The paintings don’t have end points; they continually evolve through the application of paint, in a struggle to find what only paint can display. Allowing aesthetic qualities on the canvas to determine my next action. The paintings sit in an area of tension between construction and destruction; they are over painted, erased, before being built up again. Each Layer of paint leaving remnants of what was there before, a glimpse of colour, or a notion of texture. The paintings evolve through references to experiences. I like the idea of the paint being in a constant transgression, slipping from one conclusion to the next, reflecting the fluid nature of the paint. Marks aren’t organized, encouraging the viewer to bring their own memories and emotions to the canvas, leaving them to decipher and question the ambiguous space in front of them.
I use my own experiences as source material, images from memory, nature or the everyday. Forming ideas and imagery through the process of drawings and painted studies. The paintings are directly influenced through these visual references; patterns, repetitions and forms are also key interest of mine. Investigating how these qualities are reflected through the process of painting as well as their formation physically. Establishing a conversation between my conscience and paint. Exploring whether through the action of painting a metaphor of experience can be expressed visually.
2017 Contemporary Perspectives on Printmaking, The Mall Gallery, London
2017 RITUALS - ANIMA MUNDI FESTIVAL, Palazzo Ca' Zanardi, Venice 2017 BORDERS, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2017 FBA Futures 2017, The Mall Gallery, London
2016 Press Gang, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth
2016 Best of the South West, The Pound, Corsham
2016 Degree Show, Falmouth University, Falmouth
2015 Fore, Falmouth University studios, Falmouth
2015 Residents of 10, The Fish Factory, Falmouth
2015 Schism, 2nd year show, The Poly, Falmouth
2014 Fine Art 1st Year Exhibition, Falmouth University, Falmouth
2012 Exhibition of final work, NewRed Artist Space, Salisbury
SELECTED PROJECTS 2015 Residents of 10, initiating the concept, Planning, Marketing and Curating the Exhibition 2015 Schism, member of both the Marketing and Curatorial teams
EDUCATION
2016 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, Falmouth University (Second Class Honours (Upper Division))
2013 Diploma is Art and Design, Foundation Course, Arts University College Bournemouth (Distinction*)