ABOUT
Carl Middleton is a designer, graphic artist and print-maker.
His design studio produces work for organisations and individuals including:
Architectural Thread Ltd – BBC – British Council – British Library – Braunton Museum – Buckland Timber – Commission for The Built Environment (CABE) – CABE Space – Cannon UK – CCANW – Close House Ltd – Cottrell & Vermeulen Architects Ltd – Dartington Trust – David King – Department for Education and Employment – Faces Type Sales – Green Biofuels Ltd – Hackney Borough Council – Holton Lee – House of Fraser – Kerrier District Council – Kettering Borough Council – London College of Communication – Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) – London Borough of Barking and Dagenham – Metropolitan University – Muf Architecture / Art – National Portrait Gallery (NPG) – North Devon Plus – Onset Art – RIBA – Tate Britain – Tate Modern – Somerset Art Works – Southwark District Council – University of East London – Victoria & Albert Museum –
His hand printed work has been exhibited internationally and continue to be at the forefront of print-making’s creative practice. Along with his witty, yet politically charged prints, he produces expressive, hand set, compositions and cuts that interplay the worlds of communication, commerce, material and language.
His typo/graphic artworks have been described as “dark, political stand up comedy – in ink”.
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ACADEMIC
Carl has lectured widely on design, typography and cultural history at a range of institutes including:
Cambridge School of Art
London College of Communication
Petroc
Plymouth University
Portsmouth University
Royal College of Art
Somerset College of Arts and Technology
Tsinghua University (Beijing – China)
University of East London
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Studio B – Silver Street – Milverton TA4 1LA
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EXHIBITED WORKS / ARTIST RESIDENCY
2020: Close House – Hatch Beauchamp
A group exhibition with Barry Cawston, Grenville Davey and Chuck Elliot (date to be confirmed)
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2019: A Show of Hands – Corsham Court, Wiltshire.
Exhibition of letterpress works incorporating the ‘printer’s fist’ – curated by Tim Jollands.
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2019: New Impressions – Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Wisconsin, USA.
Exhibition of contemporary letterpress printing – selected by Dafi Kühne, Mary Mashburn and Jessica Spring.
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2018: While you were Sleeping – A touring exhibition of letterpress work – inspired by global news reports.
Original initiative and exhibition curation: Sara Burgess.
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2018: Absence and Presence (continued) – Artlitographic Museum, Tidaholm, Sweden.
Part of the Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here programme, curated by J.M. Schmidt.
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2018: New Impressions – Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Wisconsin, USA.
An exhibition of contemporary letterpress printing – selected by Macy Chadwick, David Wolske and Richard Zauft.
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2017 – 18 – 19: Letterpress Workers Summit – Milan, Italy.
An annual international artist residency (by invitation only) celebrating type / print / letterpress / language.
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2016: Absence and Presence – Exeter Public Library.
A collection of work made by artists from around the world in response to the bombing of Al Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, Iraq on the 5th March 2007.
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2013 to present: DaDa ist 100 – beginning in Gransee, Germany.
A touring exhibition of contemporary, printed letterpress compositions celebrating one hundred years of the DaDa artistic movement.
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2013 to present: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here.
A touring exhibition of hand made books and letterpress broadside prints in support of the victims of the Al-Mulanabbi street bombings in Baghdad.
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2012: Letter / Word / List – The White Space Gallery, Taunton.
A solo exhibition of work inspired by the culture of language and letterform.
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2011: Letterpress of Pray – Fukuoka and the Perhaps Gallery, Japan.
Letterpress exhibition and sale – a collective exhibition of printed works, all proceeds were used to benefit the families and orphans of the tsunami.
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2011: Type Impressions – The Danish Museum of Media, Odense, Denmark.
An exhibition showcasing contemporary letterpress work from around the world.
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2011: Type/Script – Chapel Gallery, Liverpool.
An exhibition exploring the way in which text shapes, informs and punctuates our world.
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2010: Reverting to Type – Standpoint Gallery, London.
An international exhibition showcasing contemporary letterpress work from around the world.
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2009: Text 2 – Bury Art Gallery and Museum, Manchester.
A yearly text festival, bringing together language and art. Showcasing applied fine art and concrete poetry.
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1998: Canon – Tom Eckersley Gallery, London College of Printing.
An exhibition of experimental graphic work, made using only a colour photocopier – sponsored by Canon UK.
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1998: Experimental Typo/Graphic Design – London Graphics Centre, Covent Garden.
An exhibition of experimental typo/graphic works spanning screen, print and sculptural form.
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