b. 1982 – Rochford, Essex UK
FUTURE QUALITY:
2017
Object Direct - Rotterdam NL
Autumn 2017/ongoing
2018
mama - Rotterdam NL
in collaboration with DKUK (London)
- March 3rd/April 8th 2018
REAL QUALITY:
2014 - 2016 - Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam NL
- Fine Art MA
2000 - 2003 - The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, Farnham, Surrey UK
- BA (Hon.) Arts & Media - Majoring in Fine Art
SOLO QUALITY:
2016
POOR DUST - Galerie De Kromme Elleboog, Rotterdam NL
A two-person exhibition with Nicholas Riis
- Organised by Artists
2010
The Ties That Bind Us Are Stronger than Ever - ANDOR, London
- Curated by George Unsworth
2008
Incommunicado FM - Site Gallery, Sheffield UK
- Curated by Jeanine Griffin (M&R)
Hopetown - Greenwich Court, London
- Curated by Matt & Ross
2004
Temporary Tattoo - Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London
- Curated by Kev Rice & Dave Smith (M&R)
GROUP QUALITY:
2017
Nose to Flees - Rib, Rotterdam NL
- Organised by artists; with Nicholas Riis, Evita Vasilįjeva, Artun Alaska Arasli
2016
Studio Welcome - Yellow Brick, Athens GR
- Organised by Vasiliki Sifostratoudaki
Peach @ W139 - W139, Amsterdam NL
- Organised by Ghislain Amar, Sabrina Chou, Hunter Longe, Anna Maria Łuczak
Assemble Relatives - Piet Zwart Institute Fine Art MA Graduate Exhibition
Venues; mama, ramfoundation, TENT, Rotterdam NL
- Curated by Maaike Gouwenberg
Me Here Now (Burning Too) - Lokaal01, Antwerp BE
- Curated by Jeremiah Day & Mark Titchner
CoBK16 - Wolfart Project space, Rotterdam NL
- Organised by Angharad Williams
Open House - Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam NL
- Annual open studios presentation
Here - Glasgow International, Skypark, Glasgow SCT
- Curated by Deuce Deuce
2015
Graphics Interchange Format - Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea UK
- Curated by Fraser Muggeridge
Cutting Leaves for the Dogs - A Tale of A Tub, Rotterdam NL
- Curated by Katarina Zdjelar
Studios Open & THIS ISN'T A SENTENCE - Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam NL
- Annual open studio presentation & performance programme
2014
ONSITE - TAP, Southend-on-Sea UK
- Curated by Mike Nelson & Andrew Hunt
2013
DKUK - Ancient & Modern, London
- Curated by Daniel Kelly
In the Making - Site Gallery, Sheffield UK
- Curated by Laura Sillers
2012
Dawdle - BB#8 - SPACE, London
- Curated by Gareth Bell-Jones
Solid on our Source Planet - Wysing Arts Contemporary, Cambridgeshire UK
- Curated by Lotte Juul Petersen & Gareth Bell-Jones
Thames Delta - Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea UK
- Curated by David Elvin, Andrew Hunt & Barry Sinclair
Blue Skies, Nothing but Blue Skies - New Art Gallery Walsall UK
- Selections from the permanent collection (M&R)
2009
Together, At the Junction - The Elephant Rooms, Elephant and Castle
Shopping Centre, London
- Curated by Ellen Greig (M&R)
195 Miles - PSL, Leeds & Whitechapel Gallery, London
- Curated by PSL & Beth Chaplin (M&R)
Fresh out of the Box - The New Art Gallery Walsall UK
- Interventions in the Garman Ryan collection (M&R)
2008
ARTfutures 2008 - Bloomberg Space, London
Organised by The Contemporary Art Society
- Curated by Jeni Walwin & Nicky Hirst (M&R)
Art4 Collection - Channel 4 Television Corporation, London
- Curated by Art4 & Mark Titchner (M&R)
2007
Objects of Art - Matthew Bown Gallery, London
- Curated by Matthew Bown (M&R)
ARTfutures 2007 - Bloomberg Space, London
- Curated by The Contemporary Art Society & Jeni Walwin (M&R)
EURO5SERIE(1) - 6A Scawfell St, London
- Curated by EURO5SERIE (M&R)
2005
Art Sheffield 05 - SpectatorT - Millennium Galleries, Sheffield UK
- Curated by SCAF & Gavin Wade (M&R)
Start My Art - Nolias Gallery, London
- Organised by Daniel Kelly (M&R)
Slimvolume 4 - Outpost, Norwich UK
- Curated by Andrew Hunt (M&R)
2004
Slimvolume 4 - Redux Gallery, London
- Curated by Andrew Hunt (M&R)
Tealeaf - Cell Project Space, London
- Curated by Richard Priestley (M&R)
2003
Baglady - Cell Project Space, London
- Curated by Richard Priestley (M&R)
RESIDENTIAL QUALITY:
2017
Summer Lab: Nose to Flees - Rib, Rotterdam NL
In-gallery residency with Nicholas Riis, Evita Vasilįjeva, Artun Alaska Arasli
2016
Uproot Rotterdam - Museumpark, Rotterdam NL
Commissioned by Makkink & Bey, CBK, BKOR
- Curated by Jules van den Langenberg
2015
SENDER SUMPF - Künstlerhäuser Worpswede DE
- Coordinated by Bernd Krauss & Piet Zwart Institute (NL)
2013
Citadel Screenings - Film screening programme
Lead artist/programmer
- ACAVA - Hadleigh Old Fire Station Studios, Hadleigh, Essex UK
2012
57a - AIR - Whistable, Kent UK
- Commissioned by The Expansionists; Katie Gordon & Lucy Rose Bayley
LEAD/LIGHT - Hadleigh in Place - AIR - Hadleigh, Essex UK
- Commissioned by ACAVA & Ben Eastop
And if it was, it can’t be is - Wysing Arts, Bourne, Cambridgeshire UK
Artist Retreat
- Curated by Mark Titchner & Gareth Bell-Jones
2011
Grizedale Arts - AIR - Lawson Park Farm, Coniston, Cumbria UK
- Paintmaking demo by the Florence Paintmakers - Coniston Institute, 20/06/12
Florence Mine - AIR - Florence Mine, Cumbria UK
- Coordinated by Alistair Hudson & Simon Walker
2010
Kästər-mə-ng-gәr - Market AIR - Deptford X, London
- Curated by Matthew Couper & Mark Titchner
2008
Incommunicado FM - Site Platform - AIR - Site Gallery, Sheffield UK
- Curated by Jeanine Griffin (M&R)
PERFORMED QUALITY:
2016
RAAR (Rotterdam Art and Radio) - W139, Amsterdam NL
Feat. The Taxi Accident and the Shop (2016)
- Organised by Joshua Thies
November Zomer @ Qarantaine Beach - Qarantainestrandje, Rotterdam NL
- Organised by November Complex & Peach
Two Yeahs - Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam NL
Feat. The Taxi Accident and the Shop (2016)
- Live radio broadcast organised by Tor Johnsson, Ash Kilmartin
2015
Die 7 Faulen
SENDER SUMPF - International Workers Day Market, Worpswede DE
- With; Daniel Fogarty
2013
DKUK - Ancient & Modern, London
Feat. Medusa (2013)
- Finissage presentation
2012
Solid on our Source Planet - Wysing Arts, Cambridgeshire UK
- A Space of Attention - A series of group activities
Annual Open Weekend - 14-15 July - Wysing Arts, Cambridgeshire UK
Performance programme
- Feat. I Defy Thee (2012) - metal detecting performance
SAAL/HALLA - The Kursaal, Southend-on-Sea, Essex UK
- Co-curated with Focal Point Gallery & Saim Demicran
2011
Colour from the Earth, Rocks, Minerals, Plants & Animals
Florence Mine, Cumbria UK
- Pigment/paintmaking workshop with Pip Seymour & Rebecca Wallace-Jones
2010
Late At Tate Britain - Adding Complexity to Confusion - Tate Britain, London
DJ-set reenactment
- Curated by Grizedale Arts (M&R)
2009
The Known Unknowns - Whitechapel Gallery, London
Volatile Dispersal (Festival of Art Writing)
- Organised by Francesco Pedraglio (M&R)
That’s Untertainment! - Coniston Institute, Cumbria UK
DJ set performance
- Organised by Grizedale Arts (M&R)
Antifreeze - CHIPS Building, Manchester UK
- Curated by Black Dogs (M&R)
In From The Cold - Clore Ballroom, South Bank Centre, London
- Curated by Isobel Harbison (M&R)
2008
Without You It’s Nothing - Deptford X - Cockpit Arts, London
Collecting Live Art
- Curated by Laura Eldret & PaulMart (M&R)
2007
ARTfuturesLive - Bloomberg Space, London
- Organised by Laura Eldret (M&R)
BUMPF QUALITY:
2016
Metropolis M - Assemble Relatives exhibition review - 10 July
- Written by Lorelinde Verhees
2015
SENDER SUMPF - Magazine publication
Feat. the Die 7 Faulen - Designed by Daniel Fogarty.
- Published by Piet Zwart Institute & Publication Studio Rotterdam
2013
Ways of Working: A Rate of Exchange
- Wysing Arts (Cambridge UK), Published & Be Damned, Unrealised Projects
Guardian Online - Heritage (Northern Edition) - 22 May
Paint it Red – Feat. Egremont Red/Florence Paintmakers
- Written by Alan Cleaver
2008
(All we need is) Radio GA GA’
A commissioned text by Site Gallery for ‘Incommunicado FM’
- Written by Rachel Lois Clapham (M&R)
2007
Time Out London - Issue 41- August 22-28
Review - Objects of Art (Matthew Bown, London)
- Written by Martin Herbert (M&R)
2006
The Interruptors; A Non-Simultaneous Novel
Featured in parts two & three
- Written by Gavin Wade - Published by Article Press (M&R)
2005
Art Monthly - Issue 292 - Dec 05 - Jan 06
Review - Art Sheffield 05; Spectator T (Sheffield, UK)
Written by Michelle Atherton (M&R)
2004
Time Out London – October
Review - Temporary Tattoo (Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London)
Written by Sally O’Reilly (M&R)
a-n Magazine – October
Review - Temporary Tattoo (Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London)
Written by Len Horsey (M&R)
Slimvolume 4 - Artist poster publication - A collaboration with Gavin Wade
- Curated and published by Andrew Hunt (M&R)
Guardian Guide - August 14-20
Review - Temporary Tattoo (Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London)
- Written by Jessica Lack (M&R)
CASH MONEY QUALITY:
2017
a-n - Travel bursary award
- Documenta 14, Kassel DE
2016
Vote Art - EU referendum billboard commission - Bristol, Leicester, Norwich UK
- Coordinated by Matthew Couper
2015
Stichting Bekker-La Bastide-Fonds - Volkskracht, Rotterdam NL
- Studying In Holland - Financial subsidy award
2014
ONSITE - TAP - Southend-on-Sea, Essex UK
- Open call - Shortlisted artist
2012
His portable Anvil still Survives - Hadleigh Old Fire Station Studios, Essex UK
Banner commission
- Commissioned by ACAVA & Essex County Council
Arts Council England - Grants for the Arts funding award
- The Hammer or the Nail - Film production
2010
Arts Council England - Escalator travel bursary award (Wysing Arts, UK)
- Manifesta 8 Research Trip - Murcia/Cartagena, Spain
2008
Channel 4 - Art4 collection
- Acquired for collection (M&R)
New Art Gallery Walsall collection
- Acquired for collection (M&R)
2007
Hiscox collection
- Acquired for collection (M&R)
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