Sue Tompkins

Riyad Hossain
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Leighton Buzzard, England
Occupations	Visual artist singer songwriter
Relatives	Hayley Tompkins (sister)
Musical career
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1999-2002
Formerly of	Life Without Buildings

Sue Tompkins is a British visual and sound artist and was the vocalist for indie rock band Life Without Buildings. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Tompkins was born in Leighton Buzzard in 1971. She studied painting at the Glasgow School of Art, and graduated in 1994. ^[3] Since 1997 she has worked collaboratively with the collective Elizabeth Go (Victoria Morton, Sarah Tripp, Hayley Tompkins and Cathy Wilkes). ^[4] She has held multiple exhibitions at The Modern Institute. ^{[1] [5]}

Tompkins also provided the vocals for art rock band Life Without Buildings, along with other students of the Glasgow School of Art. Spin magazine described Tompkins' vocals as "nervously chirped evocative phrases" and credited her as the band's central attraction. Following their debut album Any Other City in 2001, the band split up. ^{[1] [6]}

Personal life

Tompkins lives and works in Glasgow.

Her twin sister is the artist Hayley Tompkins.

Exhibitions

• The Showroom, London (solo, 31 October - 9 December 2007)
• 'Bare Words', Lautom Contemporary, Oslo (group, October 2007)
• 'in the poem about love you don't write the word love', installation and live performance, Overgaden, Copenhagen (November, 2007)
• Sue Tompkins, Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, (solo, 27 February - 24 April 2011)
• 'Expressions', The Modern Institute, Glasgow, (solo, 7 September - 2 November 2013)
• 'When Wayne Went Away', Lisa Cooley, New York, (solo, 21 February - 27 March 2016)

References

1. Higgie, Jennifer (April 2006). "In Other Words". Frieze Magazine (98).
2. "Sue Tompkins' first major solo exhibition in Scotland". The List. 24 February 2011.
3. "Sue Tompkins". Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
4. Buonpadre, Silvia (8 July 2014). "10 Female Artists from Scotland You Should Know About". The Culture Trip. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
5. "Sue Tompkins and STANDARD (Oslo) at The Modern Institute, Glasgow". Mousse Contemporary Art Magazine. 18 September 2013.
6. "Unsung: The 100 Greatests Bands You've (probably) Never Heard". Spin : 72. August 2009.