Selected Exhibitions
2017
- Tumbleweed, The Barber Institute of Fine Art, Birmingham
- Something Borrowed ARTHOUSE1, London
- 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.
- Panacea, 43 Inverness St Gallery, London
- Gothic, Library of Birmingham
- Aesthetica Art Prize. York
- 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
- 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
- The Art Laguna Prize. Venice, Italy
- The Threadneedle Prize, The Mall Galleries. London
Awards and Residencies
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.
- Wellcome Trust Arts Award (12 months)
- Final 12 shortlist for the Broomhill National Sculpture Prize 2016
- Pete Lloyd Lewis Studio Award; A one year residency in studio 3 at the Chisenhale Art Place Studios, London.
- Aesthetica Art Prize. Longlisted Artist
- Next Wave Prize. Winner, RBSA. Birmingham
- BIAD Arts based Masters Peer Prize
- The Art Laguna Prize,Finalist for the Sculpture Prize. Venice
- 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)
