I'm a practising artist, researcher and educator with a background in sculpture, furniture making, and fine art. My work explores queer methodologies and material approaches to memory, loss and monumentality. I often rework everyday objects, particularly furniture, to question how form and function relate to identity, history, and the body.
I studied sculpture at Camberwell College of Arts and completed an MA at Birmingham School of Art. I'm currently completing a practice-based PhD at Coventry University, where my research develops a queer methodology for artistic research. Alongside my practice, I've taught on both BA and MFA Fine Art programmes, and I’m passionate about supporting students to develop their individual voices through experimentation, critical thinking, and hands-on making.
I've taught across BA and MFA Fine Art courses and have delivered workshops in both academic and community settings. I enjoy creating inclusive learning spaces where students can take creative risks and reflect on their practice within wider cultural and historical contexts. I’m especially interested in how we can use contemporary art to question dominant narratives and imagine new possibilities.
I have an active and ongoing exhibition practice, with my work shown nationally and internationally. These exhibitions form a key part of my research output and are often developed through partnerships, residencies, and public commissions. The project Life Futures (2021), for example, brought together artists and theorists to explore care, futures, and embodied knowledge through exhibition-making.
Alongside this, I have a growing portfolio of peer-reviewed publications that connect queer theory with contemporary art practice. These include chapters in Sculptorvox: A God Complex and Zetesis: The Cruelty of the Classical Canon, where I reflect on themes of queerness, anatomy, and the body.
I’m currently completing a practice-based PhD at Coventry University titled Queer Monumentality, which develops a queer methodology for artistic research - one that embraces uncertainty, fluidity, and disruption as ways of generating new understanding through art.
Alongside my studio and research practice, I’ve developed a strong track record of securing competitive funding and generating income through public art commissions, research-led residencies, and community partnerships. These experiences have allowed me to grow a sustainable and outward-facing practice that connects with diverse audiences and collaborators.
I’ve been awarded funding from the Wellcome Trust, East Anglia Art Fund, The Royal Society of Sculptors, and a 3.5-year fully funded PhD studentship. My public commissions include permanent works for local authorities, such as the Crossley Carpet bench in Halifax, which reimagines local textile heritage through contemporary sculpture.
I’ve undertaken residencies and partnership projects with institutions including Chisenhale Arts Space (London), the Barber Institute of Fine Art (Birmingham), Britten Pears Arts, and the Royal Society of Sculptors. I also co-founded Creative Careers, a programme that delivered funded outreach workshops across London schools, supporting young people to engage with creative futures.
My professional activity also includes enterprise through self-initiated projects, community-based workshops, and the sale of artworks. Across all of these roles, I’ve developed skills in writing successful funding bids, managing complex budgets, delivering projects on time, and building meaningful partnerships across the cultural and education sectors.
