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There’s the wind outside
2023
CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 | ‘There’s the wind outside’, Perennial Gallery, Bristol
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 | THG Open, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, East Devon
2023 | Menagerie, F-block Gallery, Bower Ashton, Bristol
2023 | In the Wind, Spike Open Studios, Spike Island, Bristol
2022 | Stuff Done, East Bristol Contemporary, St Annes House, Bristol
2021 | Mantle Pieces, Curio, St Annes House, Bristol
2021 | Graduate fellowship 20/21, Test Space, Spike Island, Bristol
2021 | Showcase, UWE Spike Island, Bristol
2020 | That Chopping Sound, SPACE Gallery, Bristol
2019 | The Edge (2), Colston Hall, Bristol
2019 | Public Hearing, The Station, Bristol
2019 | Rungang, UDK Berlin
2019 | A small, good thing, The Latch, Bristol
2019 | The Edge, Arnolfini, Bristol
2018 | Going Up, UWE Spike Island, Bristol
2018 | Please come in and Leave, Centre Space, Bristol
RESIDENCIES/ AWARDS
2023 | WITTA (writing in/to/through art) research group residency
2022 | Instagram residency, East Bristol Contemporary
2022 | Summer not school, Initiated by Conway and Young
2021 | Residency exchange, Bricks Bristol x Arcade Campfa, Cardiff
2021 | Development Bursary, Spike Island, Bristol
2020 | Spike Island Graduate Fellow
2019 | Erasmus Term, UDK, Berlin
WORK
Present | Fine art studio technician and coordinator, University of the West of England
Present | Freelance gallery technician, Arnolfini, Bristol
Present | Spike Island Studio Artist Representative, Bristol
2023 | Access support worker, Racheal Clerke
2022 | Exhibition and Events technician, Shiiku Collective, Bristol
2022 | AV technical assistant, Strange Brew and Loco Club, Bristol
2021 | Artist Technician, Shiiku collective festival, Propyard, Bristol
2021 | Metalwork and Fabrication Technician, University of the West of England
2021 | Artist and Creative Collaborator, Rising Arts Agency, Bristol
2020 | Exhibition Invigilator, Centre of Gravity, Soapworks, Bristol
2020 | Block West Pavillion Build, Knowel West Media Centre x Automate Architecture
2018 | Artist Assistant, Harriet Bowman
2018 | Exhibition Invigilator, Spike Island, Bristol
2017 | Assistant Manager, Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek
ARTIST TALK & WORKSHOPS
2024 | Who’s Flying the Plane, Artist Interview
2023 | Open Sandwich, Spike Studios
2023 | There’s the wind outside, Artist talk and reading, Perennial Gallery
2023 | BA Fine Art Research and Play workshop, UWE
2023 | Exhibition Skills workshop series, UWE
2022 | Graduate Symposium, UWE
2022 | BA Fine Art Research and Play workshop, UWE
2022 | Bristol school of art, Artist Talk
2021 | Art of the Maker Symposium Speaker, CFPR/ UWE/ Arnolfini, Bristol
2021 | BA Art and Writing, Guest Lecture, UWE
2021 | At home in the studio with Huma Mulji, Philippa Lawrence, Carol Ladler
2019 | Creative Youth Network, Public Hearing Exhibition Interview
EDUCATION
2021-22 | Day School, East Bristol contemporary, Bricks St Annes House
2017-20 | First Class BA (HONS) Art and Visual Culture, UWE
2023 | ‘There’s the wind outside’, Perennial Gallery, Bristol
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 | THG Open, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, East Devon
2023 | Menagerie, F-block Gallery, Bower Ashton, Bristol
2023 | In the Wind, Spike Open Studios, Spike Island, Bristol
2022 | Stuff Done, East Bristol Contemporary, St Annes House, Bristol
2021 | Mantle Pieces, Curio, St Annes House, Bristol
2021 | Graduate fellowship 20/21, Test Space, Spike Island, Bristol
2021 | Showcase, UWE Spike Island, Bristol
2020 | That Chopping Sound, SPACE Gallery, Bristol
2019 | The Edge (2), Colston Hall, Bristol
2019 | Public Hearing, The Station, Bristol
2019 | Rungang, UDK Berlin
2019 | A small, good thing, The Latch, Bristol
2019 | The Edge, Arnolfini, Bristol
2018 | Going Up, UWE Spike Island, Bristol
2018 | Please come in and Leave, Centre Space, Bristol
RESIDENCIES/ AWARDS
2023 | WITTA (writing in/to/through art) research group residency
2022 | Instagram residency, East Bristol Contemporary
2022 | Summer not school, Initiated by Conway and Young
2021 | Residency exchange, Bricks Bristol x Arcade Campfa, Cardiff
2021 | Development Bursary, Spike Island, Bristol
2020 | Spike Island Graduate Fellow
2019 | Erasmus Term, UDK, Berlin
WORK
Present | Fine art studio technician and coordinator, University of the West of England
Present | Freelance gallery technician, Arnolfini, Bristol
Present | Spike Island Studio Artist Representative, Bristol
2023 | Access support worker, Racheal Clerke
2022 | Exhibition and Events technician, Shiiku Collective, Bristol
2022 | AV technical assistant, Strange Brew and Loco Club, Bristol
2021 | Artist Technician, Shiiku collective festival, Propyard, Bristol
2021 | Metalwork and Fabrication Technician, University of the West of England
2021 | Artist and Creative Collaborator, Rising Arts Agency, Bristol
2020 | Exhibition Invigilator, Centre of Gravity, Soapworks, Bristol
2020 | Block West Pavillion Build, Knowel West Media Centre x Automate Architecture
2018 | Artist Assistant, Harriet Bowman
2018 | Exhibition Invigilator, Spike Island, Bristol
2017 | Assistant Manager, Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek
ARTIST TALK & WORKSHOPS
2024 | Who’s Flying the Plane, Artist Interview
2023 | Open Sandwich, Spike Studios
2023 | There’s the wind outside, Artist talk and reading, Perennial Gallery
2023 | BA Fine Art Research and Play workshop, UWE
2023 | Exhibition Skills workshop series, UWE
2022 | Graduate Symposium, UWE
2022 | BA Fine Art Research and Play workshop, UWE
2022 | Bristol school of art, Artist Talk
2021 | Art of the Maker Symposium Speaker, CFPR/ UWE/ Arnolfini, Bristol
2021 | BA Art and Writing, Guest Lecture, UWE
2021 | At home in the studio with Huma Mulji, Philippa Lawrence, Carol Ladler
2019 | Creative Youth Network, Public Hearing Exhibition Interview
EDUCATION
2021-22 | Day School, East Bristol contemporary, Bricks St Annes House
2017-20 | First Class BA (HONS) Art and Visual Culture, UWE
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