Born 1979. Birmingham UK
Awards
2011
Nominated for the Deutsche Borse photography prize for New Wooabbeleri at Focal Point Gallery
2009
East International Award
2007
IPRN Residency in Johannesburg
Awarded a place on a two month artists residency at the Bag factory, artists studios in Johannesburg, South Africa.
2006
Observer Hodge Award, 1st Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Ikon Gallery
Birmingham, UK
2010
Focal Point Gallery
New Wooabbeleri. Residency and exhibition in Southend on Sea, UK
Oriel Davies Gallery
The Scenery is Very Wonderful. The Weather is Good. Newtown. Wales
2008
New Art Gallery Walsall
Ming Jue. Solo exhibition and publication.
2006
Midlands Arts Centre
West Midlands. MAC, Birmingham.
Group Exhibitions
2011
Community Without Propinquity
MK Gallery, Milton Keynes. Curated by Inheritance Projects
Open Books
CNAI, Paris. Collaboration with James Langdon
Slimvolume
Contributor to the publication and Hayward touring exhibition
Narrative Show
Eastside Projects. Birmingham UK.
2010
The Witching Hour
Waterhall Birmingham. Curated by Matt Price and Matthew Collings
2009
East International
Selected by Art and Language, and Raster Gallery, Norwich. UK
Birmingham Seen
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK
Fundación Municipal de Cultura, UTOPIA,
Valladolid, Spain
2008
Zoo Art Fair
Represented by Eastside Projects. London. UK
The Golden Record
Collaboration with Ruth Claxton exhibited at Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Museu Colecção Berardo. UTOPIA. Curated by Paul Wombel
Lisbon, Portugal. Part of Photo Espana.
2007
Liangzou Photo Festival.
Liangzou, China.
The Bag Factory. Johannesburg
Work in progress exhibited at the Bag Factory artists studios Johannesburg. South Africa
2006
Les Rencontres D'Arles Photographie
3 Images from the West Midlands series exhibited as part of Luminous at Les Rencontres D'Arles Photographie.
International Project Space
Commissioned to create and exhibit new work as part of the Bill Brandt in Bournville group exhibition, at the International project space, Birmingham.
2005
The Best Years of Our Lives
Curated by Michelle Cotton, highlighting the best work from the 2005 fine art degree shows in the Midlands.
Publications
New Wooabbeleri
Artists book designed by James Langdon. Published by Focal Point Gallery
ISBN 9781907185045
Lugar/Place
Photo Espana 2008 Catalogue published by La Fabrica
ISBN 9788492498444
Ming Jue
book published by The New Art Gallery Walsall with 40 colour plates and Essays from Peter James and Dr Tim Strangleman
ISBN 0946652 89 9
Flash Forward
Emerging Photographers from Canada, The UK and The United States edited by Susan Bright
ISBN 0973973927
Press
2010
Source Magazine
New Wooabbeleri review. Issue 63
2009
Frieze Magazine
East International review. August
The Guardian
East International review. July 20th
2008
Source Magazine
Ming Jue review. Issue 55
British Journal of Photography
Utopia review. Volume 155
Portfolio Magazine
4 Images from the Ming Jue series featured in the Spring issue
Birmingham Post
Interview with Terry Grimley. April 22nd
2007
Blink Magazine
Interview with Matt Price. The Autumn Issue
2006
Observer Magazine
Shutter Release. Interview with Alice Fisher. November
British Journal of Photography
Interview with Sean Louth
Collections
International Photographers and Researchers Network Archive, Slovakia
Birmingham Central Library Archive
New Art Gallery Walsall
Education
2002-2005
University of Wolverhampton
BA Photography, 1st Class (hons)
Employment
2009-Pres
Part time lecturer BA Art and Design
Birmingham City University
2008-2009
Part time lecturer BA Photography
Blackpool and the Fylde College
2006-2007
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire.
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Central England.
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Sunderland
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton
2005-2007
Solihull College
Lecturer for HNC photography and digital imaging course