Photograph by Simon Parfremont
Selected exhibitions:
‘Made in the Middle’ Touring exhibition, 2016-2018.
‘In the Window’ Bluecoats Display Centre, Liverpool, 1st-30th April 2017.
‘Designer Crafts’ Mall Galleries, London. August 2016
‘Equilibrium, Form & Function’ Unit 12 Gallery, Staffordshire. 31st March – 25th June 2016
Designer Spotlight – Open Concepts Gallery, Cold Spring, NY. 1st – 30th May 2016
European Prize for the Applied Arts Exhibition, Belgium. 25th October 2015 – 15th January 2016
LOOT, Museum of Art & Design, New York. 27th September – 4th October 2015
Curating:
Symbiosis – Continued. Collective group show (November 2015 – January 2016 Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth & January 2016 – February 2016 National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford.)
Selected costume credits:
2019: Costume Supervisor - ‘Bollywood Jane' - The Curve, Leicester
2017: Costume Designer - ‘Ceremony’ (Phil Collins Project) - Manchester International Festival
2016: Costume Supervisor - ‘The Twits ‘ - The Curve, Leicester and Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong
2016: Costume Supervisor – ‘We Are Here’ (Jeremy Deller Project) - North West Area, Royal Exchange, Manchester & 1418.
2015: Wardrobe Deputy/Maker – ‘Oliver!’ - The Curve, Leicester.
2015: Costume Supervisor – ‘Neck of the Woods’ - Manchester International Festival
Image by Simon Parfremont
Work Experience:
April 2016 – Present Lecturer on Costume BA at Nottingham Trent University
June – Sept 2018 Artist for ‘Fabricating Spaces’ project with Inspire Culture and Lakeside Arts.
June – Aug 2017 Lead Artist for ‘In Folds’ School workshop and exhibition project for Inspire, Nottingham
Aug – Nov 2016 Lead Artist for Made in the Middle Schools Project, Coventry.
March 2016/2017 Costume Workshops with GCSE Students at the Curve Theatre in Leicester
February 2016 Continued Collective Symposium at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham
June 2014 - Present Freelance Visual Artist. (See selected exhibition/curating credits)
May 2008 - Present Freelance Costume Maker/Designer/Supervisor (See selected costume credits )
Education and Further Training:
September 2011 – July 2014 BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing (2:1) – Birmingham City University
September 2004 – July 2005 BTEC Foundation in Art and Design – New College Nottingham
Sept 2014 – June 2015 Artist in Residence at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University
Participant in the Crafts Council Hothouse Scheme 2016.