Biography
Thomas Lisle Biograpghy
Email: Thomas(at)thomaslisle.com
Nationality: British
Education: Jacob Kramer College of Art, Leeds
University of Reading, Fine Art Department, Degree
Teaching
University of Reading (2 days), Slade School of Art (4 weeks), Southwark College (short course 10 days)
Kingsway College, Winchester College of Art (2 days), Sir John Cass (short course 10 days)
Selected solo exhibitions
1986 ‘Georges Bataille is Dead’
London Film Makers Co-op Summer Festival restructured video and slides, Sound Laurence Hughes.
1986 “9 Doughty Street” Cibachromes, prints, installation, Bloomsbury London ‘A Sea Shanty’ restructured video,
1986 “The Daylight Club” the Diorama and exhibition in Gallery of paintings with video monitors, . ‘ A Walk in the
Garden’ (nudes 5x slide projectors), ‘Trees’ (nudes 5x slide projectors), Slide over 6 months
1987 “Ravensdales” Broadcast Edit facilities with gallery, Soho, installation. 1.5 x 1.2m prints
1987 “The Church Gallery” Marble Arch London ‘Aeroplane’ (kinetic slides from restructured video) 1 month.
1987 “Blast R101”Ormans Club, St James, London, Permanent Installation commission, 1 year.
1988 “The Third Eye Centre” Glasgow ‘Aeroplane’ two weeks installationn and Artist in residence. 1 week.
1988 “Stoke Scultpure Court Commissionon and installation “Fish out of Water”
1989 “The Smith” Gallery Stirling, Scotland, “Fish out of Water’( kinetic slides from restructured video) 1 month.
1992 “The Newlyn Orion Gallery”, Cornwall “Fish out of Water”
1992 “The Aspex Gallery” Portsmouth “Fish out of Water”
1993 “Puskinskaya 10” Cbetz Kosak Gallery, St Petersberg “Fish out of Water British Council Funded
1993”The Bunker” (old Atomic Bunker) St Petersburg Russia
1994 “James Hockey Gallery” “A Domestic Opera” Installation, Arts Council Video Dept Funded
1999...”Selfless Princess” with “Kala Sangam” Asian Dance Company, The Alhambra Bradford.
2009...”That which Transpires behind that which Appears” 3 digital animations videos “The Universal” Maida
and the 291 Gallery with the London Biennale and performace by David Medella
2011...”Behind Vision” 55 watercolour paintings “Koukan Gallery London
2013 Koukan Gallery, October, “The Way is not straight forward” and 15 paintings oil on canvas
Selected Mixed Exhibitions
1987 “Group Show” Sphinx House Studios Bloomsbury London ‘Flamenco’ (Video)
1987 “Soaps” Camerawork Toured UK (slides from video)
1988 “Red Spot” New York Projections on Broadway (slides from video)
1988 “Audio Visual Experimentation “ Holland International Festival (slides from video)
1989 “Out of the Woods” Crafts Council, Common Ground Toured UK (slides from video)
1993 “Photo Graphics” St Petersbourgh (slides from restructured video)
2000 Stills of digital imagery - show touring libraries in Wales
2002 “291 Gallery” “Musa” evening, “planes” (state 1) video of computer graphics also shown Russian Music
2004 “London Bienalle” at the 291 Gallery “That which Transpires behind that which Appears” video plus performance with David Medalla Digital Animation
2009 Cesaria International Video Festival “The Planes” selected as one of ten prize winners 2011 Digital Animation
2011 “All Art Now International Video Festival Damascus “The Planes” selected for showing Digital Animation
2016 “Transformher” Digital Animation seleceted for Matadac festival Spain, Now and After festival St Petersberg, Lumen Prize touring exhibition Long List
2018 "Rooms in dreams" Digital Animation selected for opening of Leeds new Digital Centre and show on giant screen outside Leeds City Hall
2019 "The shadows strategy" Digital Animation Finalist in Pixel fest Moscow, The Psychedelic and Film and Music Festival NY, Matadac Spain, SFE.TV, Social art award, FILE Brazil
2020 "Landscapes of the mind" Digital Animation Duration 15 minutes
2021 "Painting in the subconscious" 5 videos on Sedition art
2021 "Landscapes of the mind" finalist European Film Festival
2022 "Landscapes of the mind" finalist Delete TV festival
2022 "Mayfair Art Weekend" selected for showing June 26 "Landscapes of the mind"
2022 Niio Art platform 4 digital 3D painting animations
2022 SeditionArt platform 5 digital 3D paintings "The colour of Feelings"
2023 "Loves Journey" Winner Mannheim Arts and Film Festival
selected for these festival "Matadac" Spain, "File" Brazil, "Surrealist manifesto" and "Video Art and Experimental Film Festival" New York, New York Honorable mention, "Dumbo Film Festival NY" Semi Finalist
2023.SeditionArt new collection "Lines unleashed and hacked clouds"
2023 Niio Art platform new collection of videos "Something Stirs"
Collections
The Tate London
“Aeroplane “ an artists Book of photos in specially constructed box
Museum Of Modern Art New York
“Aeroplane “ an artists Book of photos in specially constructed box
The New Museum, New York
“Aeroplane “ an artists Book of photos in specially constructed box
Museum Of Modern Art New York
complete documentation in archives ‘ongoing’
The Raymond Moore Archives
“Aeroplane “ an artists Book of photos in specially constructed box
The Creasey Collection, Salisbury
Images from ‘A walk in the Garden’
LVA
Collection of Videos
ICA
Collection of Videos
St Martins Video Art Archive
Collection of Video art works
Broadcast Videos
The Landscape Channel, Channel 4
“Fish out of Water”
Reviews
The Independent, BBC Scotland ,The Yorkshire Post, NME, Dataton News & Views International, City Limits, Time Out
Interviews
Beth Joachim 2021
https://vimeo.com/543801386
Interview Seditionart
https://www.seditionart.com/magazine/introducing-lines-unleashed-and-hacked-clouds-by-thomas-lisle
Museum Week 2021
SeditionArt. 2022
Niio. 2022
Essays
Essay by Professor Norbert Linton
Essay by Nicholas Usherwood
Essay by Alla Mitrofanova
Essay by Thomas Lisle "Digital art, time, painting, sculpture and consciousness"
Commissions
The Fl-o Orbital Design commissioned by Pressure Islands 2019
Art by other Lisle's
http://www.lisleart.com
Frank and June Lisle's web site
