Exhibitions

Conceiver / curator.
The Novium Museum, Chichester. Also wrote accompanying book. Designed by StudioMoo. See also separate page here.

Conceiver / curator.

British Council touring exhibition to seven cities in China. All photographs sourced from Jill Furmanovsky's Rockarchive, including many taken by her. Also wrote accompanying catalogue.  

Co-producer.
Retrospective exhibition, originally curated by my brother Patrick Elliott for Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and then toured to three cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, from March to Nov 2012.

Project manager.
Curated by Margaret Macdonald, for the Tretyakof Gallery, Moscow, from Dec 2006 to Feb 2007.

Producer.

This was originally conceived in China, after which the 200,000+ clay figures were shipped to Japan for installation in a very large school hall in Roppongi, Tokyo, in association with Mori Art Museum.

Commissioner / producer.

British Council exhibition about lighting design. Commissioned for Tokyo, curated by Sorrel Hershberg, British Council, London; toured to a few more countries afterwards.

Co-producer, with LaForet Museum, Tokyo.

Adaptation of original show at Design Museum London, curated by Libby Sellers.

Producer.
Exhibition about young, edgy British architects. Also conceived parallel Space Explained talks and Space Invaded concert (Janek Shaeffer, Main, Yoshihide Otomo & Nobukazu Takemura), all presented in Tokyo.

Co-producer, with LaForet Museum, Tokyo.
One-off exhibition of Rankin’s photography for Dazed & Confused Magazine. Curated by Rankin.

Conceiver and curator.

Exhibition of photographs of football fans (by Alistair Berg) and goalposts (by Neville Gabie), coinciding with FIFA World Cup 2002 in Japan/Korea. Presented at British Council Tokyo office. 

Co-producer.
with Barbican and Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. Exhibition contrasting & comparing the two cities’ fashion, music, art and design scenes.

Conceiver / producer.
Tokyo and Osaka, and then toured several East Asian countries
Designed by The Designers Republic

Producer.
Exhibition about designer-underwear, debuting in Tokyo and Kobe, then touring internationally.

Project Manager.
British Council / CHANGE poster exhibition for multiple countries
Designed by Daddy

Project Manager.
Exhibition about the ordinary lives of eight young people from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. For UK/Japan Festival 98, in Tokyo International Forum
Designed by Ben Kelly. Featured very early use of touchscreens.

Commissioner / producer.
Exhibition of Chris Levine lightworks for British Council Cairo gallery which later toured to a few other countries.
Accompanied Warp fashion show, also branded by Levine, featuring six young British designers.

Project Manager.
Exhibition with Natural History Museum, London, and Australia Museum, Sydney. Part of New Images Festival. Later toured to Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. Designed by Jasper Jacob Associates.

Project Manager.

Exhibition tracing the history of Yemenis in Britain. Written & researched by Katharine Meurnier and Tim Mackintosh-Smith, photography by Monica Fritz, designed by Amalgam. Toured to London, Sheffield, Cardiff, Birmingham and Yemen.

Project Manager.

Exhibition about city design. Two sets toured to a dozen or so countries, starting in Hong Kong. Curated by Richard Burdett and Jane Priestman; graphic design by Atelier Works and produced by Wordsearch. Photo above is from its first showing in Hong Kong.

Project Manager.
Written and researched by Gill Trethowan. Small exhibition about Edith Durham, who became a champion of Albanian independence. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council. Shown in London and Tirana.

Project manager.
Touring exhibition about contemporary British graphic designers, including Why Not Associates, Me Company, Stylorouge, The Partners, Farrow Design, Fly, etc. Curated by Michael Horsham (Tomato) and designed by Graphic Thought Facility.

Project Manager.
British Council poster exhibition, multiple sets for numerous countries. Designed by Why Not Associates.

Project Manager.
Exhibition for Hong Kong fair. Designed by Furneaux Stewart.

Project Manager.
Touring exhibition about the interior design of theatres, in 3 sets. Co-curated by Iain Mackintosh, Ronnie Mulryne and Margaret Shewring, photos by Clive Barda, designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project Manager & picture researcher.
History of UK-Russian Relations exhibition to coincide with first ever State Visit to Russia. Shown in Moscow and St Petersburg. Written and researched by Lyndsey Hughes, University of London.

Project Manager, writer & researcher.
Touring exhibition to Eastern Europe about the English language, designed by Furneaux Stewart, sponsored by The Economist.

Project Manager & picture researcher.
Poster set about crime-writing, for multiple countries. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project Manager & picture researcher.
Poster set for multiple countries. Written by David Edgar. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Producer.
Written & researched by Tom Pickett. Small multiple-set poster exhibition to celebrate 30th anniversary of The Beatles' first single. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Producer.
Touring exhibition about the history of football in Britain. Written & researched by Ian Fuller. Opened by Bobby Charlton in Manchester before touring to a dozen countries in two sets. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project manager & picture researcher.
Poster set for multiple countries. Written by Kate Bostock with an introduction by Jonathan Raban. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project manager, writer & picture researcher.
Poster set for multiple countries. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project Manager, writer & picture researcher.
Poster set for multiple countries, celebrating the centenary of Christie's birth. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project manager & picture researcher.
Poster set for multiple countries
Written by Clyde Jeavons, National Film Archive.
Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project Manager.
Poster set for multiple countries, promoting studying in Britain. Photography by Ed Barber. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council. 

Writer, picture researcher & project manager.
British Council touring exhibition celebrating the actor/director’s birth: three versions, with film package, toured 25 countries
Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project Manager & picture researcher.
Poster set for multiple countries. Written by Alastair Niven of the Arts Council. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project Manager & picture researcher.
Touring exhibition in three sets, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of WWI. Written by Wendy Bradshaw and designed by Trickett & Webb.

Project Manager.
Exhibition about Thais in Britain from 1684 to the present day. Shown in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Curated by Rachel Harrison. Designed by Marsha Lebon, British Council.

Project Manager.
Curated by Terence Pepper, National Portrait Gallery.
Touring exhibition of c.70 framed photographs, from 1930s to present day. Designed by Peter Wildbur, British Council.

Curator.
British Council touring exhibition, two versions, toured 20 countries 1987-90. Designed by Eva Jiricna Associates (3D) and The Partners (graphics). Opened in British Council Portland Place office in London by HRH Prince Charles in Feb 1987.

Assistant.
Touring exhibition of c.50 original posters from the London Transport Museum. Designed by Peter Wildbur, British Council.

Assistant.
Touring exhibition to about ten countries. Written & researched by Jenny Tyndale, Designed by Alan Osbourne.

Assistant.
Touring exhibition to about ten countries. Written & researched by Michael Buerke? Designed by Peter Wildbur, British Council.