Born 1989, West Yorkshire, England.
Education
University of Glasgow, Masters of Research: Earth & Geographical Sciences, Human Geography – 2014 to 2016
Glasgow School of Art, BA(hons): Fine Art, Environmental Art – 2009 to 2012
San Francisco Art Institute, International Exchange: Ceramics, Cultural Geography and New Genres – 2010
Leeds College of Art, Foundation Diploma and A Levels – 2006 to 2009
Residencies
Rupert Residency, Lithuania – April to May 2025
Moving the Image / Moviendo la Imagen: Representing, Reframing and Reclaiming – September to November 2023
Cove Park, Independent Residency, Argyll & Bute – February 2023
Burnieshed Residency, Bamff, with support from artist George Finlay Ramsay – April 2021
Cove Park, Experimental Film and Moving Image Residency in partnership with LUX Scotland and Alchemy Film Festival – August 2019
Hospitalfield, May Residency – May 2017
New Glasgow Society, May Meet in Mutual – August 2016
Cove Park, Independent Residency – April 2016
Common Ground, Refresh Residency – February 2016
Hospitalfield, Interdisciplinary Residency – August 2015
Selected Exhibitions & Screenings
Tell me, how do I feel?, London Short Film Festival – January 2023
Tell me, how do I feel?, Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival – April 2022
Tell me, how do I feel?, online exhibition as part of Glasgow International with the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow – June 2021
Body of Water, Femspectives: Glasgow Feminist Film Festival – February 2020
Body of Water, The Rare Disease International Film Festival, Rome – January 2019
Body of Water, Centre for Contemporary Art: Cinema, Glasgow – January 2019
Body of Water, Platform 2018, Edinburgh Art Festival – July–August 2018
My body is my most immediate tool, Glasgow Open House Festival – April 2017
WARM Sundays, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow – March 2017
How Does It Make You Feel?, New Glasgow Society – October 2016
Talks & Workshops
The Art of Captioning, British Art Network funded research project, presentation for LUX Scotland – 2023
Artist's talk with curator Sarah Perks, Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival – April 2022
Tell me, how do you feel?, radio piece with Clyde Built Radio, Glasgow – June 2021
Tell me, how do I feel?, instagram takeover with Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh – June 2021
Panel discussion with Elsa Richardson and Saoirse Wall, RCPS, Glasgow – November 2019
Panel discussion with Shaben Begum and Parveen Khan, Engender, Glasgow – November 2019
Platform 2018: Artist Tour, part of Edinburgh Art Festival – August 2018
Culture of Care: Wellbeing in the Voluntary Sector, three day residential symposiums at Hospitalfield – November 2017
How does it make you feel? Research workshop at the New Glasgow Society, Glasgow – October 2016
Refresh Residency artist talk, hosted by Common Ground, Glasgow – February 2016
After Neoliberalism: Scotland and Alternative Political Futures, workshop on public art and social change hosted by Soundings, Glasgow – December 2015
May Meet in Mutual, artists in conversation, Dundee – August 2014
The Atlantic Cable, artist talk, Glasgow – May 2013
Green Screen, Embassy Gallery, artist talk, Edinburgh – March 2013
Awards & Funding
Creative Scotland, Open Project Fund (Rupert Residency) – 2025
Hope Scott Trust award (Rupert Residency) – 2025
A-N Bursary (Rupert Residency) – 2025
Creative Scotland, Arts Council England, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Arts Council Wales / Wales Arts International, Four Nations International Fund – 2023/24
Creative Scotland, Open Project Fund (Withins Within) – 2022
Creative Scotland, Open Project Fund (Tell me, how do I feel?) – 2019
Hope Scott Trust award (Tell me, how do I feel?)– 2019
Shortlisted for the Jerwood New Work Fund – 2019
Glasgow Life & Creative Scotland, Glasgow Visual Arts and Craft Award – 2017
University of Glasgow, School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, Research Grant – 2016
Glasgow School of Art, International Exchange Travel Grant – 2010
Selected Professional Development
The Art of Captioning, seminars and workshops – 2022
Quiplash, Audio Description training 1 & 2 – May 2022
Quiplash, Audio Description training – March & April 2021
LUX Project Bootcamp, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival – September 2018
Glen Strathie Partnership, Video Enhanced Reflective Practice – February 2018
Take Me Somewhere festival, The Art of Care-Full Practice symposium – March 2017
Glasgow Women’s Library, Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion training – January–March 2017
Selected Professional Experience
LUX Scotland, Project Manager – November 2018 to present
Selection panel member, Unlimited UK Partner Awards – September 2024 to March 2025
Guest Programmer, Desired Outcomes, London Short Film Festival – January 2023
Production Assistant, On Clogger Lane by Andrew Black – March 2021 to February 2023
Creative Producer, Family Fugue by George Finlay Ramsay – December 2021 to August 2022
Editor, First Step Swim by Caitlin McMullan – August and September 2021
Captioner, Rite of Return by Ayla Dmyterko – July to September 2021
CCA, Glasgow, Front of House and Gallery Invigilator – April 2018 to October 2019
Hospitalfield, Arbroath, Volunteer Coordinator – May 2017 to November 2018
NVA, Glasgow, Project Assistant – November 2013 to May 2017