Jessica Rost
UK


Foundation in Art & Design, 1987-88, Watford College
B.A Hons. Fine Art, 1988-91, Birmingham Polytechnic
GNVQ Basic Engineering, 1992-93, Decorum College, Hemel Hempstead


Solo and Two person Exhibitions:
2006 Plastic Democracy Goethe Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2003 Not in My Name Kaunas Gallery, Lithuania
2002 Kindred Roots Kunsterein Ebersberg, Munich
2001 E.T.A. Unknown Acute Angle Gallery, London
1996 Dead Meat Mate Exhibition Gallery, Milton Keynes

Group Exhibitions:
2006 Carrément 4, Barbier, Nimes, France
Resisting Tyranny Touring: London, Birmingham & Bletchley Park
2005 Art Caucasus Art Fair, Tbilisi, Georgia
2004 Beside the Seaside Beach huts recreated by artists, Harwich
2001 Memoirs of my travels Art in a suitcase, Lithuania
Defining the Times Milton Keynes Gallery
1999 In Cars Stroud House Gallery, Gloustershire
Green Agenda 21 Festival, Ely, Cambridgeshire
1997 Short Life Installation for P.V.A., Old Leadworks, Bristol
1996 Auto Imagination Gibson Moore Gallery, London
Expose 96 Custard Factory, Birmingham

Workshops/Symposia/Residencies:
2006 Britto Arts Trust Arts Council international fellowship, Bangladesh
2005 Braziers International workshop, Braziers House, Oxfordshire
2005-06 Dee Park Regeneration Project Lead Artist, , Reading
2004 Hidden Dimensions 3rd International Artist Symposium, Milton Keynes, UK
2002 Car is the Star Car sculpture for Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork, Ireland
Tor Sapienza in Arte Visual Arts festival, Rome, Italy
2000 City a Vessel for Souls 1st International Artist Symposium, Milton Keynes, UK
Artist in Residence at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, UK
1989 At the new point V International Artist Symposium, Kaunas, Lithuania

Collaborations/Performances:
2006, ‘The road to Plastic democracy’ a collaborative live performance with Bangladesh artist, Masum Chisty, Goethe institute, Dhaka
2005; ‘Time Bomb’ a collaborative live performance with Pakistani artist, Munawar Ali Syed, Westbury Farm Studios, UK
2005; ‘Arachne Revealed’ a collaborative video performance with New York artist, Marrietta Davies, Braziers international, UK
2004; ‘A Sense of Place’ a collaboration with a story telling company and David Glass Ensemble at Milton Keynes Theatre.
2000; ‘Biffa Surprize’ a collaboration performance artist Richard Lazells at Milton Keynes Gallery.

Project Managing: 2000 -2004: International Artist Symposia/workshops, Milton Keynes
2004 – 2006: International residency programme, Westbury Farm, MK

Training
Carnival training, 2000-05, Interaction, Milton Keynes
Public Art, 3 days, 1998, Writtle College, Essex
8mm Animation, 3 days, 1995, City Eye, Southampton
Basketry, 4 days, 1997, Interaction, Milton Keynes
Hand made Books, 5 days, 1998, Westbury Farm, Milton Keynes
Liquid Light Photography, 2 days, 2000, Milton Keynes
Film making, 7 days, 2004, Living Archive Project, Milton Keynes
Video Performance, 1 day, 2004, led by artist Victoria Melody
Second Skin, 5 days, 2004, English Touring Theatre, London
Story Telling, 4 days & on going, 2004, Word in Edgeways, Milton Keynes

Grants and Awards
2006 Arts Council England International fellowship in Bangladesh
2005, Arts Council England research trip to Trinidad Carnival
2002, Southern and South East Arts for exhibition ‘Kindred Roots’ in Germany
2000, Gedas International (part of VW) 1st prize, presented in Hanover, Germany
1998, Southern Arts development funding to travel to Lithuania
1996, Milton Keynes Arts Association grant for solo show
1995, Whitbread Business Award for Fine Art

Publications
2006, ‘We are the artists’, quarterly international newspaper for artists by artists
2003, Open University course book for European Culture Studies
2002, Munich press, articles covering the exhibition ‘Kindred Roots’
2001, Lithuanian National press covering ‘Memoirs of my travels’ exhibition
2000, Evening Standard. 1998, Lithuanian National press & TV
1997, Central TV, art programme ‘Premier’. 1996, Arts Review, colour image of car sculpture