CV
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Ben Jeans Houghton.
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Education
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2012-2014. Post Graduate Diploma, Newcastle University, UK
2007-2008. Sculpture Fellowship, Northumbria University, UK
2004-2007. BA Hons Fine Art, Northumbria University, UK (First)
2003-2004. Foundation Course, Newcastle College, UK (Distinction)
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Exhibitions, Performances, Film Essays and Lectures
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2026. ME, YOU, & MU; HIVE CITY NECROPOLIS, (Film Essay. WIP) commissioned by PEDESTRIANISTS, London, UK
2025. Thrice Great Giger; Scorpionic Psychopomps & the Cinematic Psychocosm (Essay) Astromatograph Magazine, USA
2025. Meandermancy, (Essay and Lecture) commissioned by AstroMagia Conference, International, Online
2024. Mercurial Mecha Morphius, (Film Essay) commissioned by AstroMagia Conference, International, Online
2023. Metempsychosis, (Performance) commissioned by Rebellious Bodies Butoh Festival, Iklectik, London, UK
2023. Haptic Hymns T o V otive Flux, (Performance) commissioned by Occulture Conference, Berlin
2023. Gnostic Astrology and the Nuclear W ound, (Essay and Lecture) commissioned by Occulture Conference, Berlin
2023. A Gnostic Astrology of Atomic Eros, (Essay and Lecture) commissioned by AstroMagia Conference, International, Online
2022. Constellating Arts-praxis as Astral-magic, (Essay and Lecture) commissioned by AstroMagia Conference, International, Online
2022. Haptic Hymns, (Performance) commissioned by Trans-States Esoteric Arts Conference, Northampton, UK
2022. Autoethnographic Invocations, (Lecture) commissioned by Trans-States Esoteric Arts Conference, Northampton University, UK
2021. O’SEASONS, (Film) Premiered Online, hosted from Artitst's website.
2020. SCREAMING BIRD, (Solo Show) commissioned by BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Baltic 39, Newcastle, UK
2019. W aking The Witch, (Group Show) commissioned by Legion Projects, Oriel Davies Gallery, W ales / 20-21 Visual Arts Centre,
Scunthorpe / Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury / Bonington Gallery, Nottingham
2018. AR T BUSAN, (Group Show) Re, Busan, South Korea
2018. OFFERINGS, (Solo Show) commissioned by HONGTI Arts Centre, Busan, South Korea
2018. 2ndlife, (Solo Show) commissioned by Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
2017. The Mud Formed A Finger Pointed & RAFT, (Solo Show) commissioned by Surface Area Dance Theatre, CCA Glasgow,
Scotland, W orkplace Gallery Gateshead, Berwick Gymnasium Gallery, Bloc Projects, UK
2017. The Gloaming, (Group Show) commissioned by Gloam Gallery, Sheffield, UK
2017. ! Blessed Be :)) Merry Part :(( But Again !, (Solo Show) commissioned by Space In Between, London, UK
2016. Babble, (Performance) commissioned by Future Everything Festival, Manchester, UK
2015. V otives, (the ARKA Group) (Group Show) commissioned by Space In Between, London UK
2014. Yugen, (Screening) S1 Artspace, Sheffield, UK
2014. Jarman Award 2014 (Nominated)
2014. Immemory, (Group Show) Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
2014. The Artists Cut, (Group Show) BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
2014. Axolotl, (the ARKA Group) (Group Show) commissioned by Model Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2014. The Mud Formed A Finger Pointed, (Solo Show) commissioned by Space In Between, Sutton House, London, UK2014. Beginnings, (Group Show) commissioned by Whitstable Biennale, Whitstable, UK
2014. The Grey Lady Galatea, (Solo Show) commissioned by Hazel Donkin for Durham Castle’s Norman Chapel, Durham, UK
2013. Northern Art Prize (Nominated)
2013. The ARKA Group, (Group Show) Circa Screen, Circa Projects, Newcastle, UK
2013. Stilllife, (Screening) commissioned by Channel Four, Broadcast on Channel Four, UK
2013. Random Acts, (Group Show) BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
2013. Y ou Blink At the Plughole, (the ARKA Group) (Group Show) commissioned by Mexico Gallery, Leeds, UK
2013. Figure One, (the ARKA Group) (Solo Show) commissioned by BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, B39, Newcastle, UK
2013. The Ocelli (the ARKA Group) (Solo Show) commissioned by Space In Between, London, UK
2012. Connecting Principles, (Group Show) XL Gallery, Newcastle, UK
2012. Y ou Are Here & that Is Something, (Group Show) commissioned by Globe Gallery, Newcastle, UK
2012. Deleted Cities, (Group Show) commissioned by Generator Projects, Dundee, Scotland
2012. Joint V entures, (the ARKA Group) (Group Show) commissioned by Space In Between (off -site), London UK
2012. 5x5 Public Art Festival, (Group Show) National Building Museum, W ashington DC, USA
2012. Black Cloud; Further Reading, (Book Launch) Lit & Phil, Circa Projects, Newcastle, UK
2011. Extramission, (the ARKA Group) (Screening) commissioned by Cornerhouse Manchester, UK
2011. TSU, Broadcast internationally from Berlin by Ikono TV, on Arabsat, to 16.5 million households)
2011. Movements, (the ARKA Group) (Group Show) NGCA, Circa Projects, Sunderland, UK
2010. The Curated Sculpture, (Group Show) commissioned by O Space, Stuttgart, Germany
2010. Preparing the Ground, (Group Show) ACA Dovetail Gallery, Newcastle, UK
2010. On Arka, (Solo Show) commissioned by Moving Gallery, Newcastle, UK
2010. Buckminster Fullerene Dream, (Group Show) commissioned by Space In Between, London, UK
2009. My Kingdom, (Group Show) commissioned by Space In Between, London, UK
2009. Crash, (Group Show) commissioned by Becky Poostchi, 110 W arner Road, London, UK
2008. A Duck for Mr Darwin, (Group Show) commissioned by BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
2008. Jet Season, (Solo Show) commissioned by W AYGOOD GALLERY, Little Jewel Cinema, Newcastle, UK
2008. More T oday than Y esterday, (Group Show) Globe Gallery, Newcastle, UK
2007. T rauma Queen, (Group Show) commissioned by Harris Kondosphyris, ‘Mediterranean’ Hotel, 28 V eranzerou st, Athens, Greece
2007. Y oung British Artists, (Group Show) Sakida, Kanagawa, Japan
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Physical Publications
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2025. Astromatograph, Thrice Great Giger; Scorpionic Psychopomps & the Cinematic Psychocosm, commissioned by Nadia Helm, USA
2013. Stilllife, a curated anthology of new writing, UK
2013. W alking For Joan, commissioned by COPY for Y orkshire Sculpture Park, UK
2012. Black Cloud, Print Edition & Sister Publication - commissioned by Circa Contemporary Arts Projects, UK
2012. Coping With Theandor, fiction commissioned by Corridor 8, UK
2009. A Duck For Mr Darwin, commissioned by BAL TIC Centre For Contemporary Art, UK
2008. A Metre Before Impact, A collaborative publication with Matthew De Kersaint Giraudeau, commissioned by W aygood Gallery, UK
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Awards
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2021. DYCP Arts Council Funding; Research and Development period.
2018. BALTIC x HONGTI Residency; Funded Residency at Hong-ti Art Center Busan, South Korea.
2014. The Bartlett Travel Scholarship; Funded Research trip to Japan to inspire new work.
2014. The Artists Cut; Commissioned by BALTIC & NFM to make a short narrative film.
2014. Jarman Award (Nominated)
2013. Northern Art Prize (Nominated)
2013. Random Acts; Commissioned to produce a short film for Channel Four
2013. Ideas Tap; Funding and support toward an experimental short film for BFI.
2011. Globe Gallery Studio; Awarded a free studio and a programme of support.
2011. Cornerhouse Manchester; Micro Film Commission and Mentoring.
2011. Creative Partnerships Residency; 5 Month Residency at Wheatley Hill Primary School.
2010. ABCN Award; To collaborate with Lithographer Lee Turner.
2009. GSN Studio; Awarded a supported studio for two years.