UK
I am a Scottish artist based in Glasgow, Scotland, and specialize in painting. I graduated from The Glasgow School of Art with a BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting and Printmaking in 2015 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Fine Art Practice in 2017.
QUALIFICATIONS
Postgraduate Certificate in Fine Art Practice, The Glasgow School of Art, 2015 – 2017
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting and Printmaking, The Glasgow School of Art, 2011 - 2015
ARTIST STATEMENT
My practice focuses on the process of painting itself with the aim to invite the viewer to imagine the process for themselves. I explore gestural painting, abstraction, and expressionism. The work shows physical traces of its creation through layers of gestural brushstrokes. I abstract from the more intangible, responding from within through spontaneous, expressive, and automatic painting. I am also inspired by the digital world and exposure to such ephemeral, visual information. I explore both through my infusion of an impressionist, painterly, and bold, graphic palette. Inspired by moments in time and one’s existence in the world, I see painting as a means of archiving. I aim to create a visual language for the viewer to visualize this physical human existence, trace the artist’s hand, and discover the dynamic journey of its creation.
EXHIBITIONS
20.20, M.A.D.S MILANO, Milan, Italy, 19 June – 10 July 2020
BOOM, Galleria Cael, Milan, 29 May – 12 June 2020
ABSTRACTISM KANDINSKIJ AWARD MMXX, M.A.D.S MILANO, Milan, Italy, 17 – 30 April 2020
SHINE! M.A.D.S MILANO, Milan, Italy, 28 February – 20 March 2020
Be Inspired, DIVULGARTI, Ducale Palace, Genova, Italy, 31 January - 13 February 2020
A Community Art Award Exhibition, Leadenhall Building, London, 2015 - 2016
Degree Show, Glasgow School of Art, Tontine Building, Glasgow, 2015
I AM [////] For You, Fleming House Gallery, Glasgow, 2014