Statement

Nikki Pugh is a transdisciplinary independent person.

Receiving first a B.Eng. in Materials Science and Technology from the University of Birmingham in 2000, and then a B.A. in Visual Arts by Negotiated Study from B.I.A.D., U.C.E. in 2006, she regards the common thread to be that of problem-solving and asking “what if?”. Her preferred materials are ideas, questions and contexts.

Activities are currently being guided by the 8 statements of Counsel for the Artist and seem to be evolving in a participatory/relating-to-spaces kind of way.

• Make exchanges with spaces
• Strive to achieve modest connections
• Set your own agenda
• Add to a culture of learning and experimentation
• Get the message across
• Meet a new network
• Resist the ascribed role of witness
• Circumnavigate predictability

Education

09/2000 – 06/2006

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, University of Central England in Birmingham
B.A. (Hons) Art and Design by Negotiated Study, First Class (Hons)
Foundation diploma in Art and Design, Distinction

06/2005 - 08/2005

Joshibi University of Art and Design, Tokyo, Japan
Student Exchange Programme, Department of Sculpture

09/2004 – 06/2005

Dudley College of Technology
Professional Development Certificate in Sculpture

09/1994 – 06/2000

University of Birmingham
B. Eng Materials Science and Engineering, First Class (Hons)

Exhibitions/Events/Performances/Things in Public Places

Spring - Summer 2008

Emergent Game - commission for New Generation Arts

29/03/2008

Invigilator: Digbeth

3-15/12/2007

Artgos - a temporary catalogue store in Leeds selling artists’ multiples

09/11/2007

Invigilator: Nuneaton

26/07/2007

Invigilator: Tokyo

09/06/2007

Invigilator: New Forest

03/2007

c.art.ed in Ansdell
14 interventions in shops by different artists

01/09/2006

Peer-to-Peer Sketchbooks, Launch event. Springhill Institute, Birmingham.

30/06/2006 - 12/2006

Open/[insertspace] at MILL-WORKERS, Manchester.

13/06/2006 - 01/08/2006

Day Science/Night Science, Installation at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre, University of Birmingham.

12/06/2006 - 17/06/2006

Degree show, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design.

03/2004

Threshold
Installation from the weatherproject, Harborne West, Birmingham.

Professional Experience

throughout 2008

Mentoring and professional development via Eastside Projects, Birmingham

10/2007 - 05/2008

Creative Apprentices training scheme run by Aliss. Developing workshops for educational environments.

07/2007 - 08/2007

Attendance at Dislocate07, collaborative projects with Japanese artists.

09/2006 - 11/2006

Research trip to Japan: meeting people old and new, working as an assistant at Joshibi Unversity of Art and Design, research and project development.

08/2005 - 07/2006

Interdisciplinary Support Scheme, VIVID
Artist in residence, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, University of Birmingham

04/2006 - present

Member of the Self-Service planning group, artist-led activities and criticism.

06/2006 - 03/2007

Participant in “100 Verses for 3 Estates”, Alec Finlay and Gavin Wade

12/2004 - 06/2005

Internship Programme/ Professional Development Scheme , VIVID, Birmingham
Project management, Nature? touring exhibition of work by Marta de Menezes

07/2004 – 08/2004

Media Content Lab, UCE
Webdesign placement: design, accessibility and usability

Awards

06/2007

Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts: Research trip to Japan

07/2006

Springhill Institute project development grant for the Peer-to-Peer Sketchbooks project

08/2005 - 09/2007

Interdisciplinary Support Scheme, R&D Bursary.

In print

In preparation

Pathways to Becoming an Engineer (working title).
A mapping of a residency at Birmingham University, including an essay by Sadie Plant.

09/2006

ANTI TALENT ZONE
With Asia Alfasi, Elizabeth Rowe and Liam Scully, curated by Gavin Wade.
Curated space within the TEN4 Magazine.

2006

Joy Bosworth, Ceramics Handbook Series: Ceramics with Mixed Media, A&C Black Publishers Ltd.

2006

Dissertation:
Beyond the Boundaries: Contemporary Interdisciplinary Practice.

Selected Employment

10/2007 - present

Children’s Science Presenter, Mad Science West Midlands. Hands-on science experiments and demonstrations for children aged 3 to 12.

08/2007 - 09/2007

Social Programme, Joshibi Summer School at BIAD

08/2006 - 09/2006

Social Programme, Joshibi Summer School at BIAD

2005 - present

Technical support and invigilation for various artists and organisations.

08/2004 – present

designphile
Sole trader, primarily webdesign