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Paul Jackson English born and educated, Paul Jackson has been a professional origami artist since 1983, perhaps the first outside Japan. He has an MA in Fine Art from the Slade School of Art, University College London (1981). He has lived in Israel since 2000. Below is a summary of his work. ¬Teaching Paul regularly teaches in Shenkar College in Ramat Gan, teaching ´folding techniques´ to students of Textile Design, Fashion Design, Jewellery and Environmental Design. He also regularly teaches in Colleges of Design across Europe. Since 1983 he has taught in more than 60 Colleges. Publications Paul has written more than 35 books for adults and children on origami and pop-ups. In recent years, he has begun to create a series of folding-based books for designers and students of Design. The first of these books ´Folding Techniques for Designers´ (Laurence King Publishing, London) is an international bestseller With Miri Golan, Paul has created a series of origami books available in Hebrew. Exhibitions Paul has exhibited his folded paper artworks extensively across the world. He is known for exploring the technique of folding in the context of Fine Art. In 2008 he curated the first biennale of Israeli Paper Art, at the Eretz Israel Museum. Consultancies Paul has been employed as a freelance ´folding consultant´ by well-known companies such as Disney, Nike, Siemens, Tetra Pak and Stora Enso (the world´s second largest paper company). He has also created origami models used in media campaigns for companies such as British Airways, HP, Vogue and BBC TV, and in Israel for Clal, Netvision and Tnuva. Documentary Paul was a featured origami artist in the multi-award winning documentary ´Between the Folds´ (Green Fuse Films, 2009). Links Site www.origami-artist.com Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/99859815@N07/sets/ Books http://foldingtechniques.com/ Paper Music http://www.papersonics.com/ Paul´s European teaching Casa del Lector (Madrid, Spain, 2014)University for the Arts (UdK), Berlin (2013) (School of Architecture) School of Art, Granada, Spain (2013) (Teachers of Art & Design from the region) ‘Textile Support’, Pavia, Italy (2013) (Professional designers) ‘Dictum’, Bavaria, Germany (2012, 2013, 2014) (Courses for designers) Design Institute, Lahti, Finland, (2012 and 2013) (Packaging Design) ESDA College of Design, Zaragoza, Spain (2011) (Mixed design courses) London College of Fashion (2008) (Fashion Design and Marketing) Ghent University, Belgium (2008) (Dept of Architecture) Weissensee HS, Berlin, Germany (2007) (Fashion Design) Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2006) (Textile Design and Dept of Chemistry) Fachhochschule fur Gestaltung, Schwabisch Gmund, Germany (2005, 2009, 2012 and 2013) (Visual Design, Product Design) Exhibitions Outside Israel 2014 ´Surface to Structure: Folded Forms´ Cooper Union Museum of Science, New York City, NY, USA 2014 8th Triennale Internationale du L´Art Papier, Musée de Charmey, Switzerland 2013 Red Door Gallery, Aix en Provence, France (2-person show) 2013-5 ‘World Pop-up Art’, National Museum of Design, Seoul, South Korea. Exhibition will later tour a minimum of 4 cities in South Korea 2013 ‘PaperWorks’, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Mass, USA 2012 Exhibition from the book ‘Folding Techniques for Designers’. Mediatheque Library, Design Museum, Holon, Israel 2012- ‘Folding Paper’ Japanese North American Museum, Los Angeles. Exhibition will tour approximately 10 Museums across the USA until 2015-6 2009 Belle Vue Arts Fair – Seattle, WA, USA. 2007-8 ‘Origami Now’ -- Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA. 2007 ‘Masters of Origami’ -- Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg. 2007-10 ‘Origami Masterworks’ -- Mingei Museum, San Diego, CA, USA, Touring exhibition. 2006-7 ‘The Fold’ – UK National Craft and Design Centre touring exhibition. 2005 ‘Masters of Origami -- Hangar 7 (Red Bull) Salzburg, Austria. 2004-6 ‘Origami Masterworks’ -- Mingei Museum, San Diego, CA, USA. 2002-3 ‘Cut & Fold’ – Design Center, Nike World HQ, Portland, OR, USA 2002 ‘2002 Holland Paper Biennale’ – Various galleries, Den Hague. 2002 Mixed show, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, USA. 2000 ‘About Paper’ – Crafts Council of Great Britain, London, UK. 2000 One–man show, Gallery Origami House, Tokyo, Japan. 1998 ‘Paris Origami’ – Carrousel du Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Exhibitions in Israel 2013-4 ‘Paper Art in Israel 2’. Eretz Israel Museum, Israel 2012 Installation in EspressoBarRothschild, Tel Aviv 2011 ´Life: A User´s Manual´ -- Youth Wing exhibition, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 2011 ´Between the Sheets´ -- Guest contributor to the IAPMA´s 25th Anniversary exhibition. Wilfrid Museum, Kibbutz Hazarea 2009 2009 Paper Art exhibition, Tycho House, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 2009 Tenth Anniversary exhibition, Dept of Jewellery Design, Shenkar College – Periscope Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2009 ´Paper´ -- Haifa Museum, children´s exhibition 2009 ´Paperworks´ -- Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Israel 2008 ´Material & Immaterial´: Paper Art in Israel´ – Eretz Israel Museum, Israel. 2007 ‘It’s a Small World, After All’ – Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel 2001 Two-man show, Ios Gallery, Haifa, Israel 2002 One-man show, Chankin Gallery, Holon, Israel. Exhibitions Curated by Paul Jackson 2012-13 ´Origami and Geometry´ Teacher Center, Tel Aviv 2010 Origami Festival – Old Port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv. Attended by 9,000 people in 2 days. 2009 Ayalon Mall, Ramat Gan – installation of 80 x 3-D multi-piece stars (stellated icosahedrons), including a 1.6 m diameter giant star 2008 Origami Festival – Old Port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv. Attended by 9,000 people in 2 days. 2008 ´Origami Regards from the World to Jerusalem´ – installation of 1,200 origami models from 15 countries, sent by children of the 3 major faiths. Moriah Hotel, Jerusalem. 2008 ´Material & Immaterial´: Paper Art in Israel´ – Eretz Israel Museum, Israel. (Awarded ´Best Designed Exhibition in a Museum; 2008´). 2007 ‘9 Malls Origami Festival’ – 9 Israeli malls, including the ‘Mall Gadol’ (Petach Tikva) and the ‘Grand Canyon´ (Haifa), Pessach 2006 ‘Geometric Transformations’ – Dave Brill, Beit Constante, Ramat Gan, Israel. 2005 International exhibition of origami birds, Agmon Hahula Nature Reserve, Israel 2005 ‘Origametria’ – Tomoko Fuse, Chankin Gallery, Holon, Israel. 2004 International origami exhibition and festival, Beit Kahana, Ramat Gan, Israel. 2002-3 ‘Cut & Fold’ – Design Center, Nike World HQ, Portland, OR, USA. 2001 ‘About Paper’ – Crafts Council of Great Britain, London, UK. |
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