Artist Statement
CV & Education
Qualifications and training
2001 - MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London
2000 - BFA (Honours), York University, Toronto
Solo exhibitions
2009 - Seeing Beyond, APT Gallery, London, UK
2009 - Seeing Beyond, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK
Group exhibitions
2011 - Saltburn Film Festival, Saltburn Arts, Saltburn by the Sea, UK
2011 - The London Group Open (selected by Jenni Lomax, Director of Camden Arts Centre, and William Feaver, writer and art critic), Cello Factory, London, UK
2011 - Time is Love International Video Art Exhibition , touring multiple cities, Sint-Lukas Gallery, Brussels, Belgium; Kulter Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Espace apART, Guangzhou, China; Bildetage Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2009 - Final Cut short film screenings, Komedia, Brighton Festival, Brighton, UK
2008 - 700IS, International Experimental Film & Video Festival, Egilsstadir, Iceland
2008 - Experimental Shorts, Tenderpixel Gallery, London, UK
2008 - International Short Film Festival For Films by Artists, Gstaadfilm Festival, Gstaad, Switzerland
2008 - Video Art screening, Art-Claims-Impulse Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2008 - Video Screening programme, Stroud Valley Artspace, Stroud, UK
2007 - Behind Closed Doors, The Lightbox Gallery and Museum, Woking, UK
2007 - Buffalo 07, Black & Asian Film Festival, London, UK
2007 - Creekside Open (selected by Victoria Miro), APT Gallery, London, UK
2007 - East End Film Festival, London, UK
2007 - Future Shorts Film Festival, London, UK
2007 - Slack Video , Hull International Short Film Festival, Hull, UK
2006 - Body Navigation international contemporary arts festival, Elagin Island Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia
2006 - China Connections, Riverside Studios, London, UK
2006 - Cinecity, Brighton Film Festival, Brighton, UK
2006 - Field of Vision, Beijing New Art Projects, Beijing, China
2006 - Gstaadfilm Festival, Gstaad, Switzerland
2006 - Routes & Remedies, Asia House, London, Uk
2006 - Saison Video, Lille, France
2006 - Unnatural Selection, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, Shrewsbury, UK
2005 - After Hiroshima, Brunei Gallery, School of African & Oriental Studies, London, UK
2005 - Big Screen Programme, Cornerhouse/BBC, Exchange Square, Manchester, UK
2005 - Imaginaria International Short Film Festival, Conversano, Italy
2005 - Simultan International Video/Sound Festival, Timisoara, Romania
2005 - Super Shorts Film Festival (UK tour)
2005 - VAD Video and Digital Arts International Festival, Girona, Spain
2005 - Video Showcase, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2004 - EAST International, Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK
2004 - Pilot:1 International Art Forum, Old Limehouse Town Hall, London
2004 - Progress, Spital Square Art Space, London, UK
2003 - Remembering the Present, Centre for Arts Education, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
2002 - Atoms in the Family , International 3 Gallery, Manchester, UK
Live/Performance
2004 - Breathe - Live art events, Bow Festival, London, UK
Residencies
2009 - Mental Health residency , Springfield Hospital, London, UK
2006 - Artist Links, British Council and Arts Council England, Shanghai, China
2004 - Breathe , Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK
2003 - Dementia & Art, Age Concern Kensington & Chelsea, London, UK
Public commissions
2009 - Public art commission, SW London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK
2007 - Film commission, The Lightbox Gallery and Museum, Woking, UK
Competitions, prizes and awards
2008 - Visual arts grant, Arts Council England , UK
2007 - Creekside Open exhibition prize , awarded by Victoria Miro, APT Gallery, London, UK
Other
2004 - Permanent collection, Arts Council England, UK