ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I work across media in research based projects, site referential artworks, sculptural installations and interventions. My work has an activist element which comments on the politics of place, socio- political and environmental issues.
I have exhibited across the UK and Internationally. Recent exhibitions and commissions include No Borders for Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and The Custard Factory Birmingham, and Deluge, commissioned by Meadow Arts for Watermark, a multi site exhibtion across the city of Worcester.
My work is in public and private collections and has recently been acquired by The Government Art Collection, Alnoba Sculpture Park USA and Manchester Art Gallery where it is on long term display in the main atrium.
I am represented by Division of Labour.
I am founding director of Paradise Works and between 2016-2023 held the role of Creative Directive. Since 2019 I have been Patron of Castlefield Gallery.
Between 2003 and 2008 with artist Paul Harfleet I co founded and directed Apartment an artist led space in a one bedroom flat on the sixth floor of Lamport Court a council tower block in central Manchester. Here we exhibited over 200 artists in an annual programme of events and exhibitions and ran an artist in residence programme.
NEWS
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Currently exhibiting;
Deluge, a large scale outdoor artwork commissioned by Meadow Arts, in Watermark, a multi site group exhibition across the city of Worcester.
In May 2022 I exhibited CORRUPTION in a group exhibition, curated by Nat Pitt entitled A Modest Show at The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester alongside The British Art Show 09.
Unsettled Ground is on exhibition in multiple outdoor venues across manchester and Salford including Castlefield Gallery, HOME, Manchester Art Gallery, The Whitworth, Paradise Works, Hotbed Press and Islington Mill, and currently in a group exhibiton at Bury SCculpture Centre, Greater Manchester.
A second UK edition of No Borders, is on long term display on the roof of the iconic Custard Factory, in Birmingham. A third full scale edition of No Borders has been acquired for the collection at by Alnoba Sculpture Park, New Hampshire, USA Alnoba Art Park.