http://www.sumiperera.com/Sumi_Perera/Selected_Exhibitions.html Selected Exhibitions FUTURE EXHIBITIONS 6th International Kyoto Hanga 2012 International Print Exhibition. Japan/UK Summer 2012 LOOP 2012. Bankside Gallery, London. 6th-11th November 2012 NINEPRINTMAKERS. Riverside Studios, London November. 2012 Everyday Encounters. William Morris Gallery. London 13th October -23rd December 2012 RE Annual Exhibition. Bankside Gallery, London. June 2012 Turn the Page. The Forum, Norwich. 4th-5th May 2012 London Original Print Fair. The Royal Academy, Piccadilly London. 19th-22nd April 2012 Interventions. Platt Hall, Gallery of Costume, Manchester. 13th January-19th May 2012 • Designer Crafts at the Mall. Mall Galleries, London. 6th-15th January 2012 International Print Triennial. Galeire 96, Prijedor, Bosnia & Herzegovina 9th December-19th January 2012 • 3rd Qijang International Print Festival. Qijang, SW China November/December 2011 NinePrintMakers, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London. 21st November-10th December 2011 PMC at the Highgate Gallery, Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution. 18th November - 1st December 2011 • Bookmarks IX. Infiltrating the Library Systems. UK, USA etc. September 2011-February 2012 • Small Print Big Impression. mac [Midlands Art Centre], Birmingham. 22nd October-4th December • Pushing Print. Margate Gallery & Pie Factory Gallery, Margate. 8th - 29th October 2011 • International Print Biennale 2011. Drawing with Fire. Newcastle, Gateshead. 17th Sept-19th Nov ‘11 • The Sunderland Book Project. The Arts Centre, Washington. 3rd September-5th November 2011 • Bookmarks IX-Infiltrating the Library Systems. UK, USA, Australia, Canada. Sept-Feb 2012 • Small Print Big Impression. Gallery Top, Derbyshire. 3rd September-9th October SELECTED CURRENT EXHIBITIONS A4 Open Print Competition. UK Poly Arts Centre, Falmouth, Cornwall. 28th Aug-12th Sept 2011 The Fishwick Papers. Smokehouse Gallery. London. 2nd September-3rd October 2011 • Society Of Bookbinders Conference & Competition. Warwick University 25th-28th August 2011 • The Sketchbook Project. The Full Sail University, Winter Park, Fl. USA. 29th-30th July 2011 • The Sketchbook Project. The Hyde Park Art Centre, Chicago. 14th-17th July 2011 • Small Print Big Impression. Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire. 24th July 28th August • Bite. The Mall Galleries. 24th August-3rd September 2011 • RE Summer Exhibition. Bankside Gallery, London. 29th July-31st August 2011 • Untitled. Vyner Street Gallery. London. 4-10th July • The Sketchbook Project. The Madrone Studios. San Francisco. 16th-18th June • SAOS 2011. The Ochre Print Studio.18/19th & 25/26th June • Ochre Print Studio Artists. The New Ashgate Gallery. 9th June -10th July. • 1st International Printmaking Triennial of ULUS. Art Pavilion Belgrade. 1st - 30th June 2011 • ELP Annual Exhibition. Space, The Triangle, Mare Street, London. 8th -11th July • 1st Internat. Biennial of Engraving-Santos 2011. Pinacoteca Calixto, SP, Brasil. 5th May-5th June • Rootstein Hopkins Foundation Drawing Exhibition. Morley Gallery, London. 11th May-11th June -1st Prize Awarded for Drawing for Design. • Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Annual Exhibn. Bankside Gallery, London. 28thApr-4thJune • LOOP 2011. Bankside Gallery. London. 19th-25th April 2011 • The London Original Print Fair. The Royal Academy of Art. London 19th-21st April 2011 • Printmakers Council Show. Acquire Arts Gallery. London. 14th-20th April 2011 • Dreams. Freud Museum, London. 2nd March-10th April 2011 • Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition.The Mall Galleries. 2nd -12thMarch 2011 • The Sketchbook Project. -The Brooklyn Art Library. Brooklyn, New York 19th-27th February 2011 -The Space Gallery, Portland ME. USA 30th March-2nd April 2011 -The Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas. USA. 12th March 2011 • Artists’ Book Exhibition. Cardiff Central Library. 1-31st March 2011 • Small Print Big Impression. New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester. 5th Feb-2nd May 2011 • Wharepuke Print Gallery. Bay of Islands New Zealand. March 2011 • At A Tangent. Oldham Gallery, Old Cultural Quarter, Oldham 22nd January- 10th April • Printed Matter: Follow-ed (after Hokusai). -Winchester School of Art. 24th Jan-10th March -Gallery P74, Prushnikova, Ljubljana, Slovenia 11th March-3rd April 2011 PAST EXHIBITIONS Wonderland. V&A Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green, London. 25th Sept ’09- 10th Jan 2010 The Grand-Plasto-Baader Book Show. Kaleid. Redchurch Street. London 2-24th December 2009 Art@Baker Tilly, London Road, Guildford October-December 2009 Xmas Show. SW1 Gallery, Cardinal Walk, London November-December 2009 The Mini Picture Show. Bankside, Hopton Street, London December-February 2010 1st Alexandria International Biennale for Miniature Graphics. Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 9th December-25th January 2010 London Artist Book Fair. Whitechapel Gallery. 25th-27th September 2009 Bending the Line. The Hub, The National Centre for Craft & Design. 11thJul-6th Sept ’09 Society of Bookbinders Exhibition. George Bayntun Antiquarian Bookshop, Bath. 29th Aug-3rd October 2009 7th RWA Open Print Exhibition. Royal West of England Academy of Arts, Bristol 9th Aug-19th September Southern Cross University Acquisitive Artist Book Award. NSW, Australia. 15th August -22nd September ’09 RE Summer Exhibition. Bankside Gallery, London. 20th August-7th September ’09 Unsuppressed. SuperPress at Bristol School of Art & Design. UWE 29thJuly-31st Aug’09 Society of Bookbinders International Conference. Warwick University. 20th-23rd Aug ‘09 Thoroughly Modern Dora. Willesden Green Library. 18th Aug-17th September ’09 MIND THE GAP IX. Solo Window Showcase. Craft Central, Clerkenwell, London. 20th-26th July 2009. 5th International Artist Book Triennial Vilnius 2009-Text. Art Centre Silkeborg, Denmark. 12th September-13th December 2009 Prints for Peace. Galeria Leopoldo Carpinteyro de Relaciones Culturales, Hidalgo, Mexico. 8th September-30th October 2009 IMPACT 2009. International Printmaking Conference. Centre for Fine Printmaking Research. University of West England, Bristol. & Spike Island, September 2009 Discerning Eye 2009. Mall Galleries. London. 12th -22nd November 2009 • ELEVEN. An ELP Exhibition. Bankside Gallery, London 1st -5th July ‘09 • Moving Patterns. Royal Geographic Society. Kensington Gore, London. May ‘09 • NINEPRINTMAKERS. Riverside Studios. 18th May- 14th June ‘09 • LOOP 2009. Redchurch Gallery, London. 16th - 21st June ‘09 • Royal Society of Painters-Printmakers Annual Exhibition. Bankside Gallery 8th May-7th June ‘09 • Place, Identity & Memory. Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries,Scotland 23rd May-28thJune • Wonderland. The Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel, Germany. February-April 2009 • BABE ‘09. Arnolfini, Bristol April ‘09 • 5th International Artist Book Triennial. Vilnius 2009. Touring -Seoul dates to follow: -Leipzig Book Fair. Germany. 12th-15th March -Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania. 30th April – 16th May • 7th British International Mini Print Exhibition. London Print Studio. 26th March ‘09 • 11th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, Parkinson Court, Univ. of Leeds. • COMPILATION:Three Exhibitions on Books. Worcester, Massachusetts Jan-Mar’09 • Bookends. Target Gallery & Pyramid Atlantic Art Centre, USA January-February ‘09 • A Book For A Lifetime. Artspace & Goethe-Zentrum, Cyprus. Nov- Dec ‘08 • Liverpool Artist Bookfair. Wolstenholme Projects. Liverpool. November ‘08 • Urban Jungle. City Hall, Chamber Lobby, London. November ‘08 • 10th Biennial Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair & Conference. USA 7-9th Nov ‘08 • British Sari Story. Charnwood Museum, Loughborough, Leicestershire. Oct-Nov ‘08 • EdgeCentrics: Williamson Tunnels. Heritage Centre, Liverpool. Sept-Oct ‘08 • LOOP 2008. Menier Gallery, London, 30 June-13 July ‘08 • International Print Exhibition,.Yunnan, China. 13th -23rd September 08 • Presence of Place. The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven Cumbria. Sept-Nov ‘08 • Bookmarks VI. Infiltrating Europe & the USA. September 2008-2009 • The Knitting & Stitching Show. Touring UK:NEC Birmingham, Alexandra Palace, RDS, Dublin & Harrogate International Centre. • Vox Box. The Gallery, St George’s Hospital 8th July-4th August 2008 • Surrey Open Artists’ Studio, Ochre Print Studio, Guildford 8th June-29th Jun • Carbon Footprint. Art Fellowship Challenge Exhibition. Lloyd Park Theatre • LOOP 2008. Menier Gallery, London. 30th June-13th July 2008 • 5th International Book & Paper Arts Triennial. Columbia College, Chicago.July-Sept • Wonderland. Fairytale Museum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. June-Aug’08 • 28th MiniPrint International of Cadaque. Girona, Spain. 28thJun-15th Sept ‘08 • 7th Miniprint Annual, Lessedra, Sofia, Bulgaria June-August ‘08 • Press & Release. Phoenix Gallery, Brighton. 24th May ‘08. • DeCarbonART. City Hall, Chamber Lobby, London. 18th May-10th June ‘08 • SHELTER. Boston Book Arts. Wedeman Gallery, Lasell College, Newton, MA. USA • ELP Box 2008 Broadway Bookshop. 3 April -13 May ‘08 • Glasgow International Artist Bookfair, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. 25/26th April ‘08 • ScissorPaperStone. London Print Studio. Harrow Road, London 12th April ’08 • Sitting Room. an exhibition of artists books. K Gallery of Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, California from 7th Mar- 27th April ’08. Next venue- Mexico City. • SMALL PRINT/Big Impression. Touring Show Gainsborough House, Sudbury, Suffolk. 19th Jan-22nd March ‘08 • Solo Showcase Arnolfini.Bristol Bookshop Mar-May ’08 • Book to Book. Leeds Art Gallery. 6th March-20th April ‘08. • 11th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, Parkinson Court, University of Leeds. 7-8th March 2008 • The Medical Art Society Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 11-16th February ‘08 • Originals ’08 Mall Galleries, London 13-23 February ‘08 • I AM TEN. Bankside Gallery, London. 10th Anni of the ELP. 28th Jan-4thFeb’08 • Nine Printmakers. Riverside Studio, Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London 5th Feb-1st March ‘08 • Tetovo 2007 4th Int. Biennial Mini Prints Exhibition, Museum of Tetovo. Republic of Macedonia. 4th Dec ‘07-4th Jan ‘08 • Freedom. Abolition of Slavery. University of Sunderland. 3rd -17th December ’07. • LAB (London Artist Bookfair) ’07. Institute of Contemporary Art London Nov ‘07 • Babylon Lexicon/Nola Bookfair, New Orleans, LA, USA Nov-December ‘07 • SMALL PRINT/Big Impression. The Avenue Gallery , University of Northampton. October ‘07 • Manchester Artist Bookfair. Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University. • Bookmarks V- Infiltrating Japan, UK, Poland, USA, Croatia and New Zealand. September ’07- February ’08. • The British Sari Story. Brent Museum. 27th Sept-30th Jan ’08 • Rich and Strange. Flock Gallery Space, Newport School of Art Media and Design. Wales.4th-18th Oct-’07; Newport Central Library, 29 October – 9 November ‘07 • Society of Bookbinders Conference, University of York. 9-12th August ‘07 • Multiple Views Printmakers’ Council Exhibition. Ropewalk Gallery,Lincoln. Aug-Oct • LOOP 2007. Bankside Gallery.10th-15th July ‘07 • Abolition 2007. Circular Green, Nancy Seer Building. 9th July-15th Sept ‘07 • Printmaking Show J:Akebono-so Gallery, Isesaki, Japan 15th June to 8th July ‘07 • Watermarks on Paper. Arts+Literature Laboratory, New Haven, CT. USA Jun30-Aug5 • Suburban Landscape.Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture. June-Sept • I Love Print. London Print Studio, Harrow Road. 3rd August-23rd September ‘07 • Loveletter to London.City Hall21st May-1st June’07. • Lessedra Miniprint Annual . Sofia, Bulgaria. June -31st August • Wrexham Print International 2007. Wrexham Art Centre & Yale College ’07-‘08 • Regenerator, Altered Books. Off-Centre Gallery, Bristol.25th April-11th May ‘07 • BABE ‘07. Arnolfini, Bristol 21st-22nd April ‘07. • SMALL PRINT/Big Impression. Leicester.Touring Show 20th April’07-March ’08. • Prints Tokyo 2007. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan. 6th -21st April ‘07 • Inkubator. Edinburgh Printmakers.17th March- 5th May ’07 • Textual Healing.The Embassy, Edinburgh.16th Feb- Mar18th ‘07 • 10th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, Parkinson Court, Univ. of Leeds. • Tactile, Otters Gallery,University of Chicester. 1st24thMarch’07 • Medical Art Society Annual Exhibition- 12th-17th Feb ‘07, Mall Galleries, London • 6th British International Miniature Print Exhibition. Touring in Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, Scotland from 20th May –’07-08 • 7th Helen Keller International Award Exhibition. Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. 13th Jan-10th Feb • Nine Printmakers, Riverside Gallery, London. 16th Jan-25th Feb • Sitting Room. An exhibition of artists books. Alsager Arts Centre4th Dec-27thJan ‘07 • Sitting Room. Manchester Craft & Design Centre.20th May-15th July ‘06 • East London Printmakers Show. Menier Gallery, London. 4-9thDecember • Babylon Lexicon. Hot Iron Press, New Orleans Bookfair, USA. 28th October • LAB ’06. London Artist Book Fair, ICA London (acquisition of Perception VI for the Tate Britain Special Collection.) 3rd-5th November • Dream Landings: A Public Art exhibition to celebrate Black History Month. Bedding Department, John Lewis Store, Watford. 2nd-29th October • 1st Manchester Artist Book Fair. Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University 30th Oct • Year of the Dog Show. Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow. 14th-26th August • Bookmarks IV- Infiltrating. USA, Europe and Australia 20th Sep- 20th February ‘07. • Bookmarked! Crockatt & Powell Bookshop, Waterloo. 30th Oct-25th November • Surface and Object: An Origin in Printmaking. Printmakers’ Council. Morley Gallery, London. 2nd-23rd November • Books ‘06 / Interaction. Noosa Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia. 22nd Sept–22nd Oct • New Pages. Atski Gallery and the Art Library at University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland. 13th-24th November • Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Print Prize Exhibition. 26th July-2nd September • BIMPE IV: The Fourth Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition. Federation Gallery, Vancouver. 6th -25th June • art of the STITCH 2006. Touring show 14th May- 19th November • 5th Lessedra World Print Annual. Sofia, Bulgaria. June • “4.” London Print Studio. 8th July-25th August • 4th International Artist’s Book Exhibition 2006. The King St. Stephen Museum, Hungary. 20th May-September • Contemporary Prints by Artists from the Printmakers Council. New Arts Centre Chatham, Kent. 1st-15th April • 9th Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair. Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax. 11th March “60 Square Inches” A Biennial North American Exhibition. Purdue University. February • juxtaBOX. Shoreditch Gallery, 5 Hoxton Market, London. 9-28th January • LAB ’05. (London Artists’ Book Fair). Institute of Contemporary Art, London. Awarded the Birgit Skiold Award for excellence in Book Arts. 25-27th November • Contemporary Prints3. London Print Studio, Harrow, London. 3rd Nov-28th Jan ‘06 • To Bare or Not To Bare. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery acquisition November • PrintROOM. Inside Out. Rotterdam. November • Bookmarks III: Infiltrating Kontakt. Touring show in Europe and USA from Sept • Primary Source. University of Warwick, Warwick. 26th Sept-21st October • Hibrida II. Bradford and Czech Republic. 7th May • 2nd International Book Arts Fair. Seoul, South Korea, 3-8th June • 8th Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, Halifax. March • LAB’04. London Artists’ Book Fair, Institute of Contemporary Art, November • ‘Clothes Show’ (alternate construction of garments modelled on a catwalk) Palace Strand Hotel, The Strand, London. November • Window Dressing: Solo Show. Spread the Word Headquarters. London. September-January ‘05 • Opening of the Book, Camberwell College, London. July 2004. • Countess and the Housewife and To Bare or Not to Bare. Camberwell College Library (acquisition) July • “Cracking the Dress Code” for Projet Mobilivre Bookmobile. Canada & USA 04-05 • 1st International Book Fair. Seoul, Korea June • To Bare or Not To Bare, Outside In &Against the Grain. Tate Britain (acquisition) March • 7th Contemporary Artist’s Book Fair. Halifax. March • Text, Textiles and Textures. Ley Hill Memorial Hall.15th June 2003 • ‘To Fly or Not to Fly.’ Embroiderers’ Guild, President’s Cup Embroidery, Slimbridge Gloucestershire.2002 • South West Quilt Show. Exeter. 2002 • National Quilt Championships, Ascot July 2001 Art Quilt ‘East Meets West’ • ‘Event of the Year.’ Finalist Bear Artist, Alexandra Palace, London. 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