UK Based Artist, Publisher and Lecturer
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I'm an artist, publisher and lecturer. Commercial clients include The New York Times, Adidas, Orange, GQ, Esquire, J+B, YCN, Dazed, La Cigale, AVA, Rotovision. Full list below.
I founded Café Royal Books in 2005. Café Royal is a publishing house, specialising in short-run Artists publications. You can see / buy my publications here.
My publications are held in several international collections including:
Tate Gallery, London, UK
The National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
The British Library, London, UK
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
Camberwell College of Arts Library, London, UK
London College of Communication Library, UK
University of the West of England, UK
Centre for Fine Print Research, Bristol, UK
Faculty of the Arts, University of Porto, Portugal
MoMA, NYC, USA
Barnard College Zine Library, NYC, USA
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan.
A complete catalogue of publications, and ordering details can be seen here.
Present Employment
Editor-In-Chief Café Royal Books
Self employed Artist / Illustrator / Publisher
Lecturer in Fine Art Drawing + Image Making and Illustration. University of Central Lancashire, UK
Bibliography
2011
Cut & Paste, 21st Century Collage, Laurence King, UK
Behind The Zines, Die Gestalten Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Germany
The Book Arts Newsletter, No. 66, International
2010
Quotation Magazine, Toru Hachiga, Japan
Zine Culture, Phoenix Magazine, London UK
Elle Magazine, Interview, Korea
Artists Newsletter, Liverpool Biennial 2010, UK [written]
The Exquisite Book, Julia Rothman, Chronicle Books
Panopile, Continuedecreuser Books, Paris, France
2009
Tactile. High Touch Visuals, Die Gestalten Verlag, international
Le Sketch #7 Craig Atkinson. Paulo Patricio,
Handmade Graphics, Anna Wray, Rotovision, UK,
Made + Sold, FL@33, Lawrence King, UK,
Big Book Of Contemporary Illustration, Martin Dawber, Anova,
The Gutenberg's Quarterly Concern #1, Spain,
Plats, International Arts Centre, Leipzig, Germany. Catalogue,
2008
Secrets of Digital Illustration: A Master Class in Commercial Image-making, Rotovison, Lawrence Zeegen
If You Could, Print box-set publication, London
2007
YCN 06-07 Agency Book, UK
Latex For Fun, Die Gestalten Verlag, international
2006
YCN Image making magazine, UK
Shrug Magazine
Computer Arts Projects, Hand made, February 2007, Lawrence Zeegen
Computer Arts, April 2008
Computer Arts, March 2008
Computer Arts, February 2008
Computer Arts, June 2007
Pretty Young Things, The Times Newspaper, UK
Mex Magazine #7, France
Art News, February 2005, USA
Koma Magazine, 11/67, Russia
Mod Art Magazine #19, Spain, France, Slovenia
Leeds Life, December 1999
Flux Magazine #60
Small Press
Kaugummi Magazine, #2
Kaugummi Magazine, #1
Exit Strategy #2,USA
Pasajes Diseño #001, Spain
Zupi Magazine, 5-7.07, Spain
Katalogue XXL, worldwide
Faesthetic magazine #7
Faesthetic magazine #10
Good V’s Evil Issue #1
Yacob, Copenhagen
Selected Clients
GQ Magazine
The New York Times
Adidas
Orange
Bearded Magazine / NME
Aim Higher
YCN
WAD Magazine
Lawrence Zeegen / Rotovision
Computer Arts
Computer Arts Projects
Dazed and Confused Magazine
Koma Magazine
Neon Magazine, Germany
Atkinson Gallery, UK
Dick Young Prize
La Cigale concert hall Paris
Esquire magazine
Mars prize for painting
The Magazine
Pasajes Diseno
Mex Magazine
Faesthetic
If You Could
Katalogue magazine
Wilhelm Opatz
Kressel Kremer
J+B Whiskey
ISM Magazine
Selected Exhibitions and Fairs
2011
I've Zine The Darkness Dieschnestadt Gallery, Haale [Saale], Germany
PhotoIreland Festival, National Photographic Archive, Ireland
Krakow Photomonth, Krakow, Poland
International Photo Book Festival, Kassel, Germany
Flash Forward Festival, Boston, USA
Berlin Book Fair, Germany
Belfast Photo Festival, Ireland
Art As A Full Time Hobby, Aid & Abet, Cambridge, UK
Fanzines, Marguerite Duras Public Library, Paris
International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, Leeds, UK
2010
Fanzines, Teal Triggs / Thames & Hudson, The Well Gallery, London, UK
Fashion, Magazine Library, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Dandy, Galeria Dama Aflita, Porto, Portugal
Intervento, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
Publish It Yourself, Masison d'art Bernard Anthonioz, Nogent Sur Marne, France
De Zines, Caja, Madrid, Spain
OK Parking Magazine Session, AksoNobel, Netherlands
Tiny Touring Round The World Exhibition, Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK
Zitrone Screenshow, Kulturpalast Linden, Hanover, Germany
Zurich Zine Sezession, Perla Mpde, Zurich
Zines Mate Tokyo Art Book fair,Vacant, Tokyo, Japan
Collective, Galeria Dama Aflita, Porto, Portugal
Zine Age Riot, Sea Cell Art Space, Byron Bay, Australia
Not One For Knocking On, Rogue Studios, Manchester, UK
Art Of Zines, Anno Domini, LA, CA, USA
Leaf + Signal, The Bridge, Virginia, USA
Manchester Artists' Book Fair, MMU, UK
Manchester Independent Publishers' Fair + Exhibition, Picadilly, Manchester
2009
Invasion InvasÃo, Galeria Dama Aflita, Porto, Portugal [Solo Show]
Climate For Change, FACT, Liverpool, UK
Drawn In, Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK
Fear + Optimism, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
Fear + Optimism, Workstation, Durham, UK
Fear + Optimism, Temporary Arts Space, Halifax, UK
The Joyful Bewilderment, Rough Trade, East London, UK
Post It, Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles, USA
SALE, The Royal Standard, Liverpool, UK
Plats, International Arts Centre, Leipzig, Germany
12th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, Leeds, UK
Small Press, Ffotogallery, Cardiff, UK
UK DIY, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, UK
Liverpool Artists' Book Fair 2009, A Foundation, Liverpool, UK
2008
Liverpool Artists' Book Fair 2008, Liverpool, UK
Mystery Spot, Indo, London, UK
Happy Wheels, Espace Culturel Francois Mitterand, Canteleu, France
Liverpool Internationsl Artists, Novas CUC Liverpool, UK
These Living Walls of Jet, Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool, UK
For Those Asleep In Fields Of Gold, Lab 101, Los Angeles, USA
The Golden Record, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
The Golden Record, g39, Cardiff, UK
The Golden Record, The Collection, Lincoln, UK
The Dollar Show, Eleanor Harwood gallery, San Fransisco, USA
Fundraiser, 85 Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Maze / A Maze, Belgium
YCN at the RCA, Royal College of Art, London, UK
YCN in Stockholm, Various Venues, Stockholm
Hit The Books artists' book fair, Belgium
Sol Collective, Sacramento, USA
The Old Shoreditch Station, London UK
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, London, UK
2007
Katalogue XXL, Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Brasil
Katalogue XXL, Hilton Trafalgar, London, UK
Katalogue XXL, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Nationwide Mercury Music Prize, The Hospital, London
Zines, TTC, Copenhagen
If you could?, Exposure Gallery, London
We Hate Glue, Marrs Bar, Spain
Reach One, Taiwan
Art Trek 4, Galerie Mekanik, Belgium.
Abide Visuals in Vegas, USA
Today's a beautiful day, Nog, London
Portraits, AAA gallery, Paris
Drawing, Flea Pit, London, UK
Please hold the line, Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool [Solo Show]
Little and Lots, Here Gallery, Bristol, UK
Digital Show, Liverpool Biennial, Walker Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2006
John Moores Prize, Walker Gallery, Liverpool Biennial[short listed]
Small Book Show, Junc Gallery ,Los Angeles, USA
Latex For Fun, Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Post It, Atkinson Gallery Southport UK
DO NOT REMOVE, Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport [Solo Show]
The Beer Mat show, Alicante, Spain
Changing 8 2005, Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool UK
Take me; I'm yours, The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, UK
[UN]titled, Loop Gallery, Liverpool
Liverpool Biennial Independents, ˜Ten Abstract Painters", Craig Atkinson, Maurice Cockrill, John Mclean, John Hoyland, Liverpool, England
Summer exhibition, Salt Gallery, Cornwall, England
Do Something, Floating ip, Manchester, England
The Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, England
The A6 Show 2003, Arthouse galley, London, England
2000
Islington People ,Islington Museum, London, England
Treble Zero, Abstract paintings by Craig Atkinson and Danny Rolph, Snow Gallery, Leeds, England
1999
Northern Graduates, New Academy and Curwen Gallery, London, England
Brink, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, England
Lectures, Workshops and Residencies
2011
Artist in Residence, Extrapool, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Zine Making Workshop, Tate Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2010
Self Publishing + Illustration, Cheltenham Illustration Awards
2009
Drawing + Publishing, BIAD
Drawing, University of Porto, School of Fine Arts, Porto, Portugal
Zines + Self Publishing, Tate Liverpool, UK
2008
Drawing and Self Publishing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
White + Abstraction, Loop Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Qualifications
2007
MA with Distinction Fine Art
2000
City and Guilds Further Education Teaching Certificate
1999
BA [hons] Fine Art