Education
Commissions
Mixed Shows
Consultancy and Curating
Residencies and Workshops
Awards
One Person Shows
Television Work

Born Essex 19/8/65

1983-1988
M.A (hons) Fine Art, Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art

1994-1996
M.A Art in Architecture, University of East London

Ben Coode-Adams is an artist whose work spans sculpture, video installation, photography, performance and curating. All his work is based on developing innovative means of delivering complex and often esoteric ideas and information, in an engaging and accessible way. Working across disciplines, collaboration is a cornerstone of his work.

2002
Lost and Found A sound based orientation and navigation system for Barrow-in-Furness, using Sonic Vista audio benches, with Mil Stricevic.

2001
A gate for Gospel Oak Primary School, London
A bench for Easthorpe Hall
A sculpture for Olivers, Colchester
BMX: Bikes & Bullets a video for A Public Auction of Private Art Works by Nina Pope (http://www.somewhere.org.uk/auction/index.htm)

2000
A bench for Easthorpe Hall
A large bench for Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
An ornamental rose arbor for Holtsmere End Farm, St. Albans
A tent based video installation for Terra Nova Equipment and Grizedale supported by Northern Arts and a Year of the Artist Award

1999
A gate for Glebe House, Great Waltham, Essex
A sculpture for Holtsmere End Farm, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

1998
A group of sculptures for Bank Farm, Whitchurch, Shropshire.

1997
A series of decorated ceramic tiles for 12 Aberdeen Road, London.
A large gate for Abbeystead Lancashire, depicting the story of Diana and Acteon.
A gate for Feeringbury Manor, Colchester

1996
A reliquary for Chadkirk Chapel, Stockport, commissioned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
A second set of ornamental gates for Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
A small gate for Abbeystead Lancashire
A carved wooden balustrade illustrating the Life of St Chad, an altar cross and two candlesticks, railings and associated metalwork for the font, frames for the interpretation panels, for Chadkirk Chapel, Stockport, commissioned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

1994
A kinetic sculpture for De la Rue for their headquarters in Basingstoke with Mark Williams and Andy Webb

1993
Railings for Pile Probert and Kelly, Roseberry Avenue, London with Mark Williams
A set of ornamental gates for Feeringbury Manor, Colchester

1990
Sculpture to commemorate the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 commissioned by Thurrock Borough Council and sited in the village of Fobbing

2003
Heliodays in a Rainy City Urbis, Manchester

2002
Contemporary Crafts Arts & Business, London

2001
A Public Auction of Private Art Works Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire

2000
EASTPEAKWESTLAKE The Grizedale Show,Tthe Kendal Mountain Film Festival Cumbria and the Keilder Show
Underground Movement-Feeringbury IX Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
The Sudbury Sundial Gainsborough's House, Sudbury

1999
Winter Hoax, Hoxton Square, London
Shop ‘til You Drop Firstsite at the Minories, Colchester

1997
Feeringbury VII Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
Smart Firstsite at the Minories, Colchester

1995
Working with Paper Bury St Edmund’s Art Gallery, Suffolk, (touring)
Wordworks Highland Printmaker’s Gallery, Inverness, (touring)
Hymn to Herm Rebecca Hossack Gallery, St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London
Feeringbury VI Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
Alchemy Ickworth House and Bury St Edmund’s Art Gallery, Suffolk
Collecting the Contemporary Essex University Gallery, Colchester

1994
Feeringbury V Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
Twins Tram Depot Gallery, London
Celebration Benjamin Rhodes Gallery, London
Works on Paper Hayletts Gallery, Colchester

1993
Six Artists Tram Depot Gallery, London
Feeringbury IV Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
Sculpture at Broxbourne Broxbourne Civic Centre, Broxbourne
Six Artists Wetzlar City Gallery, Wetzlar, Germany
Sculptors Drawings Isis Gallery, Leigh-on-Sea

1992
Human)(Nature Colchester
5 Conway Hall, London
Feeringbury III Feeringbury Manor, Colchester

1991
Art 91 Islington Business Design Centre, London
International Contemporary Art Fair Olympia, London
An Art Exhibition Feeringbury Manor, Colchester
Sculpture at Wall Hall Hatfield Polytechnic, Watford

1990
Next Phase Wapping Pumping Station, London
Next Phase One Tobacco Dock, London
Art in the Park Essex University, Colchester

2001-2003
Explore Expand and Exchange An Arts Council funded project exploring the interpretation of objects in Science Museums

2000
Consultancy for Englefield Green, Surrey on Public Art programme
A sound based orientation and navigation system for Barrow-in-Furness

1997
Feeringbury VII Feeringbury Manor, with Sonia Coode-Adams and Freddie Robins

1995
Feeringbury VI Feeringbury Manor, with Sonia Coode-Adams

1994
Summer Spectrum Hackney Festival Gallery, London
Feeringbury V Feeringbury Manor, with Sonia Coode-Adams
Member of Essex Library Service Art Purchase Committee
Member of Visual Art Steering Committee for Hackney Festival

1993
Feeringbury IV Feeringbury Manor, Colchester, with Sonia Coode-Adams
Six Artists Tram Depot Gallery, London

1992
Human)(Nature exhibition of site specific work for the town of Colchester
Consultant to Arts and Entertainment Training Council for National Vocational Qualification
5 Conway Hall, London
Feeringbury III Feeringbury Manor, Colchester, with Sonia Coode-Adams

1991
An Art Exhibition Feeringbury Manor, Colchester, with Sonia Coode-Adams
Consultant to ACGB for National Arts and Media Strategy

1989
Scottish Connection Feeringbury Manor, Colchester, with Sonia Coode-Adams

2003
Artist-in-residence at Bow Boys School
Hastings Museum Is Someone Coming To Get Me? A recreation of the 1996 Everest Disaster in Hastings Museum and Art Gallery with Kris Cohen. First performed as part of Experimental Spaces. Ben and Kris presented a paper at Things That Can't Quite Speak Department of Sociology Workshop, Lancaster University. Following on from this performance Ben and Kris were invited to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first of ascent of Everest at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta Canada. Held on 28th/29th/30th May 2003 the restaging of Is Someone Coming to Get Me? combined the 1996 ascent with the 1953 first ascent and the Coronation of Elizabeth II entailing the artists remaining wake for 46 hours continuously. They presented a paper at the Beauty of Collaboration Summit at the Banff New Media Centre on Is Someone Coming To Get Me?

1999
Visiting Lecturer, Royal College of Art
Education Artist-in-residence, Grizedale, Cumbria, with Barrow VIth Form College, Furness College, Satterthwaite and Rusland Primary School
Visiting Lecturer, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
Visiting Lecturer, Winchester School of Art
Visiting Lecturer, Central St.Martin’s, the London Institute
Visiting Lecturer, Kunsthogskolen, Bergen, Norway.

1998
Visiting Lecturer, Winchester School of Art
Artist-in-residence at the Corbett Centre, Inverness, working with people with special needs
Visiting Lecturer, Central St.Martin’s, the London Institute
Artist-in-residence at the Queen Elizabeth High School, Gainsborough

1997
Artist-in-residence at the Earl of Scarbrough High School, Skegness
Workshops with teachers at Lincolnshire Curriculum Development Centre
Visiting Lecturer, Chelsea College of Art and Design

1996
Workshops associated with the exhibition Working with Paper Orleans House Gallery

1995
Artist-in-residence associated with the exhibition Alchemy at Bury St Edmund's Art Gallery
Visiting Lecturer, University of East London

1993
Visiting Lecturer, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
Visiting Lecturer, Middlesex University

1992
Workshops with teachers from mid-Essex schools
Drawing workshops, Greensward School, Hockley, Essex
Artist-in-residence, Stowmarket High School, Stowmarket
Workshops, New Hall School, Chelmsford
Workshops, Hylands School, Chelmsford
Visiting Lecturer, Newham Community College

1991
Artist-in-residence, Mid-Essex Curriculum Development Centre working with teachers and pupils from Brentwood County High School, Chelmsford County High School for Girls, and Beehive Primary School
Artist-in-residence, Farlingaye School, Woodbridge
Visiting Lecturer, Newham Community College
Artist-in-residence, St Helena School, Colchester with six primary schools, one special school, and
St Helena School
Workshops, Beehive Primary School, Chelmsford Artist-in-residence, Stowmarket
Workshops, Chelmsford County High School for Girls

1990
Workshops South Bank International School, London
Artist-in-residence Colchester Arts Centre Brazilian Week, workshops, Colchester Arts Centre and in schools and youth centres with Inner Sense Percussion Orchestra and dance and drama workers
Arts-in-Schools project, Laindon School, Basildon
Artist-in-residence, Essex University
Artist-in-residence, Tobacco Dock, London
Artist-in-residence, Wapping Pumping Station, London
Mural Project, Copford Church, Colchester, subsequently exhibited Essex County Hall and
Danbury Conference Centre, for Art and Design Teacher's Conference

1989
Artist-in-residence, Bury St Edmund's Festival
Artist-in-residence, the Corn Exchange, Ipswich, July/August
Workshops, the Minories Art Gallery, Colchester

2003
Grant from NESTA for Explore Expand Exchange
Grant from the Wellcome Trust for Explore Expand Exchange

2002
Grant from Hastings Museum and Art Gallery for Is Someone Coming To Get Me?
Grant from RALP for Explore Expand and Exchange
Grant from North West Arts to develop Explore Expand and Exchange
Grant from LIFT to develop Poles Apart

2001
Grant from Arts Council of England to develop Explore Expand and Exchange
London Arts Individual Artists Award

2000
Year of the Artist Award

1992
Grant from Visiting Arts for European sculpture exhibition, Human)(Nature
Grant from Eastern Arts Board
Grant from European Cultural Foundation
Grant from Festival of Europe

1991
Princes Trust Go Ahead Award

1990
Princes Trust Go and See Award

1993
New Work Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
Ben Coode-Adams Hayletts Gallery, Colchester

1992
Ben Coode-Adams Valence House Museum, Dagenham
Mountains RIBA, London

1991
Drawings Leigh-on-Sea Curriculum Development Centre, Leigh-on-Sea

OC & C Plc
Edinburgh College of Art
Reed International PLC
Capital Radio

2001
Documentary of the Grizedale Show for Grizedale Arts
Developing The Man Who Ate His Boots for BBC

1993
Magic props for Simon Drake
Art department work for Comic Strip, on a video for The Cranberries, and on a video for Curiosity

1992
A swan tricycle and bingo machine for the European Tour of pop band Erasure
Art department work for Stella Artois commercial

1991
Props for the Channel Four sit-com Packet of Three
Art department work for the Channel Four sit-com Packet of Three
Design of the set for the Channel Four magic show Secret Cabaret

1990
Furniture for the Channel Four discussion programme Verdict
Art department work for the Nick Cave video The Weeping Song
Props for the BBC cookery programme Food and Drink
A boat for a promotional video of the pop singer Nick Cave

1989
Art department work for the Channel Four game show Style Trial
Art department work for Saturday Night at the Movies