CURRICULUM VITAE
Born 1985, Wigan, Lancashire, U.K.
Lives and works in Manchester
1/3 of Yiiikes! art collective
Represented by The International 3

EDUCATION
2005-2008 Manchester Metropolitan University : BA (1st Class Hons) Fine Art
2003-2004 Winstanley College : Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Ehibitions
2014 - Jan 2015 Men Who Like Women Who Smell of Their Jobs, The John Rylands Library, Manchester. Collaborative project with Micro-fiction writer David Gaffney
2014 London Art Fair
2013 The Tallest of Tales, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
2011 little, solo exhibition, Greenroom, Manchester
2010 Smotherland, solo exhibition, The International 3, Manchester
Better out than in, solo exhibition at Mas Art Galeria Barcelona
Solo Booth at VOLTA NY art-fair, New York
2009 Solo Booth, The Manchester Contemporary art-fair
Group Exhibitions
2014-2015 (detail), touring exhibition at H-Project Space, Bangkok; Transition Gallery, London; The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Yiiikes! Glowing World, Nexus Art Cafe, Manchester
2014 Finding the Value, York St.Mary's, York
Hydra, Wire Collective, Bolton
Bad Uncle TV at Sounds From The Other City, Yiiikes! collective, Islington Mill Salford
2013 The Glowing World of Snotboobs and the Severed Toe, Yiiikes! collective, Islington Mill Salford
Yiiikes! collective at Bury Light Night 2013
The Manchester Contemporary art-fair, Manchester
2012 ARCO Madrid, international contemporary art fair, Madrid
The Manchester Contemporary art-fair, Manchester
Sounds From The Other City poster exhibition, Salford
2011 Housework, The International 3 Gallery, Manch
Trace Print Box, Manchester School of Art, Manchester
The Manchester Contemporary art-fair, Manchester
2010 NADA art fair, Miami
Swab Art Fair, Barcelona
2009 VOLTA Art-Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Not at This Address, Bury Art Gallery and Museum
How We Work, Blackburne House, Liverpool
2008 Preview Berlin: The Emerging Art Fair
Places to Play Are Scarce, curated by The International 3, The Manchester Contemporary, URBIS, Manchester
2007 GROUP Northern Quarter, Manchester
Loveless
Geek magazine
Feature colour-in illustration pages in a quarterly craft zine, Sugar Paper Zine.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
British Airways Student Prize.
Axisweb Artist Choice of the Week
COLLECTIONS
Thomas Olbricht Collection, Germany
Private collections in Germany, Switzerland, USA, The Netherlands, U.K.
LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
2013 Art Days, Adult Learning Centre, Bury, 16th-17th October
Mutant Animals workshop, Bury Art Museum, 31st October
Tallest Of Tales guided tour for Brighter Futures group, Manchester Art Gallery, 28th October
Thursday Lates at Manchester Art Gallery, In Conversation with..., 3rd October
2010 Manchester Metropolitan University Fine Art Course Students, 10th October
PUBLICATIONS
2013 Putrid Paints Issue 1
The Tallest of Tales, exhibition catalogue
2012 The Sleeping Death
REVIEWS
Jan-14 Top 10 London Art Fair 2014, The Telegraph
Oct-13 The Tallest of Tales review in Mancunian Matters
The Tallest of Tales review in Corridor 8
Sep-13 Manchester Evening News: City Life and Metro Artist feature
Jun-13 Preview feature on 'The Tallest of Tales', Creative Tourist
May-13 Featured in Manchester Confidential Exhibition Highlights
Oct-10 Smotherland exhibition review, Creative Tourist
Oct-09 Artists to watch list in Vicious Vitamins #2
Aug-09 ‘Not at this address’review, Metro Life
July-09 Preview of ‘Not at this address’, City Life
2010 - present
2010 - present