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FOSTER, Colin
FOSTER, Colin
sculptor
1954 • Born, London
1972–3 • Foundation Course, Leicester Polytechnic
1973–6 • B.A.Hons. Fine Art, Trent Polytechnic
1976–7 • M. A. Fine Art, Manchester Polytechnic
1997 • Doctor of Liberal Arts, University of Pécs
1977 • Grants from North West Arts and the Lawrence Atwell Charity
1978–79 • Sculptor in Residence to the Artescape Trust Lincolnshire & Humberside Arts award
1979–85 • Visiting Lecturer in numerous British art schools
1979–80 • Sculpture Fellow, Bath Academy of Arts
1984 • British Council award to study public sculpture in Hungary
1985 • International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Villány, Hungary
1986 • International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Bremen, Germany
1987 • International Granite Symposium, Buddusso, Sardinia
1988 • International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Lenti, Hungary
1989 • International Granite Symposium, Burkina Faso • Africa International Marble Symposium, Digne les Bains, France • International Granite Symposium, Fujimi, Japan • Visiting teacher, Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst, Trier, Germany
1990 • International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Lenti, Hungary • Visiting teacher, Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst, Trier, Germany
1991 • Visiting teacher, Liminka School of Art, Finland • International Basalt Lava Symposium, Mayen, Germany
1992 • “The Border Symposium”, Rusovce, Slovakia
1993 • Guest teacher, University of Oulu, Finland • International Granite Symposium, Lendava, Slovenia
1996 • International Ice Sculpture Symposium, Oulu, Finland (with Matinlauri & Pernuu) (prize) • Snow sculpture for the Arctic Festival, Luleĺ, Sweden (with Matinlauri) • International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Sellye, Hungary
1997 • Awarded the Baranya County Art Prize • Teaching at the International Summer School, University of Lapland • Part-time Lecturer in Sculpture, University of Pécs, Hungary
1998 • Snow sculpture for the Arctic Festival, Luleĺ, Sweden (with Matinlauri) • Teaching at the International Summer School, University of Lapland • European Fire Sculpture Festival, Stockholm, Sweden (with Matinlauri, Varga, Turcsány)
1999 • Sculpture for the “Sea of Steel” Project, Wijk aan Zee, Holland • Teaching at the International Summer School, University of Lapland
2000 • Ice sculpture for the Arctic festival, Luleĺ (with Matinlauri) • Schools Fire-Sculpture project, Oulu (with Matinlauri) • IX International Sculpture Symposium, Zalaegerszeg • III Simposio Internacional de Escultura en Piedra, Carlos Paz, Argentina
2001 • 5ieme Symposium Alpin des Sculptures Monumental, La Norma, France • Millennium sculpture ‘Angel XXXVI’ for Villány town council
2002 • President of the Pécs-Baranya Artists Association • III International Sculpture Symposium, Zwickau, Germany
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Individual Exhibitions
1979 • Salford City Art Gallery, (with Stephen Gregory)
1980 • Lincolnshire & Humberside Arts Gallery, Hull
1981 • St. James Gallery, Bath
1983 • Festival Gallery, Bath
1987 • Dombovári Galéria, Dombovár • British Council, Budapest
1988 • Gádor Andor Ars Centre, Nagyatád • 12the Century Chapel, Mánfa
1989 • Kisgaléria, Pécs • Solyom László Arts Centre, Lenti
1991 • Arts Centre, Szentes (with István Böszöményi) • Somogy County Museum, Kaposvár
1992 • Kossuth Film Theatre and Gallery, Mohács
1993 • Stadthalle, Wernau (with Jávorka Csaba) • Kaposfüredi Galéria, Kaposfüred
1994 • International English Center, Pécs
1995–6 • “Made In Hungary” Part I, Csontváry Museum, Pécs
1996 • “Made in Hungary” Part II, Parti Galéria, Pécs
1997 • University of Pécs (with Ferenc Lantos) • Elderenbos Galéria, Salföld
1998 • Visuaalinen keskus, Oulu (with Géza Ferenc Varga)
1999 • Dráva Museum, Barcs • Pro Puu Galleria, Lahti (with Matinlauri & Varga)
2000 • Pécsi Galéria, Pécs Selected Group Exhibitions
1976 • New Contemporaries, International Art Centre, London
1977 • Manchester Academy • Foster, Gregory, Hitchins, Liverpool University • Northern Young Contemporaries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester • Six Sculptors, Trent Polytechnic
1978 • “Sculpture at Tatton Park”, Tatton Park, Cheshire
1982 • “Sculpture in the Park”, Park Gallery, Cheltenham
1983 • “Sculpture in the Garden”, Oxfordshire County Museum
1985 • “Sculpture in the landscape garden”, Probus Gardens, Truro • VII Cleveland International Drawing Biennale (prize)
1986 • “The Y.S.P. Collection”, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
1987 • VIII Cleveland International Drawing Biennale
1988 • II Wood Sculpture Triennale, Nagyatád
1989 • XI Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs • Kunstmesse, Basel
1990 • “Syntaxe 90”, Tuchfabrik, Trier • VI International Biennale of Drawings and Graphics, Tuzla • I Biennale of Sculptors’ Drawings, Budapest
1991 • XII Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs
1993 • The Lenti Collection, Budapest Congress Centre • “The Border Symposium”, Parti Galéria, Pécs • “The Border Symposium”, Gallery Cyprian Majornik, Bratislava • “A Selection by István Hajdűk” Pécsi Galéria
1994 • The Lenti Collection, Lendava Castle
1995 • Siklós Salon, Siklós Castle • XXIII Premio Internazionale di Grafica del pomero, Rho, Milan • “Sculpture Today”, Kunsthalle, Budapest • XIV Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs (prize) • VII International Biennale of Drawings and Graphics, Tuzla
1996 • “Colletiva Internazionale di Grafica”, Galleria D’Art La Viscontea, Rho, Milan • “Instead of Snow”, Konstens Hus, Lule • IV International Sculptors’ Drawings Biennale”, Budapest • Siklós Salon, Siklós Castle (prize) • “The End Of the Millennium”, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs
1997 • “Matamorphoses”, Szent István Arts Centre, Székesfehervár • Csók István Galéria, Budapest • Magyar Salon ’97, Kunsthalle, Budapest • XV Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • Siklósi Salon, Budapest Congress Centre • “Fetishes and Idols”, Jazz Galéria, Budapest
1998 • “Instead of Snow”, Norbottens Museum, Luleĺ • “Past prize-winners”, Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • “Szo-bor”, Gebauer Galéria, Pécs • “Cities for Peace”, Parti Galéria, Pécs • VI National Wood Sculpture Exhibition, Nagyatád (prize)
1999 • Hungarian Institute, Prague • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • “Sculpture, painting, wine, food”, Kisgaléria, Pécs • Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition, Hodmezövásárhely • “New World, Old World, Common Ground”, Budapest Gallery • “My Work”, Jazz Galéria, Budapest
2000 • “Pécs 2000, The Show”, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs • Contemporary Art Gallery, Tatabanya • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • VII National Wood Sculpture Exhibition, Nagyatád • ART MA Galéria, Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia • “Sculpture”, Lamberg Palace, Môr
2001 • “Hungarian Sculpture, From Here and Beyond” Kunsthalle, Budapest • XVII Small-Plastics Biennale, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • “Artists from Pécs”, Touring to Porec, Zagreb and Osijek • “Pécs Artists”, Hungarian Association of Fine and Applied Arts, Budapest • Siklósi Salon, Artists’ House, Szekszard • “Artists from Baranya”, Arts Centre, Hajdúszoboszló
2002 • I. Pannon Exhibition, Vaszary Gallery, Kaposvár • Pécs - Baranya Artists Association, Arts Centre, Zalaegerszeg • “Artists from Pécs” , Kopenhagen and Stockholm • “Artists from Pécs”, Galeria Piano Nobile, Cracow • Siklós Salon, Siklós Castle • 25th Jubilee exhibition, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs • Galerie am Domhof, Zwickau Public Collections
Central Lancashire Development Corporation, Preston, England
Rufford Sculpture Collection, Nottinghamshire County Council, England
Cleveland County Museum, Middlesborough, England
International Sculpture Park, Villány, Hungary
Nagyharsány District Council, Hungary
Bremen City Council, Germany
Centro Culturale, Budduso, Italy
Lenti Town Council, Hungary Fundación C. Amuchastegui Luque, Córdoba, Argentina
Somogy County Museum, Hungary Gébart Sculpture Park, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Nagyatád Museum, Hungary Villány Town Council, Hungary
Ministire a la Culture, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Mairie de Villarodin, France
Musee d’Art Contemporain, Digne les Bains, France
Creative Park Gallery, Fujimi, Japan Wernau Town Council, Germany
sculptor
1954 • Born, London
1972–3 • Foundation Course, Leicester Polytechnic
1973–6 • B.A.Hons. Fine Art, Trent Polytechnic
1976–7 • M. A. Fine Art, Manchester Polytechnic
1997 • Doctor of Liberal Arts, University of Pécs
1977 • Grants from North West Arts and the Lawrence Atwell Charity
1978–79 • Sculptor in Residence to the Artescape Trust Lincolnshire & Humberside Arts award
1979–85 • Visiting Lecturer in numerous British art schools
1979–80 • Sculpture Fellow, Bath Academy of Arts
1984 • British Council award to study public sculpture in Hungary
1985 • International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Villány, Hungary
1986 • International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Bremen, Germany
1987 • International Granite Symposium, Buddusso, Sardinia
1988 • International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Lenti, Hungary
1989 • International Granite Symposium, Burkina Faso • Africa International Marble Symposium, Digne les Bains, France • International Granite Symposium, Fujimi, Japan • Visiting teacher, Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst, Trier, Germany
1990 • International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Lenti, Hungary • Visiting teacher, Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst, Trier, Germany
1991 • Visiting teacher, Liminka School of Art, Finland • International Basalt Lava Symposium, Mayen, Germany
1992 • “The Border Symposium”, Rusovce, Slovakia
1993 • Guest teacher, University of Oulu, Finland • International Granite Symposium, Lendava, Slovenia
1996 • International Ice Sculpture Symposium, Oulu, Finland (with Matinlauri & Pernuu) (prize) • Snow sculpture for the Arctic Festival, Luleĺ, Sweden (with Matinlauri) • International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Sellye, Hungary
1997 • Awarded the Baranya County Art Prize • Teaching at the International Summer School, University of Lapland • Part-time Lecturer in Sculpture, University of Pécs, Hungary
1998 • Snow sculpture for the Arctic Festival, Luleĺ, Sweden (with Matinlauri) • Teaching at the International Summer School, University of Lapland • European Fire Sculpture Festival, Stockholm, Sweden (with Matinlauri, Varga, Turcsány)
1999 • Sculpture for the “Sea of Steel” Project, Wijk aan Zee, Holland • Teaching at the International Summer School, University of Lapland
2000 • Ice sculpture for the Arctic festival, Luleĺ (with Matinlauri) • Schools Fire-Sculpture project, Oulu (with Matinlauri) • IX International Sculpture Symposium, Zalaegerszeg • III Simposio Internacional de Escultura en Piedra, Carlos Paz, Argentina
2001 • 5ieme Symposium Alpin des Sculptures Monumental, La Norma, France • Millennium sculpture ‘Angel XXXVI’ for Villány town council
2002 • President of the Pécs-Baranya Artists Association • III International Sculpture Symposium, Zwickau, Germany
2003 •
2004 •
2005 •
2006 •
2007 •
Individual Exhibitions
1979 • Salford City Art Gallery, (with Stephen Gregory)
1980 • Lincolnshire & Humberside Arts Gallery, Hull
1981 • St. James Gallery, Bath
1983 • Festival Gallery, Bath
1987 • Dombovári Galéria, Dombovár • British Council, Budapest
1988 • Gádor Andor Ars Centre, Nagyatád • 12the Century Chapel, Mánfa
1989 • Kisgaléria, Pécs • Solyom László Arts Centre, Lenti
1991 • Arts Centre, Szentes (with István Böszöményi) • Somogy County Museum, Kaposvár
1992 • Kossuth Film Theatre and Gallery, Mohács
1993 • Stadthalle, Wernau (with Jávorka Csaba) • Kaposfüredi Galéria, Kaposfüred
1994 • International English Center, Pécs
1995–6 • “Made In Hungary” Part I, Csontváry Museum, Pécs
1996 • “Made in Hungary” Part II, Parti Galéria, Pécs
1997 • University of Pécs (with Ferenc Lantos) • Elderenbos Galéria, Salföld
1998 • Visuaalinen keskus, Oulu (with Géza Ferenc Varga)
1999 • Dráva Museum, Barcs • Pro Puu Galleria, Lahti (with Matinlauri & Varga)
2000 • Pécsi Galéria, Pécs Selected Group Exhibitions
1976 • New Contemporaries, International Art Centre, London
1977 • Manchester Academy • Foster, Gregory, Hitchins, Liverpool University • Northern Young Contemporaries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester • Six Sculptors, Trent Polytechnic
1978 • “Sculpture at Tatton Park”, Tatton Park, Cheshire
1982 • “Sculpture in the Park”, Park Gallery, Cheltenham
1983 • “Sculpture in the Garden”, Oxfordshire County Museum
1985 • “Sculpture in the landscape garden”, Probus Gardens, Truro • VII Cleveland International Drawing Biennale (prize)
1986 • “The Y.S.P. Collection”, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
1987 • VIII Cleveland International Drawing Biennale
1988 • II Wood Sculpture Triennale, Nagyatád
1989 • XI Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs • Kunstmesse, Basel
1990 • “Syntaxe 90”, Tuchfabrik, Trier • VI International Biennale of Drawings and Graphics, Tuzla • I Biennale of Sculptors’ Drawings, Budapest
1991 • XII Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs
1993 • The Lenti Collection, Budapest Congress Centre • “The Border Symposium”, Parti Galéria, Pécs • “The Border Symposium”, Gallery Cyprian Majornik, Bratislava • “A Selection by István Hajdűk” Pécsi Galéria
1994 • The Lenti Collection, Lendava Castle
1995 • Siklós Salon, Siklós Castle • XXIII Premio Internazionale di Grafica del pomero, Rho, Milan • “Sculpture Today”, Kunsthalle, Budapest • XIV Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs (prize) • VII International Biennale of Drawings and Graphics, Tuzla
1996 • “Colletiva Internazionale di Grafica”, Galleria D’Art La Viscontea, Rho, Milan • “Instead of Snow”, Konstens Hus, Lule • IV International Sculptors’ Drawings Biennale”, Budapest • Siklós Salon, Siklós Castle (prize) • “The End Of the Millennium”, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs
1997 • “Matamorphoses”, Szent István Arts Centre, Székesfehervár • Csók István Galéria, Budapest • Magyar Salon ’97, Kunsthalle, Budapest • XV Small Plastics Biennale, Pécs • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • Siklósi Salon, Budapest Congress Centre • “Fetishes and Idols”, Jazz Galéria, Budapest
1998 • “Instead of Snow”, Norbottens Museum, Luleĺ • “Past prize-winners”, Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • “Szo-bor”, Gebauer Galéria, Pécs • “Cities for Peace”, Parti Galéria, Pécs • VI National Wood Sculpture Exhibition, Nagyatád (prize)
1999 • Hungarian Institute, Prague • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • “Sculpture, painting, wine, food”, Kisgaléria, Pécs • Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition, Hodmezövásárhely • “New World, Old World, Common Ground”, Budapest Gallery • “My Work”, Jazz Galéria, Budapest
2000 • “Pécs 2000, The Show”, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs • Contemporary Art Gallery, Tatabanya • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • VII National Wood Sculpture Exhibition, Nagyatád • ART MA Galéria, Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia • “Sculpture”, Lamberg Palace, Môr
2001 • “Hungarian Sculpture, From Here and Beyond” Kunsthalle, Budapest • XVII Small-Plastics Biennale, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs • Siklósi Salon, Siklós Castle • “Artists from Pécs”, Touring to Porec, Zagreb and Osijek • “Pécs Artists”, Hungarian Association of Fine and Applied Arts, Budapest • Siklósi Salon, Artists’ House, Szekszard • “Artists from Baranya”, Arts Centre, Hajdúszoboszló
2002 • I. Pannon Exhibition, Vaszary Gallery, Kaposvár • Pécs - Baranya Artists Association, Arts Centre, Zalaegerszeg • “Artists from Pécs” , Kopenhagen and Stockholm • “Artists from Pécs”, Galeria Piano Nobile, Cracow • Siklós Salon, Siklós Castle • 25th Jubilee exhibition, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs • Galerie am Domhof, Zwickau Public Collections
Central Lancashire Development Corporation, Preston, England
Rufford Sculpture Collection, Nottinghamshire County Council, England
Cleveland County Museum, Middlesborough, England
International Sculpture Park, Villány, Hungary
Nagyharsány District Council, Hungary
Bremen City Council, Germany
Centro Culturale, Budduso, Italy
Lenti Town Council, Hungary Fundación C. Amuchastegui Luque, Córdoba, Argentina
Somogy County Museum, Hungary Gébart Sculpture Park, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Nagyatád Museum, Hungary Villány Town Council, Hungary
Ministire a la Culture, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Mairie de Villarodin, France
Musee d’Art Contemporain, Digne les Bains, France
Creative Park Gallery, Fujimi, Japan Wernau Town Council, Germany
