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Anthony Shapland b.1971 Wales, Lives and works Cardiff, Wales.
*Pleased to be included in the Observer Magazine: Ten best new novelists for 2025, 26th January 2025*
Work //
Creative Director and Founder, g39, Cardiff, Wales. 1997-
Writing // Articles // Reviews [by me, see texts tab for `about me`]
A Room Above a Shop (forthcoming) Debut novel, Granta, March 2025
Sometimes We Speak, (forthcoming) part of Folding Rock 001, March 2025
Feathertongue, BBC Short Works series for Radio 4, January 2025
Twilight Barking Newspaper. Collaboration with Joshua Jones and residents at Ty Hafan, Llandough Hospital, 2024
(un)common anthology, published by Lucent Dreaming, 2024
Meantime, essay as part of the anthology Cymru & I, Seren books, (upcoming) Oct 2023
Hearsay, short Story as part of the Anthology (Un)Common, Lucent Press, (upcoming) Oct 2023
Foolscap, short Story as part of the Rhys Davies anthology, Cree, Parthian, 2022
FiftytwoSundays, artists book, (Eng/Cym) accompanying A Sound Not Meant To Be Heard, Exeter Phoenix, 2020
Invisible Achievements, Venice Biennale review, a-n magazine (online) 2015
Barnraising & Bunkers, essay for It Was Never Going To Be Straightforward, g39, Cardiff, 2013
The Day Before You Came, article for Garageland Magazine (Nostalgia issue), Transition Editions, 2009
Twelve Encounters, artists book, as part of Another New Babylon, Safle, Cardiff, 2006
Flourish, essay to accompany the exhibition, Moravska Galleries, Brno, 2005
Anima, essay to accompany the exhibition, Galerie B312, Montreal, 2005
Exhibitions // Projects // [recent plus random]
LIAR LIAR (forthcoming), Aberyswyth Arts Centre, April 2025
Twilight Barking Ty Turner, Penarth. 2024
The Hand That Makes the Sound, Liverpool TATE lates, Liverpool, 2023
The Hand That Makes the Sound, Venture Arts, Manchester, 2023
Hearsay, Sound work, Noods radio, Bristol, 2023
From Sky To Sea, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield, 2022
The Rules Of Art, National Museum of Wales / Amgueddfa Genedlaethol, Caerdydd, 2021
Takeaway, Artist publication, Cardiff, 2021
Smalltown Man, Editioned print in support of Welsh Food Bank, 2021
Ers [since], Lle Celf, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, 2020
A Sound Not Meant To Be Heard, Solo show, Exeter Phoenix, 2019
Between the Dog and the Wolf, Solo show, Spit and Sawdust, Cardiff, 2019
The Colour Of Saying, Collaboration with Rich James, Chapter Cinema, Cardiff, 2013
The Unremark Solo Show, Goat Major Projects, Cardiff 2013
Like A Monkey With A Miniature Cymbal, Aid & Abet, Cambridge, 2013
Setsuko Hara, Launch and works, Furnished Space, London. 2013
To Pay Respect To The Generosity of the Three-Minute Punk-Rock Song, CRATE, Margate, 2011
Memory Of A Hope, Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool,2011
Portmanteau, Halle 14, Leipzig, Germany. 2011
LISTE - The Young Art Fair in Basel, Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, 2009
Portrait (For a Screenplay) of Beth Harmon, Limoncello, London, 2009
Suddenly After a Long Silence Solo Show, Chapter, Cardiff, 2007
Awards & Nominations // Collections //Residencies //
Hay Writers at Work, mentoring programme and workshops, Hay Festival, 2023
Representing Wales Literature Wales year long support programme, mentored by Cynan Jones, 2022-23
Connect Exchange – Northern Film and Media 2017
Elan Valley Residency 2015.
Literature Wales Commission for DylanThomas100,with Rich James, 2013.
Retreat Organised by Michael Whitby, 2014.
Derek Williams Trust purchase – A Setting, now part of the collection Nat. Mus of Wales, 2009.
Creative Wales Award, ACW 2014.
British Council Cultural Leader Initiative, Research and Development award 2011.
Glynn Vivian purchase – Only Your Eyes Are Unclosed & [Pause] Time & Motion Study 2011.
The Rosemary and Peter Wakelin Award (purchase prize, Glynn Vivian Collection – A Sign) 2008