Current:
Senior Lecturer in Design, University of Derby (2020- present)
Programme Lead for MA Design (2020 – 24)
External Examiner for BA (Hons) Creative Arts, Open College of the Arts (2021- present)
External Examiner for MA Design: Products and Furniture |MSc Design: Products and Technology, Nottingham Trent University. (2022 – present)
Freelance practitioner (2004- present)
Previous Experience:
Research Associate ‘Odd: Feeling Different in the World of Education’ Manchester Metropolitan University. A major AHRC funded project, trans-disciplinary research (art / education / anthropology) into children’s experiences of feeling ‘different’ or out of place in school. Collaboration between SHU, MMU, Alma Park primary school Levenshulme, Catalyst Psychology, Anti Bullying Alliance and the National Children’s Bureau. (2018 – 2021)
Lecturer, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Hull School of Art and Design (2004 – 18)
BAhons Fine Art Programme Lead (2007-8)
Associate Artist, Art Gene Contributing to Art Gene’s programme of art as research in the context of Barrow and surrounding area. Critical creative work in the public realm, dissemination via co-curation of exhibitions at the Art Gene Gallery (2010-13)
Lead Artist and Curator, Seldom Seen – a contemporary ‘cabinet of curiosities’; and permanent heritage interpretation installation for the Ship Inn visitor centre on Piel Island, Cumbria. Working collaboratively with Art Gene team and community members to collate and curate. Engagement and dissemination activities, events, copy and documentation, web and print content (2012-13)
Consultant + Design: Barrow Shop Fronts Design consultation and delivery for around 20 -30 small independent shop owners (2010-12)
Associate Artist; Grit & Pearl LLP, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Design and delivery of heritage interpretation and public realm commissions, as commissioned artist (collaborative and individual projects)(2010-13)
Qualifications
PhD Fine Art. Doctoral study: Exploring the Potential of Re-activating Models Through Art Practice’ (2014 – 2020)
MRes modules: Qualitative Research Methods, Philosophies of Research (2016)
PCGE Post 16 Education, University of Hull (2005-7)
MFA Fine Art Media, The Slade School of Art, University College London (2000-2002)
BA (Hons) Fine Art (first class) Hull School of Art and Design, (1997 – 2000)
BTEC Foundation Art and Design, Nene College Northampton (1996-7)
Selected Exhibitions
Dystopia and Resistance, Futurecades, Festival of the Mind, Millenium Galleries Sheffield. (2018)
Testing, Testing SIA Gallery, Sheffield (2016)
The Hepworth Print Fair The Hepworth, Wakefield (2015)
Pages International Artists Book Fair. The Tetley, Leeds (2015)
Seldom Seen Boone’s Chapel, Lewisham (2014)
Seldom Seen Art Gene Gallery and Studios, Barrow in Furness (2014)
Uncle Vern’s Dog Gallery North, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne (2013)
Magnificent Distance exhibition and critical dialogue event, Globe Gallery, Newcastle (2012)
My Spectacles (solo show) DLI Gallery, Aykley Heads, Durham (2009)
Site Responsive Projects
On the Endless Here Gallery Eleven, Hull (2014)
Spoken For public realm commission Washington DC, The 5×5 Project, D.C Commission on the Arts, Grit & Pearl. Part of Magnificent Distance curated by Richard Hollinshead. Magnificent Distance publication (2012)
A Common Treasury South Shields Seafront Interpretation and Engagement. Grit & Pearl / South Tyneside Council So. Shields Publication (2011)
Lost Languages (ship forks & sema-forks) South Shields Seafront Interpretation & Engagement. Grit & Pearl / South Tyneside Council (2011)
Broken Watch, temporary public realm commission, Northcabin, Bristol (2009)
Stand By, temporary public realm commission, Gateshead Riverside Park, Rednile Projects / Gateshead Council (2009)
Turn Over, heritage interpretation commission, animation and mutoscope, Woodhorn colliery Museum / Inspire Wansbeck (2004)
Residencies
Interuppteur (participant with lead artist Rachel Smith) Sheffield University (2018)
Research residency at Sheffield Model Rail Enthusiasts Club (2017)
CRiR (Christiania Researcher in Residence) (July-August 2016 and October 2014)
Reports on Knowledge. Library Interventions, Leeds College of Art (as an ‘agent’ on behalf of Dr Sharon Kivland)(2014)
So. Shields; South Shields Seafront Interpretation and Engagement, Grit & Pearl / South Tyneside Council (2013)
The Final Frontier, residency in the Teams Valley, Gateshead for Rednile Projects / Gateshead Council (2008)
Open Studios Residency, Skolska 28, Prague (2008)
AA2A Artists Access to Artschools, University of Lincoln (2008)
Curatorial Projects
What’s to Hand, SIA Gallery, Sheffield (2015)
Seldom Seen, heritage interpretation for the Ship Inn, Piel Island. Collaboration with Art Gene, Associates, Barrow in Furness. (2013)
Your Future Needs You, Art Gene Gallery, Barrow in Furness. (co-curated with Maddi Nicholson and Stuart Bastik) (2010)
Awards
Vice Chancellor’s PhD Scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University (2014)
Arts Council England Grants for the Arts Award (2013)
Arts Council England Grants for the Arts Award (2004)
Julian Sullivan Award for Fine Art Media, Slade School of Art (2002)
AHRC postgraduate award (2000)
Artist talks / visiting lectures
Visiting tutor, Fine Art, Corcoran Institute, Washington DC. (2009)
Talk for professional development programme, Xsite Architecture, Newcastle (2009)
Artists Talk about Northcabin commission ‘Broken Watch’, Spike Island, Bristol (2009)
Visiting lecturer, BA Hons Fine Art University of Cumbria, Carlisle (2008)
Visiting lecturer, BA Hons Fine Art Leeds Met University (2008)