1973
Born, London

1993-1996
Goldsmiths College Fine Arts & Critical Theory BA, University of London
2000-2002
Slade School of Fine Art MFA Sculpture University College, London


Exhibitions

Solo

2007
Imaginary Solution, SPACEX, Exeter, UK
Sedimentary Sight, Ballina Arts Centre, Ireland

2006
White Elephant, Laura Bartlett Gallery, London

2005
Time Spent Doing Things Backwards, Laura Bartlett Gallery, London


Selected Group

2008
If Looks Could Kill: Fashion and Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Art; BFI Southbank, London; Tate Modern, Cine Lumiere, London; Museum of the Moving Image, New York

2007
Berwick Film Festival, Berwick upon Tweed, (September 21 - 29)
Cambridge Film Festival, Cambridge (July 5 - 15)
The Air is Wet with Sound, Rekord, Oslo, Norway (Jan 19 - Feb 28)
It's Just Bread, Alma Enterprises, London. Curated by Ali McGlip (March 9 - April 15)

2006
Smoke and Mirrors, Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham
Bad Moon Rising, K3 Gallery, Zurich
Trivial Pursuit, Edge Zones, Art Basel, Miami, USA, Het Wilde Weten Gallery, Rotterdam, KX gallery, Hamburg
All For Show, Touring Group Show, Nexus Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA

2005
A Certain Tendency in Representation, Thomas Dane Gallery, London. Curated by Francesco Manacorda
I Love Cinema and Cinema Loves Me, Camden Art Centre, London
All For Show, Touring Group Show, Galerie Verticale, Quebec, Canada
Blind Spot, Tank.tv, http://www.tank.tv
Galerie Nomadenoase, Andre Butzer & Thilo Heinzmann, At Fortescue Avenue, Jonathan Viner, London
Young Masters, 148a St Johns St, London
All For Show, Touring Group Show: EDGE ZONES World Arts Building Miami, USA, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, USA, Fahrenheit Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand, LUMP Gallery/Projects, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Stella Artois After Dark Cinema, Manchester, Birmingham,Cardiff and London
Itchy Park - Park - Prague & Pestilence, Limehouse Town Hall, London

2004
Pilot: 01, Limehouse Town Hall, London, YAH Festival, Nottingham, Tank TV, ICA, London, Wayne Rooney, VTO, London, Itchy Park, Limehouse Town hall, London
Mementoes and Other Curiosities, (In association with the Architectural Biennial and Art Fortnight, London)

2003
Reduced, Century Gallery, London
Flinch, Seven Seven Gallery
Hubbub, Globe Gallery, Newcastle
It Ain't What You Do, 291 Gallery, London
Perspective 2003, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
Artsheffield 03, Showroom Cinema, Sheffield


Film Festivals And Screenings

2007
Berwick Film Festival, September 21 - 29
Cambridge Film Festival, Screening of Elizabeth McAlpine's Light Reading, Californian Sunset, 2007, July 5 - 15
Screening of Elizabeth McAlpine's Don't Look Now, 2003 at local cinemas coinciding with the solo exhibition "Imaginary Solution" at Spacex, Exeter.

2005
Pure Screen DVD*01, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, UK
All For Show, The Mighty Screen Land Movie Theatre, Kansas City, USA
All For Show, Multiplex film festival, Soap Factory Project Space, Minneapolis, USA
Slack Video, The Lamp, Hull, UK
Art Sheffield 05, Screening of Elizabeth McAlpine's Light Reading, 1500 Cinematic Explosions, 2005 at Site Gallery, Sheffield


Talks

2007
Artists talk at Berwick Film Festival, September 22
Artists talk at Spacex, Exeter in conjunction with solo exhibition.

2006
Anticipating the Past, Artist Talk at Tate Modern in collaboration with The British Film Institute and LUX. Selection by Stuart Comer, Curator of Film at Tate Modern 1 2 Anticipating the Past, Artist Talk at Tate Modern in collaboration with The British Film Institute and LUX. Selection by Stuart Comer, Curator of Film at Tate Modern
Smoke and Mirrors, Artist Talk at Mac, Birmingham

2005
Artist talk in conjunction with Photo-London at Royal Academy, London
Artist studio talk, Art in Context, Richmond University, Virginia, USA, to students based in London

2004
Artist talk at the ICA in conjunction with Tank TV., London


Bibliography

2007
Lack, Jessica. Elizabeth McAlpine, in The Guardian Guide
Dunne, Aidan.Elizabeth McAlpine, in The Irish Times
Dunne, Aidan.Elizabeth McAlpine, in The Irish Times
Wood, Sarah. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang? Elizabeth McAlpine's Adventures in Cinema, in Vertigo Magazine

2006
Lack, Jessica. White Elephant, Laura Bartlett Gallery Publication, October
Palmer, Judith. Don't Blink Now, in Miriad
Bell, Amy. Smoke And Mirrors, in Birmingham Metro, March 30
Secrets of Early Cinema Revealed, March 28, Birmingham Mail
Smoke And Mirrors, in Whats On, March 25

2005
Lack, Jessica. Elizabeth McAlpine, in The Guide, April 30
Herbet, Martin. Elizabeth McAlpine, in Time Out, June 8

2003
Sheffield, Art. April 28, in The Guide

Other
Elizabeth McAlpine is a co-founder and director of PILOT, a live archive for artists and curators. Pilot was launched in London in 2004 and has since exhibited the archive at Arco, Madrid and at the Venice Biennale, 2007. Pilot is supported by the British Council and the Arts Council England. www.pilotlondon. org