Chris
Spring - a brief biography
| 1951 |
Born - London. |
| 1969 |
Scholarship to read English
at Brasenose College, Oxford. |
| 1973 |
Helen Wilson scholarship,
Heatherley's School of Art. |
| 1987 |
Curator, African collections, British Museum |
| 1997-1999 |
Resident artist at the Small
Mansion Arts Centre. |
| 1999- |
Association for Cultural Advancement
through the Visual Arts. |
Silk weaving loom
Mahdia, Tunisia
Mixed Media
13 x 20cm
Selected
Group Shows
| 1982 |
Jubilee. Hamilton's Gallery London. |
| 1996 |
Figureworks. The Small Mansion Arts Centre,
London |
| 1997 |
Checkout. Waterman's Arts Centre, London. |
| 1998 |
Well Hung. The Small Mansion Arts Centre, London. |
| 2000 |
Family. Karen Taylor Contemporary Art, London. |
| 2001 |
Beyond the Boundaries. Artmonsky Arts. |
| 2002 |
Summer Exhibition, Diesel House, London. |
| 2002 |
Interiors. Karen Taylor Contemporary, London. |
| 2003 |
Small Mansion Artists, London |
One Person
Exhibitions
| 1987 |
Drawings and Dreams. Theatre Royal, Winchester. |
| 1989 |
Drawings and Dreams II. Athawes Art Gallery,
London. |
| 1998 |
Down the Garden Path. Small Mansion Arts Centre,
London. |
| 1999 |
Innocence and Experience. Studio Gallery, London. |
| 2001 |
Green and Dying Jersey Galleries, London. |
| 2004 |
Lifelines, Kufa Gallery, London |
Weaving
a kikoi, Zanzibar
African Arts
Fieldwork undertaken in Mozambique, in the oases of the Western
Desert (Sahara) of Egypt, in Tunisia studying urban textile traditions,
and in Tanzania and Kenya researching Swahili culture. Worked
in collaboration with contemporary artists Nja Mahdaoui and Khaled
Ben Slimane, in Tunisia, and with Robino Ntila in Tanzania.
Exhibitions curated at the British Museum include:
| 1995-1996 |
Power of the Hand: African Arms and Armour. |
| 1995-1997 |
Display and Modesty: North African Textiles. |
| 1995-1996 |
Secular and Sacred: Ethiopian Textiles. |
| 2001- |
Africa: the Sainsbury African Galleries. |
Published
Books and Co-Authored Works
| 1989 |
African Textiles. London. (2nd edition. 1997) |
| 1989 |
Swords and Hilt Weapons. London. (repr. 1993,
1996). |
| 1991 |
African Textile Design. Kyoto, Japan. |
| 1993 |
African Arms and Armour. London and Washington,
D.C. |
| 1995 |
North African Textiles. London and Washington,
D.C. |
| 2000 |
Africa: Arts and Cultures. London. |
| 2002 |
Silk in Africa: London. |
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