EDUCATION
2017-2019 MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths
2013-2016 BA(Hons) Fine Art, Leeds College of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Hold on for Dear Life. Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
2022
Winners. Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
The High Life. Southwark Park Galleries, London
2021
Vocation. Blank_ Gallery, Leeds City College
2020
Dog Show. Steve Turner Gallery, Online
Classics. Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
National Velvet. Matera, Italy
Looks like you’ve reached the end. Hannah Barry Gallery, Vortic London Collective, Online
Hospitality. Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles
2019
Hellhole. Curator’s Choice, Leeds Arts University
Hellhole. Plaza Plaza, Elephant and Castle, London
2018
You’re Doing Amazing, Sweetie. The Boardroom, Blenheim Walk, Leeds Arts University
2017
Leisure. Vernon Street Gallery, Leeds College of Art
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Humour Me. Haricot, London
Siren Song. Sixi Museaum, Nanjing, China
Present Tense. Hauser & Wirth, Somerset
2023
Exhibition 01. Particular Ideas, London
Stilled Images. Tube Gallery, Palma, Mallorca
A New Sensation. Galerie Marguo, Paris
The World of GAZZA! OOF, London
2022
The Great Women Artists IV. Palazzo Monti, Brescia
Even a Cat Can Look at the Queen. Mrs., New York
Pounding The Pavement. Galeria Pelaires, Palma, Mallorca
The Sky above the Roof. Tabula Rasa Gallery, Beijing
Now I am a lake. Public Gallery, London
Love is the Devil: Studies after Francis Bacon. Marlborough, London
2021
mind-forg’d manacles. Filet, London
Mixing It Up: Painting Today. Hayward Gallery, London
A New Art World. GUTS Gallery, London
NHS. Paradise Works, Salford, Manchester
Ode to the Body. Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London
Nature Morte. The Hole, NYC
The Artist is Online. KONIG Galerie, Berlin
When Shit Hits the Fan Again. GUTS Gallery, Online
2020
#36 Annual Open Exhibition. Southwark Park Galleries, Online
After Image. Mamoth, London
Everyday Heroes. Southbank Centre, London
Begin Again. GUTS Gallery, Online
Suture. Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
Stäying Sane. Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, Skanör, Sweden
Drawn Together. UNIT London, Online
21st Figure. BC Projects, Online
When Shit Hits the Fan. GUTS Gallery, Online
Office Space. Is This It?, Online
Crowd. Hannah Barry Gallery, London
FBA Futures 2020. Mall Galleries, London
2019
Pets. TOMA Project Space, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
When Species Meet. Transition Two Gallery, Hackney, London
Fanspeak. Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
Full English, Platform, Southwark, London
Ultra: Art for the Women’s World Cup, J.Hammond Projects, London
Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show. Goldsmiths, London
Plucky Pony Makes Break For Freedom. SET, London
Mission To Touch The Sun: Sun Burnt. Paradise Works, Salford, Manchester
Utopia Through Nostalgia. The Koppel Project Hive, London
2018
Young British Painters. Arthill Gallery, London
#34 Annual Open Exhibition. CGP Gallery, Southwark Park, London
GoldX. DeptfordX, London
Mission to Touch the Sun. Enclave, London
Getting Away! Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight
For I’m not among the waders: The story of Zebedee. Post_Institute, London
Getting Away. ArthouSE1, London
Goldsmiths MFA Interim Show. Goldsmiths, London
Duty Free. Is This It? Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, London
Via… Brockley, London
2017
Sydenham Arts. Sydenham, London
Fair Exchange. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2016
Seven Days at LS6. LS6 cafe, Leeds
Northern Graduates 2016. Curwen Gallery, London
Free Range. Old Truman Brewery, London
Departures. Leeds College of Art, Leeds
A Happy Medium. Headingley, Leeds
2015
I’ll Show You Mine. Leon Collective HQ, Leeds
Ephemera. Studio 24, Leeds
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2022 The Great Women Artists Residency, Palazzo Monti, Brescia
2021 The Fores Project Residency, London
2021 Villa Lena Foundation Residency, Italy
2020 Leeds City College Arts Fund
2020 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada
2020 The Minerva Prize, FBA Futures 2020, Mall Galleries
2018 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada
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2024
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2021
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2020
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2019
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