Currently, I am creating a body of work in response to community groups in contemporary society, exploring aspects such as social history, mental health, the human condition and the psychological state of being.

Striping my work back to primarily drawings has enabled me to create elements of beauty, contradicting and contrasting with imagery which portrays serious subject matter. Audio extracts of the sitters complement the imagery and enhance the viewing experience. Ultimately, my work aims to create a narrative which conveys important contemporary issues. Through these artworks I aim to open discourse and debate tackling these social topics.

qualifications and training

2006 PGCE Early Years (NQT status), University of Hull, Scarborough

2005 BA Honours Degree in Fine Art, University of Hull, Scarborough

Joint Exhibitions

2023 Ferens Open Exhibition: Ferens Art Gallery: Hull

2023 Bridlington Open Studios: Gallery 49: Bridlington

2021 Joint Exhibition: Bridlington Contemporary: Bridlington

2020 Extraordinary Postcards for Extraordinary Times: Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange: Penzance

2020 Art on Paper: Morton Gallery: Bridlington

2020 Ferens Open Exhibition: Ferens Art Gallery: Hull

2017 Hand In: Double Yolke, Newcastle

2017 Ferens Open Exhibition: Ferens Art Gallery, Hull (City of Culture 2017)

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 Guerilla Galleries Presents 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

Solo Exhibitions

2017 Dark Matters: Spotlight Gallery - Artlink, Hull (City of Culture 2017)

2016 Feature Artist: Voxel Gallery, Online

2014 East Riding 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

Other

2016 Yorkshire Coast Radio Interview: February

2016 BBC Radio Humberside, Live Interview: February

2016 Live on ITV National/Local News: February

2016 Unaccredited Extra in ‘Dads Army’ Film: Director – Oliver Parker

2014 BBC Radio Humberside, Live interview with Phil White: September

2014 BBC Radio Humberside, Live Interview with Phil White: June

2013 BBC1 Regional News, Evening News interview with Paul Murphy: October

2013 Scarborough TV News, Online Feature Film: July – Present

2013 BBC Radio Humberside, Interview with Phil White: June

2013 Yorkshire Coast Radio, Interview: June

2012 BBC Radio Humberside, Live Interview with Phil White: December

2012 Unaccredited Extra in David Hockney’s artist films – Movement: World Touring

2011 ITV1 Countrywise Interview with Paul Heiney, episode 12: aired 7th July

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