B. 1985, Worcester, England 

 

Education

Sep'10- July '12                              MFA Curating
                                                          Goldsmiths
Sep'05- July '08                              BA Fine Art- First Class Honours
                                                           Cardiff School of Art & Design
Sep'04- July '05                              Foundation [Art & Design] - Distinction
                                                           Hereford College of Art and Design


Curatorial Work

 

Solo

10th March - 22 April '12              Rapid Formations [Inc. Exhibition Catalogue]
                                                        Southampton City Gallery, Southampton
4th - 7th November '11                Richard Bevan
                                                        Cell Project Space, London
20th Aug - 5th  Sep '10                Pop Up-Mock Up-Outside-Inside
                                                        A1Gallery, Edinburgh
8th Jan- 7th Feb  '10                   Reduplication of the Real,
                                                       The Old Library, Cardiff    

10th- 15th Nov '09                       Auxesis: Performance
                                                       tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff
3rd - 31st July '09                        It Wouldn't Be Worth It Without The Struggle
                                                       Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff

Group

Late 2011                                       [Untitled Exhibition] [W/ Helena Rickett]
                                                          Ingenious Head Quarters, London
4th September  '11                        Vol.2 [W/ VOL * Collective]
                                                          Lewisham Art House, London
29th - 30th July '11                        Platform Performance Art Festival [W/ Janine Eisenacher]
                                                          Flutgraben e.V., Berlin
19th - 21st May '11                        Vol.1 [W/ VOL * Collective]
                                                          Lewisham Art House, London
9th - 30th April '11                          CITIZEN [W/ Kim Fielding]
                                                          tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff
28th - 30th Jan '11                         TimeScale [W/ Goldsmiths Curating Students]
                                                          176 Gallery, London

1st -21st May '10                            CITIZEN [W/ Kim Fielding]
                                                           tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff
7th - 20th Dec '09                           Building up-Not Tearing Down [W/ Sean Edwards]
                                                           tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff
10th Oct - 7th Nov '09                    Auxesis: Installation [W/ Andrew Cooper & Mike Murray]
                                                           tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff
23rd May- 13th June'09                 Wood, Canvas, Steel? [W/ Kim Fielding & Clare Skidmore] 
                                                           tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff 
14th Oct '08                                     Relapse '08 [W/ Kim Fielding]
                                                            tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff
27th Sept- 19th Oct '08                   Track & Field [W/ Kim Fielding]
                                                            tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios, Cardiff

3rd & 4th April '07                            Nervous Birth [W/ Time Based Students] 
                                                            Model Inn Annex, Cardiff   

 

Relevant Employment

 

Dec '08- Aug '09                              Art Critic
                                                         Metro Newspaper
July '08- Present                              Curator & Director
                            
                             tactileBOSCH Gallery & Studios

 

Voluntary Work


Sep'10- Present                             Internship
                                                      Cell Project Space, London
Feb '09- Aug '10                            Art Critic
                                                      Buzz Magazine, Cardif

 

Awards

 

Personal Grants

March '11                                         Venice Biennale Travel Grant
                                                         Wales Arts International
January '10                                      Student Grant
                                                         Sidney Perry Foundation
January '10                                      Artists Interest Free Loan
                                                        Arts Council of Wales
March '09                                        Venice Biennale Travel Grant 
                                                        Wales Arts International

 

Exhibition Grants

May '11                                          Ideas Fund Grant for Vol.1
                                                       Idea Tap
Oct '09                                            Large Project Grant for tactileBOSCH exhibition season
                                                       Arts Council of Wales
June '09                                          Project Grant for It Wouldn't Be Worth It Without The Struggle
                                                       Cardiff School of Art & Design     
June '09                                          Project Grant for It Wouldn't Be Worth It Without The Struggle
                                                       Howard Gardens Gallery
Aug '08                                          Large Project Grant for tactileBOSCH exhibition season
                                                      Arts Council of Wales

 

Published Work

 

Sep' 2010                                     Performance And Residue
                                                     Blown Magazine, [Currently Printing]
June 2010                                    [Untitled]
                                                     Rubric Journal, ISSN 2041-613X
Oct' 2008                                      Early Akshun: Belfast 1976-1980
                                                     Andre Stitt: Substance, ISBN 978-0-9559228-0-0

 

Talks & Lectures

 

28th - 29th July '10                       Curating Performance Art
                                                      Flutgraben e.V, Berlin
8th November '10                         How can we use new curatorial strategies to ignite the inspirational potential of public collections of Modern and Contemporary Art?
                                                      Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
23rd Feb '10                                  Curation & Gallery Management
                                                      Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff
13th Dec '07                                  The Cardiff Art Scene
                                                      University of Hildesheim, Germany