Sharon Gal

About Sharon Gal

performer / vocalist / artist / musician. Resonance104.4 FM, Mouthcrazy, Voltage, Meltaot. Free improvisation. Collaborative performances & compositions http://www.archive.org/details/BreakingVoicesSharonGal_450http://video.saatchigallery.com/artist/profile/33826/Sharon+Gal/Sharon.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX8oK2i9BEg 2013 April - Gals with Guitars. The Vortex. London. January - Gals with Guitars & L'esprit d'escalier at Arnolfini Gallery. Bristol 2012 April - Gals with Guitars(acoustic) - Deptford Town Hall. 2011 October GALS with(acoustic) GUITARS - This Is Not a School.5 Years Gallery London July LONG DRONE - Large group composition/performance.Raven Row Gallery London May L'ESPRIT D'ESCALIER - Composition for large group of voices in a staircase - Goldsmith's Deptford Town Hall. London April GALS with GUITARS - Large group composition for electric guitars.Elevator Gallery London 2010 - July- VENUS RISING - Curator of the 5 hours event, which included films solo performances and my new composition for a large group of 25 musicians, LONG DRONE February - L'esprit d'escalier - Performance for a group of vocals in a staircase. Old Town Hall. Tel Aviv. Israel. 2009-November - MELTAOT- New duo with Savage Pencil Live at Caf OTO, London. TOY ORCHESTRA and two vocal performances - CALLING OUT OF CONTEXT FESTIVAL. ICA London. July - ROOM TO BREATHE Leading a 5 hours participatory performance. London June - Presenting my work at 176 Gallery, London. Performance at the Equinox Festival. London. 2008- November - Curator and one of the performers PIANO NIGHT. Caf OTO, London April/September - TOY ORCHESTRA - Conductor and leader of this performance/ workshop, bringing together adults and children and exploring collective music making London & COLOR OUT OF SPACE FESTIVAL, Brighton June - Vocal performance Breaking Voices: Thinking Through Practice- University of the arts. London 2007-September - THE HAPPENING Curator and one of the performers in a 4 days, site specific, performance & sound event which included more than 50 participants. V22 Gallery, London. February - Solo performance - CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE, London. Solo performance -THIN CITIES FESTIVAL: Platform for Art. Heathrow Terminal 4, London. 2006 -November - Voice & electronics - COLOUR OUT OF SPACE FESTVAL, Brighton.October- Duo performance - Abaton Gallery, New Jersey, USA. 1996 - 2006- VOLTAGE- Improvising trio. Various performances. London&Festivals. 1992-1995 - Playing and performing with MOUTHCRAZY.1988-1990 - Playing and performing with WHERES ADAM EXHIBITIONS Solo Shows 2007 - DRAWINGS, Sweet Pricilla, NJ, USA 2006 - WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU, Abaton Gallery, NJ, USA. THE GROUP, Transition Gallery, London 2004 - PATHOLOGIC - OLS &CO Gallery, London 2003 - THE THINGS I DO- Installation and durational performance - The Foundry, London. Group shows 2009 - One painting included in Colour out of Space exhibition, Brighton. 2007 - Summer Show Novas Gallery Camden, London 2005 August - Total ASBO - POGO Gallery Caf, London. May - CIRCLE OF SOUND A Sound Art Exhibition. The Foundry, London. February - SOUL MINING Three artists show - Transition Gallery, London. 2004 October - 60 seconds, Darklight Film Festival, Dublin, IrelandJuly - 60 Seconds Showing the video UNDER MY SKIN. 291 Gallery, London. + Space Twotentwo, London. February - LoveNBullets - Transition Gallery, London. January- Neurovision A&D Gallery, London 2003 - Group show, nth art Collective, OLS&CO Gallery, London. 2001 - Three artists show - The Islington Arts Factory, London. 2000 - Demons & Icons - Kaleidoscope Gallery, London. 1998/ 2002- current RESONANCE 104.4FM www.resonancefm.com Co - Founder. Art Radio for London. Producing and presenting weekly shows - Diggers, Venus Rising, In Search of Inspiration, Stereo Cilia. EDUCATION 2010 -2012 Community Music - Certificate in workshop skills (Music) Goldsmiths University. London AWARDS 2013 - Francis Chargin Award for Gals with Guitars 2012 Goldsmith's Annual Fund for Gals with Guitars PUBLICATIONS 2012 This is Not a School Book - Gals with Guitars text and images 5 Years Gallery ISBN 9781-903724-071 Early work and training (Israel/London) 1988-1995- Working as a freelance journalist. Writing for Hadashot newspaper and recording a weekly review of the UK music scene for Israeli radio. 1987- Moving to London from Israel.1985-1987- Music journalist for Haaretz, a national newspaper. 1984-1986- Working as a live events producer and music editor. The arts and culture department. IDF Radio, a national Israeli broadcasting station. 1983-1986 - Performing with STANZ, a group inspired by Punk and Dada. 1982 - Bass playing with post punk band MEGAHERTZ. 1981-1982 - Bass guitar studie