Weegie born, Dundee based.
I work predominantly in collage, text and print-making; unpicking the assumed roles of women in society, often referencing the LGBT community. These un-pickings begin from popular culture and make use of humor as a tactic of disarmament, drawing attention to the stereotyping and mundanities of everyday life. Recent research and projects have focused on the influence of war time Britain on the changing roles of women at work, with specific reference to four factors: political, physical, industrial and domestic.
My choice of hands-on modes of production reflects the labor-focused context whilst referencing the lo-fi, cut and paste aesthetic of the punk Riot Grrrl movement and the DIY ethics of zines such as Girl Germs, Joanie4Jackie and the See Red Womens workshop collective. By continuing these modes of production to create artworks in the format of zines, posters and badges, ensuring that these politically-critical artworks are accessible in and beyond a gallery context.
Since March 2016 I have run Chainworks Studios, which hosts a varied collective of visual artists and makers in the east of Dundee. I am one half of Dundee Zine Fest and I teach Art and Design at Glasgow Clyde College.
I work predominantly in collage, text and print-making; unpicking the assumed roles of women in society, often referencing the LGBT community. These un-pickings begin from popular culture and make use of humor as a tactic of disarmament, drawing attention to the stereotyping and mundanities of everyday life. Recent research and projects have focused on the influence of war time Britain on the changing roles of women at work, with specific reference to four factors: political, physical, industrial and domestic.
My choice of hands-on modes of production reflects the labor-focused context whilst referencing the lo-fi, cut and paste aesthetic of the punk Riot Grrrl movement and the DIY ethics of zines such as Girl Germs, Joanie4Jackie and the See Red Womens workshop collective. By continuing these modes of production to create artworks in the format of zines, posters and badges, ensuring that these politically-critical artworks are accessible in and beyond a gallery context.
Since March 2016 I have run Chainworks Studios, which hosts a varied collective of visual artists and makers in the east of Dundee. I am one half of Dundee Zine Fest and I teach Art and Design at Glasgow Clyde College.
C.V
2018-Pres. Co-founder/organiser. Dundee Zine Fest.
2016-Pres. Director. Chainworks Studios, Dundee.
2014-15 Chairperson - Generator Projects,
2013-14 Secretary - Generator Projects,
2012 B.A (Hons) Fine Art - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
Awards and Residencies
2021-22 CULTIVATE commission. 6 month residency with Creative Scotland Culture Collective and Community First. Forfar, Scotland.
2020-21 Free Drawing School. 12 month residency. Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland.
2015 DVAA (Dundee Visual Artist Award funded by Creative Scotland).
2016-Pres. Director. Chainworks Studios, Dundee.
2014-15 Chairperson - Generator Projects,
2013-14 Secretary - Generator Projects,
2012 B.A (Hons) Fine Art - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
Awards and Residencies
2021-22 CULTIVATE commission. 6 month residency with Creative Scotland Culture Collective and Community First. Forfar, Scotland.
2020-21 Free Drawing School. 12 month residency. Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland.
2015 DVAA (Dundee Visual Artist Award funded by Creative Scotland).
Exhibitions
Solo
2021 - Rhythm Transmission, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland.
2016 - GO TO IT, H.M Frigate Unicorn, Dundee, Scotland
2015 - Dear Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter, Roseangle, Dundee, Scotland
2015 - Star Boys, Virginia Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
2012 - Breaking Vital Bones - Tin Roof, Dundee, Scotland
Group
2018 - Interregnum, SOIL Gallery, Seattle
2016 - Surface Treatment, Tin Roof, Dundee, Scotland
2014 - Fresh Prints, First Space Gallery, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
2013 - MAPPA Dundee, Generator Projects, Dundee, Scotland
2013 - 6x4, Cooper Gallery Project Space, Dundee, Scotland.
2011 - Collection(s) part 1 - Cooper Gallery Project Space, Dundee, Scotland.
Other projects
2021 - The Arbroath Correspondence School
2018 - Women of Skye, ATLAS Arts, Isle of Skye, Scotland
2015 - Arbroath Template, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland
2013 - Take Away Art, Pitch and Strike at Crawl Inclusive, Dundee, Scotland
2021 - Rhythm Transmission, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland.
2016 - GO TO IT, H.M Frigate Unicorn, Dundee, Scotland
2015 - Dear Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter, Roseangle, Dundee, Scotland
2015 - Star Boys, Virginia Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
2012 - Breaking Vital Bones - Tin Roof, Dundee, Scotland
Group
2018 - Interregnum, SOIL Gallery, Seattle
2016 - Surface Treatment, Tin Roof, Dundee, Scotland
2014 - Fresh Prints, First Space Gallery, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
2013 - MAPPA Dundee, Generator Projects, Dundee, Scotland
2013 - 6x4, Cooper Gallery Project Space, Dundee, Scotland.
2011 - Collection(s) part 1 - Cooper Gallery Project Space, Dundee, Scotland.
Other projects
2021 - The Arbroath Correspondence School
2018 - Women of Skye, ATLAS Arts, Isle of Skye, Scotland
2015 - Arbroath Template, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland
2013 - Take Away Art, Pitch and Strike at Crawl Inclusive, Dundee, Scotland
Publications
Frontier Women. ATLAS Arts. ISBN: 97809935662013 / 9780993562013
GENERATORpublication issue 2: Symbolism, Mythologies and Belief. ISBN: 0953329445 / 9780953329441
