My art practice is concerned with 'thirdspace' as defined by Edward W Soja; a space that lies in our peripheral vision, does not usually take centre stage, but is nevertheless vitally important for creative thought and explorations beyond binary visions. My interest in 'thirdspace', began when I started to consider peripheral locations and objects as places that express more about humanity
My art practice is concerned with 'thirdspace' as defined by Edward W Soja; a space that lies in our peripheral vision, does not usually take centre stage, but is nevertheless vitally important for creative thought and explorations beyond binary visions. My interest in 'thirdspace', began when I started to consider peripheral locations and objects as places that express more about humanity than those in the limelight. Objects or buildings, landscapes and seascapes; that you walk by daily or are familiar with, become emblematic of 'thirdspace' for me, and these manifest themselves as recurring motifs in my painting practice - the more they are re-done, the more they become embedded in the visual language. I am a founder member of paintclubeast - a forum to discuss contemporary issues in painting - http://paintclubeast.co.uk/
Education
2011 Norwich University College of the Arts, MA Fine Art
2007 Norwich University College of the Arts, BA Hons Fine Art Painting, First Class
2001 University of East Anglia, Norfolk – Advanced Certificate in Education and Development – Teaching Art in the Primary Classroom
1992 University of East Anglia, Postgraduate Certificate in education
1985 Reading University, BA Hons History of Art and Italian
Group Exhibitions
2016, Nunnsyard, Norwich.
2015 Fabric Warehouse, Coast in the City.
2013 Residency Blickling Hall, Norfolk
2013 The Cut, Halesworth
2012 Here is where we meet, residency and exhibition Queen of Hungary Project Space, Aylsham, UK
2012 Threadneedle Prize for Painting Selection Exhibition, London
2012 Islington art Factory, Stray, London
2011 CASAF, Does paradise exist? Tourist Information Centre, Cromer, Norfolk
2011 NUCA, MA Final Show, A Game of Three Halves
2011 Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, The Late Shift, Displacement.
2010 Stew, Future Perfect Group Show
2010 Unit 5 Open Studios
2009 Norwich Arts Centre, Artists’ Platform, Wasps in the Apple
2008 Outpost Members Show Kunstwerk Bazarre
2008 Unit 5 Group Show Fives – recent paint-drawings
2008 Unit 5 Other/Other/Other, Kiss Me Quick video MSN performance
2007 Outpost, Norwich, performance with George Sadotti Another Ring
2006 Gresham’s School, Holt, In the Open
2006 Norwich University College of the Arts, 2 Headed Monster
2006 Portsmouth Festival of Film and New Media,
SixtySecondFilm, Gretel Goes walking…
Solo Projects
2014 Space Invaders, Nunn's Yard, Norwich
2011 NUCA, Pass, Performance
2010 Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival, Cromer Station Postcard @ Industrihousse
2008 Outpost, Norwich, performance Meeting/Play
2007 Norwich University College of the Arts,The Land That Time Forgot
2006 Special Project Fund Award, Berlin Trip : Lost
Publications
Broadhead, Bev, A Postcard From Cromer Train Station, a collaborative postcard project, Blurb Inc., 2010
