Z A N E D R E E S
1) is determined to learn as much as possible before he dies
2) has a passion for the tactile indulgences of the world & the pleasures of the flesh...
3) North Carolina, USA born
4) Glasgow, Scotland based
5) is becoming more and more concerned that conceptual art is fraught with inescapable evil
6) is open to being sued for violating other people’s copyright claims
7) dreams of owning his own loom
8) is obsessed with the old era of the internet but scared of his current day computer
9) is looking for music / artist / recipe / book recommendations
10) might be your new best friend <3
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, High School Visual Arts 2018
Glasgow School of Art BFA Fine Art - Sculpture & Environmental Art 2022
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Young Hearts Run Free
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2021 Error 404: Exhibition Not Found
CrownPoint studios & gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
2021 Sink Space Opening
Glasgow School of Art Sink Space, Glasgow, Scotland
2021 Wet Dream
Glasgow School of Art Sink Space, Glasgow, Scotland
2022 MISH / MASH
Govan Project Space, Glasgow, Scotland
2022 Doppelganger
French Street Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland
2022 GSA Undergraduate Fine Art Degree Show
Glasgow School of Art. Glasgow, Scotland
2023 Wood Becomes a Flute when it's Loved.
Curator & Artist
New Glasgow Society. Glasgow, Scotland
2023 World of Wonder
Curator & Artist
Board Room Committee Room. Glasgow, Scotland
2023 Are We Nearly There Yet?
Platforms Projects. Athens, Greece
PUBLICATIONS
2018 I Don’t Do Boxes: OUTlaws
Volume 5, Edited by Nhawndie Smith, Published by elsewhere Museum, Greensboro, NC
2021 Lost at Sea
Zine curated by Sculpture and Environmental Art Course, Glasgow, Scotland
2021-22 40 Fox Street
Zine curated by Fraser Whiting, Glasgow, Scotland
2023 Autumn 2023
Curator and Contributor, London England
EXPERIENCE
2021 Information Assistant at Glasgow International 2021
Glasgow, Scotland
2021 Intern at 6 Foot Gallery
Glasgow, Scotland
2021-22 Member of SaltSpace Artist Cooperative
Glasgow, Scotland
2022 Member of Transmission Artist Cooperative
Glasgow, Scotland
AWARDS
2019 Kenan Fellowship
Penland School of Crafts, Asheville NC
2023 Drawing Intensive
Royal Drawing School. London England
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