Artist CV
CAITLIN GRIFFITHS MPhil, BA (Hons)
Born 1977, Birmingham, UK.
Lives and works in Manchester, UK
AWARDS & PRIZES
2019, Shortlisted Greater Manchester Art Prize
2019, Developing Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England
2017, a-n Coaching Bursary
2016, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
2016, Homegrown, HFWAS Performance Development Programme
2016, a-n Professional Development Bursary
2015, Sluice Screens Prize - runner up
2014, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
2012, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
2010, Worcester Open Jury Prize
2009, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019, Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real, Paradise Works, Salford
2018, While we belong to ourselves, a little bit of us belongs to everyone, Swiss Cottage Gallery London
2011, In to View, Aedas Presents, Birmingham
2009, Treasure Seekers VIII, Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, Birmingham
2008, Cuckoo, Fine Art Bath, Bath
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023, Objects, Axel Obiger, Berlin,
2019, At our still lives posed, PAPER Gallery at Manchester Contemporary
2017, Emancipation?, Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
2016, Grrrls on Film, Ort Cafe, Birmingham
2016, Sluice Screens, Islington Mill, Salford
2015, Backbone, HFWAS, Birmingham
2015, Sluice Screens, Hospital Club, London
2015, GNARL Festival Video Showcase, Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
2014, Exchange Rates, Bushwick, NY, USA
2013, Worcester Contemporary Open, WM&AG
2013, Thrift Radiates Happiness, Municipal Bank, Birmingham
2013, Band / Ties BCU, Birmingham
2012, Band / Ties, WIP Kontshall, Stockholm, Sweden
2012, FRAME Clarke Gallery, Birmingham
2011, TROVE at The Burlington Fine Art Club, Manchester
2011, Paris Correspondence School, Minnie Weisz Studio, London
2011, Paris Correspondence School, Trove, Birmingham
2010, Making it, Faking It, Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham
2010, Open Submissions Exhibition 2010, Corn Exchange & New Greenham Arts
2010, Glorious Rubble, Trove, Birmingham
2010, Paris Correspondence School, Paris
2010, Worcester Open, Worcester City Art Gallery
2010, The Vaults Bazaar, The Vaults, New Hall Hill, Birmingham
2009, Grand Union Artists’ Book Fair, The Event, Birmingham
2009, Menagerie of Birds, Pitt Studios, Worcester
2008, Step, Crowd6 Gallery, Birmingham
2007, www.ctrl-copy.com, online exhibition
2007, ArtsFest Gallery, Council House, Birmingham
2007, Identity, The Old Postal Museum, Bath
2007, New Art Birmingham, Curzon Street Station, Birmingham
2006, Contained Happening, International Project Space, Birmingham
PERFORMANCES & READINGS
2017, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, Library of Birmingham
2016, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, 1-1 Performance, Oriel Davies Gallery, Powys
2016, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, expanded performance, NEWK, Live Art Bistro, Leeds
2016, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, expanded performance, ROOM Scratch Festival, Arts Depot, London
2016, Homegrown, Live Art Bistro, Leeds
2016, Homegrown, Steakhouse Live, London
2016, Homegrown, G.A.L and Little Wolf Parade, Nottingham
2015, Backbone at Homes for Waifs and Strays
2010, Echo & Narcissus, Trove, Birmingham
2009, An Endless Supply, The Victoria, Birmingham
2009, Portrait of Birmingham, The Victoria, Birmingham
2008, Hear Here, Crowd6 Gallery, Birmingham
PUBLICATIONS
2010, Griffiths, C. (2010) Sledging. In: Dent, R., Flynn, K., Whittle, E. (Eds) (2010) The Spiral Path, London, Imprimata Publishers Ltd.
2009, Griffiths, C. (2009) Three Songs. In: Le Mesurier, N., Mills, G., Noble, R. (Eds) (2009) Book of Numbers: An Anthology, London, Imprimata Publishers Ltd.
2009, Griffiths, C. (2009) Do Androids Dream of Electric Whores. In: King, J., Quinn, J. (Eds) (2009) The Delinquent Anthology Issue 7, Surrey.
2008, Griffiths, C. (2008) I don’t remember taking my shoes off. In: King, J., Quinn, J. (Eds) (2008) The Delinquent Anthology Issue 6, Surrey.
2006, Griffiths, C, (2006) Contributor. In: Butler, J., Wage, G., (Eds) (2006) Generator 1 & 2 New International Curatorial Research, West Midlands, Article Press.
2006, MPhil Thesis: Outside the Frame: Understanding Identity and Structures of Representation. The Film Work of Isaac Julien and Steve McQueen. Birmingham University.
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Born 1977, Birmingham, UK.
Lives and works in Manchester, UK
AWARDS & PRIZES
2019, Shortlisted Greater Manchester Art Prize
2019, Developing Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England
2017, a-n Coaching Bursary
2016, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
2016, Homegrown, HFWAS Performance Development Programme
2016, a-n Professional Development Bursary
2015, Sluice Screens Prize - runner up
2014, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
2012, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
2010, Worcester Open Jury Prize
2009, Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019, Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real, Paradise Works, Salford
2018, While we belong to ourselves, a little bit of us belongs to everyone, Swiss Cottage Gallery London
2011, In to View, Aedas Presents, Birmingham
2009, Treasure Seekers VIII, Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, Birmingham
2008, Cuckoo, Fine Art Bath, Bath
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023, Objects, Axel Obiger, Berlin,
2019, At our still lives posed, PAPER Gallery at Manchester Contemporary
2017, Emancipation?, Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
2016, Grrrls on Film, Ort Cafe, Birmingham
2016, Sluice Screens, Islington Mill, Salford
2015, Backbone, HFWAS, Birmingham
2015, Sluice Screens, Hospital Club, London
2015, GNARL Festival Video Showcase, Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
2014, Exchange Rates, Bushwick, NY, USA
2013, Worcester Contemporary Open, WM&AG
2013, Thrift Radiates Happiness, Municipal Bank, Birmingham
2013, Band / Ties BCU, Birmingham
2012, Band / Ties, WIP Kontshall, Stockholm, Sweden
2012, FRAME Clarke Gallery, Birmingham
2011, TROVE at The Burlington Fine Art Club, Manchester
2011, Paris Correspondence School, Minnie Weisz Studio, London
2011, Paris Correspondence School, Trove, Birmingham
2010, Making it, Faking It, Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham
2010, Open Submissions Exhibition 2010, Corn Exchange & New Greenham Arts
2010, Glorious Rubble, Trove, Birmingham
2010, Paris Correspondence School, Paris
2010, Worcester Open, Worcester City Art Gallery
2010, The Vaults Bazaar, The Vaults, New Hall Hill, Birmingham
2009, Grand Union Artists’ Book Fair, The Event, Birmingham
2009, Menagerie of Birds, Pitt Studios, Worcester
2008, Step, Crowd6 Gallery, Birmingham
2007, www.ctrl-copy.com, online exhibition
2007, ArtsFest Gallery, Council House, Birmingham
2007, Identity, The Old Postal Museum, Bath
2007, New Art Birmingham, Curzon Street Station, Birmingham
2006, Contained Happening, International Project Space, Birmingham
PERFORMANCES & READINGS
2017, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, Library of Birmingham
2016, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, 1-1 Performance, Oriel Davies Gallery, Powys
2016, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, expanded performance, NEWK, Live Art Bistro, Leeds
2016, What is Socrates' Phone Number?, expanded performance, ROOM Scratch Festival, Arts Depot, London
2016, Homegrown, Live Art Bistro, Leeds
2016, Homegrown, Steakhouse Live, London
2016, Homegrown, G.A.L and Little Wolf Parade, Nottingham
2015, Backbone at Homes for Waifs and Strays
2010, Echo & Narcissus, Trove, Birmingham
2009, An Endless Supply, The Victoria, Birmingham
2009, Portrait of Birmingham, The Victoria, Birmingham
2008, Hear Here, Crowd6 Gallery, Birmingham
PUBLICATIONS
2010, Griffiths, C. (2010) Sledging. In: Dent, R., Flynn, K., Whittle, E. (Eds) (2010) The Spiral Path, London, Imprimata Publishers Ltd.
2009, Griffiths, C. (2009) Three Songs. In: Le Mesurier, N., Mills, G., Noble, R. (Eds) (2009) Book of Numbers: An Anthology, London, Imprimata Publishers Ltd.
2009, Griffiths, C. (2009) Do Androids Dream of Electric Whores. In: King, J., Quinn, J. (Eds) (2009) The Delinquent Anthology Issue 7, Surrey.
2008, Griffiths, C. (2008) I don’t remember taking my shoes off. In: King, J., Quinn, J. (Eds) (2008) The Delinquent Anthology Issue 6, Surrey.
2006, Griffiths, C, (2006) Contributor. In: Butler, J., Wage, G., (Eds) (2006) Generator 1 & 2 New International Curatorial Research, West Midlands, Article Press.
2006, MPhil Thesis: Outside the Frame: Understanding Identity and Structures of Representation. The Film Work of Isaac Julien and Steve McQueen. Birmingham University.
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