"Road to Bandung", 2003 photo credit: Friedrich Nichtmargen

Born in N. Ireland in 1979, Justin McKeown has presented work in both national and international contexts. Most recently, he has presented work in events in Berlin (Germany), Sofia (Bulgaria), Zagreb (Croatia), Hull (England) and St Petersburg (Russia). This year he will be making works in various contexts including Currency 2005 New York (America), Alytus Biennial Alytus Lithuania, and a solo show at the Ludwig Museum (Budapest).

Justin holds an MA Visual Performance (Time Based Art) from Dartington College of Arts and is associate lecturer in Applied Warfare at the Independent Art School. He is co-founder of HEM, a curatorial body dedicated to cajoling and presenting politically engaged art. Most recently, Justin has founded SPART: the ultimate hybridisation of sport and art and as such the most evolved form of leisure on the planet. SPART is dedicated to examining the power structures inherent in the politics of everyday life. Justin currently lives in Belfast (Northern Ireland) where he regularly makes work and gets his hands dirty in local arts activities.