Personal Details

Lives and works in Birmingham.
d.o.b. 10.07.74.

Solo Exhibitions

2006

‘My Sponsor is the Leader of the Country.’ MAC, Birmingham.

‘My Sponsor is the Leader of the Country.’ The City Gallery Off Site. Phoenix Arts. Leicester.

2004

‘The Void of Shoe Shopping.’ Birmingham City Centre. The Window Project.

‘Autonomy, Homogenisation, Categorisation, Choice.’ RAID Projects. Los Angeles. USA.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007

‘Orange Box.’ New Generation Arts Festival. University of Central England, Birmingham.

‘Martin Kippenburger with Fries and a Shake.’ Plan 9, Spike Island, Bristol.

‘DC Dusseldorf.’ Art Fair Dusseldorf, Germany. Represented by MOOT, Nottingham.

‘Ariston.’ Curated by Candice Jacobs for New Art Birmingham, Moor St Station, Birmingham.

‘Textual Healing.’ The Embassy, Edinburgh.

2006

‘The Royal Standard Commercial Exhibition 2006.’ Liverpool.

‘Year 06 Projects.’ London. . A Keith Talent Production. Represented by MOOT, Nottingham

‘Anti-Talent.’ Ten4 Magazine (Channel 4) Curated by Gavin Wade.

‘Six Shows.’ MOOT, Nottingham.

‘DOT Arena II.’ Sideshow. Leicester.

‘Space Invaders.’ Curated by SAMUEL. Trinity House, De Montfort University. Leicester.

‘Haddon Tower Project.’ Curated by Behind Closed Doors. Birmingham.

‘Open Architecture.’ Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. Silverlake Film Festival. Los Angeles. USA. Off-Site Projects.

‘Active Imagination.’ Curated by Sandra Bridie. International Project Space.
Bournville Centre for Visual Arts, Birmingham.

2005

‘Annual Open.’ The City Gallery. Leicester. 2005.

‘All At Once, Together, At The Same Time.’ Curated by Colony. Birmingham.

‘Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.’ Periscope. Birmingham.

‘Hidden Treasures.’ Leicester Creative Business Depot.

‘Best of Collage Party.’ Outpost for Contemporary Art. Los Angeles, USA.

2004

‘Collage Party.’ Curated by Paul Butler. Geffen Centre. MOCA. Los Angeles. USA.

‘Inbetween.’ Spectacle. Birmingham.

‘SEEN.’ Leicester. 2004.

2003

‘Waving not Drowning.’ Quay Arts Centre. Newport, Isle of Wight.

Curatorial Projects

‘Self Service.’

An ongoing group project focusing on the promotion of critical dialogue. Activity ranges from presentations and conversations from invited speakers, to regular group critique. www.pubconversations.co.uk

‘Under A New Sky.’

A project curated by Peter Lewis in response to Generator 1+2 supported by Arts Council England, West Midlands and the University of Central England. ‘Under A New Sky’ was the first in an 18 month series of events and exhibitions by 8 international artists. My involvement is as assistant curator and project manager.
www.reduxprojects.org.uk

Education

2004

Raid Projects Residency. Brewery Arts Colony. Los Angeles, USA.

2003-2004

MA. Fine Art. Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. University of Central England.

1996-1997

PGCE Secondary Art and Design Education. University College London.

1992-1996

BA. Fine Art. De Montfort University. Leicester.

Awards

AHRB study bursary. 2003/4.

ACE Grants for the Arts. 2006.

ACE Grants for the Arts. 2007.

Bibliography

LA Times. December 31st 2004 – January 6th 2005. ‘Frankenkultur’ Doug Harvey.

an Magazine. May 2006. ‘The 18th Storey – The Haddon Tower Project.’ Mona Casey. P8.

Collections

Various private collections.