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1997-1998, School of Visual Arts, Salford College Art Foundation
1998-2001, University of Salford BA (hons) Visual Arts )
2003-2005 Leeds Metropolitan University, MA Contemporary Fine Art
Project Coordinator/Curator/Member of 281 Transient artists group 2002-2005
Artists Professional Development Associate Beneficiary, University of Salford 2004
Soanyway Online Magazine Volume 2 Issue 7 September 2020
Women Inspiring Quotes and Artistic Responses, Book publication, Volume 2, 2019.
SYNERGY 17 Book Publication in Collaboration with Professor Paul Haywood and Dr Karen Heald 2017 Published by Bangor University
SHE Book Publication Sweetart London 2016 A Book Archiving an International Collaboration Exploring The Constructs of Femininity.
Suspended Narratives Book Publication in collaboration with Professor Paul Haywood and Dr Karen Heald 2014
Cities All Dimensions Part 2 Tokarska Gallery online catalogue and publication 2013
The Last Book Project and Publication by Luis Camnitzer.
The book was sponsored by the National Library of Spain and is a collection of written and visual statements in which the authors may leave legacy for future generations
Toxic Colour Catalogue Publication 2007: Juried by Martin Ball, Associate Professor of Kent State University, USA.
On the Next level, Catalogue and CD, March 2006.
Celeste Art Prize Exhibition (Finalist), 2006, Catalogue Publication.
Urban Splash Architects Castlefield Manchester August 2006
Chapman Gallery University of Salford Resident Artist and Curator August/ September 2004
281 Great Northern Wharehouse Show Resident Artist and Curator November 2003
Habitat Manchester October 2002 Resident artist and Curator
Solo Exhibitions
EXOO8 Urban Splash Architects Castlefield Manchester August 2006
Habitat Manchester October/November 2002
Group Exhibitions
Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition 2021. September 21 to January 2022.
Soanyway Online Magazine Publication Volume 2 issue September 2020
Touring Exhibition Loss and Lucidity Frabrica Braco de Prata, Lisbon, Portugal August-September 2019
Sweetart Fundraising Exhibition Stash Gallery London June 2019
Greater Manchester Art Prize Shortlisted Artist Bolton Museum and Art Gallery 2019 June - July
Open Source Exhibition Los Angeles Center for Digital Art U.S.A. February to March 2019
Loss and Lucidity August 2018 The Lost and Found Exhibition of Contemporary Artwork investigating the misplaced the missed and the mended. Santa Arts College Art Gallery Santoraspace 205 N. Broadway Santa Ana CA 92701 United States
Salford Open part of the Royal Academy take over 250th Anniversary July till November 2018 Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Electron Salon Los Angeles Center for Digital Art U.S.A. March - April 2018, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art U.S.A. March - April 2018
MARDI GRAS Requiem Auction and Exhibition Project Space Plus
University of Lincoln. The Auction was for the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Curated and organized by Andrew Bracey and family July 2017
Electron Salon Exhibition Los Angeles Center for Digital Art U.S.A.
June-July 2017
SHE An International Art Collaboration Exploring The Concepts of Femininity, 47-49 Tanner Street London July 2016
Grafters Exhibtion People’s History Museum Manchester March –April 2016
Electron Salon Exhibtion Los Angeles Center For Digital Art U.S.A.
January 2016 – February 2016
TIAF Exhibtion and Art Fair The Rag Factory London October 2015
Pure Painting Exhibition BAR Gallery London June/July 2015
Seeing Beckett Exhibition Contemporary Art Space Chester September then touring to Liverpool John Moores University from the 27th October-3rd November 2014 as part of the Liverpool Irish Festival and Beckett in the Regions Conference
Artists Culture Zone The Tabernacle Gallery Notting Hill London June 2014
Borders Exhibition Strasbourg Central Station France May/June 2014
Ellesmere Art Exhibition Shropshire May 2014
CITIES All Dimensions Part 2 TOKARSKA Gallery London March 2013
Threshold Art Festival Liverpool March 2013
Electric Picture House Open Cheshire March/April 2013
Snap To Grid Exhibition, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art January 2013
FICTILIS Paperwork and book project and Astoria installation/ exhibition October/November The Lab 2948 16th Street, San Francisco U.S.A. 2012
Soanyway Online Magazine Issue 15 Over and Out June 2012
Art of the Instagram Los Angeles Center for Digital Art U.S.A. July 2012
Parallax AF Exhibition La Galleria The Royal Opera Arcade Pall Mall London June 3oth to July 2011
The Last Book Project will be on view at the Aguilar Branch of the New York City Library from February until May 29th 2011 174 East 110 street New York City U.S.A.
Twinned The Contemporary Urban Centre Liverpool part of the Threshold Festival February 12thto March 2011
An Exchange with Sol LeWitt Exhibition at Cabinet from Jan 21st till March 25th and Mass Moca’s Prints and Drawing Gallery January 23rd till March 31st
New York United States of America 2011
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, October/November 2010
Twenty Ten, Headspace, Liverpool Biennial Independents, Sept-Nov 2010
The Last Book Project Zentral Biblothek Zurich, Switzerland March 10 until July
2010
Mail Art The Tron Theatre Gallery Glasgow January 2010
Temporary Art Space Salon Show The Piece Hall Museum Halifax August 2009
The Last Book Project, National Library of Argentina Buenos Aires Feb-March 2009
Elysium Artspace Swansea ‘Overview’ Exhibition Feb-March 2009
The Last Book Project 2008, Museum of the National Library of Spain, Madrid
Rotunda Exhibition, May 2008, Liverpool, European city of culture 2008 event
Waterside Arts Centre, Open Exhibition Feb-April 2008, Manchester 2008
Toxic Colour, Exit Gallery, University of Ohio, USA July/August 2007
On the Next Level, Space Between, Final Exhibition, Circomedia, Bristol, June 2007
Open Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, May/June/July 2007
GIFT Man Museum, Liverpool, Biennial, November 2006
Objects in Waiting, Sheffield Hallam University, October 2006
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, USA, Sepember/October 2006
Open Exhibition, Atkinson Art Gallery Southport 2006
Celeste Art Prize Finalists Show, Old Truman Brewery, London, May 06
On the Next Level, Space Between, Touring Exhibition, April 06-March 07
First Kitchen Gallery, Norton Priory, Cheshire, April-May 2006
Another Product, Cornerhouse, Manchester, January-April 2006
On The Shelf, Rogue Studios, Manchester, December 2005
Exhibition and Residency, Timber Wharf, Manchester July 2005
The Font Exhibition Space, Manchester, AMP CD launch, July 2005
Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery, Testbed, soundscape collaboration, June 2005
Liverpool Biennial Independents, Marriott Hotel, Liverpool, October 2004 (curator and exhibitor)
Untitled Collective Exhibition, Chapman Gallery, Manchester, October 2004
EX007 Exhibition, Urban Splash,Manchester, August 2004 (curator and exhibitor)
Ladyfest, Birmingham June 2004
281 Transient Great Northern Warehouse Show, Manchester November
Timber Wharf, Manchester, Show Home Exhibition, November 2003
Manchester Artworks, June/Sept 2003, www.manchesterartworks.co.uk
Kitsch, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales, July/Sept 2003
West End Arts Centre, Hampshire, March 2003
Chapel St Gallery, Salford, February 2003
Habitat, Manchester, October/November 2002
Liverpool Biennial, August/September 2002
Creative Consultant’s Gallery, Manchester, July2002
Fresh Art Fair, London, July 2002
The Collect Gallery, Liverpool, April/May 2002
West End Arts Centre, Hampshire, March/April 2002
Greon Gallery, Manchester, January 2002
Visual Arts Degree Show, University of Salford, June 2001
Islington Mill Group Show, Manchester, June 2000
Bankley Studios Gallery, Manchester, May 2000
British Library
People’s History Museum Manchester
Henry Moore Institute Leeds U.K.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Wales
Trinity College Dublin
The University of Oxford Library England
The University of Cambridge Library England
The University of Bangor Wales
The University of Salford England
The University of Ohio U.S.A.
Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Authority.
St Annes Hospice Salford
Urban Splash Manchester
Private Collectors