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Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan

Joanne Tatham (b. 1971, West Yorkshire) and Tom O’Sullivan (b. 1967, Norfolk) have worked together since 1995 after they met whilst studying the MFA at the Glasgow School of Art. Tatham and O’Sullivan’s artworks often function as displacements or diversions which encompass sculpture, painting, architecture, photography, performance, literature, institutional critique and curation. They produce work that questions the role of art, what is expected and how it is understood and interpreted.

They have exhibited at; Tramway, Glasgow; Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland; Studio Voltaire, London; and Eastside Projects, Birmingham. They represented Scotland at the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005 and were shortlisted for the Northern Art Prize in 2013. Tatham and O’Sullivan currently live and work between Newcastle upon Tyne, London and Glasgow, they are represented by The Modern Institute.

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Photo of Joanne Tatham and Tom O'Sullivan on front of one of their photographs as part of Are you LOCATIONALIZED

Projects

GENERATION // Are you LOCATIONALIZED | Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan

Are you LOCATIONALIZED by Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan was commissioned as a dual-sited cross-island project between the Hebridean islands of Skye and North Uist. Are you LOCATIONALIZED was ATLAS’ contribution to the 2014 nationwide project GENERATION, a major exhibition programme which showcased some of the best and most significant artists to have emerged from Scotland over the preceding twenty-five years.

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Broad Reach

Broad Reach was a two-year curatorial residency, led by ATLAS Arts director Emma Nicolson at Taigh Chearsabhagh in North Uist. The project was initiated to develop a range of cross-island programming which would bring work of an international standing to a broader audience in the Hebrides.

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Blog Posts

ATLAS Arts commission wins prestigious Saltire Society Award

Are you LOCATIONALIZED by Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan, part of GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, has been announced as the winner of a prestigious Saltire Society Arts in Public Places Award, 2016.

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Travelling Dialogues | Frances Davis

As part of the Travelling Dialogues weekend, programmed in relation to Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan’s Are you LOCATIONALIZED artwork spanning the isles of Skye and North Uist,  ATLAS Arts commissioned two guest bloggers to report back on the many topics covered. The guest blogs were intended to continue the conversations started during the…

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Travelling Dialogues | Niki Russell

As part of the Travelling Dialogues weekend, programmed in relation to Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan’s Are you LOCATIONALIZED artworks spanning the isles of Skye and North Uist,  ATLAS Arts commissioned two guest bloggers to report back on the many topics covered. The guest blogs were intended to continue the conversations started…

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