Biography

JENNIFER GLOSTER KOK

I studied Theatre Design and Crafts and then worked as a Prop Maker, Breakdown Artist and Costumier. Work on a puppet film led to a fascination with animation. Driven by the idea that I could have an animation studio on my desktop I studied Computer Graphics. As a 3d GCI Artist I created titles and content and used my desktop studio to make Animated Shorts and Graphic Novels, elements of an ongoing project, "Tales from Treacle Town”.

When I realised I wanted to return to a materials based practice Printmaking became important. The absorption with the processes and marks of time and the elements, decay and growth, resistance and yield, key to my work as a breakdown artist and prop maker and the atmospheres of presence, animism, sense of scale and poly-perspectives that informed my work with puppets and animation have resurfaced, been renewed and extended.

EXPERIENCE

PROPERTY WORKS, COSPROPS, ANGELS COSTUMES AND FREELANCE: Prop Maker, Breakdown Artist and Costumier: particular skills in adding age and surface texture

ALIEN TECHNOLOGY 3D AND FREELANCE: 3d GCI Artist: titles and content for Film, TV, Education and Museums. https://vimeo.com/tenpics

VISITING LECTURER: University of the Arts, Camberwell, London. 2001-2006: emphasis on Computing in Drawing, facilitating exploration by students of the creative possibilities offered by working in virtual 3d space and time.

WORKSHOP FACILITATOR: StopGap, London: 2012-2014: Devising and facilitating stop frame animation workshops in primary Schools. https://vimeo.com/109373388

QUALIFICATIONS

MA Computing in Art and Design: CASCAD, Middlesex University, London .

Advanced Diploma in Theatre Design and Craft:Croydon College, London.

AWARDS

"Walking with Hogarth's Dog"  Long-listed LDC Graphic Novel Competition: 2019

"Ariadne Rides the Rails" Judges Special Mention LDC Graphic Novel Competition: 2020

SCREENINGS

“Diddle Diddle: A Tale from Treacle Town”: 2010 Shortlisted and screened  at London Short Film Festival, on board MS Stubnitz and at Whirlgig. https://vimeo.com/tenpics/httpvimeocomtenpicsdiddlediddle

PUBLICATIONS

Illustrations for "Walks for Each Season" 2022

Walks for Each Season: 26 great days out in the countryside near London a book by Julia Smith, Victoria George and Jennifer Gloster Kok. (bookshop.org)

RECENT EXHIBITIONS

Inkscapes: Printmakers Council at Horsebridge Gallery: September 2024

Awagami International MiniPrint Exhibition:October 2023 

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: 2023

Linden Hall Winter Show: 2022

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