Mark Power - Curriculum Vitae
Employment History
1984-present Photographer
1992-2004 Senior Lecturer in Photography, University of Brighton
2004-present Professor of Photography, University of Brighton
Education/Qualifications/Awards
1977-78 Loughborough College of Art. Foundation
1978-81 Brighton Polytechnic. BA Hons Visual Communication (1st Class)
1986 Photographers Gallery Bursary
1990 Arles Photography Exposition, France: 'Accueil Off' Portfolio Award
1995 Yann Geffroy International Documentary Prize (Italy)
1996 Mosaique European Photography Award (Luxembourg)
1997 Oskar Barnack Award - Special Jury Prize (Germany)
2001 Year of the Artist Award, Arts Council of Great Britain
Memberships of National Committees
1998-2005 Trustee of PhotoWorks
Professional Practice
1988-2002 Member of Network Photographers
2002-2005 Nominee of Magnum Photos
2005-2007 Associate of Magnum Photos
2007- Member of Magnum Photos
2007 International Curator of the Krakow Month of Photography, Poland
Selected One-Person Exhibitions
2005-2007 A System of Edges
Centre of Contemporary Art, University of Brighton
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford
2005 A380 (Part Three)
Les Abattoirs, Primtemps du Septembre, Toulouse
2004 A380 (Part Two)
Foundation Bemberg, Primtemps du Septembre, Toulouse
2003 A380
Musee des Augustins, Primtemps du Septembre, Toulouse
2002 The Treasury Project
Zelda Cheatle Gallery, London
1998-2002 Dome
Zelda Cheatle Gallery, London
Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, USA
Galleria Marangoni, Florence, Italy
University of Brighton Gallery, Brighton
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
The Museum of London
Aberystwyth Art Gallery, Aberystwyth
Impressions Gallery, York
Museo Municipal de Artes Visuales, Santa Fe, Argentina
Museo Emilio Caraffa, Cordoba, Argentina
Fotogaleria de Biblioteca, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centro Cultural Pasaje Dardo Rocha, La Plata, Argentina
Conjunto Cultural da Caixa, Brasilia, Brazil
Centro de Artes da Universidades de Pernambuco Recife, Brazil
CGD, Lisbon, Portugal
1997-99 The Shipping Forecast
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Zelda Cheatle Gallery, London
Impressions Gallery, York
East Lothian Art Gallery, North Berwick
Manx Museum, Isle of Man
Norwich Arts Centre
An Lunntair Gallery, Stornaway, Outer Hebrides
Buckinghamshire Art Gallery, Aylesbury
Oriel Gallery, Clywd
Kirkaldy Museum and Art Gallery
Scarborough Museum and Art Gallery
Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight
Maritime Museum, Aberdeen
Centre Atlantique de la Photographie, Gallerie du Quartz, Brest, France
Centre Photographique de Normandie, Rouen, France
Foundation Gallery, Spittalfields, London
Plymouth Arts Centre
1991 Hove and Portslade - A Second Look
Hove Museum of Art (with Jim Cooke)
1990 Beyond the Facade
Brighton Polytechnic Gallery (with Jim Cooke)
1988 Westminster Childrens Hospital
The Photographers Gallery, London
1988 But Come and Join the Dance
Photogallery, Hastings
1987 Industry Year - ICI Thorton Cleveleys
Scott Gallery, University of Lancaster (with Anna Fox)
1986 The Childrens Society Photographs
Brighton Polytechnic Gallery
Watermans Arts Centre, London
Side Gallery, Newcastle
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007- 2008 L'Image D'Apres (The Image to Come)
Cinematheque Francais, Paris, France
Centre de Cultura Contemporania, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Ingenuities
Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2005 -2006 Euro Visions - Ten Magnum Photographers in the New Europe
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Triennale, Milan, Italy
Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland
Muses Royaux des Beaux-arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
2004 Periplus- Magnum Photographers in Contemporary Greece
New Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
Onassis Cultural Centre, New York
2003 St James Photography Prize
Flowers East Gallery, London
2000 Buren/Neighbours (with Eva Leitolf and Stefan Vanfleteren)
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland
2000 Trilogios (with Paulo Catrica and Jose Rodrigues)
Museu Municipal, Evora, Portugal
Arquivo Fotografico Municipal de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
1998 Contemporary British Photography
Projection at Arles International Photography Festival, France
1998 NHS at 50
Touring 15 hospitals throughout Britain
1997 Europa
Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra, Portugal
1995 A Positive View
Saachi Gallery, London
1993 Positive Lives - The Response to HIV
Photographers Gallery, London (and touring)
1992 Image 90s
National Theatre, London
1992 Creating Reality
Brighton Polytechnic Gallery (and touring)
1990 The Year of Revolutions - Network in Eastern Europe
National Museum of Photography, Bradford
1989 Sun-Life Photography Awards
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford
1987 Regarding Photography
Ffotogallery, Cardiff
1987 From Billboards to Postcards
Oldham Art Gallery
1987 The State of the Nation
Coventry City Art Gallery
1986 100 Years of Photography in Salford
Viewpoint Gallery, Salford
1985 Human Interest - 50 years of British Art about the Figure
Cornerhouse, Manchester
1985 Christian Aid Photography Awards
Photographers Gallery, London
1985 Three Photographers
West Surrey College of Art, Farnham
1985 Image and Exploration
Photographers Gallery, London
Monographs
2007 26 Different Endings (Photoworks) ISBN 1 903796 21 0
2002 The Treasury Project (Photoworks) ISBN 1 903796 05 9
2000 Superstructure (Harper Collins Illustrated) ISBN 0 00 220205 0
1996 The Shipping Forecast (Zelda Cheatle Press/Network)
(Second edition 1997/Third Edition 1998) ISBN 1 899823 02 6
1988 Westminster Childrens Hospital (Photographers Gallery catalogue)
Group Catalogues/Book Entries
2007 Miesiac Fotografii w Krakowie 2007 / Photomonth in Krakow
(Foundation for Visual Arts) ISBN 83-921528-4-0
2007 L'Image D'Apres (Steidl) ISBN 978-3-8521-396-9
2005 Eurovisions (Steidl) ISBN 3-86521-223-9
2004 Periplus - Magnum Photographers in Contemporary Greece
2001 Colour Photography (Edited by Gabriel Bauret) (Assouline)
ISBN 2 84323 263 5
2000 Buren/Neighbours (Eva Leitolf, Mark Power, Stefan Vanfleteren)
(De Verbeelding) ISBN 90 74159 30 3
2000 European Eyes on Japan (EU Japan Fest)
2000 Trilogia (Jose Rodrigues, Mark Power, Paolo Catrica) ISBN 9728517149
1999 Portfolio - Catalogue of Contemporary Photography in Britain (29)
1998 NHS at 50 (NHS/Network Photographers)
1997 Europa (Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra, Portugal)
1996 Contemporary Photographers (St James' Press) ISBN 1 55862 1903)
1995 A Positive View (Saachi Gallery/Vogue)
1994 6 May 1994 (CCPM/Reportage catalogue)
1993 Positive Lives - The Response to HIV (Cassell) ISBN 0 304 32846 4
1985-94 British Journal of Photography Annual (1985, 86, 87, 91, 93, 94)
Press Reviews (selected)
2006 AG (Winter 2006)
Photoworks (Autumn/Winter 2005/6)
British Journal of Photography (1/3/06)
2003 Next Level Vol 1 Edition 2
2002 The Times (31/12/02)
1999 British Journal of Photography (22/12/99)
1998 The Photographic Journal (5/98)
Telegraph Magazine (3/10/98)
Independent Magazine (3/7/99)
1997 The Guardian (18/1/97)
The Observer (19/1/97)
Daily Telegraph (8/2/97)
Creative Review (4/97)
Schwarzweiss 14 (Germany) (11/97)
British Journal of Photography (24/12/97)
1996 Independent Magazine (16/11/96)
TV/Radio Reviews
The Shipping Forecast
(Documentary. Meridian TV 1997 - award for best programme
made in the Southern region, National television awards 1997)
Kaleidoscope (BBC Radio 4 1996)
Work in Public Collections (selected)
Arts Council of Great Britain, London
The British Council, London
Citibank Inc, New York, USA
Dow Jones, New York, USA
Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra, Portugal
Freshfields Inc. New York, USA
Fundaciao Almeida, Evora, Portugal
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Royal Photographic Society, London
Seagram Contemporary Art Collection, London
Sun Life Collection, National Museum of Photography, Bradford
University of Brighton
Victoria and Albert Museum, London