BIO
Being a multidisciplinary and concept driven visual artist, allows me to utilise and exploit the potential of many mediums, materials or found objects in my work. For many years, I have been in the depths of exploring identity, mental health and the expectations forcing themselves down on us by ourselves and society.
The generation of my ideas develops primarily on my first-hand recordings, in various forms such as drawings, photos, note making, of the ups, the downs, the excitement and the drudgery of everyday life. The monotonous acts of the everyday absolutely fascinate me, as do extreme emotional states, and these have often become the catalyst to many of my most powerful artworks.
My discoveries are realised through many different mediums, often beginning as photographs and drawings, and in turn becoming paintings or assemblage sculptures in the most part, which can happen on a variety of scales (sometimes minuscule, and in stark contrast to this, sometimes on a monumental scale) and on unconventional surfaces, such as Barbies, Russian dolls or Polaroid photographs.
RECENT
Work
01
‘The Battle’, 2022
02
Nephalem’, 2024
03
‘Taliswoman No.3', 2024
EXHIBITIONS
‘Persephone’ Group Show
The Old Lockup Gallery
Matlock, Peak District
July 2024
‘A Small Space Collective’ Group Show
TAT Artspace, Bali
May 2024
‘Studio 8 Collective’
8 Artist-to-Artist Studio Exhibitions & Critiques
Greater Manchester
Jan-March 2024
‘A Small Space Collective’ Group Show
Square Feet Architects, London
November 2023
‘Live With It’ Group Show
Mura Ma Art Space, Marple
September 2023
‘A Small Space Collective’ Group Show
Dez Rez Projects, Deansgate, Manchester
July 2023
‘A Small Space Collective’ Group Show
Old Town Store, Greater Manchester
June 2023
‘In Manchester’ Group Show
Cotton on Mcr
Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester
April 2023
‘International Women’s Day’ Group Show
Cotton On Mcr, Deansgate Mews, Manchester
March 2023
‘People Are Key’ Solo Show
Residency Exhibition
Inch Arts, Altrincham
March 2023
‘Trooping the Corgis’ Sculpture Trail
Altrincham BID, Cheshire
June 2022
‘In Manchester’ Group Show
Cotton On Mch
100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester
May 2022
‘Artist Takeover’ Group Show
Inch Arts, Altrincham
February 2022
‘HOME Manchester Open’ Group Show
Home Manchester
Jan – March 2022
Artist in Residence
Inch Arts, Altrincham
Year-long Residency 2022
‘The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog’ Group Show
Turps Correspondence Course
November 2021
‘Don’t worry mum, I’m Fine’ Solo Exhibition
Inch Arts Gallery, Altrincham
May – September 2021
‘Into the Wild Art’ Group Exhibition
Bollin Woods, Ashley
June 2021
Portraits for NHS Heroes
Bloomsbury Book Publication & Piccadilly Lights, London
November 2020
Cass Art Blog Interview
Sketchbook Collective: Special Mention & Highly Commended
September 2020
Google Arts & Culture Website: Healthcare Heroes
Portraits for NHS Heroes
August 2020
Manchester School of Art: Sketchbook Collective
Cass Art: Special Mention & Highly Commended Prize
July 2020
Artist Talk Magazine
NHS Portrait: Front Cover
July 2020
Sketchbook Circle
Year-long collaborative sketchbook project
2020
‘My raw and deeply emotive discoveries have most recently manifested themselves as assemblage sculptures, exploiting unusual surfaces, such as Barbies and Russian dolls, with the conglomeration of scavenged, hoarded or rescued personal and natural objects.’
