BIOGRAPHY

After studying Graphic Design at Canterbury College of Art and gaining a degree in Fine Art at Camberwell School of Art in 1984, John Dilnot went on to study postgraduate printmaking at Camberwell. He focused on screen printing and made his first artists' books and box works while at Camberwell.

Dilnot has had many solo shows in the UK, in particular a touring show 'In the Country' which was originated by Southern Arts and accompanied by a catalogue. Other solo shows include Rural Views at the Aytoun Gallery Manchester and Country Fresh at Buckinghamshire County Museum Aylesbury.

John Dilnot has been featured in many mixed shows, including numerous survey shows of artists' books. Mixed shows include, New Art: North West Cornerhouse, Mostyn Open, A Pool of Signs Bluecoat Gallery Liverpool, Jolly Peril Paradise Castlefield Gallery Manchester and Artists' Books Tate Gallery London.

He has received production awards from North West Arts Board and Southern and South East Arts.

John has participated in Chelsea Craft Fair, Origin, The London Artists Book Fair and the Small Publishers Fair. He sells his work through many outlets in this country and abroad, including The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the V & A Museum London.

John shows his box works with the Rebecca Hossack Gallery who exhibit worldwide at many art fairs.

John opens his house as part of the Artists Open Houses trail during the Brighton Festival in May, where the whole range of his work can be seen.

Dilnot has work in numerous private and public collections, public collections include, Museum of Modern Art New York, Victoria & Albert Museum, Tate Library and the British Library.

Out of the Trees and into the wood 1985

A Home for Max Ernst box work 1988

installation at Cornerhouse 1991

Night billboard 1992

More Wet Weather 1996

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Born Margate, Kent

Education
1976-1979 Canterbury College of Art and Design, Diploma in Graphic Design
1981-1984 Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, Degree in Fine Art
1985-1986 Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, Postgraduate Printmaking

Commissions
2007 Tate Publishing - Christmas card design
2007 Crafts Magazine - book promotion
2007 Camden Council - trophy design and production
1998 Buckingham County Museum - Endangered Species cupboard
1996 Merseytravel - set of three environmental paintings
1995 University of Bradford - design and produce wallpaper

Awards
2009 Brighton Festival Award - Selector's Choice Overall Winner
2001 South East Arts Board - production award
1994 North West Arts Board - production award
1992 Merseyside Arts - production award

Solo Exhibitions
2009 Cuttings Frank Whitstable
2003 Books Centre for Fine Print Research UWE Bristol
2000 Books Hove Museum and Art Gallery
1998 Country Fresh Buckinghamshire County Museum Aylesbury
1996 In The Country Southern Arts touring show
1995 Rural Views Aytoun Gallery Manchester
1995 To The Country Hope Street Gallery Liverpool John Moores University
1992 Night billboard poster project Liverpool
1991 Estate installation and bookwork Oldham Art Gallery
1990 Stock installation and bookwork 109 Charing Cross Road London

Fairs
Since 2006 I have shown with the Rebecca Hossack Gallery who take my work to many art fairs in UK. and abroad.
I have participated in Chelsea Craft Fair and Origin and regularly participate in both The Small Publishers Fair and London Artists Book Fair.
I have an open house exhibition during the Brighton Festival in May and at Christmas.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 Make Believe Zetter Hotel London
2008 Summer Show Yorkshire Sculpture Park
2008 Mapping the Imagination Victoria and Albert Museum
2008 Press and Release Phoenix Gallery Brighton
2007 Present(ing) London Print Studio Gallery
2006 Made Yorkshire Sculpture Park
2005 Arcadia Id Est A touring exhibition of artists' books curated by Sarah Bodman
2000 Repetivity Plymouth Arts Centre
1999 Books by Artists 1989-1999 UWE Bristol
1996 Pulse Bluecoat Liverpool
1995 Artists' Books Tate Gallery London
1995 Volcano Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh
1995 Padded Wallpaper University of Bradford Gallery
1995 Exploring Book Art Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Swansea
1995 New Books from America and Europe Workfortheeyetodo London
1995 Jolly Peril Paradise Castlefield Gallery Manchester
1995 Mapping Knowledge The Minories Colchester
1994 Best Before : Display Until Zwemmer Tate Liverpool
1994 Tim Barker & John Dilnot Everyman Theatre Liverpool
1994 House Liverpool John Moores University
1993 Threshold Hardware Gallery London
1992 A Pool of Signs Bluecoat Gallery Liverpool
1991 New Art : North West Cornerhouse Manchester
1988 Curved Space Hardware Gallery London
1986 British Council Collection of Books Vienna
1984 Low-Tech Coracle Press London
1982 Portrait Award National Portrait Gallery London

Survey Publications
Artists' Books Collection 2007 Winchester School of Art Library
Creating Artists' Books Printmaking Handbook Sarah Bodman A&C Black 2005
Artists Book Yearbook 1994-1995 (and onwards) Magpie Press 1995
British Artists Books a survey 1983-1993 Estamp 1993

Catalogue
In the Country catalogue and bookwork Southern Arts 1996

Press
Latest7 July 2009
The Blue Notebook April 2009
Artists and Illustrators Magazine November 2008
Telegraph Magazine 30 September 2006
Dwell October 2006
Printmaking Today Spring 2006

Book Works
Produced 52 editioned books to date since 1985

Artworks and Book Works in Public Collections
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Tate Gallery Library
The British Library
Royal College of Art Library
Manchester University Library
St. Martins School of Art
Chelsea School of Art
Winchester School of Art
The Leicestershire Collection
The Whitworth Art Gallery
Edinburgh Central Library
Hampshire County Council
University of Bradford
University of Brighton
Buckinghamshire County Museum
Biblioteca Nationiale Centrale Florence
Humanities Research Center University of Texas at Austin
Special Collections U C San Diego California
Yale Collection
Museum of Modern Art New York