experience
2024
Aberdeen Council, Creative Learning Team / Enterprising Young People Programme Arts Event Training & Skills Development Programme (16-25 year olds) I am facilitating this programme as Lead Artist, training unemployed people who are interested in working in the arts. This programme has been designed with understanding the role of facilitating and supporting the practitioners to deliver arts workshops to children.
Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School Teaching Assistant Within the Kindergarden, working with ages 3-6 years old. Main duties include cooking, gardening and facilitating outdoor play.
2023
Assembly Roxy Theatre, Duty Manager I managed the building, Front of House Sta , Bar team and worked alongside the Stage Manager. I facilitated the running of events, such as stage performances, ceilidh’s and circus shows.
Edinburgh Playhouse Usher Working in a team of Front of House, selling programmes, directing patrons to seats and pursuing the safety of everyone in the theatre.
Jupiter Artland Digital Communications Assistant In this role I liaised with artists, organised press and events such as exhibition openings. I did made digital graphics to promote our learning programme, photographed and promoted events.
Assembly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Duty Manager and Cover Venue Manager
2022
Assembly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Duty Manager
Citymoves Dance Agency Studio and Tutor Assistant I managed the building, including locking up and setting alarms. I also signed in participants to classes and assisted the tutor.
Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme Venice Biennale Gallery Assistant, Feb - July 2022 Took care of Alberta Whittle’s work, with training and events at the CCA, Dovecot, Glasgow Sculpture Studios and Young Scott. This concluded in invigulating at the Venice Biennale.
2021
It’sNotRadio Collective, Scotland, Graphic Designer, Events Organiser and Radio Show Host for Scottish radio Collective.
residency
2024
Dancers Emerging Bursary Scheme, Dancebase, Septmeber Including 2 paid weeks at Dancebase, Mentoring from Solene Weinachter, free studio space and classes.
2023
Dancers Emerging Bursary Scheme,Dancebase, The National Centre for Dance in Scotland Paid Professional Dancer Programme, including a year of mentoring, residencies and workshops.
The Barn, Banchory, Collaborative Residency for ‘Home Sweet Home’ by Jemma Stein, funded by Creative Scotland.
2022
Creative Resilience Residency, Aberdeen Council Community Artist Practitioner, Created and facilitated a multidisciplinary schools art project at Middelton Park Primary School, through workshops and an exhibition.
CityMoves, Aberdeen, Collaborative Residency for our Interdisciplinary Collective, The Norm Project. Included a workshop and Performance.
volunteering
2019
Project Ability, Glasgow Studio Assistant
Oxfam, Glasgow Archive Assistant
2017
Dancebase Summer School, Edinburgh Studio Assistant
performance
2024
Dancer’s Emerging Bursary Scheme Sharing, Dancebase Edinburgh A debut of Performance Works and collaborative makings between all four of the artists.
RSA New Contemporaries, Academy Late, May 2024, Royal Scottish Academy Galleries Commissioned to perform at this event, sponsored by The Skinny.
JEST FEST; collaborative performances for Edinburgh Art Festival, a show by James McKenzie.
Anything Goes, collaborative Clown Show for Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
2023
Ash Wednesday Happening, The River Dee, Aberdeen, Outdoor Collaborative Performance.
Speakin’ Weird Poetry Night Headliner Gig, Spin Bar, Aberdeen, Commissioned to do a 20 minute headline set.
exhibition
2024
RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Exhibited a series of Poetry Drawings and Performed a new work with a full run of 8 Performances.
Arranging a Window, Group Show, 92 Degree’s, Edinburgh Exhibited and Performed on the Opening Night. (Work sold).
SSA 125th Annual Exhibition, The Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr Society of Scottish Artists Annual show, I exhibited a range of works from my Degree Show and Performed on the opening night.
2023
Gag Gog, Group Show, Look Again, Aberdeen Exhibited a new series of drawings and Performed on the opening night.
Gray’s School of Art Degree Show, June 2023 Exhibited a room of works and did a run of 8 Performances, including opening night.
Create Dangerously by Alberta Whittle, The National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, My Poetry Pamphlet was exhibited in the Resource Room, in response to Alberta Whittle‘s work.
6 Empty Tables Exhibition, Group Show, Glasgow, Exhibited New Poetry and Performed on the opening night.
2022
Crossing The Rubicon, Group Show, Look Again, Aberdeen, Exhibited and Performed.
commission
2024
All Night Passion, Club Night Commission, Aberdeen Commission for Spoken Word Poem, to perform and celebrate 10 years of All Night Passion Club Night.
awards
2024
Awarded the FromNow Mentoring Award for the SSA 125th Annual Exhibition.
2023
Nominated for New Blood Art, Emerging Art Prize
2022
Carim Award, given by Gray‘s School of Art for Excellence and Innovation.
collaboration
2023
Our Undercurrent, The River Dee, Aberdeen, Outdoor guided walk and performance.
workshop
2024
Listening Party Collective, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
Word of Mouth Exhibition, accompanying Workshop, The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh.
2022
CityMoves, Pro Class, Aberdeen
CityMoves, Interdisciplinary Workshop, Aberdeen