Artist statement
'The critical function of art, its contribution to the struggle for liberation, resides in the aesthetic form.' (Herbert Marcuse, 1978)
My art practice is an ongoing exploration of the subversive potential of art's aesthetic dimension. I aim to create seductively beautiful works to convey themes that centre around environmental and social justice, ranging from the effects of economic growth on climate change to cultural politics in my local borough. Through my work I wish to engage the viewer by stealth, often by subverting and disrupting ideas of decorative and aesthetic pleasure. Through my use of media and colour I seek to heighten the tensions created by the coexistence of subject matter and final image, combining traditional with modern media and incorporating found images, text, and fabrics.
Qualifications and training
- 2008 The Body Politic: Social and Ecological Justice, Art and Activism, PLATFORM/Birkbeck University, London
- 2002 MA Fine Art, Sir John Cass Faculty, London Guildhall University, London
Solo exhibitions
- 2010 Feeding the Monster, Signal Gallery, London
- 2009 Witness, Quaker Meeting House Walthamstow, London
- 2006 Notes in the Margin I, William Morris Gallery, London
- 2005 Interesting Times, Salon des Arts, London
- 2004 What's going on, Salon des Arts, London
Group exhibitions
- 2012 SPILL - Della Rees & Alke Schmidt, The Stone Space, London
- 2011 The Fishwick Papers, Smokehouse Gallery, Hackney Wick, London
- 2011 Dreams, Freud Museum, London
- 2011 Natural Histories, Eagle Gallery, London
- 2010 Inspired by Morris, William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London
- 2010 Art After Dark, ArtEgg Studios, New Orleans
- 2009 Mixed Signals, Signal Gallery, London
- 2009 Cut to the Chase!, Bargate Monument Gallery, Southampton
- 2009 Left in Vision III, University of London, London
- 2009 Artworks Open, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
- 2009 Signature - Works on Paper, artSpace, Berlin
- 2008 Mixed Blessings, Signal Gallery, London
- 2008 Urban Jungle, Exhibition & auction in aid of the charity Trees for Cities, City Hall, London
- 2007 Climate of Change, Reclaimed venue, Union Street, London
- 2007 T(emporary) A(utonomous) A(rt) London, Reclaimed venue, London
- 2006 Notes in the Margin II, Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow, London
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