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EDUCATION HISTORY


PERFORMANCE/ART HISTORY

2021 PhD Student Kingston University. (current)
2011-2012
  Brighton University:
MA Performance and visual Practices (Distinction)
 2011-2012年ブライトン大学:
MA のパフォーマンスと視覚的プラクティス (区別)
2007/2010 Kingston University: BA in Fine Art
2007/2010 年キングストン大学: 美術の学士号
2006/2007 Kingston University: Foundation Diploma in the arts.
2006 年/2007 年キングストン大学: 芸術の基礎ディプロマ
contact: spikemclarrity@virginmedia.com
​お問い合わせ: spikemclarrity@virginmedia.com




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Dada Kan and white rabbit Sendia 2014
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Yoshio Nakajima and white rabbit 2014
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Yoshio Nakajima and Spike Mclarrity Japan 2014
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Yoshio Nakajima, Kosaka Mayu and Spike Japan 2014
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Death of white rabbit at Bar Buena Japan 2014 on Yoshio Nakajima's painting.
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Yoshio Nikajima and White Rabbit japan 2014
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Kosaka Mayu (Shin) and Spike Mclarrity japan 2014
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SEPTEMBER/AUGUST 2023
Serbia: First of the month in Odzaci 
Odzaci: Day of the rabbit, open free workshop in town square.
IMAF: Performance at Abandoned motel in Odzaci
IMAF: Performance in Novi Sad. 

MARCH 2023
27th A hybrid Nation: Exhibition at The Stanley Picker Gallery Kingston University. A collaboration with the photographer Arnell Dessera and the Musician Barry Andrews from Shriekback. 

FEBRUARY 2023
The making of hybrids for music video Wolfman. Shriekback. 

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022

Edinburgh Festival (The Hybrid Clan)
Spain. (The hybrid Cruiser and The Hybrid) Madrid
Serbia. 1st of the month in Odzaci
Serbia. The Day of the rabbit. An open art workshop in Odzaci with IMAF (International Multi Media Arts Festival).
IMAF: The Alchemist performed at the abandoned motel in Odzaci.
IMAF: The Dictator performed in Novi Sad


14th January White Rabbit litter picking campaign, photographed.
1st January 2022 First of the month. Near Barnes Bridge. First performance of a new year.
31st December 2021 New Years Eve around Barnes and outside the Olympic Cinema. Welcoming in the New Year.  The arty party rabbit.
10th December 2021 Barnes Christmas festival.
1st December 2021 White Rabbit first of the month. Near Barnes Bridge station.

1st of November White Rabbit first of the month. Near Barnes Bridge.

1st of October 2021 White Rabbit first of the month. Near Barnes Bridge.
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3rd-7th IMAF (International Multi Media Performance festival.)
Performance in Novi Sad (Bleeding the aid) A hybrid experience.  Five hour duration performance in old motel in Odzaci. (along with other artists from all over the world.


1st of September 2021 Odzaci Serbia first of the month.

28th August 2021 Day of the rabbit Odzaci Serbia. 
One day painting workshop with a local art group.  As part of Multi Media workshop. 

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1st of July 2021
First of the month performance sitting on wall in-between White Hart inn and Barnes Bridge station. 7am-8am
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1st of June 2021
First of the month performance sitting on wall in-between White Hart inn and Barnes Bridge station from 7am-8am


1st of Ma 2021
First of the month performance sitting on wall in-between White Hart inn and Barnes Bridge station from 7am-8am.
Appearance at the local pond market  2pm.

4th April 2021
White rabbit treasure hunt, supporting a local school cycling around on his Japanese green bike for three hours! 


1st April 2021
First of the month performance sitting on wall in-between White Hart inn and Barnes Bridge Station from 7am-8am.

28th March 2021
The publication of White rabbit "Celebrating Ten years of Barnes White Rabbit" Designed by Mercer Design Barnes London Uk. Printed by Colourzone.
Mercer Design - Graphic Design and Web Design agency in London
Colourzone


1st of March
Started a PhD with Kingston University, researching the art, myth and folklore of the rabbit./ also performed First of the month on the wall by the river Thames.


February 2021
Garden installation Fairy Garden
As part of a local art project/treasure hunt.
I planted and created using willow, which is now a growing installation.


January 2021/ 1st 
Garden Installation since August 2020
A series of pop up installation with white rabbit,
bringing together the community throughout lockdown.
Also White rabbit performance welcoming in the first of the month.


December 1st 2020
White Rabbit First of the Month


October 2020
PEPA online performance (Spain)
Live performance live stream.
PEPA ONLINE October 2020 Spike Mclarrity - YouTube


4t,5th,6th September 2020 
IMAF20 Serbia "The Deep Cleaner"

https://imaf-festival.weebly.com/27th June2020
Online Performance Art
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAsGprOT440LX56rRlJY6g

20th June
On line performance art festival (New York)
All dressed up and nowhere to go, duration 60 minutes, live performance using live stream. 

Spike Mclarrity (London, United Kingdom): All dressed up and nowhere to go – Online Performance Art Festival

18th June
A collaboration with Zygmund de Somogyi  a composer, as part of CODA on line music festival with two pieces we collaborated with via the internet. 

https://www.zdscomposer.co.uk/

June 2020
An on line collaboration with Marina White Raven performing to the works of William Blake. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC4hWJsCLIw

1st June 2020
White rabbit finally breaks free, cycling around Barnes village.
Here's a link to a breaking free moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_UsYF7s3-s

​1st May 2020
White rabbit rocking on the roof, the rabbits delight under blue sky.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvM292nMK04

1st April 2020
White rabbit on the roof, its a pandemic, the wall is out of limits.


February/March 2020 (Japan)
NIPAF (Nipon International Performing Arts Festival)
White Rabbit in Chichubu mountains collaboration with Mizue Fukuda at Cafe Donkey and Orange in Nishi Ogikubo.
Solo Show and performance with sound artist Kosaka Mayu at Cafe Godard in Sengikuji.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVM4qJJJnHg

1st December 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month in Islamabad.
A very different venue for the rabbit from 7am-8am from the hotel balcony!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idy-g-T96Ws

22nd November - 2nd December 2019
Islamabad Arts Festival
I ran two free workshops, one titled freeing your inner creativity, the other performing live as well as an artist talk and a live performance "behind the mask of white rabbit is a shame" which won an award!
https://www.islamabadartfestival.com/

14th November 2019
Behind the Mask of white Rabbit in collaboration with Jonny Danciger at the OSO arts centre in Barnes SW London.
https://www.osoarts.org.uk/

13-17th November 2019
Barnes Art Fair
Showing current paintings in acrylic of river and tow path.

1st November 2019
White Rabbit performing ont he wall between Barnes Bridge and Whitehart from 7am-8am.


23 October 2019
Every year I perform a piece on my birthday in memory of an artist, whose death is also on the same day. 
Natsuyuki Nakanishihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UomFynCum8

1st October 2019
White Rabbit up to his old tricks welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and Whitehart.  These performances are always followed by an update on face book with White rabbits wisdom.


September (whole month) 2019
Shelter Boutique Barnes.
Collaboration to highlight the deaths of homeless people dying in doorways. Created two doors that were displayed int he Shelters shop window.  Very well received.

1st Septmember 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and Whitehard.  Another month to embrace.


1st August 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and Whitehart.  Another month to say goodbye to and another to welcome in.


21.07.2019
​Solo exhibition at Cafe Godard Behind the sound a face is found. Sengakuji Japan.

1st July 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and the Whitehart. Usual Behindpresence of the wave. 


1st June 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and The Whitehart.  Usual warm welcome and interaction with people heading to Barnes Station and passing through the village.


2nd May 2019
Tokyo Chou Ward
Performance and exhibition
Faceless Angels of Japan


22nd April2019
Angels of lent and exhibition and installation of woodcuts and drawings or the journey through lent.  Also had a craft table that people came and painted some wood cut fishes as well as crosses.  

1st April 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and White Hart.


1st March 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and White Hart. Joined by another local dressed as a white rabbit, certainly a head turner seeing double!!!

1st February 2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new month, performing from 7am-8am on the wall between Barnes Bridge and White Hart.  White rabbit had a visit from the British police, questioned then let go. No idea why after three years.  Disrupting the performance, or I suppose took the performance to another level.


January 25th 2019
Burns night
Performing an ode to Rabby Burns in full kilts and Scottish tang
Colton Arms West Kensington
London

1st January  2019
White Rabbit welcoming the new year, usual 7am-8am performance on the wall between White Hart and Barnes Bridge station.  


December 2018:
Boecho Gallery Barnes SW13 exhibiting two carved sctulptures. 

November 2018: Part of the Barnes Art Trail showing work at The Stags Head, Priest Bridge, Charles Banks Estate agent and Shelter.  Also performance at Olympic studios "Who am I"


1st of November 2018
White rabbit celebrate two years waving on wall at Barnes Bridge. First of the month


23r October 2018
In memory of an artist Natsuyuki Nakanishi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imlNSVIOH_U

October 2018
Performance 2018
Philippines: Performance with Crece Dimayuga Roldan. "Salt and Sweet"

Performance with Sam Penaso "White rabbit meets Stripe Walker"

June, July, August, September
White rabbit pounding the boundaries.


1st May 2018
White rabbit by the roundabout and platform one at Barnes Bridge station, greeting people heading to Waterloo. 

1st April 2018
White rabbit by the roundabout and platform one at Barnes Bridge Station.
Fools Parade around Barnes Village joined by other performers wearing a variety of costumes.


29th March 2018
Barnes Duck race, a bit of rabbiting around the village and The Stags Head priest bridge Barnes.


1st March 2018
White rabbit by the roundabout and platform one at Barnes Bridge station.


1st February 2018
White rabbit by the roundabout and platform one at Barnes Bridge station.


1st JANUARY 2018
Performed white rabbit thanks to all who turned up to welcome the New year with the rabbit.
Happy New Year to everyone, thank you for all your support over the past two years.  If you are about between 7am-8am come and say high and start the New Year with a selfie of the rabbit.  You can find me opposite Riverside Gallery by the zebra crossing, three minute walk from Barnes Bridge. (Towards the high street) 

 http://www.riversidegallery.co.uk/p/welcome.html

17th December South West London
White Rabbit will be at The Stags Heads Barnes, joining in with local carol singing. 
https://thestagsheadbarnes.com/

8th December 2017 South West London
Barnes Christmas Festival and Barnes Christmas lights fair.
Two performances throughout the day, one wearing a Santa suite and riding a Japanese bicycle. the other embracing the camera.


1st December 2017 South West London
Duration performance, first of the month, White Rabbit on wall near Barnes Bridge.
After two years of sitting in the same place on the first of every month, white rabbit will be re-locating to a new spot on the other side of Barnes Bridge by the Zebra crossing opposite the Barnes Riverside Studios. 7am-8am.


20th November South West London 2017
Duration performance.
In Memory of Marc Boland, Musician, writer, Poet/
One hour duration at the site of where Marc Boland died.


14th November South West London 2017
Duration performance.
In Memory of Richard Francis Burton, explorer, writer etc.
One hour duration at his tomb


1st November London 2017
First of the month, White Rabbit on wall near Barnes Bridge.
Two years on.


23rd October Ginza Japan 2017
In Memory of an artist on a Birth...day
One hour duration outside the capsule hotel in Ginza. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUTpbocG7U&t=61s

1st October London 2017
First of the month, White Rabbit on wall near Barnes Bridge

1st September London 2017
First of the month, White Rabbit on the wall near Barnes Bridge.

11th-24th August 2017
White Rabbit A1 Tour.
Friday 11th Barnsley, Saturday 12th Middridge, Co Durham, Sunday 13th New Castle.


14th - 19th August 2017
Dunbar art Trail
( http://dunbarstreetarttrail.co.uk/ ) Scotland
First showing of five sculpture pieces on Dunbar High street. Also Whiter Rabbit will be appearing on the 19th throughout the town, on the coast and around the local area. Popping over to Glasgow and also at Edinburgh Festival. 

1st July 2017
​​First of the month, white rabbit durational waving piece between Barnes Bridge and White Heart Pub in Barnes London UK. 7-8am
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1st & 2nd July 2017
​​LBR upon Thames Open house art exhibition: 10-5 both days
​Joint exhibition with Katherine Cleave:
www.kcleave.com​ 
Rose House, 70 Barnes High Street, Barnes, SW13 9LD
http://www.arthouseopenstudios.co.uk/​

1st Jan, 1st Feb, 1st March, 1st April, 1st May,1st June 2017
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first of the month, White Rabbit durational waving piece between Barnes Bridge and the White Heart Pub in Barnes London UK. 7-8am


October 29th  2016
TOKYO TOWER (White rabbit popping the moon) Televised live from the tower.
October 23rd 2016
ART SPACE BAR BUENA TOKYO ( Live performance of Maddo Distorted Memories)
October 18th-23rd Art Space Bar Buena Tokyo 2016
Solo Exhibition and installation Queen B and the shrine to imperfection


April 12th 2015
ONE NOTE MISSING
A collaborative evening with
Marina Sossi (curator)
Allan Sutherland (performer)
Ana Berchenhoff (performer)
Stephen Donnelly (performer)
Richard Lewis (performer)
Lucy Thane (performer)
and Spike.
Unit 61 Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road - London E8 4QN

April 4th 2015
Barnes Duck Race: The presence of White Rabbit 2
(most Saturdays throughout the summer you will catch site of white rabbit cycling through Barnes from 10-10.30, just going about his morning chores!)

March 28th 2015
Art and Devastation Talk and exhibition
 Kosaka Mayu "a day an elephant cried" and Spikes photographs of Sendai one of the affected areas of the Tsunami in 2011.

March  Tuesday 17th 2015
Talk at the lecture club 9 Ilchester Place, London
How to do artist respond to Loss, grief, trauma in relations to the Japanese Tsunami.


March  Saturday 14th 2015
Art School Vibrations
Collaboration with Joe Frost, performing at Rose Theatre, Kingston Upon Thames.
4.30pm and 6.30pm (also showing original film throughout the day.

February 27th-2015 co hosted with Alex Chase White aka Wolf
Primal Origins of the artist, curated lecture at Rose House Barnes, with speaker Shivam Obrien. 

December 2014
Photographs of Sendia, Camden Image Gallery, joint exhibition.

November 1st & 2nd 2014
Rice Bowl
A two day solo exhibition of carved MDF paintings. Abstract rice fields based in Chiba Wada Japan.


September 2014
White Rabbit protesting outside Westminster on the right to vote in Scotland.  Also White Rabbit and Yoga opposite Westminster. UK

August 2014
White Rabbit on Stage by the Sea, the dance of white rabbit, Littlehampton. UK

26 July 2014
White Rabbit in Doncaster. UK


14th May 2014
Art and Devastation talk on visit to Sendai where Tsunami happened, showing work of artists who responded to the devastation that Tsunami caused. Rose House Barnes London. Also curated exhibition showing the work of the artist Kosaka Mayu: The Day an Elephant cried.


31st March-5th April 2014 
Group exhibition "Mail Art" Tokyo Japan.

30th March  2014
Art Space Bar Buena Japan.
Performance 1:  White Rabbit in collaboration with Yoshio Nakajima (Death of white rabbit in Japan)
Performance 2 : The Visionaries in collaboration with Kosaka Mayu (Shin)

27th March 2014

White Rabbit visits the artist Dada Kan


22nd November 2013 
Royal Academy School of Art: Collaboration The Visionaries with Alex Chase White (aka Wolf)

15th & 22nd 2013 August 
North Arts Centre Edinburgh. Talk and workshop.

6th/12th  2013 August 
Supernormal Festival, Oxfordshire. White Rabbits Carrot Den and The Hydroponic Theatre. Colaboration with Alex Chase White.

12th July  2013

Extraterrestrial Icarus. Written and directed by Charlie Standford. Performed by Spike.  East London Limehouse Studios.

27th,28th,29th June 2013. 
Rossanna Caid Walking and Holding, Battersea Arts Centre. London.

15th June 2013. 
No Ball Games, performing as White Rabbit. LUPA 20 East London.

1st June 2013.
Story telling with the hydroponic theatre, Barnes Green South West London.


13th April 2013
Extrapool, Nijmegen. The Big Fight, "the only person I am fighting is myself" four hour durational. Along with Dutch artist Paul Geelen.

April 2013
Volunteer Spill festival, London.

April 2013  
Rosanna Caid, Walking and Holding, part of spill festival


March 2013
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University Collaboration with Aine Phillips


April 2013
Volunteer Spill Festival, Ipswhich.


September 2012
Brighton Basement, final MA performance.  The Big Fight, The only person I am fighting is myself solo. Five hour duration.


August 26. 2012
Dregs: Spike too part in a small budge horror film, starring Kathryn Prescot from Skins and Jamie Blackley from Snow White and the Huntsman. Where he where he was made up to an armless and spineless Zombie, having had to endure physical pain from having his arms celetaped up for hours!

August 2012
White Rabbits' Passion Stew.  A three day spectacular. Three day durational, in collaboration with Alex Chase White.


June 5th 2012
Nickerbocker Glory TV: recording for a pilot television program called Boom Town. Five performance were recorded at Pine Apple studios "Spike gets stuffed"


May 4th,5th,6th 2012
Domestic Bits at The Marlborough Theatre: as part of the Brighton Fringe, in Collaboration with Katie Richardson as well as solo performance of "White Rabbits' Passion Stew"

May 19th,2oth,-26th,27th 2012
Brighton and Hove open house art trail: Site specific performance: Virginie Vincent hosts White Rabbit.


October 2011
White Night Brighton University: "White Rabbits' Last Supper"
 
August 2011
Super normal festival: Nomadic Visionary and The love of White Rabbit. Solo


October 2. 2010              
The Visionaries, Kingston Upon Thames:  Collaboration with Alex Chase White.
                                 

September 19th 2010             
Liverpool Central: Solo Guerilla performance "Political
Gob"  Also Bluecoat solo Guerilla performance “Get in my mouth" in the court yard.

 September 18/19th 2010
Liverpool Biennial: Assisting and performing with Brian Catling  Cyclops at The Bluecoat.


August 27th-28th 2010           
Selfridges, Oxford Street: Wolf and Badger, artists in
residence The Wonder Room, Concept Store.  "The Human Plinth"

 August 25th 2010               
Glenmalure Hotel: Wicklow Mountains
Ireland "The Nomadic Visionary" Solo

 August 20th-21st 2010       
Braziers Park Supernormal Festival:  Collaboration with Alex Chase White "The Visionaries"  Oxfordshire.


JulY 21st-24th 2010         
Barbican "You Me Bum Bum Train" various roles

July 19th 2010                  
Act Art 8: The Islington Metal Works,
performance Collaboration with Ruben Montini, London


 June 6th-16th 2010:           
Kingston University Degree Show: A series of
improvised performance dealing with a diverse range of political and ecological issues.

 June 5th 2010:                    
Kingston University Degree Show: Three hour
durational piece, solo performance “Three Actions Of identity”


May 19th 2010
Two Brewers: Drag Idol performance, London.

 May 16th 2010                  
No Souls For Sale at Tate Britain, London: ( Guerilla Performance, bleeding the earth)

 May 15th 2010                  
No Souls For Sale at Tate Modern, London: (Guerilla performance with plinth)

 April 24th 2010:                   
 Kingston Upon Thames: Collaboration with Alex Chase White“House Warmlips”

 February 17th 2010:         
Kingston University group show: Solo performance
three hour durational “What are the unknown consequences of giving Blood?”


 February 7th 2010:         
Copernicium Project Toilet Gallery, Kingston Upon Thames: Collaboration with Raisa Breslava and Acer Su “You, Me, Nobody” a five hour duration piece.

 February 4th 2010:           
Copernicium Project at the Toilet Gallery, Kingston Upon Thames: Solo performance “The greed of consumerism” And video installation.

 February 3rd 2010:         
Copernicium Project Toilet Gallery, Kingston Upon
Thames: collaboration with Raisa Breslava and Acer Su “With You, With Me, With Nobody” (Hosted by Alex Chase White)

 January 2010:                    
Barge House, OXO Tower South Bank London: Collaboration with Ruben Montin Live performance.


 January 2009:                    
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston Upon Thames: Showing of video performance and installation, collaboration
with The artist Yoshiko Shimada and Alex Chase White


 March 2009:                      
Arden and Anstruther Gallery
Petworth:
Three live penis printing performance Collaboration with Alex Chase White “Whatever You Think, Think the opposite”


 August 2009:                     
Taiwan University of the arts Summer
Jam:
Video installation and live solo performance “No Shadow of a doubt”

 September 2009:            

Open Realization Live art Festival, Beijing: Collaboration with Yoshiko Shimada “Milk and Honey” Week 6

 September 2009:            
Open Realization Live art Festival,
Beijing:
Solo performance “The Deep  Cleaner”Week 7

 October 2009:                   
Kingston University @ The Wee Stage: Collaboration live performance “The Naked Lunch”
With Jacob Dailey and Alex Chase White


 November 2009:             
Bone Festival, Bern Switzerland: Solo performance
(commissioned)



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