Press/Shows

Here’s a fairly comprehensive list of exhibitions and press/print coverage  I’ve taken part in over the years:

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My artwork on the exhibition flyer

Exhibitions:

Out of Space and Time
Solo show at The Cabin Studio & Gallery, Worcester 2023

The Rising Festival
Group tattoo art exhibition, Worcester, 2022

Neat Neat Neat – Punk & Printmaking
Group show at The Art Hound Gallery, Cambridge, 2019

If The Ocean Gets Rough, Baby Angels With Guns IV
3 Tanners Bank, North Shields, August 2018

It Is A Sad And Beautiful World
Solo show at Nelly Duff, London, June 2016

Baby Angels With Guns III
Group exhibition at The Pure Gallery, Whitley Bay, July 2013

Pick Me Up
Art Fair at Somerset House, London. Part of the Nelly Duff ‘Flower Show’ exhibit, April 2013

Set Sail For Somewhere
Solo exhibition at The Pure Gallery, Whitley Bay, September 2012

Pick Me Up
Art Fair at Somerset House, London. Part of the Nelly Duff ‘Zoo’ exhibit, March-April 2012

Supersonic Festival ‘Spectacle’
Group Show of 6 invited artists, for part of the Supersonic Festival at The Custard Factory, Birmingham October 2011

Gimme Shelter
Solo Show at Worcester Arts Workshop, 29th January – 26th Feb 2011

Chris Bourke at Number Six
Solo Show at Number Six, Dray Walk, starts 15th June 2010

Storm In A Teacup
Solo Show at Studio 4 Gallery, Birmingham, starts 26th April 2010

Deckades
Group show, at the Howies store gallery, Bristol, UK. Hand painted skateboard, April 2010

Modart Magazine Cover Artists
Group Show, Thinkspace Gallery, LA, August 2009

The Joyful Bewilderment
Touring Group Show, Rough Trade, London October, 2008, The Here Gallery, Bristol 2009

Subkultura
Group Show, Part of the Mystic Sk8 Cup, Prague, CZ. July 2008

Untitled Number 8
Group show featuring a one off lino print/T-shirt design for Gravis Footwear on the theme of ‘infinity’ for the ‘Untitled’ exhibition at the Bread & Butter trade show, Barcelona. January 2008

Chris Bourke
Solo show of lino prints and skateboards at Hereford College of Art, UK. January 2008

Take to the Woods
Group show at Analogue, Edinburgh. November 2007

Curious Creatures
Group illustration/doodle show & zine, Spine Skate Shop & Gallery, Worcester UK. August 2007

This Is For You
Group collaboration show, Studio4 Gallery, Birmingham. August 2007

The Pitt Studio & Gallery Summer Show
Group exhibition, The Pitt Studio & Gallery, Worcester, UK. August 2007

Subkultura
Group Show, Part of the Mystic Sk8 Cup, Prague, CZ. July 2007

Process Invisible 2
Group show of sticker and paste up art, Street Level Gallery, Portland, OR. June 2007

Get Up
Solo show of recent lino prints, Spine Skate Shop & Gallery. March 2007

Board of Tattoos
Group show of artwork on skateboards, Happy Sailor Tattoo Studio, London, October. November 2006

Trod On
Solo Show, Lino Prints, HanaZuki, Amsterdam, NL. September 2006

Everything & Nothing
Solo Show, 88B Gallery, London, October 2005

It’s a Sad and Beautiful World
Outcrowd Collective group show, Custard Factory, Birmingham, August 2005

More Than A Progression
Group show of skateboard art featuring work by Wes Humpston, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Jim Phillips, The Hub Centre, Roof Gallery Lincolnshire, July – Aug 2005

Space Raiders: We Took Our Broken Dreams and Built Them Into Homes for our Souls
Outcrowd Collective Installation for Architecture Week, Mailbox, Birmingham June 2005

The Supersonic Festival
Outcrowd Collective Group show, Custard Factory, Birmingham 2004

The Outcrowd Collective
Inaugural Outcrowd Exhibition, Group Show, Birmingham UK Feb 2004

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Press/Print:

GQ Magazine, My ‘For the Lost’ design used as a T-shirt graphic for Lovenskate, featured in a GQ article, January 2017 (can be read HERE)
Huh Magazine, Online feature about my 50 Skulls project with el Jimador, October 2015
– booooooom.com, Online feature about my 50 Skulls project with el Jimador, October 2015 (can be read HERE)
The Book of Hearts, one of the featured artists in this book published by Laurence King Publishing, 2014
Sidewalk Magazine, Interview in Sidewalk skateboarding magazine, June 2014
Aweh, Interview with Aweh online creative magazine, March 2012
Kingpin Magazine, Interview & T-shirt design, October/November 2010
The Modart Book, Artwork as featured in Modart magazine in this book of highlights, February 2010
Art By Tattooists: Beyond Flash, Featured artist in the book, published by Laurence King, September 2009
Inked magazine, interview with US tattoo magazine, November 2008
+1 Magazine, interview, November 2008
Juxtapoz.com, news article about artwork and mountain bike graphics, July 2008
Mtobikes.com, online interview about mountain bike graphics, July 2008
Sidewalk Skateboard Magazine, interview, Jan 2008
Now Then Magazine, Cover art and interview, Jan 2008
Broken Skateboard Magazine, Interview in US magazine, April 2007
– Semi Permanent 2007, Artwork chosen for inclusion in SP2007, publication to accompany the SP2007 design event in Sydney Australia, March 2007
Modart Magazine, Cover of issue 8 and feature, 2006
Concrete to Canvas: Skateboarders’ Art, Featured artist in the book, and commission for inside title artwork, published by Laurence King, November 2005
Blowback Magazine, artwork, 2005
Document Skateboard magazine, Interview 2004