Giles Ripley
Born 1986, Britain

Giles Ripley is an artist-filmmaker producing short films satirising post-modern human motivation and neurosis surrounding achievement. His films disarm with silliness but nevertheless connect to  deeper uncomfortable emotions – fear of misinterpreting and not fulfilling one’s personal potential.

Meredith Gunderson has commissioned his latest film, I’M A WINNER!!!! (Why aren’t you?) which will premier in 2010 at Neville Brody’s Antidesign Festival, London, September 2010.  Meredith Gunderson will host private and public screenings of the film at St. James Hotel & Club in October 2010.  The artist lives and works in London.

Press

Spoonfed – General Review
New Contemporaries 2008 – Press Release
Anticipation 2008 – Times Online Review
Anticipation 2008 – Whitehot Magazine Review
XHIBIT 2008 – Art Rabbit Review

CV

  • Education
    • Oct 2005
      • University of Arts London – Chelsea College
    • Jun 2008
      • BA Honours Degree – Fine Art – (II:i)
    • Oct 2007
      • University Of The Arts London – LCC
    • Dec 2007
      • Double Award in Broadcast Media (Film & TV Screenwriting) – Distinction
  • Group Exhibitions & Screenings
    • 2010
      • Mill 24, Islington Mill, Manchester, Apr 2010
    • 2009
      • Akilah, Flea Pit, Shoreditch, London, November 2009
      • School Of Saatchi, BBC 2, Oct 2009
      • Evolution Festival ‘08, Leeds Met Gallery, Leeds, May 2009
      • Far From The Madding Crowd, Road Agent Gallery, Dallas, TX, USA, Mar 2009
      • Sensitive Material, Maurice Einhardt Neu Gallery, Jan 2009
    • 2008
      • New Contemporaries, The Rochelle School, London, Dec 2008
      • Best In Show, Jon Jones Project Space, London, Oct 2008
      • Various Cinema, The Little Cinema, Bath, Sep 2008
      • New Contemporaries 08, Liverpool Biennale of Contemporary Art, Liverpool, Sep 2008
      • Ex, Leeds College of Art and Design Foyer, Leeds, Sep 2008
      • Departures, The White Nave, Dover, July 2008
      • Anticipation 08 (Kay Saatchi & Catriona Warren), Selfridges Ultralounge, London, Jun 2008
      • Chelsea College Degree Show 2008, Chelsea College, London, Jun 2008
      • XHIBIT 2008, The Hub Gallery, London, May 2008
      • Sharp Shorts, The Hub Gallery, London, Feb 2008
      • Vault, Shoreditch Town Hall Basement, London, Feb 2008
    • 2007
      • Some Quiet Pursuit, The House Gallery, London, Nov 2007
  • Selected Collections
    • 2008
      • Galen Weston
        Chairman & President, George Weston Ltd.
      • Kay Saatchi
        Curator of annual exhibition Anticipation
      • Bettina Von Hase
        Founder & Director, Nine AM Ltd.
  • Awards
    • PULSE ’08 – UK Film Council and Film London Funding Award
      Winner of £10,000 production grant to direct a short film from an original screenplay. Production wrapped early September 2009.
    • Culture House – Graduate of the Year 2008 – Chelsea College
      Short-listed (of three).
  • Publications & Press
    • Ten Emerging Artists To Watch
    • Raconteur Magazine (The Times), December 16th 2008 (timesonline.co.uk No 69508)
  • Student Shows
    • Art World Magazine, Issue 6, September 2008
  • Stars Of Tomorrow
    • Arts & Illustrators Magazine, Issue 261, July 2008