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Juno Doran a multidisciplinary artist based in Cambridge, England, using a variety of media in her work, including drawing, literary text, painting and film, exploring core issues of personal existence, memory and identity, as well as wider issues with a global context. Her work is usually project based, with a diversity in the thematic nature of the work while predominantly focusing on the fusion of visual narrative and literary experience, resulting in wall based works, artist books and films.
Throughout her artistic career she has exhibited internationally, including the United States and South Africa, as well as in several venues in England and Scotland.

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Biography

Filmography

2012 Bowland, feature experimental documentary, in production
2011 second skin, short experimental documentary, 17 min, colour, stereo
2003 Home made jelly, short film, 30 min, colour, stereo

Exhibitions

2010 2010 Fine Art, 2010 FIFA World Cup™, South Africa
2008 The heart is a lonely hunter, 31Grand Gallery, New York
2007
Sugar and Spice, Vegas Gallery, London
Art Auction 2007, Medical foundation for the care of victims of torture, The Building Centre, London
Decadence, Decay and Demimonde, Home House, London
Astley Biennial Open Exhibition, Astley Hall, Chorley
I’ll be your mirror, Gallery Primo Alonso, Hackney, London
2006 Britishness, art network project by Another Product, Cornerhouse, Manchester
2005 Forever beautiful, Clapham Art Gallery, London
2004 BP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland
2003
forgetting Godot, Catto Contemporary, London*
BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
Group Show, Clapham Art Gallery, London
Superheroes, Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center, Nashville, USA
Art2003 London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, with Catto Contemporary
2002
Open, exhibition of artists working at Open Arts Studios, Manchester
I’ll be your mirror, Warsaw Projects, Open Arts Studios, Manchester
Pop Life, 31Grand, Brooklyn, New York
Perverse Pop, Catto Contemporary, London
2001 Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport
2000
Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport
BP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland
Big Issue Book of Home exhibition, London
Trevillion Picture Library photographers, Jacs Bar & Gallery, Notting Hill, London
BP Portrait Award Exhibition (Commended Artist), National Portrait Gallery, London
The Beautiful People, ContraCapa, Abrantes, Portugal*
1999
Children of the Korn, Cornerhouse, Manchester
The Beautiful People, Arc, Manchester
The Beautiful People, Living Room Gallery, Sun Street Studios, Lancaster
Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport
Represented Artists, Photofolio Gallery, Salts Mill, Bradford

1998
Form and Fantasy: Art & the Fairground, Mid Pennine Art Gallery, Burnley
Trevillion Picture Library photographers, Metro Imaging, London
The Beautiful People, Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby
1997 The London Experience, Tearoom, Abrantes, Portugal*
Home Stills, Dazed and Confused Magazine, London*
1994
Herstory, (part of festival of Women Photographers), Alternative Arts Gallery, London
Family in Focus, Whiteleys Shopping Centre, London
Charity Works, City of Westminster Hall, London
Portraits in Colours, Tearoom, Abrantes*
Portuguese in London, Museum of London*
Portuguese in London, Queen Elizabeth Foyer, South Bank Centre, London*
(*solo)

Special Projects

2011 Axis Travelling Moleskine®, UK
2009 The Sketchbook Project. Art House Gallery, Atlanta

Press and Catalogues

2010 Axis promotional literature, featured, UK
2007
Shortlist magazine. “The 10 new British artists worth investing in now”. UK.
Sugar and Spice, exhibition press release and poster. UK
2006 Periferica, January issue, front cover and 3 page feature in arts & culture magazine, Portugal
2004
pigmagazine, Dec/January issue, 4 page feature in Milan based arts & style magazine, edited by Giovanni Cervi
Home Stills, Bored Magazine, Steve Hughes (ed.) , November issue
2003 The Observer, review, February 2nd
2002
100 Reviews (3), J. J. Charlesworth, Alberta Press
The A-Z of Now, The Art Show, Channel 4
Goth Bible, Listed. Ed. Mick Mercer
Arts Review Magazine – photo pages. April issue.
Blueprint Magazine, London. March issue
Perverse Pop Catalogue, Catto Contemporary, London
2001 BP Portrait Award 1990-2001, National Portrait Gallery, London
2000
A matter of fact, PYMCA, London
Big Issue Book of Home, Eddie Ephraums (ed.), London
Edition of Postcards and 2001 Calendar, National Portrait Gallery, London
Flux Magazine, Manchester
Manchester Evening News
HardWired Magazine
1999
Northwest Arts Board – annual report book
Artists Newsletter – April issue
City Life Television
Lancashire Post
1998
Artists Newsletter – Dec issue
Kerrang! Magazine
Out and About, Tyne Tees Television
1994
Lisbon in London Catalogue
BBC Radio 4 – Interview in programme Kaleidoscope
BBC Radio 5 Live- Interview

Online Press

2007 Axis, Curated Projects, feature on Painting curated by Liz Aston, UK
2006 Interview for online page “The Extra Finger”
2005 “Thinking about Art: Artists interview artists”. Interview featured in J T Kirkland’s website
2003
Electric review, Bunny Smedley, June 25
Nashville Scene, David Maddox, , November
2000 Opi8.com, feature

Publications

2011 500 Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, ed. Sandy Nairne
2003 BP Portrait Award 2003, Book, National Portrait Gallery Publications, introduction by A. S. Byatt
William Cheung, Camera Craft Portraits, 2 page feature
2000 Eddie Ephraums, Big Issue Book of Home, London
1997 Dazed and Confuzed magazine, Home Stills, London, July issue

Workshops, talks & lectures

2007 Arts Council, London. Talk: Artists websites

Awards & commissions

2000 BP Portrait Award
1998
Arts Council Awards to Individual Artists
Artech
Nimtech
1994 Gulbenkian Foundation

Collections

Private collections in UK, Spain, Portugal and Sweden.