Artist Statement
Currently, I am creating a body of work in response to social concerns in contemporary society, morality and their emotional implications, exploring the human condition and the psychological state of being on the edge.
Striping my work back to primarily drawings has enabled me to create elements of beauty, contradicting and contrasting with sinister imagery which portrays serious and often disturbing subject matter. Ultimately, my work aims to create a narrative of tension conveying important contemporary issues.
Qualifications and Training
2006 PGCE Early Years (NQT status), University of Hull, Scarborough
2005 BA Honours Degree in Fine Art, University of Hull, Scarborough
ABOUT
Joint Exhibitions
2015 Dark Rooms: The Old Press, St Austell, Cornwall
2015 At the Edge: Gallery Forty Nine, Bridlington
2015 Forbidden: Guerilla Galleries, The Daniel Libeskind Space, London
2014 ARTzelle: Guerilla Galleries, Streets of London
2014 ArtWaves Festival, The Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington
2014 Urban Life: Guerilla Galleries, London
2014 Random Works: Hoxton Gallery, London
2014 Escape to Happiness: Guerilla Galleries, London
2013 New Work: Ga11ery Eleven, Filey
2013 Don’t Judge a Dog by its Collar!: The Riverside, Sheffield
2013 Group Exhibition: Ga11ery Eleven, Filey
2013 Random Acts of Artistry 2: Guerilla Galleries, London
2013 Gallery Forty-Nine’s Spring Exhibition: Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington
2013 Bridlington Old Town: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2013 Seasons Greetings: Alex May Gallery, Bridlington
2012 Dirty Pretty Things: Gallery@ Spa, Bridlington
2012 Pop up: Alex May Gallery, Bridlington
2012 More than just a Pretty Face: Back o’ the Shop Gallery, Terrington
2012 East Coast Artists: Back o’ the Shop Gallery, Terrington
2012 Awakening: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2012 Mixed Exhibition: South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2012 East Coast Open: Scarborough Art Gallery, Scarborough
2011 Selection Box 2011: Back o’ the Shop Gallery, Terrington
2011 Christmas Exhibition: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2011 Malice in Wonderland: West Wing Gallery, Sewerby Hall, Sewerby
2011 Mini Postcard Exhibition: South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2011 Joint Exhibition: Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2010 The Magic of Christmas, Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2010 Coastal Open Exhibition, Scarborough Art Gallery, Scarborough
2009 Reveal Exhibition, Art Link, Hull
2009 Mini Art Show, South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2009 South Specific, South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2009 Ferens Open Exhibition, Ferens Gallery, Hull
2008 Christmas Exhibition, Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington
2008 Winter Exhibition, South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2008 Joint Exhibition, South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2007 Joint Exhibition, Alex May Gallery, Bridlington
2007 Open Exhibition, Sewerby Hall
2007 Running Exhibition, Art Circles Gallery, York
2006 East Riding of Yorkshire Open Studios
2006 Open Exhibition, Sewerby Hall
2005 Open Exhibition, Thorsby Gallery
2005 The University of Hull Degree Show
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Feature Artist: Voxel Gallery, Online
2014 East Yorkshire and Hull Open Studios: Behind the Times, Bridlington
2014 North Yorkshire Open Studios: Ga11ery Eleven, Filey
2013 Feature Artist: Roller Gallery, Online
2013 North Yorkshire Open Studios: Beiderbecke's Hotel, Scarborough
2011 Reveal Open Studios: Hilderthorpe Road, Bridlington
2010 Reveal Open Studios: Hilderthorpe Road, Bridlington
2009 Reveal East Riding and Hull Open Studios: Alex May Gallery, Bridlington
2008 East Riding of Yorkshire Open Studios: Sewerby Hall, Sewerby
2008 Emerging Solo Show: Sewerby Hall, Sewerby