The methods of creation I use are always simple, that I can do myself using basic tools such as glue, thread and scalpels, to create, or more often, create changes in objects.
The 'alterations' I make stem from innocent observations, double meanings, or taking the meaning of something literally. I am guided by the material or object and what it is capable of doing or saying. Making something literal
Solo shows
2013 – Alice, Sheffield Central Library, Sheffield - Part of the Fourth Sheffield International Book Prize
2009 - Art in Unusual Spaces, Merrion Centre, Leeds, Leeds Solo exhibitions
2009 - Little Blighters, Brahm Gallery, Leeds
2009 - New Work, Experiments in Book Manipulation, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
Group exhibitions
2013 - Collaboration with Bank Street Arts, The Last Chapter Bookshop and Gallery, Sheffield
2012 - The House of Secret Histories, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
2011 - Carto-Graph, Brass Gallery, Headingley, Leeds
2011 - Glimpse, PR1 Gallery, Victoria Building, UCLAN, Preston
2011 - Home from Home, 153 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds
2011 - Make Do and Mend, Chester Performs, Chester Castle 2010 - Collect, Westgate Studios, Wakefield
2010 - Exploding Poetry, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
2010 - Minutiae, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
2010 - The Art Book Book Shop, Oxfam Bookshop, 51 Regents Street, Leamington Spa
2009 - Emergence, Barnsley various locations, Barnsley
2009 - Porno-Graph, Brahm Gallery, Leeds
2009 - The Big Hang, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
2008 - Gone Tomorrow-two day group show, Holy Trinity Church, Leeds
2008 - Keep the Faith, Demand the Impossible-one night only group show, The Common Place, Leeds 2008 - The Sheffield Artists' Book Prize Exhibition, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield Degree shows
2008 - Eat Cake-Final Year degree show, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds Live/Performance 2011 - Make Do and Mend, Home from Home, 153 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds
2011 - Make Do and Mend, Reduction (Young Curators) Broadcasting House, Leeds
2011 - Make Do and Mend, The Basement, Brighton
2009 - Laugh and the Whole World Laughs With You, The Civic, Mandela Gardens, Barnsley, Barnsley 2008 - Laugh and the Whole World Laughs With You, East Street Arts, Patrick Studios, St. Mary's Lane, Leeds
2008 - You've Got Some Explaining to Do-One night only show curated by the Dirty Collective, The Common Place, Leeds
2007 - Eat Your Words-Collaborative performance with Stacey Allen, Leeds City Central Lending Library, Leeds
2007 - Eat Your Words-Video projection of performance, Speed Queen @ Rehab, Leeds
Competitions, prizes and awards
2013 Sheffield Fourth Artist's Book Prize, Bank Street Arts Gallery, Sheffield
2008 - Sheffield First Artist's Book Prize, Bank Street Arts Gallery, Sheffield Other
2009 - 12th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, University of Leeds, Leeds
