7 Artists, Batley Art Gallery: A group show by Artfusion north artists.
Interval, The Carriageworks, Leeds: A large scale performative collaborative drawing project by Artfusion north artists.
(sub)missive, The University of Leeds: A postal collaborative project by selected Artist Book Collective members, the results of which will be displayed alongside Leeds Artists' Book Fair 2009.
Selected Past Exhibitions:
2008:
Time & Tidal Flow,The Bowery Gallery, Leeds: A group show of works by the Artists' Books Collective.
View from the Top Gallery, Nottingham: A group show by Artfusion north artists.
Cherished Gallery, Otley: A group show by Artfusion north artists.
2007:
Sense, Keighley Arts Factory, Bradford: A group show by Artfusion north artists.
Presence, Holy Trinity Church, Leeds: A group show of experimental and collaborative work by Artfusion north artists.
New to DACS, The Kowalsky Gallery, London: A group show of work by selected members who joined in 2006.
Cannonball, 42 New Briggate Gallery, Leeds: A group show of work by recent Leeds graduates.
The Miniature Show, 42 New Briggate Gallery, Leeds: A group show of miniature artworks.
Artfusion North, View From The Top Gallery, Nottingham: A group show of work by Artfusion north artists.
2006:
Sense & Sensuality, Bankside Gallery, London: An exhibition of work by visually impaired and sighted artists that does not exclude the visually impaired.
Paperworks, Bury City Art Gallery: An exhibition of works by artists whose work explores the medium of paper.
Funding Received:
2008: NAN New Collaborations Bursary: To carry out experimental research about paper and paperclay with the artists Dawn Sharkey and Rebecca Strain.
Commisions:
2008: Light Night – The BIG Decision: Together with the artists Dawn Sharkey and Rebecca Strain, I was commissioned to make an interactive live art piece to represent LVAF (Leeds Visual Art Forum) at Light Night. We developed an idea which increased circulation of people by introducing a game of chance, to inform and help the public to discover and engage in the various events taking place. In LVAF's email later that year they quoted the project as ' their crazy fortune telling rampage through the City. A very appropriate physical manifestation of the work of LVAF'. We kazooed our way through the streets raising a ruckus and creating a commotion.
Performances:
Speech Acts, Sibiu International Theatre Festival 2008 & ACT Festival Bilbao 2007: A devised piece of contemporary theatre referencing speech and rhetoric.
Freya & The Glass Orchestra, Holy Trinity Church, Leeds, Ladyfest 2007: An experimental, improvised performance with 3 other artists; using glasses, vases, pyrex lids and other glass objects to create an ambient sound work.
Events:
START, Trash Bar, Leeds 2007-2008: I managed this monthly event in collaboration with a musician and a performer. START was a platform for local and national artists of all kinds (visual artists, musicians, poets, comedians, performers) to showcase their work, gain valuable feedback and network with other creative practitioners. START still exists as a facebook group.