About

Artist Statement

 

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Rural folklore is the primary area of interest in my work. I seek to depict the unseen landscape: human interpretations of natural surroundings comprised of folklore, superstition and history. It reflects physical immersion in nature, whilst also representing the wider cultural experience of landscape.

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Personal experiences of certain landscapes, combined with folktales and literature from these places, are the sources upon which I draw.  My practice follows a process of distillation, selecting the most significant symbols from a body of imagery and stories. These symbols, placed in new contexts and exaggerated through colour, form the basis of my paintings.

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Education

2016 - 2020 Painting BA (Hons) Gray's School of Art Aberdeen

 

Grants & Awards 

2020 - Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporary 2021

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2019 - Carnegie Trust Vacation Scholarship.

 

Selected Exhibitions

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2020 - Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase. Online.

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2020 - Gray's School of Art Virtual Degree Show. Online.

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2020 – Gray's School of Art 4th Year Painting Exhibition. Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh

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2019 - 2nd and 3rd Year Painting. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen

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2019 – Sanctuary [within a sanctuary]. Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven

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2018 - Smorg:ARTS:Bord. Belmont Filmhouse, Aberdeen

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2018 - SNAP. LivECO Cafe, Ruthrieston Community Centre, Aberdeen

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2018 - An Exhibition Yet to Be Titled. O.T. Bar & Projektraum,  Berlin

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Publications

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August 2020 - The Guardian.  https://www.theguardian.com/education/gallery/2020/aug/21/student-artists-exhibit-their-final-shows-online-in-pictures