1998 London, United Kingdom. Lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland.
dstokesmellor@yahoo.co.uk
Insta/Youtube/Vimeo/Soundcloud
Statement:
Dexter Stokes-Mellor is a multimedia artist based in Glasgow. Their work focuses on the impact film, music and art has on our day to day life. Whether it be repurposing a song as if it were a found object, or re-editing a film to change the way it is viewed. Stokes-Mellor makes art that changes the way we engage with contemporary culture.
Education:
2017-2020 Glasgow School of Art studying Sculpture and Environmental Art
2018-2019
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
studying Fine Art Sound
2016-2017 Central Saint Martins studying Foundation Fine Art & Design
2014-2016 The BRIT School studying BTEC in film and media production
Solo Exhibitions:
2020 Circa Graduates of 2020 - Blue Monday, Piccadilly Circus, London, UK
2019 I listen to Blue Monday every Monday (2017-2019), New Glasgow Society, Glasgow, UK
2018 I listen to Blue Monday every Monday (2017-2018), Work Bar, London, UK
Group Exhibitions:
2022 RSA New Contemporaries, Edinburgh, UK
2021 Graduate Drive Through, NCP Glasshouse, Glasgow, UK
Tramway TV, Virtual, https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRE5WjCjqXv/?hl=en
The WALL, The House, Glasgow, UK
Alternative Degree Show 2021, SWG3, Glasgow, UK
Wretched Light Industry, Virtual, https://stp.world/pages/wretched-light-industry
2020 GSA Showcase 2020, Virtual, https://gsashowcase.net/dexter-stokes-mellor/
ds2020 Simulator, Virtual, https://ds2020simulator.com
Something Presented as Culturally Enriching, Virtual, https://youtu.be/-rpZsJxZQoE
A Lurch in the Dark, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, UK
Such a shame, Civic House, Glasgow, UK
Grand Opening Ambassade, West, The Hague, Netherlands
Punks not dead, OCCII, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2019 Get Liminal, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, UK
Again and again and again, The Art School Project Spaces, Glasgow, UK
The Shivering Truth, Peckham Safe House, London, UK
Lost at SEA, House for an Art Lover, Glasgow, UK
2018 Run a mile at AIC, School of Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, US
A night of performance, Defibrillator Gallery, Chicago, US
4K, 4K, London, UK
The Arches, Laurieston Arches, Glasgow, UK
2017 Foundation Show, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
CSM Show, Peckham Safe House, London, UK
Press:
2021 The Herald
BBC News Scotland
STV
Awards:
2020 Simon Groom Graduate Selection
2021 The Herald
BBC News Scotland
STV
Awards:
2020 Simon Groom Graduate Selection