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Exhibitions & Publications

2023 Provins M. Queer Journeys Through Suburbia UK 29 May 2023 (Book)
2022 Nine Walks shown as part of a group show – in the Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Open Exhibition 2022 curated by Culture Warrington & Popham, M
2022 Extra Time: Exhibition at Village, Manchester & publication. Collaboration with McAssey J
2022 Contributor - McAssey J, Benson S, Buckley C. Fashion Styling 176 pages. Bloomsbury Publishing 13 Jan 2022 (Book)
2022 Manchester Biennial Open Exhibition HOME, Manchester, 24 Jan 2022 - 27 Mar 2022 (Exhibition)
2021 LightNight, Liverpool – curated, organised and contributed to a group exhibition (8 contributors )
2020 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool - Video Commission to run alongside Linda McCartney retrospective
2020 LightNight 2020, Liverpool – curated, organised and contributed to a group exhibition (12 contributors ) which eventually took place as a live online event. ‘A Place for Everything’
2020 Contributing artist - The first Manchester Open at HOME part of: Push Festival 2020
2019 Galerie Des Arenès - A Space for Photography, Arles. Open World group show as part of Voies Off Photography Festival
2019 Atrium Gallery Liverpool, Gentle Delirium two person show with Anne Liddell
2018 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool - Fashion Geographies Lecture with Dr Lee Wright
2018 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool - Co Curator of Light Night installation
2018 Work featured by Moo in US & UK campaigns
2017 Editoral photography in SEASON zine with Jacqui McCAssey
2017 Look/17 Liverpool Photography Festival - Group exhibition as part of the Fringe
2016 Transition (Group show) – PS Mirabel, Manchester. Curated by Mark Adams
2015 Étalage III, (group show) - Manchester. Curated by Iris Creative Platform
2014 Winner of Best Arts & Culture Blog – Blog North Awards
2014 Of The Afternoon Pop Up Exhibitions (London & Manchester)
2014 Étalage - AWOL Studios, Manchester. Curated by Iris Creative Platforms
2013 ROAST BEEF Group show. 8 RUE FAVORIN, Arles, France.
2013 Searching, Book project for LOOK/13 exhibited across four libraries in Liverpool.
2011 Writing on photography published in Eyemazing Magazine Issue 4
2011 Selected works shown by Axisweb, Manchester Contemporary Art Fair
2011 'A Family Of' Madlab, Manchester. Collective group installation.
2011 ‘In Front of Me’. Solo exhibition, Untitled Gallery, Manchester.
2010 CUBEOpen 2010, group show. Cube Gallery, Manchester.
2010 ‘Horizon’, London Photomonth
2009 ‘Dust’, Urbis, Manchester, Two person show with Aj Wilkinson.
2009 ‘Safelight’. Solo exhibition,Dagmar De Pooter Gallery, Antwerp.
2007 'Above’. Solo exhibition, DagmarDe Pooter Gallery, Antwerp.
2005 ‘In-between’, Solo exhibition, FotoAntwerpen. Dagmar De Pooter Gallery.
2000 ‘Autoparts’.Commission & group show. The IDEA Centre, Salford.
1999 ‘Superstructures’. Group show - CUBE, Manchester.
1999 ‘Estate’. Commission & installation. ManchesterCity Art Galleries.
1998 'Podunk’.Installation, Albert Square, Manchester. Part of Digital Summer & ISEA.
1998 Artist’s Residency forArtranspennine98, Bury.
1997 ‘4play’.Group show with publication. The Viewpoint Gallery, Salford.
1996 'Cesuur’, Group show curated by Christoph Ruys. Ghent, Belgium. Works published in Obscuur Photomagazine.Qualifications and training

Education

2015 Complete Book Making for Artists, Hot Bed Press
2003 PGCE in Further, Adult and Higher Education, MMU.
1999 MA Creative Technology (Distinction), The University of Salford.
1996 The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Higher Institute, Antwerp.
1989 BA Photography, Staffordshire University

Teaching

2017-Present Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University
2005-2016 Photography Course Leader, Trafford College, Manchester
2000-2005 Multimedia Course Leader, South Trafford College, Manchester
2015/16 Guest Lecturer Liverpool John Moores University - Fashion MA.
2010-11 Lecturer on the Foundation Degree in Photography, Mid Cheshire College.





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