Recent Exhibitions

The Priestman Gallery, Sunderland - AA2A Work In Progress 2025

2025

The Auxiliary Project Space, Middlesbrough - Solid Ground The NewBridge Project, Newcastle, Open Open Middlesbrough Art Week, Middlesbrough - UPROOT

2024

The Auxiliary Project Space, Middlesbrough - Now that's what I call Art III

2023

Middlesbrough Art Week - The People's Plinth Segedunum, Wallsend - Story of Place

2022

Newcastle Contemporary Art, Newcastle, Now that’s What I Call Art I BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead – Open Submission

2021

Newbridge Project, Gateshead - Collective Studio Open Studios
Citizens House, Durham - Processes
Base Camp, Middlesbrough - Hun Pineapple Black, Middlesbrough - Pick 'n' Mix Mackie’s Corner, Sunderland - Body of Work (SOLO) Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, What would Leonardo Make today? Co-produced piece with University of Sunderland design students

2019

The NewBridge Project, Newcastle, Third Wave
Pineapple Black, Middlesbrough - ​Scramble Ex-Libris Gallery, Newcastle - Insert Exhibition Title Here

2020

Atkinson Gallery, Sommerset - MA and Other Postgraduates Shaun Project Space, Sunderland – Anthropocene (SOLO) Whitestone Gallery, York – FRESH Priestman Gallery, Sunderland – One Fourteen Fourteen

2018

Curatorial Work

AA2A Work In Progress 2025 - Co-curator, Priestman Gallery

2025

MOTHEROTHER - Curator, The NewBridge Project

2024

Measure - Curatorial Support, Middlesbrough Art Week

2023

2020

Scramble - Producer/Co-curator, Pineapple Black

2019

Body of Work  - Co-curator, Mackie's Corner

IX - Co-curator, University of Sunderland​, MA Degree Show

One Fourteen Fourteen - Co-curator, Priestman Gallery

2018

Residencies

AA2A - University of Sunderland, October 2024-May 2025

2024-2025

Story of Place with HELIX Arts, Wallsend Schools and Segedunum Museum and Roman Fort, Wallsend, January-April

2022

Newcastle Cultural Learning Partnership, Artist in Residence at SMART Academies Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne Sept 2021-July 2023

2021-2023

Tees Valley Cultural Partnership, Artist in Residence at TVED Academies Trust, Middlesbrough October 2019-February 2021    

2019-2021

Norfolk Street Arts, Artist in Residence, SR1 Residency: Responding to Sunderland’s Ceramics History November 2018-July 2019  

2018-2019

Large Scale Commissions and Long-Term Projects

Nov 2022-Nov 2024

MOTHEROTHER: Arts Council England funded independent research project in support of art-working parents/carers – founder/director/producer/curator operating across the North East, supported by BALTIC, The NewBridge Project, Helix Arts and The Auxiliary Project Space

April – Sept 2024

UPROOT Collective: Commissioned by The Auxiliary Project Space for the Middlesbrough Art Week/curated by Claire Feeley, producer and facilitator for Schools and Communities in the co-produced of the MAW meadow and associated works

April-Sept 2023

Shaun on the Tyne: 'North Star', Public Sculpture Surface Design commissioned by BALTIC, and North Standard Insurance, developed with Gateshead SEND Schools to raise funds for St. Oswald’s Hospice

Feb-July 2022

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, community workshops across the North East in support of the BALTIC Bus, travelling exhibition 'What's for Tea?'

July 2021-July 2022

V&A Museum, London and National Glass Centre, Sunderland, DesignLab Nation, Lead Artist, raising aspiration programme for secondary students within Art, Design and Technology

June-Sept 2021

Sunderland Culture, Commissioned Artist, Sculpture in Schools with National Glass Centre, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens and The Arts Council England Collection

May 2021-Oct 2022

Pennyman Primary Academy, Commissioned Artist for sequence of educational wall murals

July 2020-Feb 2021 

The Start Studio, Freelance Artist, delivering creative online workshops for families during the COVID 19 pandemic

Dec 2020-July 2022

Cultural Spring, Freelance Artist, delivering creative workshops for the community and schools both online and face to face sessions

Ongoing Freelance Roles

Since Sept 2024

The NewBridge Project, Newcastle: UPskill – Freelance Producer for the Practice Make Practice Programme

Since April 2023

The Auxiliary Project Space, Middlesbrough: Community Connector and workshop facilitator for Sonic Arts Week and Middlesbrough Arts week

Since April 2022

BALTIC Centre of Contemporary Art, Gateshead: contracted to Freelance Artist Pool

Short Term Commissions

Nov 2024-April 2025

North East Festival of Languages, Weaving Friendship Across the World, concept development, resource production and sculptural installation.

May-Aug 2023

University of Durham and East Durham Creates, Street Cosmos, R&D and workshop event delivery

April-July 2023

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, International Art Club at Carr Hill Primary School, Gateshead

Jan 2023

The Farrell Centre, Newcastle, delivery of inaugural weekend workshops for families

Nov- Dec 2022

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Art Mix programme for 13-19 year olds

July-Sept 2022   

Middlesbrough Art Weekender 2022, Freelance Artist, delivering creative engagement workshops for Middlesbrough communities and schools

July 2022            

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Commissioned Artist, BALTIC 20th BIRTHDAY Weekend Workshops

May-June 2022

Roman Road Primary School, Commissioned Artist, Large Wall Mural and Student Workshops

Oct 2021-July 2022 

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Commissioned Artist, 'Meet and Make' Family Arts Workshops

Sept-Oct 2021

Middlesbrough Art Weekender 2021, Freelance Artist, delivering creative engagement workshops for Middlesbrough families and schools with The Start Studio, Middlesbrough

Jan-Mar 2021

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Commissioned Artist, Family Days Art Trail

Nov 2020 

The NewBridge Project, Freelance Artist, Shieldfield Youth Programme online workshop

March 2020

Helix Arts, Freelance Artist, delivering Arts Award Workshops in primary schools

Oct-Dec 2019

Sunderland Culture, Commissioned Artist for Stained Glass Window-scape and Student Workshops at Usworth Colliery Primary Academy

May-Sept 2019

The Creative Seed, Workshops for adults with additional needs & combatting loneliness in the elderly

May-Aug 2018

Sunderland Culture, Lead Artist, Community Open Access Commission for the Tall Ships Race

Qualifications and Artist Development Programmes Undertaken

Jan-Dec 2023

UNION 23, Northern School of Creativity and Activism, 12month Development Programme

April-May 2023

Anthropomorphic Sculpture, led by Beth Stead at Newcastle Arts Centre

Feb 2023

Mental Health First Aid Training, course and certification with Broken Grey Wires and Navigator North

Dec 2022

Mess Making as Social Glue, Social Practice leadership training with Laddy Kitt at Ushaw, Durham

Feb-July2021

THE EXCHANGE, Eastside Projects (EOP), CAMP, G39 (WARP), The NewBridge Project, Spike Island (Spike Associates), and Turf Projects

Oct-Nov 2020

STUDIOBOOK: ONLINE, Mark Deveraux Projects, Virtual Programme due to COVID 19 pandemic      

Sept 2019-Sept 2020

The Collective Studio, Programme for Early Career Artists, The NewBridge Project, Gateshead

Sept 2019-Dec 2020

Sunderland Culture, Creative Development Fellowship

Sept 2019

Make It Happen, Programme for the Development of Social Arts Practice, HELIX Arts, Sunderland

2017-2018

MA Fine Art, University of Sunderland

1996-1997

PGCE Secondary Art and Design, University of Reading  

1992-1996

BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Teaching and Educational Leadership Experience

Jan-Mar 2020 

Durham Federation, Durham: Freelance Artist Consultant, Raising Achievement in GCSE Art and Design

2003-2011

Stokesley School, North Yorkshire: Head of Art Department and Associate Member of Leadership Team

2001-2003

Whitley Bay High School, North Tyneside: Teacher of Art       

1999-2001

New Cairo British International School, Egypt: Coordinator of Art and Design

1997-1999

Durham Johnson, Durham: Teacher of Art