Born in South London
Roots in Caerdydd / Cardiff
Based in-between
Education
· Walworth Gardens 2024-25 / Environmental Gardening Level 2
· City and Guilds of London Art School 2022-23 / Sculpture & Woodwork Fellowship
· Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2022 / Teaching Qualification
· Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) 2021 / Teaching Qualification
· The Glasgow School of Art 2015-18 / First Class BA (Hons) Fine Art Sculpture & Environmental Art
· Emily Carr University of Art & Design Vancouver 2016 / Exchange Semester
· Kingston School of Art 2014-15 / Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
· CELTA 2011 / Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
· Attended state primary, secondary and tertiary education in South Wales
Residencies | Awards | Placements
forthcoming Artist in Residence at Buckinghamshire New University / UK
forthcoming UN IDEE MODULE II Residency + Travel Bursary, Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto / Biella, Italy
forthcoming Riso Residency, Arcade Campfa / Cardiff CYM
(postponed) Artist Teacher Placement Sultanhisar Halk Eğitimi Merkezi / Turkey
2024 Artist in Residence with Hackney Council Library Service / London, UK
2024 The Eaton Fund Artists’ Grant
2024 Art School Plus Library Programme / London UK
2024 Photofusion Brixton / London, UK (10 weeks)
2023 OPEN CELLS Residency The Koppel Project / London, UK (1 month)
2023 Art School Plus Programme / London, UK (1 week)
2023 Creative Cardiff Scholarship
2023 Sculpture as Memoir Residency, The Grange Projects / Norfolk, UK (3 days)
2023 Sculpture & Woodwork Fellowship, City and Guilds of London Art School / London, UK (1 year)
2022 make Residency, Freelands Foundation / London, UK (2 weeks)
2022 Ceramics and Craft Residency, Devetaki Plateau Association / Bulgaria (1 week)
2017 Traditional Crafts & Creativity in a Village Museum Residency, Lišov Muzeum / Slovakia (1 month)
Selected Exhibitions | Publications
Forthcoming The Bonnington Centre / London, UK
2024 The Nature Of Change, Photofusion Brixton / London, UK
2024 TALL STOREYS zine / Printed
2024 INDEX, The Grange Projects / Norfolk, UK
2024 Coast, The Photocopy Club / Printed
2023 OPEN CELLS Exhibition, The Koppel Collective / London, UK
2023 MA & Fellows Show, City and Guilds of London Art School / London, UK
2023 Southwark Park Galleries 39th Annual Open Exhibition / London, UK
2023 Who’s Been Sleeping in my Bed / Bath, UK
2023 WMC Open / London, UK
2022 Serious Games, Gallery 115 / Ottawa, CA
2022 make, Freelands Foundation / London, UK
2022 Positive Dissociations, Deptford X / London, UK
2022 Winter Sculpture Park, Gallery No.32 / London, UK
2022 The Coming of Age, Fringe Arts Bath / Bath, UK
2022 Cultivate: Deflect & Organ Magazine / Online
2022 Cultivate: Book & Organ Magazine / Online
2021 Dark Age Before Us, Deptford X / London, UK
2021 This is Not a Shop, curated by Non-Place Collective / Bath, UK
2021 Фестиваля плохого видеоарта, Gallery Bomba / Moscow, RU
2021 Southwark Park Galleries 37th Annual Open Exhibition / London, UK
2021 Lump It, Wysing Broadcasts, Wysing Arts Centre / Online
2020 SWAP Editions No.5 Island, Creekside Artists / London, UK
2020 SKELF / Online
2020 Non-Place Collective, Bath Fringe Arts Festival / Online
2020 A Selection of Street Corners, Utopia Magazine / Printed
2019 A City Named Dog, Mission Gallery / Swansea, CYM
2018 CYANOPSIA, New Glasgow Society / Glasgow, SCO
2018 Glasgow School of Art Undergraduate Degree Show / Glasgow, SCO
2018 Love Letters to an Institution / Printed
2017 Up A Hill, Down A Hill, The Woodlands Trust / Dumbarton, SCO
2017 WOOF Ceramics, The Dogs Trust / Glasgow, SCO
2017 12 Hours of Welsh Film, The Barnes / Glasgow, SCO
2017 Pub(l)ic, The Old Hairdressers / Glasgow, SCO
2016 Ubiquitous: Infrastructures in Bad Condition, Broadcast on Radiophrenia from CCA Glasgow / SCO
2016 Ceramics Exhibition, H. Scott Gallery / Vancouver, CA
2016 Public Art Project, The Queens Cross Housing Association / Glasgow,SCO
2016 Girl Gang Zine issues 1 & 2 / Sheffield, UK
2016 25% EXTRA,The Arches / Glasgow, SCO
2016 Anti-Brexit Posters, Elysium Studios / Swansea, CYM
2015 Vote Art, Peckham Platform / London, UK
2015 IAN Presents an Exhibition, Studio T / London, UK
2015 Drawings at Idea, The Spit & Sawdust Art Space / Cardiff, CYM
2014 When Cattitides Become Form, Galerie de l’Angle / Paris, FR
1998 1st Prize in Art Eisteddfod, Year 2 / Wales, CYM
Selected Workshops | Facilitation | Employment
2024 Technician, City and Guilds of London Art School / London
2023 Freelance Technician / Exhibition Install Assistant
2022- 23 Sculpture & Woodwork Fellowship, City and Guilds of London Art School / London
2021 - 24 Ceramics Technician, Kingston School of Art / London
2020 - 2024 Lecturer in Fine Art, Foundation Studies, Kingston School of Art / London
2019 - 20 Technical Fellowship, Kingston School of Art / London
2018 Material Research Fellowship, Swansea College of Art / Wales
2017 Workshop leader at HMP Parc Prison in collaboration with Mission Gallery / Wales
2016 Art Teacher, Education Department at HMP Greenock Prison / Scotland
2016 Invigilator at Glasgow International Festival / Scotland
2016 Artist Assistant to Beth Shapeero, Samantha Madonik & Philip Gurrey / Glasgow
2015 Technician for Always Print the Myth Exhibition, the V&A Museum / London
2015 Invigilator at the ICA / London, UK
2015 - 18 Gallery Assistant at Mission Gallery Swansea / Wales
2012 - 14 English language Instructor / Paris
Shortlisted
2024 Delfina Foundation for British Council funded Residency at Divvy Foundation / Lahore, PK
2024 Nominated for LAL Award by Photofusion Brixton / London UK
2023 Imperial War Museum 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund Commission
2019 Sir Leslie Joseph Award, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery / Swansea, CYM
Featured | More Info
Fellowship at City and Guilds of London
Art Schhol Plus
Creative Cardiff Scholarship
Koppel Project
The Mission Gallery
Roderick & Jones
Full CV available upon request
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