Artist statement
Paper is a medium, a document a catalyst, a message, a creative act, it transforms for the better or worse, it travels, it is solid in a semi transparent world, it holds value, it proves, it also us to share information and ideas, it sorts us into groups of accepted and rejected, it covers up temporarily, it can be destroyed easily, it is domestic, it is bureaucracy, it is white, it is empty, it is made in bulk by machines, it is hand made and it is the inspiration, process and medium of my art practice.
Qualifications and training
- 2012 Masters Degree Fine Art (distinction), Arts University College Bournemouth, UK
- 2009 Making it Happen Training for Art Workers, Pyramid of Arts, Leeds
- 2008 Community Development Level 3, Creative Industries Development Agency, Huddersfield
- 2007 Creative Communities Level 2, Open College Network, Artworks, Bradford
- 2003 BA (Hons) Textile Craft, University of Huddersfield
Employment
- 2012 Artist Assistant, Marcia Farquar's The Open University, Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival
- 2012 Project Assistant, ExLab, Dorset
- 2011 Gallery Education Workshop Leader, Arts University College, Bournemouth
- 2009 Freelance Artist, Art in The Park, Sheffield
- 2009 Freelance Artist, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Education, Wakefield
- 2008 Artist Associate, Artworks Creative Communities, Bradford
- 2008 Freelance Artist, Kala Sangam, Bradford
Solo exhibitions
- 2010 Veri Higi Pisrad (Blood sweat tears), Pop Up Space, Bradford
- 2008 Sacred, The Delius Centre for Arts, Bradford
- 2007 Receipt, Hammond's, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Evidence is Better, Gallery Soup, Bournemouth
- 2012 Show and Tell, OSR Projects, Sommerset
- 2011 Angels of the North, Greenbelt Festival, Cheltenham
- 2011 Home from Home, Leeds Artist Book Fair, Leeds
- 2010 DIY, bank reposessed Guest House, Bournemouth
- 2010 The Great Northen Art Show, Workhouse Museum, Ripon
- 2010 Behold, St John the Baptist Church, Knaresborough
- 2010 Pen Pal Pears, Little Ghost Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
- 2010 Cabinet of Curiosities, 13th Annual Leeds Artist Book Fair, University of Leeds
- 2009 Found, with Louise Atkinson and Inbal Druval, Temple Works, Leeds
- 2009 Natural Selection, Yorkshire Sculptors at Arts@Trinity, Boar Lane Leeds
- 2009 ANTIFREEZE, Contents may vary, Manchester
- 2009 Born and Bread, Yorkshire Sculptors Group at Chelsea Gallery, London
- 2009 I'm Sorry..., Leeds College of Art and Design, Leeds (more info)
- 2008 Hatch, Bradford Playhouse, Bradford
- 2008 Showcase, 42 New Briggate, Leeds
- 2008 More things (in heaven and earth), Durham Cathedral, Durham
- 2008 Time and Space, The Bowery, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- 2007 Immanent, Bradford Cathedral, Bradford
Curated projects
- 2012 Sex Lives of the Poor and Unknown, co-curated with Sandra Jogeva, temporary online exhibition
- 2012 Sex Lives of the Poor and Unknown, co-curated with Sandra Jogeva, Polymer Cullture Factory, Estonia
- 2012 BH13 Urban Sculpture Garden, Dorset Art Weeks, Branksome, Poole
- 2011 Live Art Week, Artworks, Poole
- 2007 Climate, Yorkshire Craft Centre, Bradford
- 2007 Art Auction, Adelphi, Leeds
Live/Performance
- 2011 Invitation to Shred, Arts University College Bournemouth, UK
- 2011 Parkstone to Polymer, Global Container, Est
- 2011 Take My Time, The BIG Collab, Sherbet Lounge, Bournemouth
- 2010 Paper Chase, Bournemouth University, Dorset
- 2008 The BIG Decision, Light Night, Leeds
- 2008 Gleichzeitig 2, Yorkshire Dance, Leeds
Artist talks
- 2009 Recent works, Green Belt 09, Cheltenham
- 2009 Artist Access to Art College - current work, Leeds College of Art and Design, Leeds
- 2008 Recent Projects, East Street Arts, Patrick Studio's, Leeds
Workshops
- 2010 Poetry Quest, The Princes Trust for Children and the Arts, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
- 2009 Paper making, for ladies with learning disabilities, Kala Sangam, Cottingley Cornerstone Center
- 2009 Freelance Artist (6 weeks), Forge, Arts for Health, New Lodge, Barnsley
- 2008 Engage (Health and Wellbeing), Bradford Centre for Deaf People, Bradford
- 2008 Summer College 2008, Bradford Youth Offending Team, St Peter's House Bradford
Residencies
- 2013 Into the White, Arts@Trinity, Leeds, UK
- 2013 Artist Residency, Clo Ceardlann, Gortahork, Donegal
- 2011 Artist in Residence, Polymer Culture Factory, Tallinn, Estonia
- 2010 Artist Residency, Polymer Culture Factory, Tallinn, Estonia
- 2009 Artist in Residence (12 weeks), The Bolsover School, Chesterfield
- 2008 AA2A, Leeds College of Art and Design, West Yorkshire
- 2008 The Fine Art of Rejection, 42 New Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Projects
- 2008 Paperclay Collaboration, Keighley Studio, Atom Studio, Beaver Studio, West Yorkshire
- 2007 Badge Project, Monitor, Situation Leeds, LS9
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2012 The Oddfellows Award, The Oddfellows, Poole
- 2008 Access Grant, Creative Pathways, Bradford
- 2008 NAN New Collaborations Bursary, Artist's Newsletter, Networking Artists Networks
Educational experience - secondary
- 2009 Artist Carousel Project, Artforms, Education Leeds, Horsforth Secondary School
Educational experience - tertiary
- 2011 Primative Photography Cyanotype, Arts University College Bournemouth, UK
- 2011 Cyanotype workshop, Baltic Film and Media School, Tallinn, Estonia
Site specific
- 2012 Show and Tell, The Old School Room, Yeovil (more info)
Web links - gallery/work/projects
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