Paul Sucksmith's photographic work is engaged in a search for clues in the hidden stories and personal histories found in people and places.

Paul's imagery embraces the realities of urban life, exploring the absurdity, pathos, cruelty, menace and beauty found in the apparent mundanity of the common place.

He seeks to use the camera as a tool utilised in the deconstruction of the generic, everyday imagery which surrounds us.

With the fusion of abstractionism and documentation which takes place within his work we see an exciting element of chance at play, often hinting at an inherent darkness.


Paul Sucksmith was born in Nottinghamshire in 1964. He studied Photography (Higher National Diploma) at Leeds Polytechnic from 1984 to 1986, and Fine Art (BA Hons) at Nottingham Trent University from 1993 to 1996.

Exhibitions include:
http://artnois.com/read-artnois-magazine/ Featured pages 60 -64 ( December 2012 )
www.Artslant.com 6th Showcase winner ( Photography ) ( October 2012 )
http://www.saatchionline.com/art-collection/Photography/100-Curators-Collection/348858/22471/view
http://www.saatchionline.com/art-collection/Painting-Photography-Assemblage-Collage/100-Curators-Collection/349318/35288/view (21.08.2012)
Hereford Photography Festival print auction - Hot Shoe Gallery London 4- 7 October ( 2011 )
Rituals of Recreation - Latitude Red, Whitehall Road Leeds 24 - 28 August ( 2011)
http://headlies.blogspot.com/ (2011)
Parallax Art Fair La Galleria London 31st June 3rd July (2011)
Rituals of Recreation 2 Lawrence Street Stockport 4th 8th June (2011)
Rituals of Recreation Take 2 First choice House Crawley Jan 31st - Feb 6th (2011)
Photo-ID Centre for Life Newcastle October 29th - January 9th (2010)
Rituals of Recreation – First Choice House Crawley November 1st - 7th (2010)
Photo-ID Hereford Photography Festival, 23rd July - 14th August (2010)
Art in Mind - The Brick Lane Gallery, London 15 - 28 June (2010)
Drink & dial - Wilson Williams Gallery, London (March 2010)
On Your Wall - Leeds Met Gallery (March 2010)
Soaptank Gallery Warrington (2009)
Pixelpops, BolteLang Gallery Zurich (2009)
Norfolk Contempoary Art Society Grand biennial auction ( 2009 )
Photo-ID, The Forum, Norwich (2009)
Beautiful disasters The Photographers Gallery 24th april - 14th June (2009)
Place Identity & Memory, Gracefields Arts Centre, Dumfries (2009)
Ctrlaltshift/Vice (2008)
Epona AD, Piece Hall, Halifax (2004) *
Regent Street, Nottingham (2002) *
Artright, London (2000)
Re-Production, Stroud House Gallery, Stroud (1999)
Personal Details, Derby City Council House, Derby (1999)
Rotherham Arts Centre, Rotherham (1999) *
Annual Art Auction, Nottingham Castle Gallery, Nottingham (1999)
The Film Fix Club, The Custard Factory, Birmingham (1999)
Burton Art Gallery, Bideford, Devon (1999)
Hey You Disco Diva, Absolut Panushka wbsite (1998)
Voices & Visions, Angle Gallery, Birmingham (1998)
Klub, Bilston Gallery, Wolverhampton (1998)
Summer Madness, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield (1998)
Making Faces, Astley Hall, Chorley (1997)
Material Objects, Broad Street Gallery, Nottingham (1995)
Spectator Annual Exhibition, Christies, London (1993)
Spectator Annual Exhibition, Adams & Co, Edinburgh (1993)
Barns & Fitzgerald, Edinburgh (1991)
Broughton Street Gallery, Edinburgh (1991)
Leeds Art Space, Leeds (1987)
Hexam Art Gallery, Hexam (1984)
Carlise City Art Gallery, Carlise (1984)

*Denotes solo exhibition


Permanent Collections:

Crichton Library, University of Glasgow
Rotherham Arts Centre



Teaching & Residencies:

Guest-Lecturer BA(Hons)Photography Leeds College of Art (2010 )

Guest-Lecturer MA(Hons)Photography Norwich University College of Art ( 2009 )

Lecturer (Photoshop for the Artist)
The Square Centre, Nottingham (2000 - 2001)

(Making Faces) Residency
Astley Hall, Chorley (1997)


Reviews:
Hope not Hate
hnhnorfolk.blogspot.com 2009
news.bbc.co.uk/local/norfolk/hi/people_and.../8178403.stm 2009

Green Pebble Magazine 2009
Exhibit A Magazine (June 2000)
Zine Zone (April 1998)
Space, Rapture TV (December 1997)
Pulse Magazine (November 1997)