Personal Details

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

Solo Exhibitions

2009

‘If distance was an object between us.’ Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, NL.

2008

‘Tiny Details Grotesque Proportions.’ The New Art Gallery Walsall, West Midlands.

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

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

Group Exhibitions

2010

‘Hagiwara_Marsh_Rowe’ Elephant & Castle, Coventry.

2009

‘Works on Paper’ Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands.

‘HALLelujah’ Janie Nicolls house, Glasgow.

‘SALE’ The Royal Standard, Liverpool.

2008

Zoo Art Fair, London, represented by Eastside Projects, Birmingham.

2007

Zoo Art Fair, London, represented by MOOT, Nottingham.

‘Orange Box.’ New Generation Arts Festival, Birmingham City University.

‘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.’ Slideshow. 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.

Residencies

2009

Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 3 month residency supported by ACE West Midlands.

Dudley Library, West Midlands, UK. A 6 month residency supported by ACE West Midlands resulting in a commission to celebrate the centenary of the library

2007

‘Shining Cliff.’ My House Projects. Derbyshire. UK.
4 days in the Derbyshire countryside with 20 International artists.

2004

Raid Projects, Brewery Arts Colony, Los Angeles, USA. 3 Month residency.

Projects

‘Collage Revolution’

An on-going work as social and production space where others join me to make their own collage. Up coming ‘Merz Partei’ taking place during 2010 at Spike Island and Eastside Projects.

‘Self Service’

A group project focusing on critical dialogue. Activity ranges from presentations and conversations from invited speakers, to regular group critique. 2004-2007.
www.pubconversations.co.uk

Work

‘Wolverhampton University’

Visiting Lecturer, BA Fine Art. 2010.

‘BIAD, Birmingham City University’

Visiting Lecturer, BA Negotiated Study, BTEC Foundation. 2005-present.

‘Eastside Projects’

Administrator of the gallery during the initial 18 month start period. My role involved setting up the office and other systems to support marketing and publicity. I was responsible for the staffing of the gallery and all day-to-day running including preparation and delivery of hospitality on opening nights. 2008-2009

Co-ordinator of the professional development programme, ‘Extra Special People’ designed to support the careers of artists and creatives in the West Midlands. With a current membership of 60+ the role includes running a weekly event ranging from group critique, to the delivery of specific skills in response to members needs, organising away days to find out and meet artists and groups in other cities and programming artists talks. 2008-present.
http://www.eastsideprojects.org/index.php?/extra-special-people/

‘Under A New Sky’

Assistant curator and project manager to 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. 2007.
www.reduxprojects.org.uk

‘IKON Gallery’

Since 2008 I have been working with the Learning Team at IKON Gallery to plan, deliver and evaluate educational projects at the gallery and off site. I also deliver workshops in conjunction with my own exhibitions and projects.

Education

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.

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 & Commissions

The New Art Gallery Walsall
The collection of David Lachapelle
Various other private collections.
Dudley Library, Centenary Commission.