Biography:
Will Foster has a background in socially engaged arts practice. Since graduating from a BA in Environmental Art at The Glasgow School of Art in 2004, he has been an artist in residence throughout Scotland; Scottish Sculpture Workshop Aberdeenshire, Cove Park Argile and Bute, and Functionsuite Edinburgh. Will is the initiator and co-curator of Cabin Exchange from 2002 until 2006, a project where multiple 10ft by 8ft x 8ft shipping containers were used to create a platform for an annual weeklong public art project. This project involved local and international artists and took place throughout Glasgow, Edinburgh (Scotland) and Melbourne (Australia). In 2007 Will undertook a renewable energy research trip traveling by bicycle through Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark and Norway to arrive in Fykse on the west coast of Norway. This month-long trip culminated in a year-long inaugural residency at Barselgrad Centre in Fykse village. Will has recently completed a Masters of Arts in 'Arts and Ecology' at Dartington Collage of Arts, which was funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
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