Jonnie Craig (born 13 July 1988) is a British photographer who first emerged in the 2008 annual Vice Magazine photo issue,[1][self-published source] a publication he continues to contribute to regularly. In February 2009, Craig had his first homonymous book published with Mörel Books.[2][third-party source needed] Alongside this, he released Nothing In Particular, a zine given away with the first 50 copies of the Jonnie Craig book.

Craig spent two years as the picture editor of HUH.Magazine,.[1] In August 2010, Craig curated an exhibition at the Scion Gallery in Los Angeles including artists like Peter Sutherland, Jerry Hsu and Patrick O'Dell,[3] among others.

April 2012 saw the release of Craig's first film work, entitled IKYITHWMEL, a short film about skateboarding which was first broadcast on UK terrestrial television station Channel 4.[4] Shortly after the release of the film, Craig released his second book, I'll Kick You In The Head With My Energy Legs,[5][third-party source needed] through Dokument Press, a Swedish-based art book publisher. The book focusses on the lives of a group of skateboarders. It doesn't, however, cover the act of skateboarding itself.[6] The series was first exhibited alongside fellow artists Ed Templeton, Jerry Hsu and Kevin Long at the Steinsland Berliner Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden in 2010.[7][third-party source needed]

Exhibitions

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  • 2010 – Steinsland Berliner – Group Show – W / Ed Templeton, Jerry Hsu & Kevin Long - Stockholm[7][third-party source needed]
  • 2010 – Scion Gallery- Group Show – W / Various artists – Los Angeles[3][third-party source needed]
  • 2010 – Nada Art Fair – W / Mörel books – Miami[8][third-party source needed]
  • 2009 – Space 15 Twenty – The Company Of People – Group Show – Los Angeles[9]
  • 2009 – Lieu Unique – Group Show – Paris[8][third-party source needed]
  • 2009 – Roma Photo Festival – Group Show – I Thought I Was Alone[10][third-party source needed]
  • 2009 – Claire De Rouen Gallery – Solo show/book launch – London[11]
  • 2009 – Galleri Hangups – Solo Show – Stockholm[12]
  • 2008 – Fallon Worldwide group show – Fallon Gallery London
  • 2008 – Vice Photo Book Group show – The Jago gallery[13]
  • 2008 – I Thought I was alone – exhibition & ZINE launch – Jaguar shoes Gallery[14]
  • 2007 – Vice Photo issue gallery tour – June/July/August – Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Kassel.
  • 2007 – Studio Apart – Group show – Amsterdam

Publications

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  • IKYITHWMEL – Selected works. 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012 – Limited 1000 copies – Published by Dokument Press May 2012 ISBN 978-9-185639-51-9
  • Jonnie Craig – Selected works. 2007 & 2008 – Limited 750 copies – Published by Mörel Books February 2009 ISBN 978-1-907071-05-8
  • Nothing In Particular – Selected works 2005 & 2006 – Limited 50 copies – Published by Mörel Books February 2009 ISBN 978-1-907071-06-5
  • Nicholas – Selected works. 2009 – Limited 150 copies – Published by The Company of People
  • I Thought I Was Alone – Exhibition Catalogue – Limited 500 copies – Published by ITIWA – 2008
  • Untitled – Selected works. 2008 – hand made and numbered – Limited 5 copies – 2008

References

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  1. ^ a b "CV – JONNIE CRAIG". jonniecraig.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Jonnie Craig". morelbooks.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Scion – Space – Virtual Gallery". Scion Space.
  4. ^ "Random Acts – Channel 4". channel4.com.
  5. ^ "Photos: Jonnie Craig IKYITHWMEL Book Launch – HUH". huhmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Jonnie Craig Will Kick You in the Head with His Energy Legs". VICE.
  7. ^ a b "GSB/Gallery Steinsland Berliner: VATICAN GOLD". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Jonnie Craig". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  9. ^ "The Company of People". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  10. ^ http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/jonniecraig/index.php?page=cv/ref Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine>
  11. ^ http://www.viceland.com/wp/2009/02/jonnie-craig-solo-exhibition/[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ http://www.viceland.com/blogs/uk-photos/2009/10/03/jonnie-craig-exhibition-at-galleri-hangups/[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Vice Magazine: LONDON - THE VICE PHOTO BOOK EXHIBITION". Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  14. ^ "DreamBags JaguarShoes". unlike.net. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
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