Solo Show Planned
My first solo show has been planned for this summer. Traces and Testament will be showing from 7th July until 10th August at Westbourne Grove Church Artspace in Notting Hill, London.
(UN)VEILED
(UN)VEILED is an interactive, multi-arts exhibition, which will inform and raise awareness of sex trafficking. The vision is to,“take action against sex trafficking. To make ‘visible’ the realities of trafficking and bring this ‘invisible’ world to public attention: unveiling the truth.” The project is being managed by Daisy Carr and Morna White from The Arts University College Bournemouth with support from Love 146 and Cross Borders Initiatives.
As one of the ten artists appointed to the project, I will be producing a piece of work that reflects the project’s aims and that hopefully allows the public to connect with the victims in a personal way (ultimately to provoke a change in attitude and motivation into action).
The exhibition will be held in Poole from the 15th -17th April (private view 14th April), location details to follow shortly on the (un)veiled website. The project has a strong educational nature; subsequent to the project dates it has the potential to tour around schools and campuses and to exhibit in other locations.
For further reading on the realities of sex trafficking visit: Love 146 and Cross Border Initiatives.
As one of the ten artists appointed to the project, I will be producing a piece of work that reflects the project’s aims and that hopefully allows the public to connect with the victims in a personal way (ultimately to provoke a change in attitude and motivation into action).
The exhibition will be held in Poole from the 15th -17th April (private view 14th April), location details to follow shortly on the (un)veiled website. The project has a strong educational nature; subsequent to the project dates it has the potential to tour around schools and campuses and to exhibit in other locations.
For further reading on the realities of sex trafficking visit: Love 146 and Cross Border Initiatives.
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16th Jan - 25th February: To Be Confirmed, The Bristol Gallery
I was really pleased to hear today that The Bristol Gallery want to show four of my pieces in their next show, To Be Confirmed, which will be running from January 16th – February 25th 2010. The Bristol Gallery, located on Millennium Promenade, Harbourside, Bristol, is a contemporary art gallery representing international, national and regional artists working in a wide range of media. I’m particularly excited as it will be the first opportunity I have had to show the peacock bed piece publicly. The other pieces they have selected to show are, Someone to Watch Over You, Fragile, and Wonderland. - age 4
Past News
7th Nov- 7th January 2010: Reopen, Poole.
I will be showing Pigeons Dubrovnik, a piece I made for a friend, at Reopen Poole's second art exhibition, "a celebration of the act of reusing, reassembling, and rethinking". The exhibition will be held at Poole's flagship venues, Lighthouse, Pooles Centre for the Arts, and KUBE (formerly The Study Gallery of Modern Art). The exhibition runs from Saturday the 7th of November until the 19th of December.
4th Sept - 30th October: Past in Present, Newcastle.
One of my pieces will be on show at The Art Works Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne as part of their Past In Present exhibition. The exhibition explores the use of vintage imagery, technique and media in contemporary art.
30th Aug - 13th Sept: The Very Thought Of You Windows 204, Bristol
Windows 204 will be providing me with the opportunity to show my first solo installation piece. It is an art venue that makes use of a shop window front to bring art to all members of the community and create a continuing dialogue with the public about what art can be. My work The Very Thought Of You will be viewable for 2 weeks from the 30th August and can be found at 204 Gloucester road, Bristol. Please click here for a press release
19th Aug - 2nd Sept: Subversive Correspondnece, Willesden Green Gallery, London.
My piece Love Letters will be on show at the Subversive Correspondence Exhibition at Willesden Green Gallery in London. The show is curated by Nottingham based artist and curator Diana Ali, and is billed as ” . . . national and international artists exploring the notion of connectivity, correspondence and dialogue entailing a subverisve perspective to the theme”.
6th Aug - 14th Aug: Cork Street Annual Open, 28 Cork Street, London.
My piece Fragile will be on show at the 2009 Cork Street Open Exhibition for charity. This year's selected charity is Children of Peace.
24th July – 7th Aug: Open Show 2009, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
My piece Beneath The Veils will be on exhibition in Surface Gallery's Open Show 2009 in Nottingham.
"In the tradition of past Open Shows, Surface Gallery have carefully curated an exhibition of selected artworks that hopes to reflect the wealth of current creative talent happening in 2009. This diverse selection of artists spanning a variety of different backgrounds promises to explore the full spectrum of the art world, with work ranging from sculpture, painting and drawing, to film, installation and new media." (excerpt from press release)
18th July – 14th Aug: Fete Picasso - Small Art Objects 2009, A.I.R. Vallauris, France.
A.I.R (aritsts in residence) Vallauris is a non-profit association that encourages international artists to collaborate with local ones in Vallauris, France, by way of a residency program. My piece Ruinous Blue will be part of their second bi-annual benefit which occurs in conjunction with the Fete Picasso (in honour of the famous artist who lived and created in Vallauris from 1946 until his death). As part of the exhibition the pieces will be sold by way of a silent auction with the proceeds going to A.I.R. Vallauris Benefit.
15th May - 11th June: Travelling Light, London and Venice.
One of my pieces has been accepted into the Travelling Light exhibition. Travelling Light is a collaborative project between WW Gallery and Pharos Gallery. The exhibition will open in London from the 15th – 28th May at WW Gallery. From there the work will travel long the trade route to Venice, a path historically trodden by merchants and hedonists attracted to the trade and pleasure capital of Europe. From 6th-11th June it will be hung within the orbit of the Venice Biennale in a palazzo between the Accademia Galleries and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.