‘I am a mixed media artist who lives and works in London, UK. My multidisciplinary practice has two main areas which investigate and highlight ocean issues as well as the relationship between manmade and nature.
My work is made using found and recycled materials, I turn them into representations of natural habitats and create new environments. I make site specific installations, performance and 2D works. Facilitation of arts, with an emphasis on community projects plays an important part of my practice and I design workshops to exist alongside projects. Examples of this include Kelp Forest - Mythical Mask Making, Kelp Forest - Creatures of the Kelp, Tiny Ocean Plants and Living Mobiles.
The use of colour, playful experimentation with waste materials and working in the public and community realm creates continuity and a strong sense of purpose in my work.’
Education
2008 - BA Fine Art, University of Kingston
2006 - University of Vigo, Spain, Erasmus Exchange
2004 BTEC National Diploma, West Kent College
Selected Exhibitions and Projects
2023
Westway Trust Winter Perade, comissioned arist
ACAVA’s commissioned artist at the North Kensington Take over at the National Theatre
Facilitation of Living Mobiles at Waltham Forest Street Fest
Voices of the Water commissioned artist by Global Generation - Workshop facilitation and community mural artist
Creatures of the Kelp and Kelp Forest at Kindred Studios Open Studios, Meanwhile Gardens part during Kensington and Chelsea Art Week (supported by Westway Trust) and Waterman’s Art Centre, during Totally Thames Festival and Creative Mile, Brentford (supported by Hounslow Council)
Museum of London, Docklands Earth Day Commissioned artist
ACAVA Flourish Program end of year exhibition
2022
Community of Hope exhibition exhibiting artist with Kelp Forest, panelist and Kelp & Critters workshop facilitator
Recycled Halloween Fashion at Victoria Park - workshop facilitation
Eco Autumn Accessories at Sheperd’s Bush Market
Kelp Forest at Nine Elms Pavilion part of Totally Thames 2022 - Supported by Wandsworth Council, Kelp & Critters at Nine Elms
Nano Chat about Kelp Forest at Totally Thames 2022
‘River Weaving’ collaboration featured in Rachna Garodia’s book ‘Contemporary Weaving’ - Publisher Batsford
Re-Wild Ilford resident artist and workshop facilitator
A.C.A.V.A Flourish workshop facilitator
‘Kelp & Critters’ at the London Canal Museum
Exhibiting artist at The East End Canal Festival Facilitation of ‘Kelp & Critters’ at The East End Canal Festival
Kindred Studios Open Studios exhibiting artist
Eco Ocean Accessories at Kindred Open Studios and Chisenhale Summer of Art
Featured in Lewis Pugh Foundations article Voices for Kelp
Tiny Ocean Plants, intergenerational arts project, with workshops and en exhibition, funded by R.B.K.C part of KCAW 2022
‘Kelp Forests, - Enhancing Biodiversity and Fighting Climate Change’ immersive art installation and program including' ‘Kelp & Critters’ workshop and ‘What Kelp Does For Us’ Panel debate. A Seeding Space bursary at London Performance Studios, funded by The Arts Council England
2021
Sustainability First’s Art Prize, shortlisted artist
It’s What we do Next, art exhibition to coincide with COP26
A.C.A.V.A. Flourish’s summer program workshop leader
Featured artist in ‘Together for a Fair Climate Future’ book by Sustainability First
2020
CommOCEAN Conference, Guest Speaker ‘Visualising Ocean - Human Relationships’
University of Hertfordshire Arts, Resident Artist developing work for ‘Coast’
Totally Thames, Curated and delivered ‘Humans Make Plastic’ series
Plastic Matter Exhibition University of Hertfordshire, Exhibiting Artist and workshop facilitator for ‘Humans Make Plastic’
SkyLark Residency Norwich, Resident Artist
‘River Weaving’ at The Ragged School Museum, London
Ocean Action Conference, Invited Artist delivering ‘Humans Make Plastic’
2019
‘Art Afloat’, recycled art workshops developed for The Floating Classroom, London
‘Tiny Ocean Plants’, art Science workshops, London
Totally Thames, delivered ‘River Weaving’ at Re:Centre, part of ‘Coast’, Hammersmith
Chisenhale Studios, resident artist developing ‘Coast - Hertford Union Canal’
EurOCEAN2019, guest artist at the conference, Paris
Workshop leader for A.C.A.V.A’s Flourish programme, ongoing, London
2018
‘Humans Make Plastic’ Workshop Series, commissioned by UCL and Bow arts toured at Bow Arts, Here East and The Bloomsbury Festival, London
Featured artist for a blog series by The Canal & River Trust
Workshop Leader for the education programme at Kindred Studios, London
‘Coast’ solo exhibitions at Wilton Way and The Anglesea Arms, London
Open Studios, exhibiting artist, Kindred Studios, London
2017
Zona Imaginaria Book featured artist for project ‘Take Spaces and Make Them New’, Argentina
SFSA Painting Exhibition, London
2015
Wild West Festival, arts mentor for teenagers, U.S.A
Cell Scape, Gallery 81435, Telluride, USA
2014
Casa Tres Patios, resident artist, Colombia
Changing Your Surroundings, workshops made with El Cuerpo Habla, Colombia
Accionarar, resident artist, Colombia
2013
Zona 30, resident artist and workshop leader, Peru
Sustainable Bolivia, resident artist and workshop leader, Bolivia
Intervening Public Spaces, Galleria Kiosko, Bolivia
‘En Red Arte Con Nada’, invited artist, mARTadero, Bolivia
Cochabamba Jazz Festival, exhibiting artist, La Troje, Bolivia
Zona Imaginaria, resident artist and workshop leader, Argentina
Debates on Autonomous art spaces, Curatoria Forense, Uruguay
2012
And’Art, resident artist and workshop facilitator, Morocco
2010
The Olde Nishidai Route, Atelier, Japan
2008
Kingston University Degree Show, London
Yellow Rock, Stanley Picker Gallery, London
2007
Stanley Picker Travel Award, artist, Korea
2006
Minbak Talks on Korean art at The Matadero Cultural Centre part of Arco, Spain