CLIFF ANDRADE
cliff.andrade@network.rca.ac.uk
Cliff studied BA Communication Design at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, graduating first class with honours, before studying for a Masters in Print at the Royal College of Art, where he was the Tony Snowdon Scholar for 2018-2020. He also holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Politics from the University of Bristol. He is a previous winner of the Jill Todd Photo Award, and has been a finalist for both the Association of Photographers Award and the Aesthetica Art Prize. He has exhibited work at a variety of galleries including the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, Streetlevel Photoworks in Glasgow, Southwark Park Galleries in London and Spike Island in Bristol. His practice is multi-disciplinary, taking in drawing, printmaking, photography, film and installation.
EDUCATION
MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art
London Print Studio Traineeship Programme
BA Communication Design, Glasgow School of Art
BSc Economics and Politics, University of Bristol
EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS
2024 BUT IT HAS, COMEU TUDO, East Quay Gallery, Watchet
2023 REGO DREAMS, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE, Project Ability, Glasgow
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPES, RCA2020, Oxo Tower, London
2022 BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS, ArtHouse Jersey, Jersey CI
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE, Another Space Within, Outside In
2021 VARIOUS WORKS, Paula Rego and her Contemporaries, 12 Star Gallery, London (Virtual Tour) (Catalogue)
2021 BRISTOLER CHRONIK, Podcast available on Spotify, Apple & here
2020 VARIOUS WORKS, RCA2020, (Online Exhibition) London [click here]
2020 A TALE OF TWO MADEIRA CAKES, Against the Grain, Southwark Park Galleries, London
2020 THEY ALWAYS SAID THIS LAND NÃO IA COMER OS SEUS OSSOS, Southwark Park Galleries, London
2020 F330156 [NO PLACE LIKE HOME part 2], Southwark Park Galleries, London
2019 NO PLACE LIKE HOME [Part 1], Print Showcase, Royal College of Art, London
2019 LONDON ANDRAGROUND (WIP), Hockney Gallery, London
2016 SAUDADE (PART II), Spike Island, Bristol
2015 SAUDADE (PART II), Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
2014 BARREIRINHA BEACH, FUNCHAL, AOP Photography Awards, London
2014 THE TAKING OF OLD FLO, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2014 SAUDADE (PART II), Streetlevel Photoworks, Glasgow
2014 THE LAST DAYS OF ART SCHOOL, Black Cube Collective Annual Show, Edinburgh
2014 SAUDADE, Black Cube Collective Annual Show, Edinburgh
2014 THE LAST DAYS OF ART SCHOOL, GSAComDes14 Group Exhibition, Rochelle School, London
2014 SAUDADE, GSAComDes14 Group Exhibition, Rochelle School, London
2014 ACQUAINTED WITH THE TWILIGHT, Central Station Daily Showcase
2013 ACQUAINTED WITH THE TWILIGHT, Filmpoem Film Festival, Dunbar
2013 LE PURE, Halfcut Student Film Festival, St Andrews
2012 LEON, Blisters: The Directors Cut, Print Club London
FUNDING, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2024 Artist in Residence - Walking As Practice 2024, Björkö Konstnod, Sweden
2023 Spike Island Studios Project Bursary
2023 Artist in Residence - Walking As Practice 2023, Björkö Konstnod, Sweden
2022 West of England Visual Arts Alliance Development Bursary
2022 Artist in Residence, ArtHouse Jersey, Jersey
2022 Bristoler Chronik - Walk Listen Create: Sound Walk September Awards: Honourable Mention
2021 DYCP Funding Grant, Arts Council England
2021 THE EXCHANGE
2021 Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Funding Award
2020 Bricks Bristol Podcast Commission
2020 Associate Artists at Bricks Bristol
2018 Tony Snowdon Scholar, The Snowdon Trust
2015 Aesthetica Art Magazine: Future Now – One to Watch
2014 Association of Photographers Award - Open Award (Single Image) Finalist
2014 The 'Jill Todd Photographic Award' Award Winner
2024 Speaker at Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography, Canterbury, UK
2024 Saudade feature by Another Place Magazine here and here
2022 Revisiong #9: A Conversation with Cliff Andrade, Ian Nesbitt
2022 ‘Class, Childhood and Place in Bristol’, Walk Listen Create
2021 Artist Documentary as part of Paula Rego and her Contemporaries
2021 Walking Artists Network
2020 Bristol 24/7 - Podcast Article
2015 PH Museum
2015 Aesthetica Art Magazine – Interview
2014 Central Station - Life After Art School
2014 GOOSE FLESH ZINE (October), Saudade Part II
TEACHING & WORKSHOPS
Lecturer, Tutor & Print Technician, Bristol School of Art
Lecturer, Cardiff School of Art & Design
Associate Lecturer, University of the West of England
Lecturer, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Workshop Leader, Spike Island Studios
Art and Craft Workshop Leader, Bristol Care Homes
cliff.andrade@network.rca.ac.uk
Cliff studied BA Communication Design at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, graduating first class with honours, before studying for a Masters in Print at the Royal College of Art, where he was the Tony Snowdon Scholar for 2018-2020. He also holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Politics from the University of Bristol. He is a previous winner of the Jill Todd Photo Award, and has been a finalist for both the Association of Photographers Award and the Aesthetica Art Prize. He has exhibited work at a variety of galleries including the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, Streetlevel Photoworks in Glasgow, Southwark Park Galleries in London and Spike Island in Bristol. His practice is multi-disciplinary, taking in drawing, printmaking, photography, film and installation.
EDUCATION
MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art
London Print Studio Traineeship Programme
BA Communication Design, Glasgow School of Art
BSc Economics and Politics, University of Bristol
EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS
2024 BUT IT HAS, COMEU TUDO, East Quay Gallery, Watchet
2023 REGO DREAMS, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE, Project Ability, Glasgow
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPES, RCA2020, Oxo Tower, London
2022 BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS, ArtHouse Jersey, Jersey CI
2022 JOURNEY THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE, Another Space Within, Outside In
2021 VARIOUS WORKS, Paula Rego and her Contemporaries, 12 Star Gallery, London (Virtual Tour) (Catalogue)
2021 BRISTOLER CHRONIK, Podcast available on Spotify, Apple & here
2020 VARIOUS WORKS, RCA2020, (Online Exhibition) London [click here]
2020 A TALE OF TWO MADEIRA CAKES, Against the Grain, Southwark Park Galleries, London
2020 THEY ALWAYS SAID THIS LAND NÃO IA COMER OS SEUS OSSOS, Southwark Park Galleries, London
2020 F330156 [NO PLACE LIKE HOME part 2], Southwark Park Galleries, London
2019 NO PLACE LIKE HOME [Part 1], Print Showcase, Royal College of Art, London
2019 LONDON ANDRAGROUND (WIP), Hockney Gallery, London
2016 SAUDADE (PART II), Spike Island, Bristol
2015 SAUDADE (PART II), Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
2014 BARREIRINHA BEACH, FUNCHAL, AOP Photography Awards, London
2014 THE TAKING OF OLD FLO, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2014 SAUDADE (PART II), Streetlevel Photoworks, Glasgow
2014 THE LAST DAYS OF ART SCHOOL, Black Cube Collective Annual Show, Edinburgh
2014 SAUDADE, Black Cube Collective Annual Show, Edinburgh
2014 THE LAST DAYS OF ART SCHOOL, GSAComDes14 Group Exhibition, Rochelle School, London
2014 SAUDADE, GSAComDes14 Group Exhibition, Rochelle School, London
2014 ACQUAINTED WITH THE TWILIGHT, Central Station Daily Showcase
2013 ACQUAINTED WITH THE TWILIGHT, Filmpoem Film Festival, Dunbar
2013 LE PURE, Halfcut Student Film Festival, St Andrews
2012 LEON, Blisters: The Directors Cut, Print Club London
FUNDING, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2024 Artist in Residence - Walking As Practice 2024, Björkö Konstnod, Sweden
2023 Spike Island Studios Project Bursary
2023 Artist in Residence - Walking As Practice 2023, Björkö Konstnod, Sweden
2022 West of England Visual Arts Alliance Development Bursary
2022 Artist in Residence, ArtHouse Jersey, Jersey
2022 Bristoler Chronik - Walk Listen Create: Sound Walk September Awards: Honourable Mention
2021 DYCP Funding Grant, Arts Council England
2021 THE EXCHANGE
2021 Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Funding Award
2020 Bricks Bristol Podcast Commission
2020 Associate Artists at Bricks Bristol
2018 Tony Snowdon Scholar, The Snowdon Trust
2015 Aesthetica Art Magazine: Future Now – One to Watch
2014 Association of Photographers Award - Open Award (Single Image) Finalist
2014 The 'Jill Todd Photographic Award' Award Winner
TALKS, ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
2024 Speaker at Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography, Canterbury, UK
2024 Saudade feature by Another Place Magazine here and here
2022 Revisiong #9: A Conversation with Cliff Andrade, Ian Nesbitt
2022 ‘Class, Childhood and Place in Bristol’, Walk Listen Create
2021 Artist Documentary as part of Paula Rego and her Contemporaries
2021 Walking Artists Network
2020 Bristol 24/7 - Podcast Article
2015 PH Museum
2015 Aesthetica Art Magazine – Interview
2014 Central Station - Life After Art School
2014 GOOSE FLESH ZINE (October), Saudade Part II
TEACHING & WORKSHOPS
Lecturer, Tutor & Print Technician, Bristol School of Art
Lecturer, Cardiff School of Art & Design
Associate Lecturer, University of the West of England
Lecturer, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Workshop Leader, Spike Island Studios
Art and Craft Workshop Leader, Bristol Care Homes
