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, UK, and Stockholm, Sweden. He graduated from the Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...

 in 2005 and continued studies at the Städelschule

Städelschule

Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, is a contemporary fine arts academy in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.- History :The Städelschule was established by a foundation set up by the Frankfurt merchant Johann Friedrich Städel in 1817...

, Frankfurt am Main.

Selected 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 Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm

2009 Auto-Tracking: Ongoing Configurations, Jan Mot, Brussels

2009 Tris Vonna-Michell, X-initiative, New York

2009 Auto-Tracking-Auto-Tracking, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich

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 Tall Tales and Short Stories, Cubitt, London

2007 Puzzlers, Kunstverein Braunschweig Cuboid, Braunschweig

2007 Tris Vonna-Michell, Witte de With, Rotterdam

2006 Faire un effort, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

2006 Down the Rabbit-Hole, Milliken Gallery

Milliken Gallery

Milliken Gallery is a Swedish art gallery specializing in emerging and mid-career artists with an international perspective. Opened in February 2004 by American dealer, Aldy Milliken....

, Stockholm

Selected Group Exhibitions and Performances

2009 Cologne Kunstverein, Cologne

2009 Blinding the ears, Artissima, Turin

2009 5 x 5 Castelló 09. Premi Internacional d'Art Contemporani, Espai d'art contemporani de Castelló EACC, Valencia

2009 This World & Nearer Ones, Creative Time, New York

2009 ars viva 08/09. Inszenierung / Mise en scene, Atelier Augarten Contemporary, Wien

2009 Spatial Works, Färgfabriken, curated by Theodor Ringborg, Stockholm

2009 Critical applause 3: Tris Vonna-Michell, CCA, Glasgow

2009 Finding Chopin, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburger

2009 Art Cologne / Open Space (with Cabinet, London)

2009 The Generational: Younger than Jesus, New Museum, New York

2009 Just in the dark/Solo al buio, Mercati di Traiano, Rome

2009 The Front Room, Contemporary Art Museum, Saint Louis

2009 ars viva 08/09. Inszenierung / Mise en scene, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach

2009 The Space of Words, Mudam Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg

2009 I Repeat Myself When Under Stress, MOCAD Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit

2009 IASPIS Open House, IASPIS, Stockholm

2009 Altermodern: Tate Triennial, 2009, Tate Britain, London

2009 A spoken word exhibition, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead, Gateshead

2008 Speak and Spell, performance at Vienna Art Week, Wien

2008 Storyteller – Organizing Time and Space, 0047, Oslo

2008 Lieber Künstler, erzähle mir!, Kunstverein Hildesheim, Hildesheim

2008 Stone-Paper-Scissors, Hebbel am Ufer (HAU), Berlin

2008 Kunst Im Heim, Capitain Petzel, Berlin

2008 ars viva 08/09. Inszenierung / Mise en scene, Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg, Würzburg

2008 Bending the Word / MATRIX 226, BAM/PFA - UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley

2008 Time Crevasse, Yokohama Triennale 2008, Yokohama

2008 ICA:60 Past, Present and Future, performance at ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts, London

2008 Fia Backström: That social space between speaking and meaning, performance at White Columns, New York

2008 The Store, Tulips & Roses, Vilnius

2008 Experiment Marathon Reykjavík, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík

2008 Oral Culture, performance at Jan Mot, Brussels

2008 Tate Triennial 2009 Prologue 1, Tate Britain, London

2008 Self-Storage, CCCA - California College of the Arts, Metro Self Storage, San Francisco

2008 Of this Tale, I cannot Guarantee A Single Word, Royal College of Art Galleries, London

2008 5th berlin biennial for contemporary art, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin

2007 The Affirmation, Chelsea Space, London

2007 Monumental Detours / Insignificant Fixtures, performance at KW, Berlin

2007 Performa 07, The second Visual Art Performance Biennal, New York

2007 Playground, Stuk Performance Festival, Leuven

2007 The Year of the Human Sciences, performance at Hebbel am Ufer (HAU), Berlin, Berlin

2007 Experiment Marathon, Serpentine Gallery, London

2007 Floating Territories, Evens Foundation, Transbiennial Project, Istanbul and Athens

2007 The Present Order, Museum de Hallen, Haarlem

2007 The Moment You Realise You Are Lost, Johann König, Berlin

2007 KölnShow2, European Kunsthalle, Cologne

Prizes and Awards

2008 Statements Art 39 Basel (with T293, Naples), Bâloise Art Prize

2008 Ars Viva Prize

Residencies

2009 Focal Point Gallery Residency, Southend-on-Sea

2008 IASPIS Residency, Stockholm

External links

• Witte de With
• Tenstakonsthall
• art facts
• degree critical
• Milliken Gallery