education
2024-2027 - MA contemporary art and archaeology - university of the highlands and islands (part-time via distance learning)
2021 - BA (hons) fine art - arts university plymouth, uk - first class honours (1:0)
teaching & facilitation (selected)
2026 - artist facilitator 'transformed by roman fire: art & archaeology' in collaboration with andy skinner (southampton cultural services) & dr richard henry (southampton archaeology unit) - british science festival, uk
2026 - artist facilitator 'introduction to plant ID & drawing walk' (freelance) - urban wild festival, southampton, uk
2025 - artist facilitator 'introduction to contemporary art' (freelance) - southampton hospitals charity, uk
2025 - workshop leader 'clay beehives' / 'sunprint & stem' (freelance) - caustic bloom/nature hubs, x art waves southampton, uk
2025 - walkshop leader 'architectural memory: storytelling & drawing walk' at netley abbey / 'introduction to plant ID & drawing walk' in hamble (freelance) - eastleigh walking & wheeling festival, uk
2025 - workshop leader 'paper clay amulets' (voluntary) - end of the road festival, dorset, uk
2025 (ongoing) - life drawing host & facilitator - god's house tower, southampton, uk
2024 (ongoing) - workshop & learning facilitator (variable content - freelance) - southampton city art gallery, seacity museum & tudor house & garden, uk
2024 (ongoing) - community workshop facilitator (variable content - freelance) - ZEST collective, southampton, uk
2024-2025 - painting & drawing tutor (freelance) - fareham gallery, hampshire, uk
2023-2025 - craft centre supervisor & learning facilitator (part-time) - bellacrafts, hampshire, uk
2022 (ongoing) - learning facilitator (variable content including home education, retired adults, and not-for-profit art classes) - self-employed, hampshire, uk
2018-2019 - 'photography for wellbeing group' workshop leader (voluntary) - devon MIND, plymouth, uk
producing & curatorial
2025 - project manager & curator (freelance) - ZEST collective exhibition 'buffet', southampton, uk
2025-2026 - project manager for 'creativity walks' (freelance) - eastleigh walking & wheeling festival, hampshire, uk
2025 - curator & project manager (freelance) - ZING exhibition 'view to somewhere', southampton, uk
2025 - curator in collaboration with isil campenella (voluntary) - 'of element & earth' - spudWORKS, new forest, uk
2024 (ongoing) - coordinator of ZEST inclusive networking group (ZING) (freelance) - ZEST collective, southampton, uk
2024 - curator in collaboration with amy scott-pillow (voluntary) - 'places between places' - arch 04, southampton, uk
2024 - curator & project manager (voluntary) - ZING exhibition 'material remains' in collaboration with southampton archaeology unit, southampton, uk
2023 - exhibition assistant (voluntary) - 'the near east relief orphanage of syros' exhibition - the art gallery of the cyclades, greece, eu
2023 - photographer & curatorial advisor (voluntary) - santorini maritime museum, greece, eu
2022 - producer & assistant curator (fixed-term) - 'brixton art prize shortlist show' - downstairs at the department store, london, uk
2021 - exhibition assistant (voluntary) - 'indications of guilt, pt. 1' by maud craigie - MIRROR, plymouth, uk
2019-2020 - exhibition assistant (voluntary) - 'war of the corners' by torsten lauschmann - MIRROR, plymouth, uk
creative media
2023 (ongoing) - social media marketing & graphic design (freelance & voluntary) - ZEST inclusive networking group (ZING), southampton, UK
2022 - social media manager (fixed-term) - brixton art prize, london, uk
2021-2022 - social media & marketing (voluntary) - contemporary art membership platform (CAMP CIC), plymouth, uk
2020-2022 - printmaking workshop assistant (voluntary) - arts university plymouth, uk
other
2025 (ongoing) - artwork transportation and handler (voluntary) - ZEST collective & 'a space' arts, southampton, uk
2025 - lead sculptor for winter decor commission (freelance) - god's house tower, southampton, uk
2025 - installation artist / art crew (voluntary) - into the wild festival, sussex, uk
2023 - research collaborator & archival assistant (voluntary) - 'the near east relief orphanage of syros' project with archaeologist lefteris zorzos, greece, eu
2021-2022 - 'the exchange II' (voluntary) - contemporary art membership platform (CAMP CIC) & eastside projects, uk
2021 - participatory artist (voluntary) - 'the beaumont park happening', plymouth, uk
solo exhibitions
2026 - 'feel: a soundscape listening event' - the undercroft, southampton, uk
2024 - 'places between places' in collaboration with amy scott-pillow - arch 04, southampton, uk
2021 - 'to bleed out from the inside [homeland]' - project space one gallery, plymouth, uk
2020 - 'to bleed out from the inside [homeland]: test space' - FOYER, arts university plymouth, uk
selected group exhibitions
2026 - 'sting' [instalment II] with ZEST collective in collaboration with 'a space' arts - the old sail loft, southampton, uk
2026 - 'sting' with ZEST collective - auger collective gallery, boscombe, uk
2025 - 'buffet' with ZEST collective (also curator & project manager) - tower house, southampton, uk
2025 - 'inside the artist's studio' - god's house tower, southampton, uk
2025 - 'contexture' - the house of smalls, edinburgh, uk
2025 - 'view to somewhere' with ZING - guildhall square, southampton, uk
2025 - 'CLAY' - spudWORKS, new forest, uk
2024 - 'light work' with ZEST collective - tower house, southampton, uk
2024 - 'material remains' with ZING (also curator & project manager) in collaboration with southampton archaeology unit - guildhall square, southampton, uk
2023 - 'inspirational women artists' - god's house tower, southampton, uk
2022 - 'the back of beyond' - [online] polygon palm
2021 - 'creak presents: house / home / unhomely' - fish factory arts, penryn, uk
2021 - 'poltimore house' - exeter, uk
2020 - 'drawing as monument & the material of memory' - project space one gallery, uk; new york, usa & moholy-nagy university of art & design, hungary, eu
residencies
2023 - archaeology, archives & ancient craft - the hellenic culture centre & grampus heritage, santorini, eu
2022 - sustainable rural development: textile practices, ancient & ecological craft - satul verde & grampus heritage, romania, eu
awards & nominations
2026 - finalist for 'international women's day: pitch your project' in collaboration with l. gre - 'a space' arts, southampton, uk
2026 - final shortlist for 'that other place' research grant in collaboration with l. gre - b-side, portland, uk
2021 - recipient of the 'critical engagement award' - arts university plymouth
2021 - nominated for 'student-led project of the year' above & beyond award - arts university plymouth
2020 - shortlisted for sky arts 'rankin's 2020'
press & publications
2026 - 'pink loud speaker issue #128 & #129' for 'feel: a soundscape listening event'
2023 - digital interview with art by artists
2023 - 'the near east relief orphanage of syros' by lefteris zorzos
2021 - 'top 7 graduating artists for 2021' by a-n: the artist's information company for sculptural installation work 'unearthed encounters'
2021 - 'class of 2021: lucie smith' article by a-n: the artist's information company
2020 - 'tracing plymouth's history through rajk inspired frottages'
