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Curriculum
Vitae
A graduate
from the BA Hons Public Art and Design at Chelsea College of Art and Design,
I aim to create innovative work to uplift and inspire. Having graduated
in 1996, I am currently working freelance creating site-specific work
for a variety of contexts.
Commissioned
Projects
Jan –
April 2005 HomeGrown:
Made In Littleport - Littleport Textile Project, ADEC Cambridgeshire
Invited to develop a range of temporary concepts and community development
opportunities to celebrate the textile tradition of garment manufacture
in this Fenland village. The aim of the project has been to celebrate
and engender local pride, whilst also encourage the creative use of skills
normally associated with work. Relationships have been formed throughout
the village including the business community, the result - a temporary
street installation and accompanying exhibition showcasing the creative
process and community involvement.
October 2002-2005 Populating Places - Lead Artist Grange Park
District Centre, South Northamptonshire Council
Commissioned to work as part of the developers design team to identify
opportunities for artistic input within the District Centre development
of this new settlement. Funded partly by Arts and Business, my brief to
inform decision making on a broad and specific scale, influencing the
design of integrated items of street furniture as well as create a sculptural
intervention. The development of a shopping bag design with input from
the community and sponsorship from the new businesses in the centre will
be launched in the autumn to consolidate the project.
June - May
2000/1 airborne - Year of The Artist residency at
the Imperial War Museum Airfield, Duxford An opportunity to work alongside
the conservation engineers researching and experimenting with traditional
fabric and metal manipulation techniques used in aircraft restoration.
Exploring the development of flight and form as a starting point, examining
connections between the natural and manmade worlds, outcomes include a
new sculptural work for the museum and a programme of associated educational
workshops.
May - August
2000 'Bugs' residency - The Gallery, Stratford on
Avon District Council
Commissioned alongside artist Rachel Higgins to make new work '11:45 12:00
12:20', inspired by the Butterfly Safari for exhibition as part of the
'Bugs' exhibition. The exhibition was complimented by a one-day workshop
series with local children aged 8+ funded by the District Council.
February
2000 Connexion 2000 - Millennium Festival Residency
with ntl
Commissioned by First Take Films, as part of its Connexion 2000 programme
of residencies. The framework for the project is to work within this dynamic
communications company to create a work of art to mark the relocation
of the company headquarters. Simultaneously, a video artwork linked to
my work is being put together by First Take films for transmission on
Anglia Television in the autumn.
January 2000 Cultural
Mapping - Leicester City Council - Tesco Hamilton District Centre Gateway
Commission
Selected to produce outline concepts for a new Tesco development in
Leicester. The sculptural metal and tensile forms for the roundabout and
sculptural seating area are designed to form a bridge between the old
and the new. They aim to reflect the different communities in the area,
knitting together, yet retaining their distinct qualities, separate elements
combined.
Sept-October
1999 Herefordshire Council - Courtyard Centre for the Arts
- Flying High 2000 Textile Project
Commissioned to produce design ideas for a site-specific textile work
for The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford. A focal point commission
as part of the Flying High 2000 initiative running throughout the year,
the design I proposed aims to sum up the vibrance and energy of the project.
Dec 98 -
2000 Fenland District Council - March Capital Challenge
Market Place Enhancement Scheme
Invited by Fenland District Council to work with their planning and engineering
teams in the development of concept ideas for the Market Place in March,
a thriving Fenland town. A £400 K project, my initial brief was to appraise
existing plans and develop concepts to lift the possibilities for creative
input into the scheme. Stage two was to develop visual impressions to
show Members and the Public to inspire debate, followed by a period of
public consultation and participation in elements of the design process.
I then developed detailed designs, following production through to installation
on site.
From October
1996 to November 1998 I was Associate Designer Maker for Parker Barry
Creative, Cambridge. The company, a multi-disciplinary design studio,
gave me the opportunity to generate and develop site-specific projects
for myself and other artists. Whilst with the company I developed the
following projects:
August 98
- 2001 Commissions East on behalf of Fenland District Council
- Chatteris Enhancement Concept Development
Appointed to the design team at Fenland District Council to develop proposals
for a series of integrated commissions for the Chatteris Town Centre Enhancement.
Looking at the design development, involvement of other Artists, and community
involvement; I worked with the Arts Development, Planning and Engineering
officers in the preparation of an outline scheme.
April 1998 Howick
Contemporary Art in collaboration with BAA Lynton Plc - St. James' Sculptural
Textile 'Spiraglo'
Selected by Howick Contemporary Art Consultants to design and construct
a ceiling hung sculptural textile feature incorporating lighting. Working
with Studio Downey Architects, the work aims to enhance the space as part
of a revamp to find a new owner for the building. The piece spirals from
the ceiling as an extension of the architecture, bringing the building
to life.
Oct 97 -
Nov 98 Swavesey Village College - Exterior sculpture project
and Enhancement scheme - 'Transition'
Commissioned by Swavesey Village College to design and construct
an external entrance feature for their newly expanded Art and Design department,
as well as consider the social spaces around the playground area. Acting
as a focal point for the 40th anniversary celebrations for the College,
the work has been developed alongside a workshop programme with year eleven
students, exploring ideas based on change and transition - reflecting
the growth and development of the College as it enters it's 41st year.
The project, heavily involving the PTA and volunteer help in its creation,
has been a catalyst for further initiatives. Enabled by sponsorship from
Tarmac Quarry Products and Topmix and a host of local sponsors.
Sept 97 -
Mar 98 Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge - Sculptural
Textile Commission - 'Potential'
Following a successful lottery application developed in partnership
between myself and Hills Road, I worked with members of the College community
to create a site-specific work for a stairwell in their new Art and Design
Centre. Exploring ideas around the theme of 'What goes up must come down'
I introduced the students to the considerations of working site-specifically,
as well as helping them push their perceptions about working sculpturally
with fabric based media.
Sept 1997 Commissions
East on behalf of Fenland District Council - Whittlesey Enhancement Concept
Development
Appointed by Commissions East to put forward a proposal to become members
of the Whittlesey Enhancement Group. Working with Artist Isabella Lockett,
the aim was to put forward a basic framework out of which designs for
flooring, lighting and a co-ordinated range of street furniture would
emerge, with proposals to involve the community in the developing process.
August 1997 South
Cambridgeshire District Council - Art In The Park - 'Polleni'
Temporary outdoor commission for the Arts Development Unit, one of
six commissioned pieces for the 'Art in the Park' family arts weekend
in Milton Country Park. Neither plant, insect, or alien; the series of
sculptural forms interact with the elements, reflecting the relationship
between the manmade and the natural in the park.
Workshop
Based Projects
May 2001 Flying
forms Special Needs Program
at The Imperial War Museum Duxford
Sculptural workshops with 12 - 15 year olds with special needs.
May 2001 Breaking
The Barriers Engage/
Arts 2000 National Museums and Galleries Month One day 6th Form workshop
at the Imperial War Museum Duxford as an extension to the airborne project.
December
1999 Woody Plants for Winter
Impact Cambridge University Botanic Garden Education Programme
Working alongside Norman Villis, former Head Supervisor of the Botanic
Garden. Using simple model making techniques to encourage participants
in this one day course to consider the impact of structure and form on
the design of their gardens, with particular emphasis on how to make these
elements work in the winter garden.
August 1999 Pheonix
Centre Eating Disorder unit, Fulbourn Hospital Cambridge - Sculptural
Textile Project
A weeklong project funded by South Cambridgeshire District Council
working with group of girls aged between 13 and 16 years. The project,
which focused on creating a series of aerial shapes to enhance the living
room space, aimed to occupy the girls during non-structured summer holiday
time, whilst enabling creative development, and helping to build confidence.
Using a combination of heat transfer dying and bonding the girls were
able to 'loosen up', working for the first time as a group to create their
abstract underwater shapes.
April - May
99 Trinity Church of England School
Esher, Surrey - Banner Project
Approached via The Sherriff Rosebriars trust to work with students from
years 8 - 10 to create a series of banners for use by the school and local
community church. Developing ideas around the theme of growth, we designed
a series of six abstract banners constructed from heat transfer-dyed and
bonded fabrics.
Dec 98 -
June 99 Hills Road Sixth Form College
and Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge - Sculptural Textile Project
Continuing my links with the College as Artist in Residence, I co-ordinated
a commission for Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, involving a group of
first year GNVQ students. Funded following a successful application to
Barclays New Futures Award, the project has enabled the students to create
a site-specific piece of sculptural textile for integration into the hospital's
refurbishment programme.
I have an
ongoing relationship with the education departments of both the Cambridge
University Botanic Garden and the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
Media
(selected)
Fiberarts Magazine - Notable Events - Nov/Dec 2001
Art and Architecture Journal - No.55 2001
Anglia TV / First take Films - 'Connexion 2000 - Art at Work'
- Dec 2000
The Guardian - The Guide exhibition review - January 2000
Crafts Magazine - Shortform - Nov/Dec 1999 Craft Notes Commissions
News . Nov/Dec1998
Artists Newsletter - Review Soundings - November 1999
Blueprint Magazine - Exhibition News - September 1999
Landlines - Landscape Design Trust Journal - Dec/Jan 1999
ism Independent on Saturday Magazine - 'Pinstripe Medicis' feature
on Corporate Art. May 1998
BBC2 - 'The Art and Antiques Show' feature on sculptural
textile . November 1997
Exhibitions
'Orthinology' - Michael Brown Gallery, Hitchin - 4 person show - Jan/Feb
2001
'Bugs' - The Gallery, Stratford Upon Avon - July/August 2000
'Made at Wysing' - Wysing Arts Centre, Bourn Cambridgeshire - May
2000
'Stigma' -Northern Lights Contemporary Craft project. Touring to
Bluecoat Display Centre Liverpool, Ruskin Gallery Sheffield, and The Cleveland
Craft Centre. Sept.1999
Crafts Council and Marks and Spencers Summer Textile Show, Baker Street,
London - July 1997
Lecture
Public Art Seminar – For NALGAO Members, Organised by South
Northants District Council June 2004
Public Art Seminar – For ADO’s Planners and Council Members,
South Northants District Council November 2003
‘Art for different Contexts’ – Adult Special Interest
Day, Imperial War Museum, Duxford June 2000
Annual Public Lecture ‘ Inside Out - Art for Different Contexts’
– Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge 1997
Other
Experience
Visiting Lecturer to the Applied Arts BA degree course and Applied
and Fine Art Practice MA University of Hertfordshire Jan 2004 - ongoing
The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and further Education -
Visit to Buckingham Palace to receive award with prize winners Hills Road
Sixth Form College for their Art In The Community programme February 2003
RIBA judging panel member for the British Geological Gardens design competition
Jan/May 2002
Member of East Cambridgeshire District Council Public Art Strategy Group
and ADEC Visual arts Working Group 1999/present
Artplan Consultancy - Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge April 1998
Managing Public Art Projects Training Day – Public Art South West
. March 1997
Supported
by the Princes Youth Business Trust
Qualifications
1996 BA Hons class 2:1 Public Art and Design Chelsea College
of Art and Design
1993 Foundation Studies Diploma in Art and Design A P U Cambridge
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