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2024-  Artist in residence with Notes and Sounds, Sheffield- vocalisation. Also at Vilnius Museum of Applied Arts and Design.

2013, 2024 – major curators- Victoria Lucas and Michael Archer

2020- solo vocalisation of drawings as scores

2018/2019- Iklectik and Access concert- improvised singing (Kay Grant) and playing (Charlie Collins and Faye MacCalman) of drawings as scores

2010-2024- residencies, artists talks, group and solo exhibitions- Leeds, Sheffield, Halifax, Redcar, London, Wakefield galleries

2008-2026- ‘Life Book’ artists book exhibited internationally including Tate Library, Bokartas, Lodz, UWEngland.

2007- exhibition at Luce Irigaray conference, Liverpool University

2006- scholarship- International Society for Philosophers

2003- MA Contemporary Fine Art Practice, Leeds Metropolitan University

2001- BA Fine Art, Sheffield Hallam University

1982- BTech Environmental Science, Bradford University

2024  in group exhibitions at Open Gallery, Halifax; Fronteer Gallery, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield. Artist in Residence with 'notes and sounds' vocalising, Sheffield.  performance and artists book -10th Artists book triennial, Vilnius. Redcar Summer Exhibition, and performance (curated by Michael Archer) 

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 2023  'Animal Kingdom', 'Light', 'Spring',  'Botanical and Floral Art', 'Air, Water, Earth, Fire' Open Gallery, 'Nature's Endurance' Artworks, Halifax; 'Print it!' Aire Place Studios, Leeds;  ' 2020 ' Access space; Cupola- 'Delphic'; 'Abstract' 'Open' Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield;  Redcar Summer Exhibition, Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery; improv. performance 'Notes and Sounds', Sheffield; Redcar solo residency and exhibition.   

 

   2022  'Meet the Locals', 'Drawing', 'Paint',  Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield.  'Fluid'  Espacio Gallery, London

   'Reflection', 'Open Mind'  Open Gallery, Halifax. 'We Called Yesterday Today' Cupola Gallery, Sheffield     'Bring it!' Aire Place Studios, Leeds

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    2021  virtual exhibition 'Default'  Zest Hall,  Round Lemon,    'Abstract'  Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield

 

    2020  'melodic aphorisms'  Unstone Grange, Derbyshire.      postcard show, Cupola Gallery

 

    2019  20 x 20 show, Access Space Sheffield.      concerts:- 'at edge of see'  Iklectik, London and Access       Space,  Sheffield, with Kay Grant.  'Beyond the Real' group show at Cupola Gallery.    solo: Access-

     'Scores: painting not writing' 

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     2018  'score' concert  with Charlie Collins, Faye MacCalman and Beatrix Ward-Fernandez;  workshop          improvised graphic score concert,    both at Access Space

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     2017- scores in group exhibition Cupola Gallery       and  Access space,  Sheffield

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     2015 - 16      Cupola Gallery, Sheffield,                                               Allotment Soup, Sheffield

   

     2014  6 months artist in residence at Burngreave  Cemetery  Chapel, Sheffield (initiator and advisor            of this scheme).  ‘Drift’ group show at Art House, Wakefield.  ‘Room 311’ drawing installation at Fell          House, Wakefield-Art House Residency

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     2013 Allotment Soup, Grow  Sheffield  and  Burngreave  Cemetery Chapel-solo: ’Colours’

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     2012, 3     Art House ‘Open’ annuaI members exhibition (curated by Victoria Lucas)

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     2012 Affordable Art and Craft Fair, the Orangery, Wakefield

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     2011 ‘Peering Sideways’ group exhibition and artists talk-‘Drawing and Punishment’ at Project                    Space Leeds.

   

     4 week residency award at the Art House, Wakefield

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     2010 ’20 Drawings’ solo exhibition at the Art House and reading from Life Book-artists talk

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     2009 - ‘Artists books in the Library’-Sheffield Central Library, curated with eveArt (women artists                  association)-part of ‘Off the Shelf’ literature festival)

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     ‘Post Conceptual Text ’artists page in ‘The Blue Notebook: Journal for Artists Books’ vol.3 no.2.                  Impact Press

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     ‘Life Book’ in Book Arts Festival, Doverodde, Denmark

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     2008 ‘From Book to Book’ group exhibition at Leeds City Art Gallery

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     Artists book in Daniel Shand Gallery London

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     2007 ‘Dream Writing’ exhibition at Luce Irigaray conference, Liverpool University

   

     2006 scholarship- International Society for Philosophers (dream writing essay)

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     2003 MA Contemporary Fine Art Practice, Leeds Metropolitan University

 

     Collections:  Art house, Wakefield.  Sheffield Hospitals.

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     â€‹Artists Book (Life Book) in:- Tate Britain Library; Bokartas, Vilnius Lithuania; Lodz Book Art                            Museum, Poland; University of West of England Bristol- Bower Ashton Library and Centre for Fine              Print Research; Bookart Bookshop, London.

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