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I am a multi-disciplinary visual artist working with sculpture, installation, site responsive/contextual approaches, interventions and hybridised live art. My practice explores ideas around consumerism, humorous paradoxes, sense of place and the domestic domain. My work is invariably object based and often narrative in content. I use a vast range of recycled and reclaimed objects in my work, manipulating materials to extend their usefulness or reinvent their purpose. I am currently involved in several live art projects that place accessibility to art in unexpected situations.
Future Exhibitions/projects
2009 Strange Ways go Cheap, Virtual group show
2009 Looking and being looked at: a cross cultural investigation and dialogue, project with three artists from Tehran
2009 Thursday Flicker, Leamington Art Gallery. New animation work
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2008 - Armarda, Liverpool Biennale
2008- Secrets, Southwark Playhouse
2008 - WLTM, Nottingham
2008 - Shadow Sculpture participatory project, Bilston Craft Gallery
2008 - Cheapside Show, The Edge, Birmingham
2008 - Time, solo exhibition, Makers Dozen Studios, Wolverhampton
2008 Delicate Situations, online project
2007 ArtsFest, Birmingham
2007 Birmingham International Festival of Live and Time Based Arts (BIFLTBA), The Edge, Birmingham
2007 Make Do, Bilston Craft Gallery
2007 Small and Obscure, Makers Dozen, Wolverhampton
2007 Flair, Light House, Wolverhampton
2007 New Art Birmingham, Curzon Street Station, Digbeth, Birmingham
2006/07 Winter Exhibition, Russell Hall Hospital, Dudley
2006 Tearaways, Custard Factory, Birmingham
2006 Private View, Makers Dozen Studios, Wolverhampton
2006 Unseen 18 Light House and Learning Quarter, Wolverhampton.
2006 Making Sense of the Market two person collaborative exhibition of new work exploring the senses and sensations evoked by the market place, Bilston Craft Gallery.
2006 All the Women I know Exhibition of work exploring issues around perceptions of women, Adult Education Learning Quarter, Wolverhampton
2005 The Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2005 How does your Garden Grow. University of Wolverhampton, final MA show. Three large sculptural pieces made from a limited range of plastics. Materials - cable ties, monofilament, buttons, electrical wire.
2004 20/20 Exhibition, Framers Gallery Wolverhampton and Lewis Taylor Gallery, Wolverhampton.
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2007 Last Words, Solo Show, Light House, Wolverhampton |
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International Artist Fellowship |
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project managed Arts Council fellowship to bring an artist from Iran to the UK for a period of three months |
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Makers Dozen Art Fair and Open Studios |
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- Makers Dozen Studios, Wolverhampton,UK |
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Lead studio based art fair with invited guest artists selling their work directly to the public. |
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BA Fine Art (hons) Sculpture |
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University of Wolverhampton |
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University of Wolverhampton |
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Shortlisted for Wyre Forest Commission |
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Shortlisted for 'Sense and Sensuality' |
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Experience of working with young people in youth participation and outreach projects.
1995/1997 Arts Youth Worker, Wolverhampton MBC. Devised and ran programme of arts activities and events for young people aged between 11 and 18. Very challenging work encouraging youth participation and ownership of art events with exciting and inspirational outcomes. Led workshops at various venues across Wolverhampton. Encouraged and motivated a number of groups of young people to get involved in activities. This led to several projects where club members took ownership of the development of the work such as the climbing wall mural, talent show for dancers/DJs and artwork for Lady Mafia, a dance group within the club.
1997 Mural for Wolverhampton Youth Services Climbing Wall focusing upon diversity and accessibility for all young people.
1996 Banner for festival of Diviali.
1996 Summer school events for Wolverhampton Youth Services included painting, spray art, mosaic, fabric painting, tie-dye.
1996 Silk-screen printing workshop for anti-smoking project within youth services.
1996 Home based batik workshops for adults.
1995 Artist in residence Colton Hills, Wolverhampton. Batik, fabric painting, stitch and mixed media.
1995 Artist in residence Bushbury Primary, Wolverhampton. Paper sculpture and clay modelling.
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