What drives my desire to create work is having something to say, a need to create an understanding of being a woman. To highlight the awful experiences, the shit we don’t talk about, the late-night breakdowns, the mental health issues we acquire through childhood, the fucking abortions we’re forced to have and the guys we leached onto who hurt us because we just needed to be wanted. I want to show the god damn strength we have, the shit we’re put through and how we don’t let it defeat us we let ourselves fucking flourish, we turn weeds into roses, we’re constantly broken down and re-build ourselves each time more beautiful than before. My work speaks to us, it brings us a glimpse of hope, a mutual cry, a warm feeling that it’s not just me, it in no way makes it fucking right, but we’re growing up through this society together and that’s what I want. A connection, a relationship. I crave it. I go through shit so I can make you feel better when you go through the same shit, I am a mother, an artist.
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Education Glasgow School of Art / MLITT / Sculpture / 2020-2021 Glasgow School of Art / BA Hons / Sculpture and Environmental / 2018 - 2020 Forth Valley College / HND / Contemporary Art / 2016-2018 Roles Class Rep GSA / 2020 Steering Committee Member - John Byrne Award / 2019 Committee Member - GOSSIP Collective / 2019 Hanging Committee - SSA / 2018 Awards Glasgow School of Art Access Scholarship / 2021 Most Promising Student - Forth Valley College / 2018 Scottish Artists Benevolent Association Award - RSA Open / 2018 |
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Solo / Two Person Exhibitions
M Gallery, Glasgow - Sincere Severity / 2021 Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh - Funeral for a Fuckboy / 2020 M Gallery, Glasgow - My Other Side / 2019 Selected Group Exhibitions
Glasgow School of Art - Masters Showcase / 2021 Glasgow School of Art - Degree Show / 2020 M Gallery online - Diary Entry Series / 2020 Civic House, Glasgow - Its a mess / 2020 Summer Hall, Edinburgh - OOSOOM / 2019 M Gallery, Glasgow - My Other Side / 2019 Lang Craigs, Woodland Trust / 2019 Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) / 2018 The Glasgow School of Art - WIP / 2018 Rape Crisis Scotland, Ocean Terminal - RESON@TE / 2018 Tolbooth Stirling - MOTHER / 2018 Findhorn Bay Arts Festival - John Byrne Award / 2018 Summer Hall Edinburgh - OOSOOM / 2018 The Smith Art Gallery - GOSSIP@THESMITH / 2018 RSA OPEN - Edinburgh / 2018 Transmission Glasgow - Members show HOMO / 2018 Stirling Cowane Centre - MORE THAN / 2018 Forth Valley College - End of Year Show / 2018 Stirling Cowane Centre - Forth Valley Art Beat / 2018 Tolbooth Stirling - COMmunication / 2018 The Helix - Fire and Light show / 2018 Stirling Cowane Centre - Spotlight Exhibition / 2017 Stirling Castle - Journey Exhibition / 2017 Forth Valley Royal Hospital - Film screening /2017 Forth Valley College / 2016 ARC Gallery / 2014 Forth Valley College / 2013 |
Featured/ Published Work
Forth Valley College article / 2020 Stirling Observer /DEC2018 The Stylist - 'Why this Scottish exhibition about sexual assault Is so vitally important' / Nov 2018 Peaches Publishing / 2018 Stirling Observer / MAY2018 Artwork on John Bryne Website /JUNE2018 Artwork on RSA website /JUN2018 Fire and Light show @ The Kelpies /2018 Artwork on John Bryne Website /DEC2017 Published Artwork in Average Arts Magazine /AUG2017 Published Artwork in Average Arts Magazine / MAR2017 Published Artwork in Average Arts Magazine / FEB2017 Published Artwork in SGI Art of Living Magazine / 2014 
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