Exhibitions

Solo:

2017 "The South Bedfordshire Pictorial", Gallery 113a, Luton Indoor Market

2017 "Mussons Coupee Museum", University of Bedfordshire

2017 "The 1970s Were Here", self-curated show, Storefront Gallery, Luton

2016 "Open Air Theatre" photography exhibition, High Town Shop Space

2016 Mural project on wall of "Edge Night-club", Luton

2009 “50 Collages” (exhibited as ‘J.Hackson’), The Last Gallery, Llangadog

Group:

2016 "Awearness" T-shirt design exhibition, Susan A. Barnett selected designs

2015 "Dekkle Printers", Baldock Heritage Centre

2015 "Print Show 2015", NEC Birmingham, representing Dekkle Print Studios

2015 "Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair", represented by Dekkle Print Studios

2015 "Drawn Together", A Thin Gallery, The Hat Factory, Luton

2014 “The Common”, Freeholder Public House Gallery, Luton

2013 “A Thin Place”, Guerilla Gallery, The Hat Factory, Luton

2013 “The Midas Touch”, The ‘Edge’ Club, and The UK Centre for Carnival Arts, Luton

2008 Luton Annual art exhibition, Wardown Museum

2006 Shortlisted for Mall Galleries exhibition, London

2001 Shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Show

2000 “The Flat 3d Show”, F&F Gallery, Cheltenham

1999 Shortlisted for “Becks New Contemporaries” show

1998 Degree Show, Cheltenham College of Art

1998 “Drawing Network” touring exhibition of undergraduates

1998 4” x 4” Show, Toilet Gallery, Cheltenham College of Art

1996 Final Year Show, Hans Price Gallery, Weston-super-Mare

1996 “Target” exhibition, Hans Price Gallery, Weston-super-Mare

1994 Final Access exhibition, Barnfield College, Luton

1989 Luton Annual art exhibition, Wardown Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications:

1987 to present day, “Clod Magazine” issues 1 to 33

2009 to present day "Luton Haiku" volumes 1 to 5

2018 to present day "Fold Editions" volumes 1 to 3

2018 "J. Hackson's Manifesto In Significance"

2018 "Mute Moustache" publication

2016 "Fantastic Life" Adult Colouring Book

2015/18 "Guinness Book of World Records 2015, 2018", recognition for Luton Haiku editions

2013 to present day, “Current Worry” with David Borrington

2013 “The Handy Bag Shop - Business Papers”

2012 “Bob’s Deep-Freeze Inventory”

2011 Programme for Gary Cooper Film Festival, Dunstable

2011 “Clod Magazine Electric Reading Tile”

2007 “Clod Magazine Book of Food”

1990 to 1993, “Town” Magazine

1980 "QVL" Magazine

 

 

Fairs

Publish and be Damned  / Three Letter Words (ICA, London)

The Alternative Press Fair (Conway Hall, London)

The Not Unreasonably Priced Pre-Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair, Luton, (curator)

ASP Fair (ICA, London)

Small Publishers Fair (Conway Hall)

Indie Publishers Fair (Luton Central Library)

 

 

Performance

2018 "Linear Work" with Simon Cleary, the work of Anushka Marek

2015 Co-subject of "Clod" documentary, directed by John 'Crazy Fish' Harper

2012 Solo Clod Magazine performance, “The Bedwyr Williams Award” / Ceri Hand Gallery, London

2011 Co-subject of “The Knockouts (Luton)” documentary, directed by Dan Mudford

2010 Clod Magazine performance, part of “Utter” variety show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival

 

 

Awards

Travel bursary award of £250, Cheltenham Art School, 1997

"Project Respond" design award of £250, "Tablet Man" booklet for children, 1985

 

 

Education

1996-1998 University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham

                 BA (Hons) Fine Art – Painting – 2:1

 

1994-1996 Weston College, Weston-super-Mare

                 Diploma of Higher Education in Art & Design – Pass

                  Certificate Intergrating Art & Design – Distinction

                 City and Guilds Photography, Level One – Credit Pass

 

1993-1994 Barnfield College, Luton

                 Access in Art and Design – Merit Pass

 

Additional experience

2017 TestBeds "Accelerator Artist" at the University of Bedfordshire, Luton

2016 Artist in Residence, "As You Change So Do I", High Town Shop Space, Luton

2013 to present day, Associate Artist / Publisher at Dekkle Print Studios, Baldock.

2012 to present day, organiser of “The Not Unreasonably Priced Arts and Crafts Fair”, Luton.

1996 and 2000, Co-ordinator, with Martyn Cross, of “Target” exhibition, and “Flat 3d” with Charlotte Farmer.

1995 Screen-printing assistant at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

1987 to present day, co-writer, editor and merchandiser of “Clod Magazine”.

1987 to present day, keyboardist in Thrilled Skinny and The Knockouts, (tours, records, radio).