Contemporary
Artist, Educator & Workshop Facilitator
BA Hons Fine Art /
MA Fine Art / PGCE in Art Education
I grew up in a small town on the outskirts of Wakefield in West Yorkshire; the kind of place where even all of these years later, you still remember every face, every building - all have their own memories attached to them and stories that seem to just wait right there, until you drive by again years later and return home.
Drawing became an obsession, the first thing I ever remember connecting with. I would spend hours drawing onto newspapers and notebooks at my late grandmothers house, that’s where my creativity began…
Experiences originating from childhood, my working class roots and being queer often appear throughout my work. I juggled jobs in shops and food whilst studying at college and university and would bring cardboard and materials home to make work from, I would use whatever I could get my hands on and being resourceful never really goes away.
I studied Art at Wakefield College and then went on to complete a Foundation Diploma. I then moved away from home to York, where I studied Fine Art and gained a first class degree with honours and then a Masters degree with Merit, followed later by a Level 7 PGCE Qualification in Adult Education, which enabled me to go on and teach Art to adults in a range of settings from community workshops, University lecturing, College tutoring and teaching within a Prison setting.
When I’m not in the studio making and preparing work for exhibitions, I work as a Teacher in a Prison throughout the week. I also work on freelance community Arts projects, such as the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ Project in Castleford, spanning from 2024 - 2025.