EDUCATION
2002 - 2005 BA (Hons) Fine Art, North Wales School of Art and Design (NEWI)
2001 - 2002 BTEC Foundation Art and Design, Liverpool Community College
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
HELD, Liverpool Biennial 2012, Liverpool
Spectral Lines, The Last Gallery, Llangadog
J A M B A L A Y A (two person presentation with Sam Venables) as part of FAVELA at The Royal Standard, Liverpool
Hand to Hand, part of SPECTRUM at Wolstenholme Creative Space, Liverpool
2011
Solo presentation at Art Brussels with Stephane Simoens gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2005
Garden Furniture, FOCAL, Festival of Contemporary Art and Light, Ruthin
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
30 KILOS OF COCAINE USED TO DRAW THE LINES OF A FOOTBALL FIELD, 20|22NQ, Manchester
Unspecific Objects, Malgras|Naudet, Manchester & The Royal Standard, Liverpool
easy does it, David Dale Gallery, Glasgow
Temporary Residence (curated by Aid & Abet), Kettles Yard, Cambridge
2012
Tattoo City: The First Three Chapters, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
Space Monkey Hula Hoop, The Monks Gallery, Lincoln
One Night Stand (curated by Mermaid & Monster), Movement, Worcester, 4th October 2012
One Night Stand (curated by Mermaid & Monster), Goat Major Projects, Cardiff, 4th August 2012
One Night Stand (curated by Mermaid & Monster), Trade Gallery, Nottingham, 2nd August 2012
THE MAN DON'T GIVE A FUCK (curated by Mermaid & Monster and Cerbyd), Motorcade|FlashParade, BristolArt Lending Library (curated by Walker & Bromwich and Market Gallery), Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, Glasgow
2011
The Royal Standard Love In, Supercollider, Blackpool
Two Sides of the Same Coin, The Russian Frost Farmers, Wellington, New Zealand
Space Exchange, Aid & Abet, Cambridge
All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy, The Burlington Fine Arts Club, Piccadilly Place, Manchester
¿AreWeNotDrawnOnwardToNewEra?, g39, Cardiff
Being Lost (curated by Andrew Bracey), Rogue Project Space, Manchester
Parts Unknown, Embassy, Edinburgh
No Noise, The Agency, Deptford, London
2010
Cardboard Folly (curated by Emily Speed), The Bluecoat, Liverpool
Built Overnight, (curated by Rhubaba), The Annuale Festival of Independent Practice, Edinburgh
Global Studio, The Bluecoat, Liverpool
NO SOUL FOR SALE, Tate Modern, London
In every dream home, a Heartache, The Bridewell Gallery, Liverpool
Hong Kong ArtWalk, Various sites within the public realm, Hong Kong
2009
Arctic Fox, Vulpes Vulpes, London
Rendez-Vous 09, 10th Biennale de Lyon, Institut d'art contemporain, Lyon
Trade City, Contemporary Art Manchester, CHIPS Building, Manchester
Dumb Objects, Wolstenholme Projects, Liverpool
Safe To Touch, Hub National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Drawn In, The Lost Soul & Stranger Service Station @ the Bluecoat, Liverpool
2008
If You Build It They Will Come, g39, Cardiff
Creative Cargo - Made in Garston, New Slaughterhouse, Garston, Liverpool
Maze, The Garston Embassy, Liverpool Biennial Pavilions project, Garston, Liverpool
Touching Art Touching You, BlindArt Permanent Collection, Catmose Gallery, Oakham
2007
How Does Your Garden Grow? Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport
Real Writers' Residency Programme, Curated by Real Institute, g39, Cardiff
2006
The Royal Standard Annual Commercial Exhibition, The Royal Standard, Liverpool
dyingfrog artists residency, Independents Biennial Liverpool, St Nicholas Parish Church, Liverpool
noisefestival.com exhibition, Independents Biennial Liverpool, View Two Gallery, Liverpool
BlindArt, Sense & Sensuality, Bankside Gallery, London
Surface, Young Curators 2006, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
Young Wales VII, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy
ReNew06: A Collaboration, Hope Street Gallery, John Moores University, Liverpool
2005
The Third Degree, Wrexham Arts Centre, Wrexham
Garden of Delights, Platt Fields Park, Manchester
Domestic Intervention Project, Magnolia Art Space, Wrexham
Look Bright, Crescent Arts, Scarborough
2004
Our House, Henshaws Arts and Crafts Centre, Knaresborough
Oriel Davis Open, Oriel Davis Gallery, Newtown
20:20, Oriel Corwen, Corwen
CURATED PROJECTS
2013
easy does it, David Dale Gallery, Glasgow/Aid & Abet, Cambridge/Supercollider, Blackpool
An evolving trilogy of exhibitions examining the complexity inherent within the simplest of actions.
2012
CAVE, Liverpool - September 13th - 16th
CAVE was an artist-led art fair for the city of Liverpool coinciding with the opening of the Liverpool Biennial 2012. Presenting 45 of the UK's most exciting unrepresented artists whilst taking no commission or exhibition fee from those participating; CAVE was a new model of art fair.
2011
Space Exchange, Aid & Abet, Cambridge
As part of Space Exchange at Aid & Abet, The Royal Standard presents an assortment of objects acquired by the organisation over the previous 5 years.
Since 2006 The Royal Standard has worked with hundreds of artists, curators and organisations through a diverse programme of exhibitions and events, performances, publications, artist residencies and offsite projects, alongside providing studio space to a wide range of artists and designers: a process which over time inevitably results in the accumulation of a multiplicity of stuff. By re-examining and exhibiting this collection of abandoned artworks, loose ends and remnants of things that have happened at The Royal Standard, an order is provided to our accrued mass of detritus. Questioning perceived notions of ownership and authorisation, acquisition and presentation, whilst quashing hierarchies between what may and may not seem important, the eventual 'display' seen during Space Exchange forming the basis of what will develop into The Royal Standard's Permanent Collection.
DEADPAN, The Royal Standard, Liverpool
With a good glug of irony and a sarcastic nod, DEADPAN gave a kick up the arse to an utter mess of an art world at a point of oversaturisation by questioning strategies used by artists to make new work. Considering mimicry and the referential alongside the blatency of homage, DEADPAN presented with barefaced cheek a 'pastichised' viewpoint of art with lampooning consequences; providing a glimpse into the dirty world of satire within contemporary art today.
tiny touring round the world exhibition, various locations and The Bluecoat, Liverpool
By pushing accepted nptions of collection, acquisition, production and display, the tiny touring round the world exhibition aimed to realise new modes of engagement, simultaneously on a global and minute scale. Working as an artist and curator within my current locality within the world at any given time, whilst forging international links between Liverpool and abroard.
2009
Under The Bridge, Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk Poland
Eight artistic interventions in the public space of Gdansk and Liverpool, May - October 2009
Some People Deserve Everything They Get, The Royal Standard, Liverpool
Some People Deserve Everything They Get assembled the most remarkable, outstanding, significant and superlative artists graduating from courses the length and breadth of the country in 2009. These graduates outshone their peers with unrivaled aesthetic choices; climbing the supreme ladder of success to pass with flying colours...
SALE, The Royal Standard, Liverpool
SALE transformed the white walled galleries at The Royal Standard into an an 'Art Superstore' stocked with hundreds of artworks by over 80 artists from across the UK and beyond. With constant special offers and fluctuating prices, SALE helped to tempt the gallery visitor into buying that 'must have' artwork. Utilising retail systems and language more commonly found in the supermarket and in turn questioning the nature of the commercial art world and how it functions.
2008
For The Likes of Us, Liverpool Biennial - Cities on the Edge Programme, Garston, Liverpool
Curating a series of interventions occurring directly on the streets of Garston during Liverpool Biennial 2008 as part of the Cities on the Edge programme, resulting from an exchange between artists and communities of Garston, Liverpool and Gdansk, Poland
NAVIGATOR, The Royal Standard, Liverpool
The inaugural exhibition in the Royal Standard's new home drew on the organisation's relocation to the periphery of the city centre. Set against Liverpool's rapidly changing urban and cultural landscape, NAVIGATOR reflected on a process of re-mapping and re-routing through familiar and unfamiliar territories.
Characters: The People Behind the Portraits, Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport
Co-curated portrait exhibition as part of Sefton Council's 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations, writing the accompanying catalogue
2006
noisefestival.com exhibition, Independents Biennial Liverpool, View Two Gallery, Liverpool
Selected and curated a physical showcase exhibition of the best 'fine art' submissions received at noisefestival.com during the Independents Biennial Liverpool at View Two Gallery. The project was featured as a documentary on BBC2's Blast Friday, 22nd September 2006
AWARDS
2013
Shortlisted for the Liverpool Art Prize
2010
Arts Council England grant for The Royal Standard
2008
Arts Council England grant for The Royal Standard
2004
First prize under 25, Oriel Davis Open
PUBLISHED WRITING
2012
a-n magazine reviews editor, June 2012 (final issue)
2010
a-n magazine, The Economy of the Gift, exhibition review, July 2010
2009
a-n magazine, Coller Elective, exhibition review, July 2009
2008
Characters: The People Behind The Portraits, Atkinson Art Gallery, exhibition catalogue,
ISBN 978-1-874516-17-0
2007
a-n magazine, Journey, Movement and Place, exhibition review, July 2007