People-centric, emotionally intelligent, and versatile curator, visual artist and arts educator. Thrives within challenging environments that require initiative, lateral thinking, emotional intelligence and adaptability. Extensive experience in curating, leading creative teams, community engagement and teaching in higher education.
Graduated with a first class honours in BA Fine Art at Loughborough University with a Diploma in International Studies (DinTS) at the University of the Arts Helsinki.
For a comprehensive list of exhibitions and projects, please visit my website.
Projects
- 'Six Minutes Past Nine'Six Minutes Past Nine is an explorative third space platform which exists to promote radical understandings of the moving image, and aims to nurture and promote ground-breaking moving image artworks through supporting the development of moving image artists and research across the UK and internationally. https://sixminutespastnine.com
- 'GA Exhibition' - Editor and Co-CuratorEditor, Co-Curator and Exhibiting Artist in the Graduate Artist Exhibition 2022, Loughborough, UK. Working with Gantt charts, organising promotional material, leading meetings, taking meeting minutes, installing shows, scheduling performances and events. "‘The Graduate Artists Exhibition’ consists of four contemporary visual art exhibitions alongside a programme of creative workshops, talks, performances and readings. The four exhibitions will feature ambitious new artworks in response to the t
- 'Kinesis Moving Image Club' - CoordinatorIndependently developing and delivering a series of live screenings of historical and contemporary moving image works for students at Loughborough University. Curating and scheduling content, generating and disseminating promotional material, booking out spaces, installing equipment and facilitating discussions around moving image discourse.
- 'Would You Wear My Eyes' - Charnwood Arts Emerging ArtistsResident artist on the Emerging Artist scheme with Charnwood Arts. Supplied with a space to develop and sustain our practices, support and talks from visiting artists and the opportunity to exhibit our work in a working farmhouse. Wrote exhibition texts, communications and promotions for the Emerging Artist exhibition, entitled 'Would You Wear My Eyes': "Would You Wear My Eyes presents the works of emerging artists from the East Midlands, who have taken part in Charnwood Art’s Emerging Artis
- 'Bedtime Story Conservatory' - CoordinatorA digital reading project independently ran over the course of 100 consecutive days. Recordings of myself reading children's books, articles, interesting short stories and poems were sent out to a mailing list of over 100 subscribers every day, with short reflections, anecdotes and visual material. The project was in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic whilst studying in Helsinki, Finland. "A project consisting of a mailing list, to which I send out audio recordings of myself reading interesting
- 'Follow the Rhythm of My Heart' - Exhibition CoordinatorCo-Organiser, co-promoter, co-urator and exhibiting artist in student-led exhibition in central Helsinki. Exhibition description: "Trying to draw a line between two things, putting two words next to each other, looking at something, no wait, look again, wait, be your own AI, putting those things together, twining them with thought thread that resonates, vibrates, ripples, the pulses bubble the blood in your chest, and the air from those bubbles float up your throat and into the skull, where th
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Projects credited in
- Six Minutes Pilot ResidencyOur first truly virtual international residency utilising 3D space for experimentation in moving image deconstruction and reconstruction. 5 artists over 2 months were given virtual installation space, space, time and support to develop ideas, create an informal exhibition of process, end results and delivery on open, online talk. This pilot project has helped shape the future of Six Minutes Past Nine. The project was delivered with the help of curator and artist Samuel Thompson-Plant and direct2
Work history
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ABF FellowABF, Artists Benevolent Fund, Fellowship
Epinal Way, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKFreelance
Awarded £10,000 to continue studio practice within an institution. Utilising facilities to continue developing visual arts practice.
Key experiences:
- Engaging with current Fine Art BA students in the development of their practices through 1-1's and group critiques.
- Assisting in curating, organising and installing student exhibitions.
- Employing initiative in developing a moving image group in which I curated and delivered screenings of historical and contemporary moving image works.
- Working as an editor and curator for the 'Graduate Artist Exhibition'.
- Delivering lectures to students on own practice and on the Fine Art degree.
- Delivering lectures to prospective students to promote the Fine Art degree.
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Art and Design Foundation Tutor (Fine Art)Loughborough University Creative Arts
Loughborough, United KingdomPart Time
Tutor on the Art and Design BTEC Level 3 Diploma at Loughborough University. Engaging with and supporting students in developing their visual arts practices.
Key responsibilities:
- Delivering lectures and group tutorials to Foundation and Fine Art students.
- Engaging in critical discussion around contemporary arts discourse with students in 1-1 tutorials.
- Supporting the creative practices of students through disseminating research.
- Developing working plans with students to help them organise their time effectively.
- Logging and reporting student progress within organisation software.
- Assisting in the curation and install of student exhibitions.
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Education
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Diploma in International StudiesUniversity of the Arts Helsinki
- Helsinki, Finland
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BA Fine Art- First Class Honours Loughborough University
- Epinal Way, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
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