About
Dr. David Oates was born in Manchester, England in 1971. After obtaining his PhD, he began working as a photographer, curator and writer in 2002.
David worked as treasurer, vice-chair and director of the photography network Redeye between 2004 and 2009
In 2007 David established the curatorial group Kiosk, whose aim was to both showcase the work of emerging photographic artists and to extend the audience for their work by exhibiting in spaces outside the bounds of the traditional gallery system.
Since 2009 David has made an ongoing series of works in collaboration with artist Mishka Henner, under the collective name BlackLab, an organisation designed to create works in which images interact with sound, music and texts through the creation of short films and montages.
In addition to the production of new work, BlackLab attempt to revivify the presentation of images by hosting events that combine performance, projections and propaganda.
In 2010, BlackLab produced the montage film, ‘Trawling the Visual Wreckage’. This work was subsequently shown at Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester and at the 2012 Dallas Biennial.
In February 2011, BlackLab were commissioned to produce a film commemorating the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first space flight. The resulting work, Cosmodrome debuted at Sale Waterside Arts Centre and subsequently screened at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.
On the 15th October 2011, BlackLab curated After Hours at Manchester’s Whitwoth Art Gallery, showcasing their own and others work around the theme Dark Matters.
David’s photographic work has been exhibited at Manchester’s Cornerhouse, Ashton Art Gallery, Manchester Central Library and the University of Manchester.
To contact David:
Telephone: 07732 272 163
e-mail: david@davidoates.net
Post: David Oates Photography, 231 Hulme Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5EF
