Artist statement
My art originates from observations of the incidental characteristics of the built environment. I gather inspiration in the ordinary, everyday surroundings I pass through by capturing the accumulation of history left behind in disused or forgotten areas. Aged surfaces and neglected structures hold a variety of clues as to the interests, habits and routines of both past and present life. By collecting and re-interpreting this visual information I aim to understand and reflect upon the social attitudes, political concerns and cultural trends of a place at a moment in time.
Professional Skills
I am a tutor and part-time lecturer in Photoshop, Experimental Digital Printmaking, and combining digital and traditional print. I have worked in the community on public art projects, curated several group and solo exhibitions, and am Director of ReOrsa, an artist-led organisation which manages an artists studio complex, exhibition space, and regular interventions/installations in empty shop spaces.
Current and forthcoming events
- April - June 2013: Resonance - Art in the Ark, The Ark Centre, Basingstoke (more info)
- June 2013: Bucks Open Studios 2013, Fernbank Studio, Burnham (more info)
- June 2013: Hackwood Art Festival 2013, Hackwood Grange, Basingstoke (more info)
Qualifications and training
- 2005 Master of Arts, Camberwell College, University of the Arts, London
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 Changing Structures, Gallery@49, Berkshire UK
- 2011 Urban Traces, The Corn Exchange, Newbury, Berkshire UK
- 2010 Observations on a Town, Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park, Bracknell, Berkshire
Group exhibitions
- 2013 Collision, Nancy Victor Gallery, London
- 2013 Printmaking and Animation, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon
- 2013 Hackwood London Launch, The Gallery 54, London
- 2012 Artists Discover Europe, Galerie in Forum, Leverkusen, Germany
- 2011 Open Photography 2, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol UK
- 2010 PRINTED by 5 Printmakers, Galerie Am Stall, Hude, Germany
- 2009 LOOP at Clifford Chance, Canary Wharf, London
- 2007 Stick*Stamp*Fly, Gasworks Gallery, London (more info)
- 2007 Wrexham Print International 2007, Wrexham, Wales
- 2006 BLINK, Gasworks Gallery, London (more info)
Curated projects
- 2010 BBC Big Screens London, The Projection Gallery.com, Walthamstow and Woolwich
- 2009 BBC Big Screens London, The Projection Gallery.com, E17 Art Trail - Walthamstow
- 2009 Lumen Evolution Festival, The Projection Gallery.com, Leeds, UK
- 2009 Underground City, DIVUS UNIT 30, London
- 2009 Exploits in the Wireless City, Radiator Festival, Nottingham UK
- 2007 Nexus Art Screen, Gateshead Central Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- 2006 The Projection Gallery, Independents, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool
Public commissions
- 2006 Public Art Works, Leigh Park, Hampshire
Publications
- 2010 Critical Mass: Printmaking Beyond the Edge - Richard Noyce
- 2009 Installations and Experimental Printmaking - Alexia Tala (A&C Black Publ)
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