Biographie

Né en 1949 à Sedgefield, County Durham, en Angleterre. Vit à Liverpool depuis 2001. Diplômé de la Trent Polytechnic School de Nottingham en 1974.

> Expositions personnelles
2007
“The British Landscape”(selection) > Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, UK
“The British Landscape” > National Media Museum, Bradford, UK
2006 “The British Landscape” > Photo Espana, Madrid, Espagne
2005 “Signs of coal” > Side Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
"What everyone wants” > Liverpool Biennial, UK
> San Sebastian, Espagne, Dfoto
2004
“Urban dreams” > Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, Wales, UK
2003 "Metropolis : Manchester " > Manchester Art Gallery, Urbis Manchester, UK
2002 Untitled > Médiatheque André Malraux, Tourcoing, France
“Metropoli (London)” > Zelda Cheatle Gallery, Londres, UK
“Seine Valley” > Galerie Photo, Rouen, France
2001 L'Anse de Paulilles > Hotel Scribe, Paris, France
“Metropoli (Part 1)” > Ffotogallery, Cardiff, UK
2000 “Sept photographies” > Centre Culturel, Saint Benoït, France
“Recent work” > Galerie 108, Paris, France
“Sguardi Gardenasi” > Museo Civico Riva del Garda, Italie
1997 “Through fire & water : the river taff” > Oriel, Cardiff and National Museum of Wales
1996 "The river and the city-München” > Barbara Gross Gallerie, Munich, Allemagne
“ A year and a day” > Visitor Centre, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
“The river and the city-Florence” > Cheatle Gallery, Londres, UK
1994 “Fos sur mer and the industrial zone” > Fos-sur-mer, France
1993 “Ronddha valleys” > Galerie Claire Burrus, Paris, France
1992 “ Vigovisions” > IV Foto bienal, Vigo, Espagne
“Cross currents” > Ffotogallery, Cardiff, UK
“Italian landscapes” > Gualtieri Library, Reggio Emillia, Italie
1991 “Phase 11” > The Photographers' Gallery, UK
1989 “Autoroute A 26” > Mission Photographique Transmanche, Douchy, France
1988 “Taking stock” > Stockport Art Gallery, UK
1987 “Skylines” > Viewpoint, Salford, UK
“A green and pleasant land” > The Photographers' Gallery, Londres UK
1985 “On the edge of white peak” > Buxton Museum, UK
1984 “The valleys project” > Ffotogallery, Cardiff, UK
1983 “Durham coaldfield” > Side Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
1982 “Above and beyond” > Untitled Gallery, Sheffield, UK
1981 “Landscapes” > Side Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
1977 “John Davies-Photographs” > Institute of Contemporary Arts, Londres, UK

> Expositions collectives
2006 “Monuments et paysages” > Rencontres d’Arles, France
“Making history” > Tate Liverpool, UK
“Coalfield stories” > Photofusion, London, UK
“Trans Emillia” > Fotomuseum, Winterhur, Suisse
2005 “Land of promise” > Noorderlicht, Groningen, Pays Bas
"Dedans- dehors” > Centre Culturel Calouste Gulbenkian, Paris, France
2004
“Shrinking cities” > KW – institute for contemporary art, Berlin, Allemagne
2002 “The St James group photography prize” > Flowers East, London, UK
2001 “Questions of landscape” > Victoria & Albert Museum, Londres, UK
“Art of time” > Centro de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona, Espagne
2000 “Luoghi come Paesaggio “ > Uffizi Museum Galerie Florence, Italie
“Identificazione di un Paesaggio” > Marghera, Italy
“Just another day” > Ffotogallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK
“Milano senza confini” > Spazio Oberdan, Milan, Italie
“Le temps vite” > Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
“Under construction” > Milwaukee Art Museum, USA
1999
“Hoeksche waard” > Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam, Pays Bas
1998 “Archaeology of the Urban Landscape” > Gallery of Anthropology, Coimbra, Portugal
1997 “San Gottardo” > Galeria Gottardo, Lugano, Suisse
1996 “Sul” > Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra, Portugal
1995 “Elsewhere” > Galerie du Jour, Paris, France
“Power to range “ > RIBA Architecture Centre, London, UK
1994 “L’observatoire photographique du paysage” > Cité des Sciences, Paris, France
“Neopolis metropoli” > Comune di Napoli, Sommet du G7, Naples, Italie
“La Nièvre, photographie” > Parc St Léger, France
1993 “Documentay dilemnas” > British Council touring outside UK
“Iron river” > Bilbao Metropolitan Museum, Espagne
“A city in photographs” > Museum voor Fotografie, Anvers, Belgique
1992 “Roten Blitz” > Haus der Architektur, Graz, Autriche
1991 “British photography from the Thatcher years” > MoMA, New York, USA
1990 “Barcelona” > Association of Catalan Architects, Espagne
1986 “The art of photography “ > Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, UK
1984 “Idee prozess ergebins” > International Bauasstellung, Berlin, Allemagne
1983 “For druridge” > Side Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

> Livres
1985 The Valleys Project, Ffotogallery, Cardiff, UK
1986 Mist Mountain Water Wind, Traveling Light, London, UK
1987 A Green & Pleasant Land, Cornerhouse Publications, Manchester, UK
1991 Phase 11 (eleven), The Photographers' Gallery and Davenport Editions, UK
1992 Linea di Confine Della Provincia di Reggio Emilia, Italy
Cross Currents, Ffotogallery, Cardiff & Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
1993 Skylines, Valencia University, Spain
1997 Trough fire and water : the River Taff, National Museum & Galleries of Wales, UK
2000 Temps et Paysage, Editions Tarabuste, France
2001 Littoral / Le retour de la nature, Filigranes Editions, France
2002 Seine Valley, Le Point du Jour Editeur / Pôle Image Haute-Normandie, France
2006 The British Landscape (B&W 1979-2005), published by Chris Boot , UK

> Collections publiques
Arts Council of England
British Council: Athens, Leipzig & London
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
FNAC (Fonds National d Art Contemporain), Paris
Maison Européenne de la photographie, Paris
Manchester City Art Gallery
Ministère de L' Environnement, Paris
Musée de la Photographie, Chalerio
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Museum voor Fotografie, Antwerp
National Library of Wales
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford
National Museum and Galleries of Wales
Ruhrlandmuseum, Essen
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Victoria & Albert Museum, London