Sharon Gal
Sharon Gal
London
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
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
