Reviews of The Dancing Plague
Richard Bruton in COMICON 16.4.21
Gordon Parsons for The Morning Star 14.5.21
Andy Oliver for Broken Frontier 16.6.21
Alex Humphrey for Love Horror 9.6.21
Win Wiacek for Now Read This! 21.5.21
Amy Walker for Set The Tape 28.4.21
Lydia Turner for Pipedream Comics
Simon Kennedy for Front Row Reviews 22.4.21
Louise Darblay for Art Review 4.8.21
Avery Kaplan for The Beat 31.8.21
Ed Park for The New York Times 8.10.21
Steve Toase for Fortean Times March 2022. (Print only)
Reviews of A Thousand Coloured Castles
John Freeman for Down The Tubes 18.4.17
Josh Franks for Ink Magazine 26.4.17
Andy Oliver for Broken Frontier 28.4.17
Stephen from Page 45 31.4.17
Luke Marlowe for Disclaimer Magazine 16.6.17
Pete Redrup for The Quietus 16.6.17
The Library Journal 30.6.17
Alex Hoffman for Sequential State 19.2.18
Win Wiacek for Slings and Arrows 12.4.22
Reviews of the Black Project
PG Previews September 2013 Paul Gravett, 7.7.13
Steve Morris for Comics Beat 3.9.13
Alex Thornber for We Love This Book 11.11.13
Andy Oliver for Broken Frontier 10.10.13
Andrew Moreton for FA The Comiczine 15.10.13
Richard Bruton for Forbidden Planet Blog 25.10.13
Teddy Jamieson for The Herald Scotland 3.11.15
Paul Ashley Brown for Comic Bits Online 6.11.13
Joe Decie for Comics and Cola 9.12.13
Best Graphic Novels of 2013 - Paul Gravett, The Independent – Print Only
Reviews of Threadbare
Pete Redrup in The Quietus 17.12.19
Andy Oliver in Broken Frontier 26.8.19
Articles
Gareth Brookes: The Black Project Paul Gravett, article first appeared in Art Review Magazine Sept ’13 ISBN 97744993
Stripped at the Book Festival: Gareth Brookes Joe Gordon, Forbidden Planet Blog20.8.13
Stripped Event Review – Hannah Berry and Gareth Brookes Jeremy Briggs, Down the Tubes 21.9.13
Waterstones’ Blog - The Black Project Waterstones' Blog2.10.13
Four Responses to Comics Unmasked Cynthia Rose, The Comics Journal, 28.7.14
Comics Unmasked at The British Library – In Pictures The Guardian2.5.14
Uncanny Returns of the Horror Comic Dan Smith 19.8.14
Top Ten Uncanny Graphic Novels The Guardian 9.12.15
Gareth Brookes: Expressing perceived reality through the language of comics - ink magazine 26.4.17
Off The Shelf - Inspiration in the Elderly - Big Issue North (Print Only)
The Terrifying Hallucination Syndrome You've Never Heard Of Judith Potts The Daily Telegraph 3.4.17
Storytelling Cities Graphic Novel Magazine Korea (Print only)
Inside Look: The Dancing Plague, Broken Frontier 8.7.21
The Burden of the Present in Gareth Brookes’ The Dancing Plague, Christopher Bishop, Visual Studies Journal
Interviews
Interview: Gareth Brookes Nicola PearceYoung Arnolfini Blog24.11.14
An Interview with Gareth Brookes, Foxhole Magazine May 15 - Print Only
Graphic Content : Interview with Teddy Jamieson The Herald Scotland
Interview with Andy Oliver Broken Frontier 26.4.17
5 Questions for Gareth Brookes Penn State University Press 21.6.17
An Interview with John Freeman Down The Tubes 31.8.17
Gareth Brookes on medieval religion, mass hysteria and embroidery - An interview with Teddy Jamieson The Herald Scotland 21/05/21
If The Marks Are Perfect, How Can You Relate To Them? - An Interview with Joe Decie, The Comics Journal 24.5.21
Exhibitions
The Black Project Exhibition - An Exhibition of Original Art from The Black Project, London Print Studio 5th – 12th September 2013
The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival, Exhibition of original artwork Castle Dairy Kendal 17th October – 10 November 2013
Comics Unmasked, Art and Anarchy in the UK at The British Library, May 2nd – August 19th
The Story Of of British Comics So Far: Cor! By Gum! Zarjaz! The Lightbox Woking 6 August - 31st December 2016
The Alternative Press And Gareth Brookes - Winchester Gallery, Winchester School of Art 24th - 28th October 2016
Gareth Brookes, Solo Exhibition at The WAR Gallery 4th August - 7th September 2017
Storytelling City - The Gallery, Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea 20th - 25th September 2017
Embroideries - Prints - Drawings - Solo show at 155a Artist Space London - 22nd - 29th November 2018
Burning, Soaking, Piercing, Dancing - Solo show at 155a Artist Space London - 4th - 7th November 2022
Framed, An Exhibition of Comic Art - Phatgallery, Shirethorn House, Hull 18th December 21 - 18 March 22
Message Failed To Send - Central Saint Martins, London, May 1st - 30th 2023
Prizes
Public Appearances, Talks and Workshops
Modern Gothic Graphic Novels, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Saturday 24th August 2013
Gareth Brookes and Isabel Greenberg in Conversation with Paul Gravett – Manchester Literature Festival. October 7th 2013
Quick Strips Brighton, Graphic Brighton Festival, 5th September 2013
Comica Comiket, Live Drawing Parade, Central St Martins School of Art, Saturday 2nd November 2013
Are Graphic Novels Literature? Panel host Paul Garvett, Foyles Bookshop London, 9th November 2013
Laydeez Do Comics, Foyles Bookshop London, 18th November 2013
Brains and Ink and Rag and Bones- What are Graphic Novels Made of? Panel Talk with Woodrow Pheonix, 1st April 2014, Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton
The Art of Stories, Eden Project Cornwall, 27th May – 3rd JuneLinocut Workshops for Families
Crowd Talks – What is Illustration? Hoxton Gallery, London7 September 2014
The Bookish Supper Society, Interview and Q & A, 4th Feb 2015, Brighton
SICK Festival Brighton – In Front of the Children, Panel Talk hosted by Karl James, The Basement, 7th March 2015
S.M.A.S.H - Graphic Novel Network, panel discussion at the Barbican Library 7 Novenmber 2015
In Conversation with Gareth Brookes- Discussion with Paul Gravett, The Lightbox Gallery ,Woking, 11th October 2016
Graphic Medicine Panel - With Ian Williams, Kriota Willberg, Gareth Brookes and MK Czerwic - Toronto Comic Art Fair, Toronto 13.5.17
Embroidery Workshops at the Bradford Literature Festival - 2.7.17
Storytelling City - The Gallery, Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea 20th September 2017
Storytelling City Talk at Bradford Literature Festival - 30.6.18
Embroidery Workshops at Bradford Literature Festival - 1.7.18
Monoprinting Workshop with Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants at The ICA - 5.7.18
Plymouth Illustration Event - University of Plymouth 1.3.19
Making is a Way of Thinking. - Artist Residency at Bryn Mawr College Philadelphia - 8 - 13 April 2019
LDComics - 15th March 2021
The Power of Small Press Comics - Gareth Brookes - Hackney Comic and Zine Fair - August 2021
VAF Masterclass , Old Materials New Effects, University of Viborg, Denmark. 27th Sept 22
Organising Your Own Comics Fair - Panel Discussion SLCZF 14th July 2023
Helsinki Comics Fair Goes London - Panel Discussion Janne Parviainen - Gareth Brookes interviewer: Paul Gravett, 25th November 2023
Other Exposure
Paul Gravett showed a copy of The Black Project on BBC Breakfast News BBC1 on 4th May 2014
Work featured in Comics Unmasked, Art and Anarchy in the UK Exhibition Catalogue, British, Library Publishing. ISBN 978712357753
Work featured in Comic Art – Paul Gravett, Tate PublishingISBN 9781849760560
Work Featured in kuš! anthology š! #27 ISBN 9789934518508
Work Featured in PAQ Ep 6 Streetwear vlog 9.5.17
Television appearance as the main artist in ArTravel Series 2 Episode 2 for Arirang TV Korea