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Bethan Huws was born in 1961 in Bangor, Wales. She lives in Paris.
1981–85 Middlesex Polytechnic, London
1986–88 Royal College of Art, London

Solo Exhibitions

2004
What the hell are you doing inside here on a day like this!, Galerie Tschudi, Glarus
ION ON, Singing for the Sea, Tate Modern, London

2003
Kunsthalle Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf (cat.)
Galerie Friedrich, Basel
ION ON, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
K21, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duesseldorf

2002
Produzentengalerie, Hamburg

2001
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall, Wakefield
Springhornhof Kuntsverein, Neuenkirchen

2000
Galerie Friedrich, Bern
Staedtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Muenchen (cat.)

1999
Bonakdar Jancou Gallery, New York
Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario (cat.)
Produzentengalerie, Hamburg

1998–99
Watercolour, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld; Kunstmuseum, Bern; Oriel Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno (cat.)

1998
Galerie Poo Poo, Bank, London

1997
Galerie Hollenbach, Stuttgart
Galerie Friedrich, Bern

1996
Galerie Karlheinz Meyer, Karlsruhe

1994
Galerie Luis Campana, Koeln

1993
Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld
A Work for the North Sea, Alnwick – a project organised by Artangel, London
Galerie Friedrich, Bern

1992
Galerie Luis Campana, Frankfurt am Main
Produzentengalerie, Hamburg
Galerie Karlheinz Meyer, Karlsruhe

1991
Galerie Luis Campana, Frankfurt am Main
The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (cat.)

1990
Kunsthalle Bern, Bern. (cat.)

1989
Riverside Studios, London

Group exhibitions

2004
Summer Exhibition, Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz
9. Triennale Kleinplastisk Fellbach, Stuttgart, curated by Jean-Christophe Ammann (cat.)
Congregation, Picture This Moving Image, Bristol

2003–04
Further, Aberystwyth Art Centre, Aberystwyth; Glynn Vivian Art Centre, Swansea;
National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Cardiff (cat.)

2003
Celebrate/Dathlu, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
The Translator’s Notes, Cafe Gallery, London, curated by Irene Amore
ION ON, Wales at the Venice Biennale, curated by Michael Nixon and Patricia Fleming (cat.)

2002
The Museum, the Collection, the Director and his Loves, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main
Work on Paper, Galerie Friedrich, Basel
Private view, la mia normalita, la tua follia, Blodo, Firenze, curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi
Opening, Galerie Friedrich, Basel
STARTKAPITAL, K 21, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duesseldorf, curated by Julian Heynen (cat.)
Regarder la mer, repenser le monde, Le Grande Café, Saint Nazaire, curated by Sophie Legrandjacques
Basics, Kunsthalle Bern, curated by Bernhard Fibicher (cat.)
Zeitmaschine-Time Machine, Kunstmuseum Bern, curated by Hans Rudolph Reust (cat.)

2001
Self/Portrait, National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Cardiff
R, Produzentengalerie, Hamburg
Musee National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Sammlung Thomas Olbricht, Neues Museum Weserberg, Bremen (cat.)
Kleine Paradiese, im Gustpark Böckel, Garten-Landschaft OstWestFalenLippe,
curated by Thomas Kellein (cat.)

2000
Finale de partita, Biagiotti Arte Contemporanea, Firenze, curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi (cat.)
Watercolours, The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, curated by Penelope Curtis
Afon/River, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, curated by Martin Barlow
The idea of north, City Arts Gallery, Leeds, curated by Nigel Walsh
Drehmomente, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, St Gallen, curated by Ulrike Groos (cat.)
Mixing Memory and Desire, Kunstmuseum Luzern. (cat.), curated by Ulrich Loock (cat.)

1999
Drawings, Bonakdar Jancou Gallery, New York
Am Horizont, Kaiser Wilhehm Museum, Krefeld, curated by Julian Heynen (cat.)
Readymades belong to everyone, Produzentengalerie, Hamburg
Harlech Art Biennale 3, Neuadd Goffa Harlech (cat.)
Ex-Tension, Het Domein Museum, Sittard, curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi
Forget about the ball and keep playing, Kunsthalle Nurnberg (cat.)
Superstructure, Centre for Visual Arts, Cardiff (cat.)

1998
7. Triennale der Kleinplastik, Forum Sudwest LB, Stuttgart (cat.)
Wahlverwandtschaften, Art&Appenzell, Appenzell (cat.)
Clean slate, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, curated by Wayne Tunnicliffe (cat.)
Ethno-Anthics, Nordiska Museum, Stockholm, curated by Lynne Cooke (cat.)
New Art from Britain, Kunstraum, Innersbruck (cat.)
Llathyard, Centre for Research in Fine Art, Cardiff, curated by Melanie Jackson (cat.)
Voice Over, national touring exhibition from the Hayward Gallery, London, curated by Michael Archer, Greg Hilty (cat.)

1997–99
At the Threshold of the Visible: Minuscule and Small Scale Art, 1964–1996,
touring exhibition organised by Independent Curators International, New York, curated by Ralph Rugoff (cat.)

1997–98
Pictura Britannica, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, touring exhibition curated by Bernice Murphy (cat.)

1997
Ete, Centre Genevois de Gravure Contemporain, Geneve
Skulptur. Projekte in Munster 1997, Westfalisches Landesmuseum, Muenster, curated by Kasper Koenig (cat.)
Niemandsland, Museum Haus Lange/Haus Esters, Krekeld, curated by Julian Heynen (cat.)
Résonances, Galerie Art’o, Aubervilliers, curated by Elvan Zabunyan (cat.)

1996
Life/Live, Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisboa
Life/Live, ARC – Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, curated by Laurence Bossé, Hans-Ulrich Obrist (cat.)
Kunststiftung Sabine Schwenk, Haigerloch
Private View, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, curated by Penelope Curtis, Veit Görner (cat.)
Produzentengalerie, Hamburg

1995
Galerie Friedrich, Bern
Galerie Luis Campana, Koln
Uscita di sicurezza, Sala Cassero, Castel San Pietro Terme, curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi (cat.)
Insomnie, Domaine de Kerguehennec, Locimé, curated by Denys Zacharopoulos (cat.)

1994
Welt-Moral, Kunsthalle Basel, curated by Thomas Kellein (cat.)
1993
On taking a normal situation..., Antwerp 93, Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerpen, curated by Yves Aupetitallot, Iwona Blazwick, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (cat.)
De la main à la tête, l’objet théorique, Domaine de Kerguehennec, Locimé, curated by Denys Zacharopoulos (cat.)

1992
Oh! Cet echo!, Centre Cultural Suisse, Paris, curated by Bice Curiger, Bernard Marcadé, Hans-Ulrich Obrist (cat.)
Gemischtes Doppel, Wiener Secession, Wien, curated by Hildegund Amanshauser, Helmut
Draxler, Kasper Koenig, Kristian Sotriffer (cat.)

1990
The British Art Show, a touring exhibition organised by The South Bank Centre, London, curated by Caroline Collier, Andrew Nairne, David Ward (cat.)

1989
Les Grâces de la Nature, Sixièmes Ateliers Internationaux des Pays de la Loire, Gétigné, curated by Jean-Francois Taddei, Mario Toran (cat.)

1988
Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London (cat.)
Royal College of Art, London (cat.)
56/57 Rivington Street, London

1987
Institute Sainte Marie, Bruxelles (cat.)
Royal College of Art, London

Bibliography (selection)

1988
Michael Archer, «Bethan Huws» Artscribe International, no.72.

1989
Tim Hilton, «Bethan Huws» The Gardian, Wednesday August 9.
Liam Gillick, «Bethan Huws» Art Monthly, no.130.
Sarah Kent, «On Installation» Time Out, no.992.
Sacha Craddock, «Bethan Huws» The Guardian, Tuesday August 29.
Vanina Costa, «Bethan Huws» catalogue Sixiemes Ateliers Internationaux des Pays de la Loire.

1990
David Bachelor, «Bethan Huws» Artscribe International, no.76.
Liam Gillick, «Critical Dementia, The British Art Show» Art Monthly, no.134.
Max Wechsler, «Lisa Milroy/Bethan Huws» Artforum International, October.

1991
Sabine B. Vogel, «Bethan Huws» Artforum International, September.
Andrew Renton, «Bethan Huws ICA» Flash Art, no.162.
David Lillington, «Pooled Ideas» Time out, November 13–20.

1992
Christian Kravagna, «Gemischtes Doppel» Kuntsforum International, no.120.
Ulrich Loock, «Works-Thinking up a Place», catalogue Gemischtes Doppel.
Liam Gillick, «Making a work and turning your back on it» Parkett, no.32.

1993
Michael Archer, «Bethan Huws/Bistritsa Babi, A Work for the North Sea» Art Monthly, no.169.
Gregor Muir, «Bethan Huws, A Work for the North Sea» Frieze, no.12.
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, «Antwerp 93» Kunst & Museum Journal, no.1.
Andrew Wilson, «Antwerp 93» Art Monthly, no. 171.

1994
Michael Huebl, «On taking a normal situation…» Kunstforum International, no.125.
Thomas Wulfen, «Bethan Huws» Kunstforum International, no,125.

1995
Pier Luigi Tazzi, «Bethan Huws» catalogue Uscita di Sicurezza.

1997
Michael Huebl, «Skulptur.Projekte Muenster» Kunstforum International, no.138.

1998
Hans-Rudolf Reust, «Vor dem beginnen mit kunst» Kunst Bulletin, no.1/2.
Hubert Salden, «Bethan Huws» catalog New Art From Brtitain.

1999
Tony Godfrey, «Bethan Huws» Art Monthly, no.227.
Alex Farquharson, «Bethan Huws» Frieze, no.48.
Martin Barlow, «Certain Welsh Artists» catalogue published by Seren.

2000
Ulrike Groos, «Bethan Huws» Drehmoment published by Sammlung Hauser und Wirth.
Pier Luigi Tazzi, «Finale di partita» catalogue published by Biagiotti Progetto Arte.
Marion Ackermann, «Federn» published by Staedtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Muenchen.

2001
Thomas Gebur, « Bethan Huws» catalogue Die Sammlung Olbricht Teil 2.

2002
Bernhard Fibicher, «Basic» catalogue published by Kunsthalle Bern.
Adrian Searle, «Off Limits 40 Artangel projects» published by Artangel/Merrell.

2003
David Adams, «ION ON» The Western Mail, Friday April 4.
Cathrin Lorch, «Bethan Huws in der Kunsthalle duesseldorf» Kunst Bulletin, no.10.
Julian Heynen, «Bethan Huws» catalogue Further, Artists from Wales, Biennale Venice.
Peter Gorschlueter, «Bethan Huws» Vernissage, 01/03–03/03.
Hans-Juergen Hafner, «Bethan Huws-Foyer» Kunstforum International, no.167.

Publication (selection)

Bethan Huws, Works 1987–1987
Texts by Emma Dexter, Ulrich Loock, Bethan Huws with an interwiew with James Lingwood.
Edited by Ulrich Loock, published by Kunsthalle Bern and ICA london, 1991.

Bethan Huws, Watercolours
Texts by Julian Heynen, Ulrich Loock, Josef Helfenstein.
Edited by Julian Heynen, published by Krefelder Kunstmuseen, 1998.

Bethan Huws, Illocution
Texts by Gregory Salzman, Hans-Rudolf Reust.
Edited by Dieter association, published by Oakville Galleries and Dieter association, 2000.

Bethan Huws, Selected Textual Works 1991–2003
Texts by Emma Dexter, Kasper Koenig, Julian Heynen, Hans-Rudolf Reust, Christoph Schenker, Ulrich Loock, Hubert Salden, Gregory Salzman, Penelope Curtis, Ulrike Groos, Bethan Huws.
Edited by Dieter Association, published by Dieter association and Kunsthalle Duesseldorf, 2003.
Distributed by Verlag Walther Koenig, Duesseldorf.

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