Artist statement
My practice is informed by the social and political realities in which I inhabit. I am particularly concerned with the ways in which these social and political realities in turn manifest themselves through cultural praxis as such as they underpin the contemporary society around us.My work touches on class, racial identity, power and belonging.
Qualifications and training
- 2004 PGCE (Post Grad/Education-Art and Design), Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton
- 1996 BA, Art and Design (First class Hons), University Central England, Birmingham
Solo exhibitions
- 2009 Louder Than Words, Vane Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2007 Louder Than Words, Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham
- 2007 Louder Than Words, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham
- 2006 Louder Than Words, UNIT 2 Gallery, London
- 2005 Testimony, Suffolk College, Ipswich
- 2005 Testimony, Queens Hall, Gallery, Hexham
- 2002 Private Face, 198 Gallery, London
- 2002 Private Face, Midland Art Centre, Birmingham
- 2002 Private Face, EMACA, Nottingham
- 2000 Communication, The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Deptford X Fringe Festival, Deptford, London
- 2012 BERLIN / BIRMINGHAM / BEYOND, BERLIN / BIRMINGHAM / BEYOND, Birmingham
- 2010 The Meaning of Style, The New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
- 2009 Birmingham Seen, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham UK
- 2009 Feminist At practices: rewind,remix and pump up Volume!, Axis Online Curated Selection. Curated by Katy Deepwell, UK, Axis Online Curated Selection, Curated by Katy Deepwell
- 2009 East International 09, Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich
- 2008 Art of Birmingham II, 1940 -2008, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
- 2008 Hair : Community Stories from Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
- 2008 Open West Midlands, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
- 2008 Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fair, Newcastle upon Tyne, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2008 Say it as it is, Signal Galley, London
- 2006 Families, Oxford House Gallery, London
- 2006 Artfest 06, Birmingham, Birmingham
- 2004 True Stories, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
- 2004 Human Condition, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
- 2004 True Stories, Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2003 True Stories, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
- 2002 Front of House, Winson Green, Birmingham
- 2002 Intervention, Handsworth, Birmingham
- 2000 Black Artists Exhibition, Q-arts, Derby
- 1999 Ingoldby Estate Community Arts Project, Northfield, Birmingham
- 1999 Central Collective, Roundhouse Gallery, Birmingham
- 1998 Group Show, Woodbridge Gallery, Birmingham
- 1996 Group Show, The Custard Factory, Birmingham
- 1995 Women's Festival, University Central England, Birmingham
Residencies
- 2008 Triangle Art Trust International Residency (Sept - Dec), The Bag Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa,
- 2006 Mentoring/artist residency, Witwaterstand University, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2005 Painting and Drawing course, Accademia Italianna, Florence, Italy
- 2000 Communication/Collection, The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Web links - gallery/work/projects
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