Biography

Born in Glasgow
Lives and works in Edinburgh

Education

2011 – 2015
BA(Hons) Intermedia Art (First Class), Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
Erasmus Exchange Semester: Academy of Fine Art, Munich, Germany

Awards

2022
Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award, Creative Scotland / City of Edinburgh Council
Shortlisted for Gallery Without Walls: Straight White Male, Artichoke Trust, UK

2016
Edinburgh College of Art Scholarship
ECA College Research Award

2015
The Barns-Graham Travel Award to Italy, Edinburgh College of Art
Katherine Michaelson Prize for Dissertation Writing, Edinburgh College of Art

2014
Shortlisted for The Astaire Prize, Edinburgh College of Art

Collections
Aberdeen Museums and Galleries, Permanent Collection, Scotland
Private collections in the UK, USA, Canada, Sweden and Germany

Exhibitions

2024
Jizz, Installation at Squeal club night, Edinburgh

2023
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, The Fireworks Factory, London
International Original Print Exhibition, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London
Journey, Annual Members’ Exhibition, Edinburgh Printmakers, Castle Mills, Edinburgh

2022
Kinship, Edinburgh Printmakers, Castle Mills, Edinburgh
Aberdeen Artists Society Annual Exhibition, Aberdeen Gallery, Aberdeen

2021
SOLACE, Edinburgh Printmakers, Castle Mills, Edinburgh
ARCUS Pride Exhibition, Clifford Chance, London. Curated by Michael Petry

2020
Flow, VAS Members’ Winter Show, Visual Arts Scotland, Online

2018
Satellite @ Summerhall, Visual Arts Scotland, Summerhall, Edinburgh
Getting to the Bottom of It, LGBTQ+ showcase event by Waverley Care charity, CC Blooms, Edinburgh

2016
Royal Scottish Academy: New Contemporaries, Edinburgh
New Scottish Artists, David Robertson Art Foundation (DRAF) with The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, London
Flop Culture, Gayfield Creative Spaces, Edinburgh

2015
Shift and Spin, Stanley Mills, Stanley, Perthshire
Square Egg, Whitespace, Edinburgh
ALT. , Bargain Spot, Edinburgh

2014
Not As Yet, Space Club, Edinburgh

2012
Urban Edinburgh: Turnstyles, Edinburgh

2011
Drouthy Cronies, Arts Complex, Edinburgh

Publications

2023
Snowflake Magazine, Relationship Issue, MAZ Media

2022
100 Subtexts Magazine, Issue One, Two, Three, Four and Five, John Hopper Publishing, London
Inspirational Art Magazine, Issue 61, John Hopper Publishing, London
Snowflake Magazine, Anthology Issue, MAZ Media

2021
UN//TITLED, An anthology of queer contemporary art 2016-2020, Balaclava.Q, John Hopper Publishing, London. Curated by Stioffan O'Ceallaigh

2020
Into the Night, A Queerentine Colouring Book, Queer Art Brunch Club, Online

2015
What do you want from me?, self-published zine, Edinburgh

2014
Masquerade, self-published zine, Edinburgh

Performance

2017
Bored Games. Spoken-word performance, The Fifth Evening at the Whitespace Gallery
Over. Spoken-word performance, The Fourth Evening at the Whitespace Gallery
Ping! Spoken-word performance, Friday Talk Event, Edinburgh College of Art

2015
Sade Gimp 69. Pollyanna Cabaret, Paradise Palms, Edinburgh

Curation

2017
Mesh – Lines of Enquiry, The Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, Scotland

Residencies

2014
Visions of Flight, Rowanfield School, Edinburgh

2013
Splashing Out, The Water Foot-print of our Daily Lives, Trinity Academy, Edinburgh College of Art and The University of Edinburgh

Teaching

2023
Workshop Provider, Zines and Pamphlets: Discover your creative voice, Edinburgh Printmakers
Workshop Provider, Queer Anthologies: Zine Making Workshop for Pride 2023, Edinburgh Printmakers

2017
Intermediary tutor, Intermedia Art Department, Edinburgh College of Art
So You Want to Work in Architecture? Pathways to the Professions, University of Edinburgh (2013 / 2014 / 2016 / 2017)

2016
Creative Extras, Lothians Equal Access for Schools (LEAPS) , University of Edinburgh (2013 / 2014 / 2016)

2015
Sutton Summer School, The Sutton Trust, University of Edinburgh
Kickstart Summer School, Pathways to the Professions, University of Edinburgh (2013 / 2015)

2014
Access to Creative Education Scotland (ACES) , Edinburgh College of Art (2012 / 2014)

2013
Teaching Assistant, Rowanfield School, Edinburgh, Scotland
High Flyers Summer School, LEAPS, University of Edinburgh
Introduction to Architecture, Widening Participation, University of Edinburgh

Talks, Seminars and Panel Discussions

2024
CMYK Printmaking as a Queer Practice, Print and Tell Lecture Series, Edinburgh Printmakers

2022
The Art of Printmaking, Series 2. Edinburgh Printmakers

2017
App Culture, Out in Edinburgh, LGBT+Networking Group
Inside/Out, How the Arts Impact the LGBT+ Community, Out in Edinburgh, LGBT+Networking Group

2014
Art Practice and Community Projects, Edinburgh Napier University
Methods of Creative Practice, Edinburgh Napier University

Voluntary Work

2023
Volunteer, Edinburgh Printmakers

2018
Volunteer, Sx Scotland (Waverley Care), Edinburgh

2017
Board Member, Sculpture in Leith (2015 - 2017), Edinburgh, Scotland

2013
Facilitator, Shaping Things: Artefacts and the 3D Printer, Edinburgh College of Art

2009-2011
Invigilator, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Scotland
Invigilator, Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Scotland

Memberships

Scottish Artists’ Union

Edinburgh Printmakers

People of Print