Born: 11th June 1968, London, UK.

Nationality: British

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Selected Goup Exhibitions

2004 San Jose Conference Center, SPIE Electronic Imaging Conference Holography Exhibition (CA, USA)
2003 St. Mary’s College Hammes Gallery, “Leading Lights” Exhibition (IN, USA).
2001 Solo Exhibition, Columbia Area Career Center (MO, USA).
2000 Jonathan Ross Gallery (London, UK).
2000 Columbia Art League (MO, USA).
2000 Royal Photographic Society (Bath, UK).
2000 The Butler Art Institute (OH, USA) 2000.
1998 The Royal Photographic Society (Bath, UK).
1997 6th Symposium in Holography, Lake Forest College (IL, USA).
1997 Art in Holography 2, Nottingham University (Nottingham, UK).
1996 Tokyo Museum of Holography (Japan).
1996 Museum of Photography, “Space in Plane, Plane in Space” Exhibition (Budapest, Hungary).
1995 National Film and Photography Museum, Art and Light (Bradford, UK).
1995 The Royal Photographic Society Holography Group (Bath, UK).
1994 Whitgift Gallery (Croydon, UK).
1994 The Esplanade, “Out of The Red” (Rochdale, UK).
1994 The Pump House Peoples’ History Museum, “Out of The Red” (Manchester, UK).
1993 Whitgift Gallery, “Three Artists” (Croydon, UK).
1992 The Science Museum, “Living with Lasers - The Art of Holography” (London, UK).
1992 Imperial College, “International Society of Optical Engineers (SPIE) Holography Exhibition” (London, UK).
1992 Royal College of Art, MA Degree Show (London, UK).
1992 Centre Georges Pompidou, “Science et Techniques” (Maison Alfort, Paris, France).
1991 RCA Link Gallery, “Work in Progress” (London, UK).
1991 Exeter University, Art Group Mural (Devon, UK)
1990 Exeter City Library, Combined Arts Exhibition (Devon, UK).
1990 Exeter City Studios, “Figures of Eight” (Devon, UK).

Solo Exhibitions

1999 Columbia Career Center Holography Gallery, Missouri, USA.
1994 Whitgift Gallery, Croydon. UK

Permanent Collectioons

Tokyo Museum of Holography, Japan.
Jonathan Ross Collection, London.
Art Group Mural, Exeter University, Devon, UK.

Awards, Grants and Prizes

2004 Travel Grant - SPIE Electronic Imaging Conference (CA, USA)
2003 Shearwater Foundation – The Holography Award
2001 Travel Grant - SPIE Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP), (Singapore).
2001 Listed in the International WHO’s WHO of Professional Management, Gibraltar Publishing.
2001 C.A.C.C Nomination for Educator of the Year (MO, USA).
2000 Travel Grant - SPIE International Conference in Display Holography (St. Poelten, Austria).
1997 Agfa Holographic Film Supply award, Shearwater Foundation.
1997 Travel Grant - Art in Holography 2, Nottingham University (UK).
1996 Travel Grant - SPIE Lake Forest International Holography Symposium (IL, USA).
1992 Michael Frye Design for the Disabled, Royal College of Art (London, UK).

Artist-in-Residence

July 2002 Holocenter (New York, USA).
February 1997 Maria Fidelis School (London, UK).
1993 Whitgift School (Croydon, London, UK).

2001 SPIE Education Committee member (USA).
1999 Corporate trainer in Laser Safety, Columbia Area Career Center (MO, USA).
1994-97 Holographer, The Holographic Image Studios (London, UK).
1995 Holographer, 3D-4D Holographics (London, UK).
1994 Team Designer of ‘Out of the Red’ touring exhibition and workshop facilitator, funded by the Co-operative Bank and Northern Arts, Cartwheel Community Arts (Rochdale, UK).
1993 Holography Consultant for the Football Association’s (FA) Cup Final Program cover for Wembley (London, UK).

2003 – Present Day - Light Express Coordinator, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton (Hampshire, UK).
1998-2003 Laser Technology Instructor to 10th grade students, Columbia Career Center (MO, USA).
1999, 2001 & 2003. Holography Instructor, University of Missouri’s Saturday Science (MO, USA)
March 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002. Workshop facilitator, University of Missouri’s Project Enter (MO, USA).
1997–1998 Photography and Holography Tutor & workshop facilitator Croydon College, Photography Department, Faculty of Art and Design, (London, UK).
June 1996 Visiting Lecturer and Tutor, Fine Art (MATTA) Department, Plymouth University (Devon, UK).
1993 Visiting Lecturer and Tutor BA Graphics/Photography Department, Plymouth University (Devon, UK).

Workshops and Lecturing

2004 Holography with Rangers - Science Week Activity, University of Southampton (Hampshire, UK).
1998 Introduction to Holography. Oakland School, Columbia, MO, USA.
One week holography workshop with BA Photomedia Students at Croydon College, London, UK.
1997 Maria Fidelis School workshops in holography for ‘Holography and the Mandala’ project, London, UK.
Introduction to Holography as an Art Medium. Lecture to 6th Form Students at Laymer and Godolphin School, London, UK.
1996 Visiting Lecturer, Fine Art (MATTA) Department, Plymouth University, Devon, UK.
Art and Holography Lecture. BA Photomedia Students, Croydon College, Croydon, London, UK.
1995 Introduction to the Art of Holography. Lecture St. Paul’s Girl’s School, London, UK.
The Royal Photographic Society, Bath, UK. Talk on exhibited work.
The Art of Holography. The Merton Scientific Society, Merton. UK.
1994 Holography and Valuable Objects, Lecture and holography workshop with 9th grade students at Springhill School, Bradford, UK.
Holography and Valuable Objects. Lecture and holography workshop with HND Media Students at Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale, UK.
Design and production of ‘Out of the Red’ touring exhibition workshops with Cartwheel Community Arts, funded by The Co-operative Bank and Northern Arts, UK.
Holography as an Art Medium. Lecture to students, parents and teachers, Whitgift School, Croydon, London, UK.
1993 Work in Progress. Lecture to Photography and Graphics BA Students, Plymouth University, Devon, UK.
1992 Art & Holography. The Art Group, Exeter University, Devon, UK

Lectures (selected)

2002 “Photonics in High School” SPIE Education and Training for Optics and Photonics (ETOP) Conference (Singapore).
2002 “Advanced Holography in High School” SPIE Holography Conference (Austria).
2002 Artists Forum, SPIE Holography Conference (Austria).
1999. “Art and Holography,” Photography Department, Rockbridge High School (Columbia MO, USA).
1995 “Introduction to the Art of Holography,” St. Paul’s Girl’s School (London, UK).
1997 “Introduction to Holography as an Art Medium,” Latymer and Godolphin School (London, UK).
1995 Lecture on exhibited work, The Royal Photographic Society (Bath, UK).
1992 “Art & Holography,” The Art Group, Exeter University (Devon, UK).

Publications

Laser Safety in High School. Pearl John, Richard Shanks, Renee Holtzhauser, Meadow Woodbury and Kenneth Canole. ICALEO 2002 Proceedings.
“Holography in High School”, Pearl John and student Elaine Poche, OE Reports, April 2002.
Photonics in High School. ETOP 2001 Singapore. Pearl John & Richard Shanks. SPIE Proceedings, Volume 4165.
Advanced Holography in High School. Holography 2000, St. Pölten, Austria. SPIE Proceedings, Volume 4149.
Public Education and the Electro-Optical Industry: A Strategic Partnership in Creating Photonics Classes for High School Students. Neal Miller & Pearl John. ETOP 1999, Cancun, Mexico. SPIE proceedings, Volume 3831.
1999 “Holography and Education”. Internet Interview with Frank Defreitus, Holoworld.com .

Education

2003 Class - Selection and Organization of Subject Matter in Vocational Education, Central Missouri State University (CMSU) (MO, USA).
2002 Class - Applied Academics-Principles of Technology, CMSU.
2001 Class - Traditional, Performance-Based and Observation-Based Assessment, CMSU.
2001 Class – Problem Based Learning, Career Center (MO,USA).
2000 CMSU Internship - Professional Development Internship at the Holography Lab of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, (IL,USA).
1998 Class - Fundamentals of Laser Safety, Laser Institute of America, (MI, USA).
1997 Class - Training for Artists in Schools. Institute of Education (London, UK).
1992 MA Holography, Royal College of Art (London, UK).
1990 BA (Combined Hons) Fine Art & English Literature, Exeter University, (UK).
1989 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, West Surrey College of Art and Design (UK).

Commercial Holography

1994-97
Assistant Holographer to Dr Martin Richardson at The Holographic Image Studios (THIS), London, UK, in the production of Holographic portraiture and large format advertising holograms eg. McDonalds, Kodak and Pall Europe.

1995
Assistant Holographer at 3D-4D Holographics, London, UK.

1993
Holography Consultant for the Football Association’s (FA) Cup Final Programme cover for Wembley, London, UK.

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