Born in Norwich
2004 MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art.
Awarded Distinction for 'Hair's-Breadth', dissertation on the use of hair in contemporary art practice. Short-listed for Deutsche Bank Pyramid Award
2001 BA (Hons) Fine Art, 1st University College for the Creative Arts, Farnham
Exhibitions
2010 Framing Identity, Tatton Park, East Cheshire 2010 Dead or Alive, Museum of Arts and Design, New York 2010 Concrete & Glass, Foyer, London 2009 The Age of the Marvellous, All Visual Arts, London 2009 Gothic, Contemporary Art Society Centenary auction, Shunt Vaults and Sotheby’s, London 2009 The New London School, Berlin 2009 Tunnel 228, the Old Vic in Collaboration with Punch Drunk, London 2009 The Space Between, group show with Annie Cattrell, Amanda Couch, Richard Ducker, Jan Dunning, Joy Gerrard, Marilene Oliver, Kate Street and Esther Teichmann, The Crypt, St Pancras Church, London 2009 The Animal Gaze (touring exhibition), curated by Rosemarie McGoldrick, Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth 2009 Galerie Schuster, Berlin 2009 The Crypt, St Pancras Church, London 2008 Soot from the Funnel, curated by Richard Ducker and Frederik Vergaert, LOKAAL01, Breda 2008 The Animal Gaze' (symposium and exhibition), curated by Rosemarie McGoldrick, Unit 2 Gallery and Metropolitan Works, London (then touring till March 2009) 2008 Gothic, curated by Richard Ducker Fieldgate Gallery, London 2008 This is not a fairy tale, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London 2008 Art Omi International Artists Residency New York 2008 The Future Can Wait, curated by Zavier Ellis and Simon Rumley, T1, The Old Truman Brewery, London 2008 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 2008 Heart of Glass (part of the Concrete and Glass Festival), curated by Flora Fairbairn and Paul Hitchman in association with the Contemporary Art Society, Shoreditch Town Hall, London 2007 Dunkelheit, Flora Fairbairn Projects, curated by Annabelle Moreau St Pancras Crypt, London
Selected Literature
2009 Cura Art Magazine, December 2008 The Independent, June 2007 The Times, May 2006 Nanjing, June 2005 The Observer, November 2004 International Mao Tse Event, January Collections Saatchi Collection Shenghua Art Centre, Nanjing, China University College for the Creative Arts Various private collections in UK, Middle East and USA Art fairs 2008 Miami Pulse 2008 London Art Fair 2007 Toronto International Art Fair, Canada 2007 Art Chicago Awards 2009 Solo show at 'Concrete and Glass' Festival London 2008 Winner of the 'Heart of Glass' Award , Curated by Flora Fairbairn & Paul Hitchman Judges, Marc Quinn and Gavin Turk, art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Paul Hobson (Director of the Contemporary Art Society), Irene Bradbury (Associate Director, White Cube) and Philippa Adams (Director, Saatchi Gallery).