Tris Vonna-Michell
Tris Vonna-Michell is a British artist who performs narratives and constructs installations through the layering of these narratives, photographs and mementos, presented using antiquated technologies and slide projection. Vonna-Michell lives in Southend in the United Kingdom and Stockholm, Sweden. He graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 2005 and then continued his studies at the Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main
On 7 May 2014, it was announced that he was one of the four nominees for the Turner Prize.Notable solo exhibitions
- 2010 No more racing in circles — just pacing within lines of a rectangle, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea
- 2009 Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg
- 2009 Finding Chopin: Endnotes, Jeu de Paume Satellite, Paris
- 2009 Auto-Tracking: Ongoing Configurations, Jan Mot, Brussels
- 2009 Tris Vonna-Michell, X-initiative, New York
- 2009 Studio A: Monumental Detours / Insignificant Fixtures, GAMeC, Bergamo
- 2008 Cabinet Gallery, London
- 2008 Auto-Tracking, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich
- 2008 The Trades of Others, T293, Naples
- 2007 Puzzlers, Kunstverein Braunschweig Cuboid, Braunschweig
- 2008 Ars Viva Prize
Residencies
- 2008 IASPIS Residency, Stockholm
- 2009 Focal Point Gallery Residency, Southend-on-Sea
Curated installations
