Resumé
Achievements
December 2023: Awarded funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s ‘Support for the Individual Artist Programme’ for a self-lead solo project titled ‘Properties of Preservation’.
August 2022: Awarded the ‘Emerging Maker Award’ at Craft NI Gallery’s August Craft Month Showcase Exhibition.
August 2021: 1st Prize at Craft NI Gallery’s August Craft Month Exhibition, ‘RE-New’.
March 2021: Awarded IERP funding from ACNI.
January 2021: Completed a collaborative series of works with jeweller, Rosie Elwood.
September 2019: Commissioned to create ‘KINDRED’, a series of site responsive artworks for Ulster University
November 2018: ArtsTalks: ArtWalks Original Vision Prize
October 2018: Bluecoat Display Centre’s Showcase Award
July 2018: 1 of 5 UK makers selected to exhibit in the Emerging Makers category at the GNNCC
June 2018: The Lila Speir Award for Embroidered Textile Art
Work Experience
October 2020 - Present : Gallery Assistant at Craft NI Gallery
August 2022 - Current: Art Technician at Hunterhouse College, Finaghy
July 2023 - April 2024: Embroidery Trainee for Toothless Productions, working in the Costume department on the ‘How to Train your Dragon’ film.
September 2022 - March 2023: Gallery Attendant at Lisburn Museum & Irish Linen Centre
October 2021 – January 2022: Interim Gallery Manager at Craft NI Gallery
January 2020 - October 2020: Embroidery Trainee for Draugr Productions, working in the Costume department on ‘The Northman’ film.
October 2019 - March 2020: Voluntary gallery and administration assistant at The Golden Thread Gallery.
April 2019 - July 2019: Embroidery Trainee for The Long Night Productions working in the Costume department.
September 2018 - June 2019: Artist in Residence at Ulster University
Exhibitions
October 2024: ‘Liverpool Irish Festival Exhibition’, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
August 2024: ‘Reaction’ August Craft Month 2024 Exhibition at Craft NI Gallery, Belfast
November 2023: ‘Ag925-Au750 Journey’s in Silver and Gold’ Christmas 2023 Exhibition at Craft NI Gallery, Belfast
August 2023: ‘Pathways’ August Craft Month 2023 Exhibition at Craft NI Gallery, Belfast
September 2022: Atelier by the Sea, Brighton
August 2022: August Craft Month 2022 Showcase Exhibition at Craft NI Gallery, Belfast
July 2022: Re-use, Re-imagine, Adornment’ at R-Space Gallery, Lisburn
May 2022: Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair Online
November 2021: ‘In Juxtaposition’ collaborative exhibition with jeweller Rosie Elwood, The Black Box Online, Belfast.
November 2021: Portrait of Northern Ireland, 100 year centenary exhibition at the Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast.
August 2021: ‘RE-New’ August Craft Month 2021 Exhibition at Craft Ni Gallery, Belfast
June 2021: Creative Industries Internship Window Display, Craft NI Gallery, Belfast
October 2019: The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
June 2019: Graduates in Residence, Ulster University Belfast
May 2019: New Makers Exhibition, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
March 2019: Material Matters, Ulster University Belfast
November 2018: Royal Ulster Academy of Arts 138th Exhibition, Ulster Museum, Belfast
October 2018: The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
September 2018: TRANS-FORM, for London Design Week by Mint Shop, London
August 2018: Portal, Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre Cwmbran, Wales
July 2018: New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
June 2018: Graduate Degree Show, Ulster University Belfast