About
I am an artist filmmaker and teaching fellow in digital media practice at the University of Leeds. I completed a practice led PhD in fine art, film and digital cultures at Newcastle University on expanded forms of the essay film, supervised by Profs. Jane and Louise Wilson RA, Dr Fiona Anderson, Dr Ian Mcdonald and Prof. John Bowers. For twelve years I worked in the third sector in Leeds as a multimedia designer, research and development manager, and senior development worker. During this time I sat on the board of trustees for Purple Patch Arts.
Past Works
Film and Video
2018 - Post Digital Zones or not another f*cking didactic essay film: Digital Video / 15mins - Digital stories: narrative and aesthetics in post-network media - York University
2018 - The Motel Syndrome: Digital Video / 3mins 2017 – Room 237 (Lorraine): Digital Video / 10mins - Beyond - Ballroom - Newcastle University
2016 - 2017 - The Derealisation Effect: Digital Video / 40mins - Material Potential - Newcastle University / Beyond
2015 - 2016 – The Golden Record: Digital Video / 10mins Loops Layers Lines - Newcastle University / AHRC Common Ground - York University/ Beyond
2014 - 2016 – Rise and Fall: 16mm / 3mins One Hundred Feet of Film - Latitude Festival / Jerwood Gallery / Lo and Behold Gallery / BEEF: Bristol Experimental Expanded Film / Kingsgate Project Space - London
2013 – Sequin: Digital Video / 5mins - London Short Film Festival / ICA / Loops Layers Lines
2012 – The Mill: Digital Video / 4 x 2mins - Freedom Studios 2011 – Street Voices 3: Digital Video / 8mins - Freedom Studios
2008 – Liner: Digital Video / 10mins - Mediawave Festival Hungary (International competition) / Berlin Britspotting / EncountersFilm Festival
2005 – Giraffe: Digital Video / 5mins - Portobello Film Festival / Propeller TV / Shortcircuits screening programme
2005 – Nobody loves a fairy when she's old: Digital Video: 5mins - Aza short film festival (Greece) / Monitor Tunes In / Moors Festival / KulturCine Club / Cut off trousers / Slack Video 2004 – The House, the man, and I: DV 8mins - Kino Film Festival Manchester
2002 – Goodnight: 16mm / 10mins - Work placement (BAFTA nominated short film)
Installation
2022 - The Black Prince: Expanded Essay - Ex-Libris Gallery - Newcastle University
2019 / 2020 - Capteur: Expanded Essay
2018 – We're All Someone's Daughter, We're All Someone's Son - Collective artwork (For the Love of People) - Keepsake - Bradford Cathedral - Justice4Grenfell campaign
2017 – Lorraine: 3 channel video triptych - Where do go from here- Ex-Libris Gallery - Freedom City 2017 - Group exhibition
2016 – Wanted: Transform Festival video design and projection- West Yorkshire Playhouse
2015 – Our Memories of the future: Site specific projection mapping - Leeds Gallery – Light Night
2013 – Fieldworks: Research and experiments within art and culture: Projection - Gallery II - Group exhibition
2013 – The Market: Transform Festival projection artist - West Yorkshire Playhouse - Leeds Kirkgate Market
2013 – Corners: Projection Mapping - Gallery II
2012 – Blur I: Projection Mapping - Gallery II - Bradford
2012 – Blur II: Site specific projection mapping - Theatre in the Mill - Bradford
2018 - We're All Somone's Daughter, We're All Someone's Son - 72 prints (For the Love of People) - Keepsake - Bradford Cathedral - Justice4Grenfell campaign
2014 - 2017 – Market colour palettes: Digital print triptych- Dean Clough Gallery (For the Love of People) / Taught 2 - Dye House Gallery
Teaching
2022 - Present - Teaching Fellow in Digital Media Practice - School of Media and Communication - University of Leeds
2016 to 2021 - Teaching Assistant - BA: Film Practices, BA: Film and Media, Newcastle University
Facilitation
2013 to 2018 – For the Love of People (with Caroline Hick)
2018 - Altered Boxes, Tins, and things workshop - We are all someone's daughter / We are all someone's son - Keepsake Exhibition
2015 - Leeds Gallery Art Team Creative Practitioner
2015 - Human Rights Act Collage workshop - Wur Bradford – Jean McEwan
2014 - Market colour palettes – Leeds City Market 2014 - We Are Alive Again – Jean McEwan / Fabric Arts Lab
2014 - Creative Mapping – Hive pop up Gallery
2013 - Corners Collage Party – Gallery II / Participants domestic spaces
Publication and Media
2013 – The domestic as site for creative participatory process and action – A journey into the home, in Fieldwork: Research and experiments within art and culture – Bradford University
2012 - The Mirrored Hammer: Art, Culture and Social Change - Corners radio interview - BCB
Conference
2018 - Digital stories: narrative and aesthetics in post-network media - York University - Post digital zones: expanding the essay film and the performative moving image essay - film presentation
2016 - AHRC Common Ground - York University - Cinema Zone - Cinematic Zones and Essay Things - Talk and film presentation
Funding / Commissions
Arts Council England – Grants for the Arts – Corners Screen Yorkshire – Liner Freedom Studios – Blur I & Blur II (Snapshots) Freedom Studios – Street Voices 3 West Yorkshire Playhouse – The Market Transform Festival - Wanted Gallery II – Corners Freedom Studios – The Mill
Education and Qualifications
2015 to 2022 - PhD Fine Art – Practice-led, Newcastle University (Exit Through the Crisis: Essayistic Futurisms and the Expanded Essay Film)
2003 to 2005 - MA Graphic Arts and Design - (Specialising in digital moving image)
1999 to 2002 - BSc Multimedia Technology - (Honours) (Specialising in digital video production)