Bio

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I am a British artist living in southern Sweden whose practice is not limited to one mode of production and

encompasses: film, photography, sculpture, installation, drawing, painting and sound. My work is primarily concerned

with history of place, historical events, archives, nostalgia, identity, climate change and the emotions and feelings

from a certain place or event.

 

In my current practice I will often look to walk in a place that has significant meaning to

me, either from my own experiences or from historical events.

 

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Exhibitions, Residencies and Open Calls

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January 2025 (indefinite) – Clifford Whitworth Library, Salford University, Salford.

Medium: Found Stone with acrylic paint, resin in a wooden frame.

Title: Discourse Concerning Death.

Additional Info: Includes a 4-minute

video that accompanies the piece. Description: This work is based on a book of the same name by William Sherlock

written in 1689. The stone spins in the frame and one side has select words from the book and a painting of Sherlock.

The other side promotes the Salford Archives.

 

October 2024 to February 2025 – Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Salford.

Medium: Film:

Title: Infantas Lesson

Description: 14-minute surrealism video based on Marion Addnams ‘Distraught Infanta’ and was created for

VR headset for Dr David Hancock’s ‘Omnipotence of Dream’ exhibition, which celebrates 100 years of Andre

Breton’s Surrealism manifest.

 

May 2024 to August 2024 – The Whitaker Art Gallery and Museum, Rawtenstall.

Medium: Stone sculpture with acrylic paint and resin coating and audio accompaniment.

Title: Stone Sense.

Description: Found stone that rotates in a frame with a painted view of where it was found with Memory, Place, Emotion engraved on the other side. Also included an audio piece based on the location and history of place and 3 photographs taken representing these themes.

 

March 2024 - The Whitaker Art Gallery and Museum, Rawtenstall.

Medium: Pencil drawing on Paper Mural.

Size: 160cm x 80cm.

Title: The Life of Michael Davitts.

Description: A large mural telling the story of the Irish

potato famine immigrant who came to Haslingden near the Whitaker in 1852.

 

January to April 2024 – The Whitaker Art Gallery and Museum, Rawtenstall. Discovering how to create art

from archived museum pieces and the archives with a potential exhibition at the end of the residency. I have kept in

touch with the curator and am currently working on some artwork from their archives.

 

October 2023 (indefinite) – Salford Allerton Salfood Open Call –

Medium: Photography

Size: A3

Title: Messrs Reed, Dunlop and Brooks walking along the towpath, 1929.

Description: The photograph is based on a

photograph from 1929 in the Salford Library Archives and combined it with a photograph I took of the same part of

the canal today. It was for display in the Allerton Building Restaurant and is still on display.

 

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Education

University of Salford

Qualification/Subject: BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree

Start Date: September 2022

End Date: June 2025

Expected Grade: First

 

Komvux Lund

Qualification/Subject: Svenska Som Andra Språk 1

Start Date: April 2021

End Date: July 2021

Grade: B

 

Stockport College (2014-15)

Qualification/Subject: CIPD Degree in L&D management level 3Start Date: September 2014

End Date: August 2015

Grade: Pass

 

Cardinal Langley High School, Middleton (1980 to 1988)

A levels: Music C and Drama C

O’ levels: Math’s, English, Art, History and Computer Studies.

 

 

Career History

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Company: Apple  Role: Specialist Dates: Oct 2019 - Jan 2020 Location: Manchester.

Responsibilities:

• Approaching customers and enriching their experience with Apple.

• Probing to identify needs and demonstrating the best solution and sales of products.

• Targets: Sales of Apple care plus, Apple at work promotion, Today at Apple and customer feedback.

 

Company: Teleperformance   Role: Trainer Dates: Aug 2012 - Aug 2018 Location: Manchester.

Responsibilities:

• Administration of training plan and schedules using Word and Excel.

• Networking with the operation and departments such as QA to ensure best practice

• Undertake induction training to new starters for up to 4 weeks on processes and systems.

• Training of customer service skills and soft skills to outbound, inbound Sales and enquiries.

• Managing and coaching staff towards achieving KPIs during the induction period.

• Provide feedback to managers & other departments on how our knowledge portal could be I

 

Company: JDWilliams Role: Customer Advisor Dates: Mar 2011 - Aug 2012 Responsibilities:

• Listening to customers over phone, email and webchat about orders and complaints.

• Resolving billing and order issues using empathy and excellent listening skills.

• Working to KPI’s for quality, AHT and sales.

• Following Financial Conduct Authorities rules at all times.

• The recording of the customers details accurately using the systems.

Location: Manchester.

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Company: Telefonica O2 Role: AV Trainer Dates: Aug 2007 - Jun 2009 Location: Bury.

Responsibilities:

• Designing bespoke sales training for add on sales using Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Delivery of training sessions and working closely with Resource Planning and the operation to

ensure training is delivered at the best time.