Selected Exhibitions

2017
  • NASTY WOMEN: ARCHITECTURE, Anise Gallery, London
  • Tumbleweed, The Barber Institute of Fine Art, Birmingham
  • Something Borrowed ARTHOUSE1, London
2016
  • New Art West Midlands 2016 (February - May) - Selectors: Sonia Boyce, John Stezaker and Katharine Stout (ICA). Works exhibited at both the Midland Art Centre (mac) and Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
  • embassyHACK, The Government Art Collection, London
  • Funambulism an outdoor sculpture installation for Holmfirth Arts Festival - Art in the Wood.
2015
  • Panacea, 43 Inverness St Gallery, London
  • Gothic, Library of Birmingham
  • Aesthetica Art Prize. York
2014       
  • Pulpa. RK Burt Gallery, London
  • Monster Club. The works gallery, Birmingham
  • United States of Art. Custard Factory, Birmingham
  • GenderBlender, MU, Eindhoven. The Netherlands
  • Next Wave, RBSA, Birmingham
2013      
  • Who Punched the Unicorn?  School of Art. Birmingham 
  • En_counters, Stan’s Café. Birmingham 
  • On the Verge of Photography, CFAR, School of Art, Birmingham 
  • Downtime. Ort Gallery Birmingham 
2012     
  • The Art Laguna Prize. Venice, Italy
2011       
  • The Threadneedle Prize, The Mall Galleries. London 

Awards and Residencies

2018
  • Shortlisted for the Broomhill National Sculpture Prize 2018
2017​
  • The Barber Institute of Fine Art Residency, Selected by The Barber Institute curators from the New Art West Midlands 2016 exhibitors to under take a residency to produce new work in response to the collection.
2016
  • ​Wellcome Trust Arts Award (12 months)
  • Final 12 shortlist for the Broomhill National Sculpture Prize 2016
2015
  • Pete Lloyd Lewis Studio Award; A one year residency in studio 3 at the Chisenhale Art Place Studios, London.
  • Aesthetica Art Prize. Longlisted Artist 
2014 
  • Next Wave Prize. Winner, RBSA. Birmingham 
2013 
  • BIAD Arts based Masters Peer Prize 
2012 
  • The Art Laguna Prize,Finalist for the Sculpture Prize. Venice
2011
  • The Threadneedle Prize, The Mall Galleries. London 

Publications

2015 Future Now, Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology

2013 Queertexturealities: queer methodologies in art based practice, Edited publication, Article Press. Publication date: January

2013 Zetesis; The Cruelty of the Classical Canon 

Teaching and Lecturing Posts

Sept 14 - Present       Artist Tutor at Shrub hill workshop Worcester NHS

Sept 13 - Present       Artist Tutor at the mac Birmingham

Nov12 –May 13          Student and Academic Partnerships – Article Press assistant      BIAD/Birmingham City University

Feb 13 – March 13     Workshop leader for Alternative kinships at the Midlands Art Centre (mac)

Sept 10 – July 12        Course Leader BA Hons Visual Arts. Calderdale College

Feb 09 – July 12         Course Leader Access to HE Dip Art and Design (maternity cover). Calderdale College

June 02 - June 05       Creative Careers, Managing Director

Education 

2013 MA Fine Art
BIAD, The School of Art, Birmingham City University

2009 Pre-Service PGCE / Certificate in Education
University of Huddersfield

2007 Furniture Design, Making & Restoration course
The Chippendale School Furniture.

2002 BA Honours in Visual Arts Sculpture (1st Class honours)
Camberwell College of Arts. London

Memberships

Elected Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (MRBS)