curriculum vitae
EDUCATION
1999 - 2001 MA Museums and Galleries in Education, Institute of Education, London
1993 - 1995 Post Graduate Diploma, Fine Art, University of Brighton
1991 - 1992 Art & Design Foundation, Camberwell College of Art
1982 - 1986 BA (Hons) Art History, University of Sussex
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 BOOKMARKS, Winchester Discovery Centre
2007 BOOKMARKS, Wandsworth Libraries and Barbican Library, London
2006 BOOKMARKS, Jubilee Library, Brighton
2005 THE CHINESE WHISPERS PROJECT, Chapman Gallery, University of Salford
2004 CHINESE WHISPERS, Burslem School of Art, Stoke on Trent
2003 JIGSAW PAINTINGS, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
1999 NEW PAINTINGS Horsham Arts Centre
1998 POSTCARDS, Eastthorpe Visual Arts, Mirfield
1997 ON THE MAP, Lanchester Gallery, Coventry, Morley Gallery, London
1996 SCRATCH, Cafe Gallery, London
RESIDENCIES & COLLABORATIONS
2010/11 Myths, Morphs and Memes - art and psychology events with Dr Julie Coultas
2008 Espacos do Desenho, Lisbon - Drawing research residency - Chinese Whispers.
2007 University of Sussex - Art and Science research with psychologist Ben Dyson,
visual perception, drawing and language. Part of Chinese Whispers project.
2005 University of Sussex - Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics,
measuring Chinese Whispers drawings with computer scientist Andy Philippedes.
2005 Language Resource Centre, Salford University - residency with students and staff,
and designed a drawing game for publication with interpreter/trainer Jan Cambridge
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 GAME SHOW NYC, Macy Gallery, Columbia University New York
KEEPERS, Basement Arts, Brighton
2010 FILM/VIDEO/PERFORMANCE, Wimbledon Space, London,
CINECITY film festival, Brighton artists screening
2009 SUMMER EXHIBITION, Royal Academy London,
WATCHING YOU, CHOOSING ART, WATCHING US, Towner, Eastbourne
2006 THE DRAWING ROOM, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton
CITY RUNNING, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton
2005 JERWOOD DRAWING PRIZE, touring
REAP, Café Gallery projects, London
2004 BESIDE THE SEASIDE, public art event, Harwich
2003 HUGE REWARD, Queens Woods, London
FRESH ART, London
2001 EXPERIMENTAL SPACES, Hastings Museum
HAYVEND art for vending machines, London and Bristol
2000 ARTFUTURES, Contemporary Art Society, Barbican, London
DEEPWATER, Rotherham Art Gallery and Phoenix Gallery, Brighton
1999 IN COLOUR, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
1998 HISTORY, THE MAG Collection, Towner Gallery, Eastbourne, and touring
1997 ORIEL MOSTYN OPEN, Llandudno
PUBLICATIONS
Dyson, B. J. & Cohen, R. (2010). Translations: Effects of viewpoint, feature and naming on identifying repeatedly copied drawings. Perception, 39, 157-172.
AWARDS
British Academy research grant for Art and Psychology experiment 2007
Arts Council and Grassroots Awards for Bookmarks at Jubilee Library 2006
Arts Council Award for Chinese Whispers generative drawing project 2005
South East Arts Travel Award 1997 for visit to Japan April 1998
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Arts Council South East, Contemporary Art Collection at Towner Eastbourne
MAG Collection, at Ferens Gallery, Hull
TEACHING
1996 - 2011 Adult Education Tutor - Fine Art, Experimental Drawing and Printmaking at
Phoenix Brighton
2010 Adult Education at De la Warr Pavilion - Practical Art History
2010 Visiting Artist - CEPT University Ahmedabad, India - Post Graduate Arts and
Communication studies
2009 - 10 Visiting Lecturer - University of Brighton
1999 - 2006 Tutor in Decorative Art & Fine Art – WEA Women’s Community Learning Project
2005 Visiting lecturer and artist in residence at Salford University
SELECTED WORKSHOPS & GALLERY EDUCATION
2009 - 11 Artist Educator at Towner Eastbourne
2009 Darwinian Big Draw, De la Warr Pavilion, and workshops in the Bexhill community
Big Draw, Aspex Gallery Portsmouth
Darwin 200 drawing events at Fitzwilliam Museum,Cambridge & BA science festival
2008 Creative writing workshops at Winchester Discovery Centre
Drawing and psychology research project, Woodford County High School
2007 Workshops/Consultancy with older people at Bush Hill Park Library, Enfield
2006 ‘Sensitive’ science/art project with Varndean School, Brighton
2004 - 06 Charleston Farmhouse, Sussex - workshops for adults and children
2004 - 06 Brighton and Hove Museums - art club & workshops for adults and children
2003 - 06 Orleans House Gallery, Richmond - workshops for children
2001 & 2003 De la Warr Pavilion, Bexhill - workshops for children and families
1999 & 2003 Low Tide Day - community arts event, Brighton
2001 Tate Britain - education and family programmes assistant.
OTHER WORK
2000 – 2006 Information Assistant (part-time) at Tate Modern