Kevin McCourt
Education
MFA (Master of Fine Arts) – Glasgow School of Art / University of Glasgow (1993–1995)
DADS (equivalent to BA in Art and Design) – London Metropolitan University (1988–1992)
B.Com – University of Edinburgh (1982–1986)
Additional courses: Web design, data analysis (Python), digital imaging, Cubase.
Selected Exhibitions
Sep–Oct 2022
Medida – A Tiro de Piedra (solo exhibition)
Sala José Saramago, Leganés, Madrid, Spain.
Oct 2017 – Feb 2018
La Cara Oculta de la Luna (The Dark Side of the Moon)
CentroCentro, Madrid, Spain.
Nov 2014 – Feb 2015
Interactivos?’14: Rethinking Collective Action and Behaviour
Medialab-Prado, Madrid, Spain.
2008
Performances for Video and Interventions on Video Performances
Centro de Arte Moderno, Madrid, Spain.
Contenedores Festival, Seville, Spain.
4th Video Cycle, NGO, Caracas, Venezuela.
2007
MAD07ACCION
Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain.
Edita07
Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain.
Virtual Residency
UNESCO World Heritage Site – Europäisches Zentrum für Kunst und Industriekultur, Völklingen, Germany.
2006
Cárcel de Amor (Prison of Love)
Centro Cultural de España, Lima, Peru.
Proyecta06 – Arquitecturas
Curated by Estudio FAM Arquitectos. Various public spaces in Madrid and at Centro Párraga, Murcia, Spain.
2006
Cárcel de Amor (Prison of Love)
Cultural Centre of the Spanish Embassy, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Cárcel de Amor (Prison of Love)
CaixaForum, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Luis Seoane, A Coruña, Spain.
2005
El Laboratorio
Centro Cultural de España, Montevideo, Uruguay.
1st Short Film Competition of the University of Cantabria and the City of Santander
University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
2005
Cárcel de Amor (Prison of Love)
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain.
Hospital San Juan de Dios, Almagro.
Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo de Almagro.
Centro Párraga, Murcia.
Artium, Álava.
CAB (Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos), Burgos.
Centre d’Art la Panera, Lleida.
Filmoteca Canaria, Government of the Canary Islands.
2003
Art Harbour 03: The Film Experience
Hakodate Illumination Film Festival, Hakodate, Japan.
Microespacios, Mad’03
Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain.
La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain.
MetroMadrid and MetroBarcelona.
Generación 2003 (travelling group exhibition, sponsored by Fundación Cajamadrid; work acquired by the foundation)
La Casa Encendida, Madrid.
Espai Miserachs and La Capella del Convent, Barcelona.
Mercado del Este and Museo de Bellas Artes, Santander.
Centro Cultural de Cascais, Portugal.
Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela.
Casa de la Provincia, Seville.
2002
Ibi Film Festival
Ibi, Alicante, Spain.
2000
Group Exhibition with Eight Artists from Galería Punto
ARCO 2000, Madrid, Spain.
Conversation (Between Friends) (solo exhibition)
Galería Punto, Valencia, Spain.
1998
Ten Metres Through Bed 201 (collaboration with David Bellingham)
Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland.
1996
Points Average (collaboration with Rosa Sánchez)
King’s Court, Glasgow, Scotland.
Art for the Public
Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
1995
MFA Final Show
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland.
Unusual Heights and Superficial Depths (solo exhibition)
Assembly Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
Momentary Views: Contemporary Images from the Landscape
Street Level Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
1994
Journey
The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Scotland.
MFA Group Exhibition
Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
1993
Blue, Green and In-between (solo exhibition – artist residency in Estonia)
Artists’ Association Gallery, Viljandi, Estonia.
1992
Contemporary Icons (group travelling exhibition – UK/Bulgaria collaboration)
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, England.
Leith Open
Citizens Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Southbank Photography Open
Royal Festival Hall, London, England.
Public Experiments
Nov–Feb 2015 (various dates) – Interactivos?’14: Rethinking Collective Action and Behaviour, Medialab-Prado, Madrid, Spain.
29 July 2010 – Riverrun and Colourwall, Campus Party, Valencia.
23 April 2010 – Riverrun – Collective online storytelling, Medialab-Prado, Madrid (La Noche de los Libros).
Teaching and Conferences
2024 to date (July–August)
Tutor – Royal College of Art (RCA), London
Teaching Master’s students.
11–12 November 2014
Speaker – International Symposium “Interactivos?’14: Rethinking Collective Action and Behaviour”, Medialab-Prado, Madrid
- 11/11: “Creativity and Collective Creation”
- 12/11: Launch of Riverrun 3
4 July 2013
Speaker – “Digital Literatures/Digital Arts”
Complutense University and Université de Paris 8, held at Medialab-Prado, Madrid.
November 2011 – June 2012
Lecturer – Interdisciplinary Multimedia Projects (4th year)
Faculty of Art and Design, Universidad Europea, Madrid. Taught in Spanish.
2008–2012
Lecturer – Art and Science
Co-teaching with Dr Bartolomé Luque Serrano at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Taught in both Spanish and English.
2009–2011
Lecturer – Fine Art and Design (1st and 2nd year)
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), Madrid. Courses taught in English.
19 March 2010
Speaker and Director – Riverrun, Medialab-Prado, Madrid, part of the Electrosmog Festival for Sustainable Immobility, in collaboration with physicist Bartolomé Luque.
23 May 2007
Speaker – Debate on Art and Science
Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University, Madrid.
2005
Speaker – “With Two Hemispheres”
Comafosca, Barcelona. Talk on contemporary interdisciplinary trends in science and art, with Louis Bec.
2004
Guest Lecturer – Audiovisuals (Master’s programme)
Universidad Europea, Madrid.
September 2004
Speaker – Presentation of XYZ010
Centro Multimedia and ENPEG “La Esmeralda”, CENART, Mexico City.
Participated in debates on art, science and sociology as part of “open source // codigo abierto” initiative.
Nov–Dec 2003
Project Leader – Direction, Script and Editing
Art Harbour, Future University, Hakodate, Japan. Collaborative project with students and five visiting faculty from various disciplines.
2003
Delegate – “Hierarchies of Communication”
ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.
2000
Art Teacher – Cardonald College, Glasgow.
1994–1996
Photography Teacher – Glasgow School of Art.
1993
Photography Workshop Leader – Fotofeis: The Scottish International Festival of Photography.
Research, Artist Residencies and Projects
2008–2011 – Riverrun – Director of an online collective writing project in collaboration with Dr Bartolomé Luque (UPM) and a team of programmers. Supported by MODELICO and Medialab-Prado.
2002–2004 – XYZ010 – Director of this research and production project. Developed at MedialabMadrid and Museo Internacional de Electrografía (MIDE), Spain.
1993 – Artist-in-residence in Estonia. Invited by the Estonian Ministry of Culture. Coordinated by Street Level Gallery and Glasgow City Council for The Scottish International Festival of Photography. Funded by the British Council.
Grants, Awards and Commissions
2012 – Production grant, MODELICO (Ministry of Education and Science, Spain).
2003 – Acquisition Prize, Generación 2003, Fundación Cajamadrid.
1999–2000 – Grants from the Hope Scott Trust and British Council.
1996 – Grant from Glasgow City Council.
1995 – Selected public art proposal, Glasgow International Airport / British Airports Authority.
1993–1995 – Postgraduate scholarship awarded by the Scottish Education Department, along with academic grants from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, the Cross Trust, the Glasgow Educational and Marshall Trust, and the Marshall Foundation.
1994 – Grant from Glasgow City Council.
1993 – Grants from Glasgow City Council, Estonian Ministry of Culture and the British Council.
Collections
Fundación Montemadrid (Cajamadrid Collection), Spain.
Galería Punto, Valencia, Spain.
Art Catalogues
2007 – Virtual Residency, The Ironworks, Völklingen, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-9812208-0-3
2005 – Cárcel de Amor: Cultural Portraits of Gender Violence, Museo Reina Sofía. ISBN: 84-8026-258-3
2005 – Lab.05/Gender, Centro Cultural de España, Montevideo.
2003 – MAD.03: Experimental Art in Madrid, AVAM / Madrid City Council.
2003 – Generación 2003, Cajamadrid. ISBN: 84-95321-43-2
TV, Internet & Radio
29 Sept 2022 – Interview about Medida on Leer en la Nube.
23 Sept 2010 – Interview on Un idioma sin fronteras, Radio Exterior de España, RTVE.
2004 – Interview about XYZ010, Radio Educación, Mexico.
Other Publications
2000 – Contemporary Glasgow, The Rutland Press. ISBN: 1-873190-51-4
2000 – Cover image, first issue of Dpict (Creative Camera).
1999 – Lofts: Living and Working Spaces – Arco Editorial, Barcelona. ISBN: 0-8230-6632-0
1998 – New Architects – The Architecture Foundation / Booth Clibborn Editions. ISBN: 1-86154-018-3
Other Relevant Professional Experience
2003 – Photographer for Banquete: Metabolism and Communication, Conde Duque Cultural Centre, Madrid.
2001 – Director and Producer of Soundbook, a commissioned sound and image project for children, East Renfrewshire Council, Scotland.
1996–2001 – Studio and architectural photographer specialising in large format and conventional photography, digital image processing, print preparation, production management, and digital image/video archive systems.
Clients include: Anderson Christie Architects, Hugh Anderson Associates, The Holmes Partnership, Ove Arup, Glasgow City Council, Art in Partnership, The Design House, East Renfrewshire Council, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow 1999, NHS Scotland, and various artists.
Skills
Artistic creation using traditional media
Photography
Curriculum design in art and creativity
Art and science research
Digital and multimedia project development
Sound and image editing (digital)
Languages
Bilingual English (native) and Spanish (DELE Superior, 2008)