Higher presenting at funding showcase

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In the Meanwhile exhibition

After a long time unable to hang out, its good to have my work exhibited in a shop in central Bath ina meanwhile spcae after shops have had to close.

Pause Small Stories

Really interestingly curated new online exhibition created to appreciate the specialness that is lockdown and really captures something of it. Pleased to be exhibiting two of my Haptic Traces videos alongside Anna Gillespie and Dave Webb in the ‘interior’ room https://newurbanorientations.org/exhibit-room-b/

Human Murmuration in Floorr exhibition

Great to have work in Floorr’s online exhibition https://www.floorronlineexhibition.com/exh-06 especially when we are all trapped in lockdown so beholden to digital connection.

Success with Studio Recovery Fund

Totally over the moon to have been successful in making a bid to the Studio Recovery Fund to support a collaboration with Dave Webb and Harvey Jones to develop our ideas around communicating through dance remotely. We would love to get feedback from people through the @ststic2ecstatic instagram about what makes you dance and what holds you back. We are making some short films about our own feelings. Being in lockdown emphasises how much we have lost that connected and collective feeling but it doesnt stop you dancing alone at home …

Job interview video about me

I was shortlisted for a job at Bristol School of Art and although I got beaten to the post, I thought I would share the video I made to introduce my practice.

Lockdown wanderings

During the first lockdown, we managed to get out walking almost every weekend. Its is amazing how far you can go if you join routes up that normally you would drive before walking. Love the radial routes ploted from out home hub.

Space Place Practice publication - Place: Soapworks

Having taken part in a research response to the old Gardiner Haskins building, a previous soap factory, in Bristol; my work is featured in the publication, Place: Soapworks which is available to visitors at the Centre of Gravity exhibition in Bristol from 2-25 October.

I created a durational black and white film Whitewash in two parts. The first is simply a film of hand washing and the water going down the drain - so relevant during a pandemic but symbolic of our economy and value system, the suds slowly dissolve like an eroding iceberg. The second recalls the sales room products documenting the duration of a washing machine program, running empty, which when projected like a ghost in the derelict department store echoes our dystopian present.

Datafield at Centre of Gravity Bristol

Absolutely delighted to be invited to show Datafield as part of the Offstage Collective at Centre of Gravity in Bristol on 10 October 1-3pm

Talking Taboo - making space for conversation

It was a real pleasure to run a intimate but socially distanced workshop at The Art Cohort to accompany my Body of Work exhibition. Talking Taboo is a new project I have launched creating “making spaces for conversation” where people can come together to be creative while discussing topics that are often considered taboo. At the Art Cohort we were discussing the impact of menopause on women living in modern society and exploring free embroidery. Thank you to the women who came and shared their stories and for allowing me to share pictures of them and their work. I am hoping to develop this project to collect stories and offer space to talk about things so often avoided, exactly what the collection will become is still in the making … watch this space.

The Art Cohort - solo show

My work will be exhibited at The Art Cohort Chelsea Road Bath from 25 September to 16 October.

This will be a rare chance to see Hanging Out (1in8) and the new scale prints of my Haptic Traces work will be available for sale.

Meet the artist sessions on 6/10 and a special real/virtual participatory workshop on 7/10 for the Talking Taboo project on menopause with myself & Judith Rodgers. Get in touch if you are interested in attending.

MA Show at Bath Spa

It’s two years since I started my MA & I’m pleased to say I’ve completed. The exhibition is not open in the usual manner due to COVID but there are limited sessions to view the work by invitation on Friday 18th 3-5pm, Monday 21st 4-8pm & Tuesday 22nd 4-6pm. Get in touch if you would like to visit.

Selected to join BRICKS artist programme

Bricks Artist Programme, at its core, is an artist network for visual artists in the West of England. More broadly, it is a hybrid model, bringing together elements of an associates scheme, a skillshare network, a sales platform and a philanthropy portal.

Very pleased to be selected to join this group and looking forward to meeting everyone soon.

Shortlisted for Visions of Science art prize

I am delighted to have been shortlisted from over 300 artists who submitted for Visions of Science at The Edge https://www.edgearts.org/news/visions-of-science-shortlist-announced/ The show includes so many wonderful works, please do go online and browse the virtual exhibition as there is much to see and learn about. DATAFIELD was created in collaboration with research students from Bath University, set up through the public engagement office, so it is fitting that it should be recognised in the prize shortlist.

DATAFIELD Lockdown edit released

Despite the technical difficulties posed to editing a complex short film during lockdown, I am able to release an approximation of the final cut but the full surround sound 4K version will not be released until September at the earliest.

Many many thanks to all those who have helped make this project happen and do get in touch if you are an interested university or art college that would like to host a residency to create the full 10x10 grid version.

Happenings (not at) Walcot Chapel but online for FAB2020

Like most exhibitions and events, FAB2020 is going virtual this year due to COVID19, so my work, which would have been exhibited in Happenings@walcotchapel curated by Luminara Star & Geoff Dunlop, will be in video format online. If a concrete exhibition happens in the future there will be opportunity to participate but until it is safe to do so then virtual we must be.

Talking Taboo open conversation workshops - virtual sessions

In light of current situation with lockdown, The Art Cohort is closed and my exhibition Body of Work is delayed. However I am considering a virtual version of the Talking Taboo workshops so please get in touch if you are interested - original post below.

Associated with my Body of Work exhibition at TAC I am hosting three workshops as talking spaces about menopause. Participants are invited to join sessions working with (or subverting) feminine arts - botanical sketching, embroidery or ceramics - whilst sharing stories in a safe space. Work & words produced may develop into a new exhibition in a collaboration between curator Judith Rodgers & myself.

Please get in touch if you are interested in participating.

Body of Work exhibition at The Art Cohort - DELAYED

Solo exhibition of my work at The Art Cohort 6 April to 2 May showing Hanging Out, Body As Evidence, Strange Fruit and the preview of DATAFIELD.

Currently delayed until further notice due to lockdown.

In the Offing - early closure due to imminent lockdown

With great sadness we are closing the Porthleven Prize exhibition in the Old Lifeboat House early due to imminent lockdown for the Coronavirus. It has been a fantastic show with over 120 visitors in just the first three days and we were delighted that so many local people came through from The Ship and even surfers straight from the sea!