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Further
Education
Recent
Exhibitions
Projects/Awards/Residencies
Community Arts Work
Qualifications
Foundation
Diploma in Art and Design, Wimbledon School of Art, 1983
BA Hons in Fine Art (Sculpture), St Martins School of Art, 1987
MA Fine Art, Cardiff School of Art, 2003
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Forthcoming
Events / Exhibitions
November
16th 2003, Netherlands
Showing work made in short residency at Hotel
Mariakappel, Korte Acherstraat 2A, Hoorn, Netherlands
Recent Exhibitions
2003 MA Fine
Art show, Cardiff, Wales
2003 Dialogue
Project, Bristol click
here for more info
2003 The
Map is Not The Territory
III, Farnham click
here for more info
2003 Group presentations,
Eden Project
2002 Group show, 'The Map is Not The Territory', England Art, 216
Westbourne Grove, London
2002 Group Show,
Quartair, Rotterdam, August 2002
2002 3 Person Show, Phoenix Arts Centre, Brighton
2002 Solo
Show, Centrespace, Bristol, May 24th-30th
2002 Group
Show, Britart Gallery, London
2001 Solo
Show, Learning and Skills Council, Bristol
2000 Group Show, Severnshed, Bristol, UK
1999 Group Show, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
1998 Solo presentation European Ceramics Workcentre, 's-Hertogenbosch,
The Netherlands
1997 Performance at YHA, Bristol: 'Sex, Lies and Statistics', part
of Open City 1997; a spoof marketing presentation of a 'self-help'
manual: performance based on statistical evidence collected from
people about their daily lives
1996 Work shown at Temple Meads Station, Bristol as part of Open
City event
1996 Group Show, Gasferry Studios, Bristol
1996 Touring Bristol Group Show organised by The Print Project
1995 Group Show 'High Tides', Watershed Media Centre, Bristol 1993
Solo Show, King Street Gallery, Bristol
1993 Quinta da Terreirinha, Oporto, Portugal
1992 Solo Show, Brewhouse, Taunton
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Projects/Awards/Residencies
Eden Project,
2003
PVA labculture project - spent one week at Eden project with
9 other artists using digital techonology (video, DVD, sound editing,
animation) to produce work...see edenproject
for more information
South West
Arts Annual Award 2002
Awarded £2,000 to enable me to explore the use of large format
digital prints and produce work for show at Centrespace, Bristol
in May 2002.
ALIAS Research
1999, The Netherlands
Awarded SWA travel expenses for research trip to the Netherlands.
Visited 10 artists initiatives in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Tilburg.
De Fabriek,
Eindhoven 1999, The Netherlands
Took part in project 'Archisex and Bodybuilding' with 10 Dutch artists.
Worked for one month at Fabriek on theme Architecture And Drawing,
culminating in group show/installation.
European
Ceramics Workshop 1998, The Netherlands
Attended a two months residency at the European Ceramics Workshop
in Summer 1998 to work on silk-screening images originating from
maps onto ceramic tiles. Awarded a £250 grant towards this trip
by South West Arts.
ArtsAcre
Artists at Spike Island 1998
Responsible for the fundraising and organisation needed to enable
three artists from ArtsAcre Studios in Calcutta to be at the Artspace
Launch symposium.
Arts Acre
Calcutta Residency 1995/6, India
In December 1996 I worked for three weeks in Arts Acre studios in
Calcutta.
South West
Arts Visual Arts Award 1994
Awarded a South West Arts Visual Artists award of £1,000 to enable
me to explore the use of Photoshop software with reference to my
work.
Bristol -
Oporto Exchange 1993/4, Portugal
Worked in Oporto, Portugal for four weeks at the end of which exhibited
work produced.
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Community
Arts Work
As of Feb 2003,
working with Knowle West Media Centre on a variety of community
digital arts projects.
Art Workshops
1989-1996
I have set up a run many art workshops for all ages, including:
- a map making workshop for all ages at Bristol's Industrial Museum
- an art club workshop for 12-13 year olds at the Arnolfini, Bristol
- a map making workshop for 10 year olds at The Create Centre, Bristol
- a map making workshop for 12-14 year olds at The Youth Hostel
Association Bristol
- a video project with 10-14 year olds at Patchway Library , Bristol
- a map making day at Patchway Library , Bristol
- an art workshop at Callicroft Primary School, Patchway, Bristol
Information
Worker, Priority Youth Housing 1997-Sept 99
Ran a variety of computer / internet based and arts projects for
16-25 year olds with accommodation and support needs, with the aim
of helping them to be able to live independently through accessing
a range of services such employment/ training advice, drugs/alcohol
counselling etc. I built the Priority website (at http://www.priorityyouth.demon.co.uk/
as of august 2001), and encouraged residents to write their own
stories for the quarterly newsletters (which I co-ordinated production
of) and the website.
Knowle West
Map Making Project 1996
One of two artists who co-ordinated a map making project in Knowle
West. I worked 6 sessions with approx. 25 children (8-13 year olds)
from the area to produce a large map of the area, which has since
been on display at the Bristol City Museum.
Editor and
Producer, Children and Young People's Services Newsletter 1994-1997
I was the editor/producer of this newsletter for three years. CHYPS
is a co-ordinating group for those in the voluntary and statutory
sectors working with children and young people.
Soundwell
Technical College, taught GNVQ level 2 students Art and Design
1994
Co-Ordinator,
The Print Project:1990-1995
I worked as Co-Ordinator for this community graphics facility where
I set up a range of courses in graphics, DTP and photography, and
taught a wide range of people.
Co-Ordinator,
Exploring Patchway Project 1990
I initiated and ran this environmental project based in Patchway,
North Bristol. This involved liaising with the local community,
setting up meetings, interviewing people, running art workshops
for children and adults, fundraising, budgeting and report writing.
1989-1990:
Initiator
and Co-Ordinator, Spike Island Project 1989-1990
I initiated and ran this Bristol based local history and arts project.
Involved collecting stories of people who used to live in the area
years ago, transcribing their stories and producing exhibition which
was held at the Industrial Museum in 1990.
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