| Artist's Statement | |
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A scattering of words are connected by colour coded threads to form an expansive web that may, to one, appear as a confused mass of information, but are, to me, an organised diagram depicting a logical maze of elements that intertwine to characterise my practice. My work stems from a fascination and visual attraction to organised information, lines, stripes, colour and repeated patterns. Drawing is fundamental to my way of working, and process is an important part of my work, often introducing a durational aspect. Order and chaos constantly challenge each other, and unexpected results emerge from highly controlled, obsessive and rigorous actions. |
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| Achievements | |
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| Recipient of Scottish Arts Council Creative and Professional Development Funding January 2010 | |
| Recipient of Glasgow Visual Artists Grant Scheme Dec 2008 | |
| Joint organiser of Glasgow International Artists' Bookfair as part as Glasgow International | |
| Work contained within a private art collection in Vienna | |
| Work contained within a variety of public collections | |
| Commission undertaken in Hotel Blooom!, Brussels | |
| Research Assistant for AHM (Collaborative group consisting of Sam AInsley, David Harding and Sandy Moffat), who are currently doing a Research Residency at Glasgow Sculpture Studios | |
| 6 month internship at Glasgow Sculpture Studios in 2008/09 | |
| Awarded First Class Honors degree | |
| Education & Qualifications | |
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| Sept 2005 - June 2008 | First Class Honors BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture and Environmental Art Glasgow School of Art |
| Aug 2004 - June 2005 | Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) [Distinction] Leeds College of Art & Design |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
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| April 2010 | Schema, Che Camille, Glasgow |
| Group Exhibitions | |
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| Jul 2009 | Conspicuous Consumption, Montgomery's Café, Glasgow |
| Apr 2009 | Hinterland, The White House, Glasgow |
| Apr 2009 | EXPERIMENT, Stereo, Glasgow |
| Feb 2009 | RSA New Contemporaries 2009, The Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh |
| Jan 2009 | The Modern World, The Modern World Discount Store, Gallowgate, Glasgow |
| Nov 2008 - Jan 2009 | Artists' books: structures and narratives, Leeds College of Art & Design |
| Sept - Oct 2008 | ex 2008, Leeds College of Art and Design |
| Aug - Sept 2008 | Old & New, The Pentagon Gallery, The Pentagon Centre, Glasgow |
| June 2008 | The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2008, Mackintosh Building, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow |
| Apr 2008 | Glasgow International Artists' Bookfair 2008 (as part of Glasgow International), Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow |
| Apr 2008 | Not Your Average Evening Event (as part of Glasgow International), McLellan Galleries, Glasgow |
| Feb 2008 | Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition, RSA, The Mound, Edinburgh |
| Feb 2007 | Textual Healing an Exhibition Of Artists' Books and Text Related Art, The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh |
| Feb 2007 | Special Collections, The University of Leeds Gallery, Leeds |
| Mar 2007 | The 10th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, The University of Leeds, Leeds |
| 2007 | Sitting Room, Touring internationally |
| Nov 2005 | Think Small, Art 6, Art Space gallery, USA |
| Commissions | |
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| Aug 2007 | Inlotus, Site-specific wall painting, Hotel Bloom! Brussels, Belgium |
| Curated Exhibitions | |
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| Aug 2009 | Drawn Together, exhibition of 2009 graduates from Glasgow School of Art, The Pentagon Gallery, Glasgow |
| Additional Projects | |
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| June 2008 | Here Now, There Now, Performer for Glasgow based artist Anthony Schrag |
| May/June 2006 | Art and Medicine, Selected to participate in a project with Christine Borland at the Medical Department, Glasgow University |
| 2006 | Artists in Education, Haghill Park Primary School, Dennistoun, Glasgow |
| Funding Awards | |
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| Jan 2010 | Scottish Arts Council Creative and Professional Development |
| Dec 2008 | Glasgow Visual Artists Grant Scheme |
| Work in Public Collections | |
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| Dec 2006 | An Opportunity to Investigate Bird Activity, artist's book, Glasgow School of Art Artists' Book Library |
| Dec 2006 | Take a Seat, artist's book, Glasgow School of Art Artists' Book Library |
| 2006 | Once Upon A Time, artist's book, Public artwork in The Mitchell Library, Glasgow |
| 2006 | Placed Upon The Horizon, publication, A Permanent Public Artwork by Ruth Barker and Niall MacDonald. The book consisted of 28 transcripts, my own included. |
| 2006 | Barcode Book, artist's book, Leeds College of Art and Design Artist Book Collection |
| Work in Private Collections | |
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| Aug 2009 | Cluster (Series 1), artist's book, Series of 9 drawings, Mr Sprengnagel |
| Aug 2009 | Cluster, DVD, Mr Sprengnagel |
| Professional Experience | |
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| Sept 2009 - Present | Part Time Administration Officer, Painting and Printmaking, Glasgow School of Art |
| Jan 2009 - April 2009 | Part Time Assistant, Audience and Development, Glasgow Sculpture Studios |
| Aug 2008 - Sept 2008 | Part Time Exhibitions Invigilator, Glasgow School of Art |
| Voluntary Work | |
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| Sept 2008 - Present | Research Assistant, AHM |
| Aug 2008 - Feb 2009 | Project Scotland Studio Supporter, Glasgow Sculpture Studios |
| Feb - Mar 2007 | Gallery Assistant, Sorcha Dallas Gallery, Glasgow |
| Apr 2006 | Artist Assistant, Cabin Exchange, Glasgow |
| Sept 2003 - Jun 2004 | Assistant, West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Mirfield, UK |