CURRICULUM VITA

Pete Clarke studied at Burnley Municipal College, Bristol Polytechnic and M. A. in Fine Art Chelsea School of Art. He is Senior Lecturer in Fine Art and MA Course Leader at University of Central Lancashire, Preston.

Projects:

‘Environs - The City as a Site and Sign of Modernity’
‘Eight Days A Week’, Liverpool with Köln, the artists’ initiative reciprocal exchange project, Lead Artist/Curator since 1998, European City of Culture Project 2008.

‘Collaborations’ a European painting project with Georg Gartz, Köln since 1998- 2012.

‘Turner’s Travels’ Research Drawing, Retracing History.

‘Global Studio’ Bluecoat, Liverpool 2010

 Solo Exhibitions:

'Prints & Drawings', Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, 1981.
'Social Studies', Pentonville Gallery, London, 1982.
'City Observations', Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, 1983.
'Constructed Views', Rochdale Art Gallery, 1984.
'Artist in Residence: Kelvin Flats', Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1985.
'Streets & Institutions', Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, 1986.
'Colonial Buildings: The Architecture of Power', Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, 1989.
'Environs: Structure: Gestures', The Arts Centre, Darlington, 1991
'Letters to Language', Cornerhouse, Manchester, 1996
‘Capital’, New End Gallery, Hampstead, London, 1996.
‘Paintings and Moments’, University of Liverpool Gallery, 1998.
‘fowers and follies’, C/o Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln, Germany, 1999.
‘City of ships and stores’, No 37, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, 1999.
‘numberless islands’, Quay Arts, Isle of Wight,2002.
‘Scars from Falls’, Kyotobar, Architecture Gallery, Köln 2008.
‘Looking Back, Facing Forward: Mistakes and Metaphors’, Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool University, 2009.

Selected Group Exhibitions 2000 - 2011:
‘AnOther Place’, Storey Institute, Lancaster.
‘Unheimlich’, Die Halle, Wiesbaden
‘nothing but the facts’, Lavatoio Contumaciale, Rome.
‘remembering Utopia’, Salerno, Italy.
‘Kultur & Natur, Höhen Art’; Site Sculpture, Simonskall, Germany
‘Crash 2, New Painting’; VHS, Köln.
‘in exposed areas’, Kulturbunker, Köln-Mülheim, 2006.
Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport 2006.
‘Injured Text’, Printmaking Exhibition & Residency Graphikwerkstatt, Cologne 2006.
‘Coast’, Triangle International Workshop AFoundation Liverpool 2007.
‘Ex Libris’, Printmaking Biennial, Pancevo, Serbia 2008.
‘Next Up, Liverpool Art Now, The Bluecoat, Liverpool 2008/09
‘Tiefschwarz [Deep Black] The Print Connection, Galerie VHS, Köln 2009.
‘Triple Echo’, Impact International Print Exhibition, Bristol 2009.
‘In their own words’ Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
‘Five Contemporary Printmakers’, Cornerstones Gallery, Liverpool Hope University 2010.
‘Tefschwarz [Deep Black] The Print Connection’, Galerie,Pancevo, Belgrade, Serbia 2010
‘Global Studio’ the Bluecoat, Liverpool 2010.
‘FRINGEMK Painting’ Milton Keynes 2010
‘EX LIBRIS’, 3rd International engraving Grand Prize Pancevo, Serbia 2010
‘Werkart’, bei manufact, Cologne 2010
'Quartered, Drawn and Hung’ the Cornerstone Gallery Liverpool hope University 2010- 2011

Works in Major British and German Public and Private Collections: Liverpool University, Leicester Education Authority, Sheffield City Art Galleries, Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside and Arts Council of England.