photography credit, Meli Eichler
B.1984, Wrexham, Wales
I am a socially engaged multi-disciplinary artist based in Margate. I work in various contexts, including in the public realm. My work is deeply rooted in hybrid culture and I draw inspiration from everyday life, symbolism, and nature.
Education
May -July 2022 Delta, Contemporary Art Academy, London
Sept 2016-July 2018 MFA Fine Art, Wimbledon College Of Arts
Sept 2004-2007 (BA) Hons Fine Arts, Falmouth College of Arts
Exhibitions:
June 2024, Well-Be-In, Albion house, Ramsgate, Uk
July 2023, “Again Again” Solo Show, Liminal Gallery, Margate UK
January 2023, Internationals Womens Day, Art on a Postcard, London
October 2022, “The World Reimagined” Site Specific Group Show, Trafalgar Square, London UK
October 2022, “DeltaGamma” Group Show, Saatchi Gallery, London UK
June 2022, “My Pink Moisturising Dream, Crate Project space/The Box, NewGate Gap, Margate UK
November 2021, The Open, Turner Contemporary, Margate UK
January 2020, Ne-Na Contemporary Art Space, ChiangMai Thailand
December 2018, Elephant x Griffin ArtPrize, Elephant West, London UK
March 2018, Group Show “Empowerment” Nasty Woman NYC x Creative Debuts. London UK
November 2017, Collaboration, “Same Same But Different” LCB Depot, Leicester UK
October 2017, Site Specific, Group Show and Curator “The One that Holds Everything” The Crypt Gallery, London
September 2016, Group Show and Curator ”In The Basement” Gorilla Gallery, London. UK
June 2015, Group Show, “BankJob” West Bank Gallery, London / Urban in Ibiza Spain
Awards / Shortlists
2024, The Grand Plan for Sista’s Who Sauna
2021, The Light Of Day, Selected Artist, Artquest London
2018, Elephant X Griffin Art Prize, London ,Shortlist
2017, Nasty Gal x Creative Debuts, London, Shortlist
Commissions/Projects
2024, “Travel Deep” Co-Creation Billboard with Kent Refugee Action Network and Peoples United, Folkestone
2024, “Swim Soup” Mural For Kojey Radical
2023, Painting/Tapestry Commission for the UK COVID public inquiry
2023, Artist In Residence, The Dreaming, Wales
2023, Artist Residency in Motherhood, Sintra, Portugal
2023, Mural and suite work Commission for Selina Hotel, Margate
2022 Rise Up Residency, Mural Commission, Margate
2022 The World Reimagined, Artist Globe Commission, Liverpool Trail
2022 Window Installation Commission for Artquest 20th Anniversary, Not Just A Shop,UAL, London
2021 “Who’s Your Black British Icon” Fanzine Workshop, Canterbury University, Canterbury
2021 Ty and Tony Allen Mural Workshop, We Out Here Festival, Cambridgeshire
2020 Black Icon Portrait Commission, People Dem Collective For Margate Now Festival
2020 Artist in Residence Elephant Lab/ Elephant Magazine,London.
2019 Artist Residency, Ne’Na Contemporary Art Space, Chiang Mai
2018 “Sound Collectors” Sound Collecting and editing Workshop, Children and Parents. Artist led the workshop for UAL Wimbledon during the degree show.
2017 Artist Assistant For David Mach, “incoming” at Griffin Gallery
2017 “Engine Chat Chat, Facilitated Peer Crit’s with Elizabeth Murton at Griffin Gallery
2017, Bring The Paint, Outdoor Mural, Leicester City Council