Resume – Andy D’Cruz Artist/Facilitator
Exhibitions
Traces of the Past’ International Sculpture Symposium, Kirsten Kjaers Museum, Denmark.
‘Blank Canvas’ Foster Arts.
‘The New Gentleness in Painting’ Eye Level Gallery.
Cardiff Bay Arts Trusts, The Pilotage House Gallery.
NHS Corporation Gallery
‘Parallel Lines’ A two person show in gallery 42
‘Blue Christmas’. A group show of paintings. Eye Level Gallery.
Southgate Studios Annual Exhibition
‘Story’ A solo exhibition of drawings.
Southgate Studios Annual Exhibition
Sensuous and Sublime’ An exhibition in Morso Kunst Forening, Denmark.
'The Hidden Art of The East End’, Studio 29 Gallery, Sponsored by London Arts Board. Exhibition of drawings and site-specific installation.
Neither More Nor Less’ The Works Gallery, Birmingham An exhibition of paintings and drawings
Sacred Heart School. Sculpture exhibition. Work purchased for permanent collection.
Commissions
Work in the collection of Timmy Jenson of Jacob Jenson Design
Work commissioned for Ib Smith.
Artist in residence Hojriis Denmark, producing large-scale sculpture. Sponsored by Lillehaden timber.
Work commissioned for Robert Whytehead
Various commissions to produce Mosaic panels in schools around London.
Commissioned to produce works for jewelry designer Angela Pintaldi, Harrods London
Out door works, Groundwork Hackney. Series of Mosaic columns, DeBeauvoir School.
Swift solutions Design and fabrication of decorative metalwork railings
Scandinavian Design Corporation, works on paper.
Exterior panels, Gladstone school.
Cast concrete forms, Crown Bridge School.
Corporate work
Channel 4 Training and consultation sessions using the medium of Life Drawing as a developmental and training tool.
Architects Dalziel and Pow. Delivering bespoke drawing sessions at Central St Martins.
Devised and delivered bespoke arts based consultation with ‘Kube’ for KPMG
Part of the Instant Teamwork team delivering arts based workshops in the corporate sector.
Delivering large scale sculptural workshops at the Hayward gallery Southbank with consultant Phil Lowe and Arte trainer Stephanie
Channel 4. Running regular Life drawing sessions for staff, culminating in culminating in participants gaining acceptance to a more formal arts education.
Preston Manor High School, Working with Kube to provide a combined arts and consultative package for the wider school community.
Working with ‘Kube’, Organizational Consultants, to facilitate a Life drawing ‘training’ session for Hoxton Bibliotech
Part of a ‘show case’ event for ‘Kube’ combining Life Drawing with business consultation for the corporate sector. Participants include ‘BT’, ‘Transport for London’, ‘C4’ ‘City and Guilds’ and consultants ‘Sheppard Moscow’
Residencies
Artist in residence York city museum running workshops to produce sculptural forms.
Artist in residence working with Creative Partnerships in Farlands school Stevenage,
Artist in residence delivering short projects in Liverpool, Rotherum, Croydon, Sutton and Stockwell. Working in partnership with a percussionist to produce three dimensional and sculptural forms for public events.
Crown Bridge Special School. Monmouthshire Producing exterior work with pupils and staff, delivering workshops to pupils exploring their environment, and practical arts inset training for staff.
Little Heath Special School. Artist in residence producing a large-scale mosaic with the whole school community. Mentoring a member of staff to continue on going work in the school.
Groundwork Hackney running arts based workshops to produce public art and promote a sense of community in housing estates and schools in inner London.
Artist in residence at North Westminster Community School. Running workshops with secondary school pupils exploring ‘A Sense of Place’
Educational work
Central St Martins College of art delivering intensive Life Drawing Summer School.
Camberwell College of Art. Working with the ‘Aspire Aim Higher’ team to deliver a Life Drawing Summer school for 16-18 year olds with no previous experience of drawing from the model.
Life Drawing sessions of portfolio preparation for trainee Art Therapists, at the Claremont centre.
Central St Martins College of art delivering ‘experimental’ life drawing sessions.
Little Heath Special School. Talks and workshops linked to my own studio practice.
Delivering talks and workshops linked to my own work at Hackney Community College at Foundation level.
Tower Hamlets College at BTEC level. Teaching Ideas and concepts, drawing development and 3D skills.
Regular on going and open Life Drawing sessions for adults at Hackney community college.
Hackney College Fashion Department at HND level. Devising and delivering a variety of drawing projects.
Florence Trust, a charitable organization, selecting and supporting young graduate artists. Devising and implementing Life Drawing workshops and sessions.
Workshop leader for the Art Association of the staff of Marks and Spencer's.
London Buddhist Arts centre. Devising and implementing regular Life Drawing sessions and experimental drawing short courses
Llanover Hall Arts Centre and other centers, Cardiff. Life drawing tutor devising weekend, Summer School and regular Life Drawing sessions.
Wood Croft Residential Home. Workshop leader providing practical arts workshops for the elderly residents.
Devised and implemented Inset training sessions for teachers, introducing 3 dimensional construction methods and techniques. Llanover Hall Arts Centre, Cardiff.
Kingston Music Service. Inset sessions training teachers to develop practical skills ideas and confidence with working in three-dimensions.
Colourscape an inflatable colour sculpture and venue, touring internationally. Workshop leader delivering experiential workshops on Light and colour perception,
Arts and Cultural Services, Hackney. Selected to act as Mentor to train artists to run workshops.
Little Heath Special School. Talks and workshops linked to my own studio practice.
Delivering talks and workshops linked to my own work at Hackney Community College at Foundation level.
Inset training sessions in Liverpool. Developing teacher’s practical skills, techniques and confidence in the construction of large-scale sculptural forms.
Workshop leader with the pupils of Millennium School London developing pupils ideas for large scale play sculptures. Working with Theorize landscape Architects Funded by Creative Partnerships.
Other
Part of a team establishing Parc Glynllifon; A sculpture park in North Wales.
Work with Jonah Jones installing mosaic panel for Tenby Museum.
Public Art Installation Advisor and Assistant. Ebbw Vale garden festival.
Work with Antony Gormley on his subsequent Turner Prize winning sculpture.
Works included 'Mother earth' a large scale earth work by Mick Petts, 'Nest ‘a weaved willow sculpture also by Mick Petts, 'Oak seat' by Howard Bowcott, and work by William Pye
Part of initial selection committee for Cardiff Bay Arts Trust.
Member of the steering committee, Bute Town Artists complex. Wales.
Working with the sculptor Mike Watts and the Groundworks Trust on a site-specific artwork reflecting aspects of the community.
Involved with the siting and production of numerous large-scale public art commissions for Cardiff Bay Arts Trust. Including ‘Secret Station’ by Elish O'Connell, ‘Landmark' by Pierre Vivant, 'Tide line’ by Mike Watts and many others.
Part of a selection panel selecting artwork for annual exhibition Aarhus Denmark.
Worked on Large scale public artwork for Taslim Martin.
Work on the instillation and fabrication of large scale public art works for the Sculpture Factory.
