Curriculum Vitae

Education

2005-2007 MA Time Based Media (Fine Art).
2002 Leadership Workshop Course (Diploma), LIPA, Liverpool, England.
2002 National Vocational Qualification in Visual Arts Practice (Level 4).
2000 Teaching Certificate Level One & Two .7307 City & Guilds,
Wigan College, England.
1999 BA (Hons) 2.1 Photography, Video, Digital Imaging.
Sunderland University, England.
1995 B.T.E.C (ND) Photography, Wigan College, England.

Professional Experience

Photographer.
Curatorial Researcher.
Multi-media Designer.
Painter (Mixed media).
Lecturing.
Workshops Leader.
Projects Co-ordinator.
Consultant Curatorial Initiatives.

Biography and buttet points

• Having founded Podgy to continued mypractice, both as an artist and curator, conceiving projects to touch on a wide range of concepts and enabling research and development in the contemporary arts.

• The current Curator of the Incubation Gallery, preston,
Transvoyeur Legacy 2007, Curator to Art Collection, Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
Past  project the curator of the bart programe commished by the a foundation,for the independants programme.
Egg Space Gallery (2000-2005), formerly the Acorn Gallery, based in Liverpool, England.
whats in the Paper bag at blundel street gallery.

• As a visual artist who has used different media and creative processes in my practice.
• These have included photography, painting, multi media and performance.
•  My interest has been in the theme of the hero and significantly wrestling.

•I have workerd for several institutions and galleries, such as Museum Man, Eight days a week Wigan artist network the turnpike gallery the Liverpool  Bianuial
A Foundation, St Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council, Bolton University guest lecturer at st. helens college and Wigan Art college.

Exhibitions and Projects

2008
Shoot Liverpool, Tate liverpool
Before the  silence (curator) incubation gallery, Media factory. Preston
Tales from the plaza : Liverpool Stories ,Waterloo, Liverpool
Wigan and Leigh Open, Turnpike gallery
pFarty : Nguzo Saba Centre, Preston, England
Three to go : incubation gallery, Media factory Preston

2007
Art Lab, Printmaking Exhibition,PR1 Gallery, Preston, England
Uclan MA show , Preston, England
Transvoyeur Legacy 2007, Curator to Art Collection, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, England.
When the City Speaks – South Bohemia Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Art Lab, Printmaking Exhibition, Albert Dock, Liverpool, England.
PAD Gallery and Art Lab, Touring Exhibition, Preston, England.
MA Interim Exhibition, PR1 Gallery, Preston, England.
Pocket Exhibition, Site Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Liverpool Hope Gallery Auction, Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Transvoyeur Charity Art Auction, View Two Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Curiosity Live Art, Martin Turcke Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
I Love 39, International Web Live Platform, Liverpool, England.

2006
Field Project, BBC Big Screen, Liverpool, England.
Field Project, 5a Gallery, St Helens, England.
Picture This , edution room , Tate Liverpool.
Cosmic Cabaret in the Potting Shed, Walk the Plank in association the Bluecoat Art Centre, Liverpool Biennial and Transvoyeur, Independents Liverpool 2006, Liverpool, England.
Transvoyeur Performance Art Platform 2006, View Two Gallery, Liverpool, England, Independents Liverpool Biennial 2006.
Transvoyeur Liverpool and New York Exhibition 2006, Independents Liverpool Biennial 2006.
Fly to the Light, Egg Space Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Museum Man in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Arizona, US.
Doll Man Disco Live Performance, Walk the Plank, Liverpool, England.
Flagging Down May Day, Museum Man and London Biennale, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England.
Flagging Down May Day, Museum Man and London Biennale, London, England.
Past Present Furture, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh.
In Exposed Areas , Kulturbunker Mülheim Koln, Germany.
Collective Wellington Mill, Manchester, England.

2005
South Bohemian Change of Leadership, Liverpool Civic Town Hall, Liverpool, England.
Live, Egg Space Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Berliner Kunst Salon, Museum Man, Berlin, Germany.
Museum Man, Venice Biennial 2005, Italy.
Objects of Desire, Turnpike gallery, Leigh, England.
Moonstruck, The Hong Kong Artists' Biennial 2005, China.
Doll Man Disco Live Performance, Walk the Plank, Liverpool, England.
Voyeur, 340 Old Street Gallery, London, England.

2004
Bart Screening, Arts in Bars,3345 and Bluu. Liverpool, England.
10x10, Egg space Gallery, Liverpool, England.
If, Museum Screening of Moth Man, Krakow, Poland.
TransVoyeur (Anglo American Cultural Programme), Liverpool Biennial 2004, Liverpool, England.
Poets and Artist, Atkinson Gallery, Southport, England.
Gesquoi Part III, Egg Space Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Gesquoi Part II, Visual Arts in the City, Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool, England.
Gesquoi Part I, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England.

2003
Yoke and Zoom,Tokyo, Japan.
Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport, England.
Realisation (Liverpool European Capital of Culture Bid 2008), The Atrium (Liverpool Echo Building), The Walker Art Gallery and The Palm House, Liverpool, England.
New for Old Exhibition (Liverpool City of Culture Bid 2008), Egg Space Gallery, Liverpool, England.

2002
What’s in the Paper Bag, Blundell Street, Liverpool Biennial 2002, Liverpool, England.
The Bath, St. Johns (Sumer Erek), Liverpool Biennial 2002, Liverpool, England.
Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport, England.
Free Market, St Johns, Liverpool Biennial 2002, Liverpool, England.
Paisley Bills, Domino Gallery, Liverpool Biennial 2002, Liverpool, England.
Art Factory, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, England.
Moonroom Gallery, Parr Street, Liverpool, England.
Best Before End, Stairs Gallery, Turnpike Centre, Leigh, England.
Collect Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Drawlab, World of Glass, St. Helens, Merseyside.

2001
Frontiera Two, Lasi, Romania.
Ape (Collect), Liverpool, England.
Poached, Egg Gallery. Liverpool, England.
Sefton Open, The Atkinson gallery, Southport, England.
Stockport Open, Stockport Art Gallery, Stockport, England.
Premium bonds, Citadel Arts Venue, St .Helens, England.
Access for Artists, Bolton University, Bolton, England.
3 Expression, The View Gallery, Liverpool, England.

2000
Misc, The Egg Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Become Your Own Hero, Bluecoat Chambers Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.
Aartvark Gallery, Dewsbury, England.
Acorn Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Viewpoint Gallery, Salford, Manchester, England.
ACM, Group show, Rochdale, England.

1999
Viewpoint Gallery, Salford, England.
Exchange Flags, Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art 1999, Liverpool, England.
Sunderland University Degree Show, Sunderland, England.
Football, Reg Vardey Gallery, Sunderland, England.

1997
Solo Show with Independent Theatre Company, Sunderland, England.

Contracts and Commissions

2006
Web Designer, Wigan Artist Network, Wigan and Leigh, England.
Web Designer, Field Project, St Helens, England.
Artist in Residence, Field Project, St Helens, England.
Web Designer, Pete Clark (Artist Website), Liverpool, England.
Web Designer, Moth Man Website, England.
Web Designer, Garage Pro Wrestling, England.
Web Designer, Eight Days a Week Arts (Liverpool/Cologne), Liverpool, England.
Web Designer, Museum Man, Liverpool, England.
Photographer, Museum Man, Liverpool, England.

2005
SWALK- Tsunami Benefit Event, Liverpool, England.

2004
Novas Building Stage 2, Curator and Consultant, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, England.
Web Designer, Podgy Curatorial Initiatives, Liverpool, England.
Bart Curator the Art in Bars Programme, Liverpool, England.
Transvoyeur, Anglo American Cultural Initiative, Liverpool, England.
The Sefton Open Haikau Project, Atkinson Gallery, Southport, England.
Current Lecturer, Bolton Institute, Bolton, England.

2003
Realisations Workshops, Bronte Centre, Liverpool, England.

2002
Curator of Blundell Street, (Liverpool Biennial 2002), Liverpool, England.
Art Residency, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, England.
Kick Start Arts, Workshop Leader, Birkenhead, England.
Active Drama, Workshop Leader, Birkenhead, England.

2001
Frontiers selected English artist (work represent in Romanian).
Curator of the Egg Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Draw lab Art Bursary St. Helens College, England.
Lecturer, Wigan College, Wigan, England.

2000
Curator of Misc Exhibition at the Egg Space Gallery, Liverpool, England..
Mab Lane Junior School, Art Residency ‘Super Heroes’, Liverpool, England.
Curator of ‘Unquiet Slumbers’ Exhibition at the Egg Gallery, Liverpool, England.
Photographic Assistant at Photographic Imaging, Bolton, England.
Mini-Lab Operator at Costco, St. Helens, England.
Access for Artists in Schools, Bolton Institute of Art, Bolton, England.

1999
Gallery Assistant, Blue Coat Chambers, Liverpool, England.
Information Assistant/Gallery Assistant, Liverpool Biennial, England.
Photographic Award, Jessops National Student Competition.
Photographic Assistant, Byron Bay, N.S.W Australia.

1997
Photo Editor, Grass Roots Magazine, Sunderland, England.
Official Photographer and Delegate, Voices Conference World Environmental Charter, Turkey.

1996
Digital Dreams, Invigilator, Newcastle, England.
Public Relations and Photographer, Green Festival, Newcastle, England.

1995
Photographic Editor, Degrees North Student Newspaper, Sunderland, England.95-97

1993
Freelance Photographer, Wigan, England.

1992
Photography/Art Workshop, Youth Theatre, St. Helens, England.

Awards
AA2A, Bolton University, England.
Jessop National Student Competition, Birmingham, England.

Memberships
Eight Days a Week Liverpool/Cologne Art Group, Stirring Group Member.
Transvoyeur, Curatorial Researcher and Stirring Group Member.
Wigan Artist Network, Stirring Group Member.