Artist statement
Statement
It's about the Shape of the Journey...a documentation of works on paper and canvas in book form and sound scapes exploring our footsteps in the environment using screenprinting and photography I explore the natural forms and geometric patterns and anything else which can be used to pin down a thought, a feeling, a memory I'm drawn to the minutiae of the environment focusing on physical shapes Photography is central to the way I work, printmaking a natural extension to that activity with darwing and painting completing the form The experience of place physically and visually offers a narrative possibility of pictures I call it the music of the visual
The Shape of
this
journey represents a kind of and freedom and the knowledge of it can live in the imagination of anyone.
Influences
Pieter Brueghel creates a rich seam of narrative in landscape paintings whilst Ben Shahn is a graphic master and a painter of profound style and moral content Gerhard Richter's Oct 18 1977 photo like canvasses taking painting to interesting levels.
Career path Qualifications:
Early studies Social Psychology Crewe And Alsager College
Later studies HND Communication Studies, Napier University Edinburgh
Work experience:
- 2008 to present Studio practice and research
- 2006/7 The Drawing Group WASPS Studio Edinburgh
- 2003/05 Leith School of Art, Drawing and Painting
- 2000/01 Painting and Life Drawing Courses, Newmilne Studios, Perthshire
- 1996 Non-toxic Print Workshop, Prof K Howard , Edinburgh Print makers, Edinburgh
- 1996/97 Community Art Workshops, Edinburgh
Areas of work:
- printmaking, painting, earth works, drawing, project making, photography
Collections:
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh
- Newhall Art Collection Cambridge University England.
- Royal Scottish Museum Edinburgh
- Glasgow Womens Art Library
- Scottish Poetry Collection Edinburgh
- The Baltic archive Newcastle upon Tyne England
- zine collections London[INVIVA] NewYork[Barnard College] Australia[IMPACT]
Commissions:
- 2011 Reproduction my screenprint My Ties with Mick
- Luathe Press Never Mind the Captions Alasdair Findlay
- 2007 Found Sound CD Reichstag Wrap self financed
- 2004 CD cover image, Scottish Music Industry www.weedramrecords.co.uk/business.html
- 1995/96 Circle The City, Mural Project, Edinburgh, Funded by LEEL Edinburgh Council
- 1995 Book Cover, Heirts Bluid, Chapman Publication
Prizes and awards:
- 2009 Richard Demarco prize Edinburgh Peoples art Show Edinburgh Festival Edinburgh Scotland
- 2009 Royal Scottish Museum Edinburgh purchase print for the Scottish Industries permanent collection
- 2003 and 2005 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, purchase two prints for the permanent print collection
- 1999 Peacock Editioning Prize, Aberdeen Society of Artists exhibition
- 1998 British Council Award, for Berlin Residency and exhibition
- 1998 Overseas Exhibition Fund (for Berlin)Edinburgh City Council
Public realm
- 2013 Society Scottish Art annual exhibition[SSA], Royal Scottish Academy The Mound Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
- 2012 Natural Curiosity curated by Lynn Wilson, Patriothall Gallery@WASPS Studios, EH3 5AY Edinburgh Scotland
- 2011 Encounters with Place, Threshold art space Perth theatre, Perth PH1 5HZ
- 2011 NSA PRINT, The Exchange Gallery, Penzance Cornwall
- 2011 IMPRINT, Print Council of Australia print archive, North Melbourne Victoria Australia
- 2011 Visual Arts Society of Scotland open Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound edinburgh
- 2011 The Society of Scottish Artists Contemporary art exhibtion, Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound Edinburgh
- 2010 Contemporary printmaking competition, Open Space Galleries, 40 Lower Market St, Penryn, TR10 8BH Cornwall www.openspacegalleries.com, Cornwall England
- 2009 A Model of Order-Concrete Poetry, books and Editions, Fruitmarket Gallery Bookshop, 45 Market Street Edinburgh
- 2007 Elected Professional member, Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh
- 2005 CAFE ART FAIR, The CornExchange, Edinburgh
- 2005 SPIN Contemporary ArtGroup Talk, WASPS studios Patriothall, Edinburgh
Solo exhibitions
- 2010 A Walk along the Fontanka, Scots Russia Forum, South College Street Edinburgh
- 2008 The Walls Paper, glass&thomson, Edinburgh
- 2007 Take a Look at the Face, Radical Book Fair The Drill Hall Out of the Blue, Edinburgh
- 2002 Places and Faces, McHardys Art, The Borders, Scotland
- 1996 The Landscape Mix, Dunedin Gallery, Edinburgh
- 1995 Headfull of Mince: of Mince and Men, Café Delmonica, Glasgay '95, Glasgow
- 1992 Building Relations Building Reflections, Netherbow Arts Centre, Edinburgh
- 1992 Girls and Boys Toys, Café Soho, Edinburgh
Group exhibitions
- 2013 Spring exhibition, Arusha gallery, 23 Stafford Street edinburgh eh3 7bd
- 2013 Visual Arts Scotland Annual Open Exhibition, royal Scottish Academy lower galleries The Mound Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
- 2013 Life Drawing Group, WASPS studios Patriothall gallery, Edinburgh EH3 5AY
- 2012 International print exhibition, Yunnan museum, Kumming City China
- 2012 The Edinburgh Printmakers, Scottish Arts club, Rutland Square EdINBURGH Eh1 2bw
- 2012 Visual Arts Scotland Annual Open Exhibition, Royal Scottish Arts Academy, The Mound Edinburgh
- 2012 Grafika Polska Big Print Small Print, Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts, Wroclaw Poland
- 2011 pushing Print 2011, The Pie factory, Margate
- 2011 NSA PRINT, Exchange Gallery, Penzance Cornwall
- 2011 The Scottish Society of Artists Contemporary Art Open, Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound Edinburgh
- 2010 The Spring Show, Axolotl Gallery, Edinburgh (more info)
- 2009 Edinburgh Peoples Festival art exhibition, North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh (more info)
- 2009 Story motel, Owlandlion Gallery, Edinburgh (more info)
- 2009 Society of Aberdeen Artists, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen (more info)
- 2009 Scotland a Changing Nation [permanent], Royal Scottish Museum Chamber Street, Edinburgh
- 2009 Scotland a Changing Nation [permanent], Royal Scottish Museum Chamber Street, Edinburgh
- 2009 Visual Arts Scotland annual exhibition, City Arts Centre Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
- 2008 Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, maclellan galleries, Glasgow
- 2008 Scottish Society Artists, Royal Scottish Academy Princes Street, Edinburgh
- 2007 Scottish Drawing Competition, Paisley Museum and Art gallery, Paisley Scotland
- 2007 Anonymous drawings, Bluetenweiss Raum fur kunst, Berlin
- 2006 Thoroughly Modern Women, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh (more info)
- 2005 Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art Annual show, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow
- 2005 International Contemporary Womens Printmaking, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia Bulgaria
- 2005 Scotland WASPS Studio exchange programme, Arc gallery, Chicago
- 2004 Lessedra Mini Print Exhibition, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2003 Fine Art of Printmaking Touring Exhibition, Scottish Borders, Scotland
- 2001 Kanagawa Print Triennial, Yokohama, Japan
- 2000 National Print Exhibition, The Mall Gallery, London
- 1999 About Face [with Mark Ianson], Reynolds Gallery, Edinburgh
- 1998 Footsteps - A Scottish Society of Artists programme, Panzerhalle Atelier, Brandenburg, Berlin
- 1998 Vital Art - contemporary art show, Atlantis Gallery, London
Projects
- 2012 Beasts [10 page artists book staple bound], Fruitmarket Gallery bookshop Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
- 2009 Know series 6 fold booklet, Fruitmarket gallery book shop, Edinburgh
- 2008 Treasure postcards/Visual Voices of female artists worldwide, Arts for Global development Inc, Washington USA
- 2007 Reichstag Wrap Found Sound CD a self financing project, patriothall syudios, edinburgh
- 2006 Red Diaper and Face-it [10 page artist books], FruitMarket gallery bookshop, Edinburgh (more info)
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2013 Flora Wood Award, Visual Arts Scotland,Edinburgh., www.visualartsscotland.org
- 2009 Richard Demarco prize, Edinburgh Peoples Festival, Edinburgh
Publications
- 2009 Whos' Who in Art the 33rd edition Hilmarton Manor Press
Other
- 2012 Catalogue A collection of the 2nd Yunnan International print exhibtion, Yunnan museum, China
- 2010 Barnard zine Collection, Barnard College, NewYork City USA
- 2010 Art Collection, Glasgow Womens Art library, The Mitchell Sauchiehall Street Glasgow
- 2010 Stuart Hall Library zine collection, Institute of International Visual Arts, INIVA at Rivington Place London EC2A
- 2010 6 fold Text booklets [permanent collection], Scottish Poetry library, SPL 5 Crichtons Close Edinburgh EH8 8DT
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