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 / BA hons / Sculpture and Environmental / 2018 - Current
Forth Valley College / HND / Contemporary Art / 2016-2018

Roles
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Class Rep GSA -2020
​Steering Committee Member -  John Byrne Award 2019
Committee Member - GOSSIP Collective 2019
Hanging Committee - SSA 2018

Awards

Most Promising Student - Forth Valley College / 2018
​Scottish Artists Benevolent Association Award - RSA Open / 2018

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Solo / Two Person Exhibitions 

Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh - Funeral for a Fuckboy / 2020 
M Gallery, Glasgow - My Other Side / 2019

Selected Group Exhibitions ​​
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Civic House, Glasgow - Its a mess / 2020
Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh - Funeral for a Fuckboy / 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
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Forth Valley College / 2016
ARC Gallery / 2014
Forth Valley College / 2013

Featured/ Published Work

Forth Valley College article / 2020
​The Stylist - 'Why this Scottish exhibition about sexual assault Is so vitally important' / Nov 2018
Peaches Publishing / 2018
​Artwork on John Bryne Website /JUNE2018
​Artwork on RSA website /JUN2018
Fire and Light show - 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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