I was born in Devon in 1973, in a very beautiful village. Growing up in the countryside is a privilege and I know the characters and life there has had a big impact on who I wanted to become. I realised that art was the thing I wanted to pursue when I was about 20, although I had studied it before that age I found art at school rather unimaginative.
I studied Sculpture initially, then turned to painting in 1999. After seven years applying for an MA in London I eventually got into the Royal College of Art.
I now live and paint in my house in Stoke Newington, where I also help run Madame Lillie’s project space/gallery.
The work on this website has all been executed since leaving the Royal College in 2006.
QUALIFICATIONS:
2004 - 2006: MA at Royal college of Art, London.
1994 - 1997: BA First Class Honours Fine Art: Southampton Institute.
1992 - 1994: Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Bedford College, Bedfordshire.
EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS
2010:
The London Art Fair, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
East Wing IX, the Courtauld Institute students' biennial contemporary exhibition, Selected works from Young Masters. (Feb 2010 - 2011)
Art Chicago, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Chicago
Art at the Top, The Empire State Building, “Pop Up” exhibition, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, New York (FYI March)
2009:
Art Miami, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami, USA
Young Masters, Runner Up Young Masters Art Prize, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
Exhibited in Sphinx Fine Art, Kensington Church St and The Old Truman Brewery
Missing, Curator and exhibitor, Bylth Gallery, Imperial College, London
Breaking New, Group show, Five Hundred Dollar Gallery, London
This Was Now, Group show, Sartorial Art, London
Drawing with Dolphins, Group show, Crimestown Gallery, London
Medcalf Gallery, `solo show, Exmouth Market, London
2008:
Award Beck’s Canvas winner 08.
Salon 08, Vine Space, London
‘Where once were people’, solo show, Madame Lillie’s gallery, London.
‘Walpurgisnacht’, group show at Crimes Town gallery, London.
‘What goes up must come down’, group show at Madame Lillie’s gallery, London. 2007:
Salon 07, Seven Seven gallery, London.
Shortlisted for New Contemporaries 07
Solo show: Madame Lillie’s gallery, London.
‘Death’ Exhibition, group show, Madame Lillie’s gallery, London.
2006:
The Empire Christmas Art Fair: The Empire gallery, Wadesdon St, London.
‘Arcade’, collaborative exhibition, Marble Arch, London
‘Silent but Violent’:, group show, The Empire Gallery, London
Award: The Davis Langdon Award Exhibition, Midcity Place, London
2005:
‘Short and sharp’, collaborative exhibition, Howie St, London.
Student Interim exhibition, The Royal College of Art.
2004: ‘A Sharp Intake of Breath’: Beldam Gallery, Contemporary Art West, Uxbridge.
The 39 Xmas tree, 39 Gallery, Mitchell street, London.
2001:
‘Animal Instincts’, collaborative exhibition, The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Hampshire.
2000:
Co-curated ‘The Dark Side of the Star Gallery’, Southampton. Exhibited own work in opening exhibition.
‘One Night Stand’, collaborative exhibition, Dark Side of the Star gallery, Southampton.
Solo show: ‘What If?’, The Gantry Art Centre, Southampton.
The Hampshire Open: South Side Arts, St Mary’s Church, Southampton.
‘Visions of the Future’, The Millais Gallery, Southampton.
1998:
Solo show: ‘Broken Biscuits’, The Ashcroft Art Centre, Fareham, Hampshire.
Solo show: ‘Cabaret’ The Gantry Art Centre, Southampton.
1997:
Solo show: ‘Serendipity’, The Brompton Gallery, Southampton.
Selected exhibition: ’New Contemporaries’, The Gantry Art Centre, Southampton.
Solo show: ’The Loather Arcade’, The Hampshire Sculpture Trust, Winchester.
Joint exhibition: ’Useful’ The Hampshire Sculpture Trust, Winchester.
Joint exhibition: ’Useful’ The Millais Gallery, Southampton.
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