CV
Education
Glasgow School of Art, MLitt Art Writing 2019 - present
Glasgow School of Art, BA (Hons) Sculpture and Environmental Art 2016 - 2018
Edinburgh College, HND Contemporary Art Practice 2015/2016
Awards
Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Award Shortlist 2018
John Byrne Award Top 30 Entries of 2018/19
John Byrne Award Monthly Winner August 2018
Edinburgh College Award for Sculpture 2014
Residencies
Project Ability August Residency 2019
Scottish Sculpture Workshop Summer Residency 2018
Bowling Harbour Arch 8 Residency 2018
Selected Exhibitions
2019/20 SSA | VAS OPEN, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2019 Project Ability - Artists in Residency, The Art School, Glasgow
2019 Sleekit, Wooosh Gallery, Dundee
2019 JAIVA X DAIN HINGS, Glasgow Autonomous Space
2019 Working Class Exotica, Leith Dockers Club, Edinburgh
2019 ALIGHT, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2019 Gone Fishing, DOK Artist Space Steel Shed, Edinburgh
2018 Emergency 2018, Z-Arts, Manchester
2018 Socius18, DOK Artist Space Steel Shed, Edinburgh
2018 HOMO, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
2018 And Another Thing, New Glasgow Society, Glasgow
2018 Within Half an Inch of a Yard, Pollok House, Glasgow
2018 Calm Down Dear, Where People Sleep, Glasgow
2017 Anniversary, DOK Artist Space Steel Shed, Edinburgh
2017 Inside/Outside, Glasgow Open House Arts Festival, Glasgow
2017 Tour de Force, Public Artwork in Queens Cross Area, Glasgow
2017 Poor Art* (Pointlessly Long Undescriptive Title), Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
2017 Eye Am Camera; Deltiology II, Leith Depot, Edinburgh
2016 Eye Am Camera; Deltiology, Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow
2016 Things We Don't Understand, Where People Sleep, Glasgow
2016 Empathy Art Exhibition, The Well Cafe, Edinburgh
2016 New Physical Space, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
2016 BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer), St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh
2015 *Nothing in Common, Argyle House, Edinburgh
Experience
HMP Greenock
Planning and delivering a nine week creative art project to learners within Greenock Prison, both male and female. Involved organisation, sourcing materials and teaching/collaborative learning through face to face contact with group. Resulting in group exhibition taking place in prison visitors room.
Holy Cross RC Primary School
Independently creating a lesson plan and delivering a sculpture class for primary four children at Holy Cross Primary School.
Project Ability
Voluntary work as assistant to the ‘Aspire’ Group, a visual arts workshop programme for adults with learning disabilities. Assisting group members in realising ideas, discussing the making process and helping with their chosen individual projects.
North Edinburgh Young People's Forum
Photographing North Edinburgh Youth Awards (2017 & 2018)
Photographing newspaper launch event
Photographing "walkabout" in North Edinburgh to assist in improving the area
Publications
'Flow' Artist Book in 'AB-Z Collection, Artists Books & Zines Collection' at Edinburgh College