I am a multidisciplinary environmental artist, investigating the intersection of human activity and environment, working with natural and man-made materials using a pared-down aesthetic. Walking, mapping and research are integral to my process. Durational and process-driven work recognizes narratives of place, time and human interactions with the non-human. I explore a sense of place through socially engaged commissions and interventions on site, working with communities and ecologies.
My practice considers the Anthropocene, deep time and vibrant matter, examining ecological systems, processes and phenomena in relation to the climate crisis. I’ve focussed on peat moorlands around Manchester; investigating their social, economic, and ecological context; exposing the nature of our relationship with our environment.
During lockdown I began using film, conveying narratives and experiences. I have been open-water swimming throughout the pandemic, and this began to feature in my work. I was awarded a bursary from the Liverpool Biennial to develop this new direction, experimenting with waterproof camera, sound equipment and editing software, conveying the experience of immersion.
CURRENTLY
2021- SUSTAIN Digital Artist Exchange
Digital residency with a focus on low-carbon artmaking; commissioned by Castlefield Gallery, Manchester UK and Aarhus Billedkunstcenter, Aarhus Denmark
AWARDS
2021 LBxan Artists Bursary
Bursary awarded by the Liverpool Biennial, a-n Artists Network and Open Culture to develop an audio-visual piece about water and swimming; Adjusted Horizons
2006 LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE AWARD L. Arch. GDip Exhibition, MMU
2005 BRONZE MEDAL Show Garden RHS Tatton Park
RESIDENCIES
2018-9 Moors for the Future, Edale Self-initiated Environmental Art Residency
embedded with MftF
2018 CAMP, Aulus-les-Bains, France Residency/workshop with Nils-Udo
2016 I-Park Foundation, Connecticut, USA Environmental Art Residency
2013 Our Museum Residency, Paul Hamlyn Foundation
EDUCATION
2019 MA Fine Art (Distinction), Manchester School of Art
2007 BLA Landscape Architecture, Manchester Metropolitan University
1992 BA(Hons) 3D Design (wood, metal, ceramics, glass) Manchester Polytechnic
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 MA/MFA HOME, Manchester
2019 MANIFESTATION Rogue Project Space, Manchester
2019 CATALYST Grosvenor Gallery, Manchester
2019 BORDERLINE Co-curator and exhibitor, Leaf, Manchester
2017 MANIFEST 2017 ArtWork Atelier, Manchester
2017 PROOF II Robert Burt Gallery, London
2017 MONO PS Mirabel, Manchester
2016 OPEN STUDIOS I-Park Foundation, Connecticut, USA
2012 ALLERY GALLERY Co-curator: pop-up gallery and events, Manchester
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2018 Talk to the Trees Community engagement, Lead Artist, Preston
2016 Birds of Passage Public Artwork, RSPB Sculpture Trail, Fairhaven Lake
2015 Reach Art Project Public Artwork design for Lytham St Anne Promenade
2013 Our Museum Participatory artwork, Paul Hamlyn Foundation
2003 DNA Public Artwork, Nuffield Hospital, Leeds
2000 Wave Public Artwork, Saltash, Cornwall
1998 Sundial Public Artwork, Mile End, London
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