InSite Arts - Artists - Neville Gabie

Neville Gabie

Born (1959) in Johannesburg, Neville Gabie studied at the Royal College of Art and has been based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, for several years. Working in a range of media from sculpture to film and photography, Neville’s practice is focused on responding to locations which are in the process of change. In practical terms his work has been manifested as a series of temporary interventions made in response to specific locations or situations. These sites are not arbitrary or randomly selected, but fit together, being places in a state of physical or social flux. Projects are developed over a sustained period of involvement not just with the site, but also with other creative professionals, making these works the result of intensive collaboration. Recent residencies include: MOMART Tate Liverpool (1999); VitaminCreative Space, Gaungzhou, China (2004); and International Art Space, Kellberrin, Western Australia (2006/7). His work has been exhibited widely around the world in galleries such as the Tate Modern in London, the Tate Gallery in Liverpool, the Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Japan, and also as part of touring exhibitions in Germany, Japan, Macedonia, Portugal, South Korea, and South Africa. Projects include ‘Further Up In The Air’ Liverpool (2001-05), which was developed and curated jointly with Leo Fitzmaurice and COAST, Firstsite. Neville Gabie has also recently been selected to be artist-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey Expedition to Antarctica (2008-09).

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InSite Arts projects

Cabot Circus, Bristol

Artists: Neville Gabie, Nayan Kulkarni, Susanna Heron, Timorous Beasties, Vong Phaophanit & Claire Oboussier, Esther Rolinson, Ralph Hoyte, Claire Morgan, Blackout Arts

At the heart of Cabot Circus is an ambitious and innovative series of site-specific public art works, the result of one of the largest and most diverse public art programmes of its kind in Europe.

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BS1 programme

Artists: Neville Gabie, Dryden Goodwin, Marie-Jeanne Hoffner, Dan Perjovschi, Leo Fitzmaurice, Donna Daley Clarke

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail (2000-2003)

Artists: Neville Gabie, Stephan Gec, Rheinhild Beuther, Phillip Reilly, Blissbody, Robin Blackledge, Lulu Quinn & Julie Westerman, Tony Sinden, David Gibbons, Elise Hurcombe, Erika Tan, Jane Spray

Appointment to look at the vision and future structuring and management for the trail - this work has included developing a review / training session to explore the organisational structure and roles and responsibilities of the Trail Trustees. Contribution to Foot and Mouth Recovery Plan. Project Manager YOTA Project - artists Neville Gabie, Stephan Gec, Rheinhild Beuther, Phillip Reilly. Commission for 2002 with Erika Tan.

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