Forthcoming Exhibitions
2009 - The Story of Things, Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections
Forthcoming Artists’ Books
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2009), Scrapbook (the story of things), Manchester: Manchester Metropolitan University.
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (Eds.) (2009), Stilled Lives, Manchester: Righton Press. ISBN: 978-1-900756-54-4
Selected Exhibitions
2009 - Another Game We Made Up, Artist’s Book Fair Liverpool, A Foundation
2008 - A Game to Play on Friday November 14th 2008 between 2pm and 6pm, A Foundation, Liverpool
2008 - Swap/Vaihto, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2008 - Swap/Vaihto, Bureau Gallery, Salford
2008 - Sheffield Artists’ Book Prize, Bank St Arts, Sheffield
2008 - From Book to Book, Leeds Art Gallery
2004 - Do Something, Floating ip, Manchester
2003 - MoDA Outsized, Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Barnet
Awards, Commissions & International Exchanges
2008-09 - commission for artists’ book, Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections
2008 - Swap/Vaihto - British-Finnish artists exchange programme (supported by Arts Council England and the British Council)
2005 - research award, Adelphi Research Institute, University of Salford
2001 - North West Arts Board Grants for the Arts
Artists’ Books
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2009), Stories We Have Been Told: volume 1 & 2, Manchester: Carson & Miller.
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2009), Four Questions: a comic, Manchester: Carson & Miller. ISBN: 978-0-9557181-1-3
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2009), all the islands we have visited: 1981-2009, Manchester: Carson & Miller.
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2008), synopsis, Manchester: Carson & Miller.
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2007), The Exquisite Fold, Manchester: Carson & Miller. ISBN: 978-0-9557181-0-6
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2007), Things We Have Seen, Manchester: Carson & Miller.
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2007), some inscriptions we made up, Manchester: Carson & Miller.
Carson, J. & Miller, R. (2007), some inscriptions, Manchester: Carson & Miller.
Selected Artists’ Book Fairs
2009 - Bristol Artists’ Book Event, Arnolfini
2008 - Manchester Artists’ Book Fair, Holden Gallery
2008 - The 11th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, University of Leeds
2008 - Glasgow International Artists’ Bookfair, Royal Concert Hall
2007 - London Artists’ Book Fair, Institute of Contemporary Art
Other Publications
Allmer, P., Carson, J., Miller, R. & Sears, J. (2008), ‘Your Turn: experiments in narrative and play’ in The Blue Notebook, Vol. 3 No.1, October 2008. ISSN: 1751-1712 (Print), 1751-1720 (Online, available at http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/bnotebk.htm)
Bodman, S. (Ed.) (2008), Reading Around [online]. Bristol: UWE. Available at: http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/reading.htm ISBN 978-1-906501-01-3
Collections
Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol
University of Plymouth
Laurence Sterne Trust, Coxwold, Yorkshire
Arts Council Ireland, Dublin
Manchester Metropolitan University’s Special Collections
Carson & Miller are members of Righton Press, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Jonathan Carson is a member of Adelphi Research Institute, University of Salford.
Rosie Miller is a member of the Images, Narratives and Cultures Research Group, Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design (MIRIAD), Manchester Metropolitan University.