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colin gillespie - C.V
Taught at Middlesex University, School of Fine Art.
During that period I established an outreach Urban Studies Centre – and also a BA Hons programme in ‘Art Practice and the Community’.
Since leaving the University I’ve worked as:
A development worker within a Lottery funded Reminiscence project.
A tutor within the Arts & the Learning City programme – attached to a London Somali women’s consortium.
A tutor within the Learning & Skills Council – developing print workshops for adults experiencing mental health issues.
A print tutor attached to a Mental Health Recovery Centre.
I exhibit regularly:
For example:
Pleven Small Print International – Bulgaria
Szekerland Print Triennial – Romania
Belgrade Print Triennial – Serbia
Cacak Print Triennial – Serbia
Cantabria Mni Print – Spain
Kazanlak Mini Print – Bulgaria
Barcelona International Print – Spain
Fresno Printmakers Guilds International – USA
GCB Miniprint International – Germany
Trento International Contemporary Engraving – Italy
Bimpe X1 Miniature Print – Canada
I mainly use print as a means of responding to social, political or environmental issues that are of concern or interest to me.
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colin gillespie - Biography
Most of my art practice is related to the reality of living in an urban environment and using print as a way of responding to those experiences, events or issues that arise from that.
Recent themes that I have sought to develop have included – migration – urban development – city living and mental health – the pandemic - conflict situations (as currently represented by Ukraine)
I usually work on a fairly small scale and often develop ideas by combining print with collage or assemblage – sometimes using ‘box’ frames that allow one to combine 2D images and 3D ephemera.
What has always been important to me is the balance of time given towards ‘personal’ work and that given towards communal ‘shared’ art practice. The latter is mainly based in Day Centres, Care Homes or Mental Health settings.
I find that moving between these two areas of involvement helps to give me a perspective upon the overall potential, value and role of art within our society
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Credits : These pictures and article were published by the California Society of Printmakers 2026