Commissions, awards, and residencies:
January 2025: Endo a Fi: The Reality of Living with Endometriosis. I was asked to create a 15-meter-long banner to be dropped off the peak of Cardiff Castle to raise awareness of endometriosis, as part of documentary Endo a Fi. In addition to the large scale sewn banner, I produced a uterus costume for the presenter of the documentary to wear.
June – July 2024: Online Artist in Residence with Mort Drew for Arcade Campfa.
In 2024 I collaborated with sound artist Mort Drew to develop a weekly radio show, broadcast through contact microphones attached to our knitting needles.
August 2023: MADE Solo Art Prize
I was awarded the M.A.D.E Solo Art Prize in the summer of 2023, winning a solo show at the gallery & support. My first solo exhibition opens in September 2024.
January 2023: Celf Ar Y Cyd Commission
December 2022: Yellow Table Gallery Commission
July – October 2021: Artist in Residence at Arcade
June 2020: Cardiff Met Award
The Cardiff Met Award was awarded to me in 2020 as a recognition of my extra-curricular activities, professionalism, and personal development.
June 2020: Course Prize for Creativity, Professionalism and Exemplary Student Leadership
In the final year of my undergraduate studies, I was awarded the Fine Art Course Prize.
Education
Ongoing: Ph.D Candidate at Swansea University
2022: Yale School of Art Summer School
co-hosted by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
2022: Masters of Fine Art at the Ruskin, University of Oxford, Merit.
2020: Bachelors of Fine Art at the Cardiff School of Art & Design, 1st Class Degree with Honours.
Exhibitions
April – September 2025: Deserters at Oriel Y Bont, University of South Wales
March – April 2024: us / together at The Dispensary, Hypha Studios
March 2025: gwneud at Penarth Cemetery
January 2025: unwanted flesh, solo exhibition at Umbrella
September – November 2025: unwanted flesh, solo exhibition at Cardiff M.A.D.E
July – August 2024: Where is “Away”? at Galerie Simpson
October – November 2023: We made 10 at Cardiff M.A.D.E
July 2023: Resonate Bodies at Fusion Arts
July – August 2023: Summer Art Exhibition at Cardiff M.A.D.E
October 2022: Fringe Arts Bath Open Art Prize at 44AD
June 2022: it’s a conversation at The Ruskin
November 2021 – March 2022: Young Welsh Artists at MOMA Machynlleth
September – November 2021: Time To Rest at Campfa
September - October 2021: Queer Exhibition at Umbrella
August 2021: DIS PLACED at Umbrella Cardiff
August 2021: Summer Camp at CULTVR LAB
April - May 2021: Cambium at Cardiff M.A.D.E'
March 2021: Orexis at The Minitopian Art Gallery
February 2021: Part Two at Cardiff M.A.D.E
November 2020 - January 2021: Winter Wall at Cardiff M.A.D.E
July 2020 - September 2020: Made From Home digital exhibition with Cardiff M.A.D.E
October 2019: World Mental Health Day Exhibition at Cardiff School of Art & Design
Other work:
March 2023 – Ongoing: Events facilitator and invigilator for Umbrella Cardiff.
November 2022 – Ongoing: Creative Director and Graphic Designer at Cowley Community Closet.
November 2020 – Ongoing: Workshop leader and guest speaker.
Since 2020 I have delivered a number of workshops and talks for organisations such as Arcade Campfa, g39, Umbrella, Disability Arts Cymru, Cardiff Sewing Social, Creative Mornings Cardiff, ACE, Cardiff MADE, and Youth Arts Network Cymru. Previous workshops include; Natural Dyeing, Rag-Rugging, Zine-Making, Intro to Soft Sculpture, Studies in Sloppy Sculpture, and Situated Psychogeography.
March – November 2022: Venice Biennale Fellowship with the British Council
I was appointed as one of the Fellows for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, spending a month invigilating Sonia Boyce's work alongside the development of my own project in response to the year’s theme, "The Milk of Dreams".
October 2020 – October 2021: Artist Futures Fund Step-Change Fellow
In September of 2019 I received the AFF Step-Change Fellowship, hosted through my alma mater. The fellowship provides recipients with a £10'000 stipend for the year as well as mentoring support and access to university facilities.
February 2020: Curator of International Black History Month Exhibition
I curated this exhibition at the Cardiff School of Art and Design featuring some of the university's best Black artists as part of my role as Equality & Diversity Officer.
October 2019: Curator and contributing artist of World Mental Health Day Exhibition
April 2016 - January 2017: Art Instructor at Sight Concern Worcester
I taught at an art class held weekly at Sight Concern, a Worcester based charity supporting blind and visually impaired people.
