside’, Wallner Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University of Nottingham
2003 ‘Near and Far’, screen work, BBC Radio Sheffield.
- ‘Recording Space’, mac, Birmingham.
1992 Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield.
1988 Huddersfield Art Gallery.

Selected group exhibitions
2007 Bloc Assembley#5 Bloc Studio, Sheffield
- 'Here and now', Yorkshire ArtSpace, Sheffield
2005 'This is Drawing', Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
2002 ‘Off the Wall’, Oriel Canfas, Cardiff.
2001 ‘Vesta’, Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
- ‘Sense Place’, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe.
2000 ‘Sampled’, Rotherham Arts Centre.
1998 ‘Under Construction’, The Gallery of the Future, Loughborough University.
1997 ‘Transient and Resident’, Mappin Art Gallery.
1996 ‘Quarterlight’, projection, The Workstation, Sheffield.
1995-97 ‘ArCade’, University of Brighton touring exhibition:
1989 Two Person Show, Wakefield College of Art and Design.
- ‘New Art in Sheffield’, Mappin Art Gallery.
1984 ‘Mappin Open’, Mappin Art Gallery.
- ‘South Yorkshire Open’, Cooper Gallery Barnsley.
1982 ‘Portraits North’, Huddersfield Art Gallery.

Employment
2004-07 Associate Lecturer, Film and Media Production, Sheffield Hallam University.
2000-02 Associate Lecturer, Interactive Media, Sheffield Hallam University.
1996-99 Electronic Media Officer (0.5), Site Gallery (MAP) Ltd, Sheffield.
1998 Associate Lecturer, Northern Media School, Sheffield Hallam University.
1997 Tutor, Digital imaging, Fine Art department staff, Nottingham Trent University.
1998-99 Tutor, ‘The digital image’, Department of Continuing Education, Sheffield University.
1993-96 Analyst adviser (0.5), Cultural Studies, Sheffield Hallam University.
1993-96 Associate Lecturer, MA/BA Design, Sheffield Hallam University

Selected public commissions and residencies
2005-6 Artworks for Westfield PFI school, commissioned by Kier Build.
- 'Aggregation' vinyl art work for Weston Park Museum Sheffield.
2004 Documentary photographic residency, Isis Arts.
2003 “Collected Works”, light boxes, Bradford and Northern Housing Association.
2002 ‘Weather Hide’, commission, Wysing Arts, Cambridgeshire.
- A Month in the Life’, digital photography commission, Burton Street Project, Sheffield.
2001 ‘A Sense of Place’, YOTA residency, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe.
- ‘Manifestations’, etch vinyl on glass, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe.
1998 ‘Peg1’, commission for vinyl on glass, Sheffield Transport Interchange.

Selected school and Education work
2006 Creative Partnerships, Sheffield.
2005 King Edwards Primary school, Thorn, Creative Partnerships, BDR.
- ‘Documenting the Imagination’, The Kingstone Secondary School, Creative Partnerships BDR.
2004 ‘My own space’ digital photography, Hartley Brook Primary School, Sheffield.
2004 Photography project, the Café, Lowerhouses, Huddersfield
2003 Playground path and sign design for Southey Green Junior School, Sheffield.
- ‘Art in the Right Place’, teacher inset courses, Sheffield Arts Education.
- ‘Old School’ Drawings for panels, Thurcroft Junior School, Rotherham.
- ‘Music and Drama’ Drawings for panels, Ferham Junior School, Rotherham.
2002-3 ‘A Holiday Guide to Rotherham's Past’, digital workshops with young people, Rotherham Museums and Rotherham Social Services.
2002 Ceramic mural, Southey Green Junior School, Sheffield.
2002 ‘Photorama’, digital workshops with children, Redundant Technology, Sheffield.
- Vinyl window mural and digital imaging workshops, Holme Hall Junior School, Chesterfield.
- Web based collaboration project, Porter Croft, Walkley, and Netherthorpe Junior Schools.
2001 ‘Resonance’, schools digital residencies, Rotherham.
- ‘The Amazing Maze’, interactive website, Carterknowle Junior School, Sheffield.
- ‘Old technology/new technology’, City Learning Centre, Yewlands School, Sheffield.
2000 -02 Web design courses, (Macromedia Dreamweaver), Site Gallery, Sheffield.
- Digital camera work, with young people at Star Works, Darnall, Sheffield.
- DTP and web design for Youth Service workers, Corridor Arts, Barnsley.
- CD sleeve design with young people, Corridor Arts, Barnsley.
- ‘Interactive’, with young people on ‘Void Spaces’, Forced Entertainment, Site Gallery.
1999 ‘Gleadless Valley Urban Environment’ project, Site Gallery, Sheffield.
- 'Investors in Wakefield', new technology workshop, Public Arts, Wakefield.
1998 ‘Transformations’, ‘Photo98’, Myrtle Springs School, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield.
- Animation workshop (Macromedia Director), Access to Activities, Sheffield.
1997 ‘Transitions’, digital printmaking, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield