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Solo Shows
2024
Canals & Bridges, Showcase Gallery, Jubilee Trade Centre, Birmingham
2023
In Ruin Stryx Gallery, part of Soup VI Residency Program
English Gothic Revisited The Showcase Gallery, Jubilee Trade centre, Birmingham.
2019
It’s Not the End of the World Birmingham School of Art
Frank, the Fly & vanscapes, Showcase Gallery, Jubilee Trade Centre, Birmingham
2018
English Gothic Artefact, Stirchley, Birmingham
2016
The Black Rainbow The Showcase Gallery, Jubilee Trade Centre, Birmingham
2015
Stage mac birmingham, curated by Craig Ashley
2014
After the Flood Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
Paintings of Mystery & Imagination Showcase Gallery, The Works, Birmingham
2012
A Short Night in Tableau Yellow Terrace Gallery, Birmingham
2008
A Face with No Name, Solihull Arts Complex
2007
A Particular Picture Birmingham School of Art, Margaret Street
2006
Different Parts The Works Gallery, Birmingham
2002
The Curse of the Fly Open Hand Open Space, Reading
Collaborations & two person shows
2020
Rehearsal of Frankenstein with Nita Newnan for Peep@Stryx online residency by Stryx gallery
2018
Don’t be Afraid with Nita Newman for Collaborasaurus curated by Alex Billingham for Vivid Projects, Birmingham 02/11/18
2015
Zero Hours Performance with David Miller for 7 Dissorderly Dramas Selfridges, Birmingham curated by Mona Casey & Sonya Russell Saunders for Live & Loud week by Beth Derbyshire, Birmingham City University
2013
Babelling Part II: Studies in the Art of Rat Catching Article Gallery. School of Art Margaret St, BCU, Birmingham
Babelling with David Miller & Ian Andrews for Terrace @ Sluice Art Fair, London
Babelling (prototype) with Ian Andrews & David Miller Telson Centre, Birmingham
Coughing Fit Installation with Ian Andrews as part of Going Postal curated by Hollingworth & Davie at Departure Foundation. 22 Gas St, Birmingham
2012
Verses in Glutteridge Installation & performance with Cathy Wade for ‘Winterreise/Winter Journey at Minerva Works
Nap Kin Performance with David Miller at [S T A T E] of Uncertainty, Vaults. Birmingham
2009
Elephant Men with Gene George Earle. The Works Gallery, Birmingham
2007
Solitary Natures with Matthew Krishanu. Arthouse, Lewisham, London
Curated shows / projects
2023 Concrete Natures, Featuring Carolyn Blake, Jen Dixon, James Fowkes, Paul Newman, The showcase gallery Jubilee Trade Centre, Birmingham.
2021
Anxiety & Defiance Featuring Duncan Kostello, David Miller, Nita Newman, Paul Newman. The Showcase Gallery, Jubilee Trade Centre, Birmingham
2017
Real Fabrications; Alex Billingham, Arma Agharta & Ethothen Stearn at Stryx, Birmingham
Little Monsters The Showcase Gallery, Jubilee Trade Centre, birmingham
2014
Monster Club The Works Gallery, Birmingham; supported by A Grant for the Arts, ACE
2011
Zoom +/- The Works Gallery, Birmingham
2010
A site of no special interest With Arlene Burnett. G1 Gallery, Solihull Arts Complex
2009-10
The Rea Garden Artist in Residence Program (with Arlene Burnett) supported by A Grant for the Arts, ACE
2009
The Endless Descent With Cathy Wade. Rea studios, Birmingham
2008
The Secret Garden (As Behind Closed Doors with Arlene Burnett and Leon Trimble) supported by A Grant for the Arts, ACE
2006
The 18th Storey The Haddon Tower Project (As Behind Closed Doors) supported by A Grant for the Arts, ACE
2005
A Confidentiality Clause Periscope, Lee Bank Business Centre (As Behind Closed Doors)
The Art of Illusion Cityspace, Birmingham
Group shows
2024
Bostin Painters Moonraven gallery, Black Box, Birmingham
Landscapes (and not landscapes?) Rogue Gallery St Leonards on Sea
Assembly The Old Gym, Rye Creative Arts Centre
2023
Worlds Away, Nature & wellbeing mac birmingham. Curated by Rachel Bradley
2022
West Midlands Open New Art Gallery Walsall
Vitalistic Fantasies Elysium Gallery, Swansea
Twenty Twenty Collection New Art Gallery Walsall
2021
We Are such as dreams are made on curated by Vivienne Roberts for Aleph Contemporary. The Cello Factory, London
Darkness at Noon curated by Ruth Calland for Contemporary British Painting. APT Gallery London
2020
Yes/No A virtual studio exhibition by Contemporary British Painting. Curated by Curated by Deb Covell, Paula MacArthur and Judith Tucker.
The Just Aleph Contemporary online curated by Dan Coombes
Peep@Stryx Online artist in residence from home 22-26th June 2020 for Stryx gallery June-Oct 2020
The Pack Instagram exhibition curated by Rachael McCamphill and Ewan Johnston
2019
Mountain Size Pineapple Black gallery Middlesbrough. curated by Gordon Dalton
Zeitgeist Baby ArtRooms, Kings Heath, Birmingham, curated by Helen Grundy & Paul Johnson
Don’t Try this at Home, 404 space Worcester, curated by Paul Johnson
Made in Britain: 82 Painters of the 21st Century The National Museum of Poland, Gdansk
2018
New Painting Contemporary British Painting, The Crypt, Marleybone Parish Church, London. Curated by Wendy Saunders & Paula MacArthur
2017
The Future at The Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art, Coventry Evening & Telegraph building, Coventry.
Test Card P Contemporary British Painting at The Crypt, Marleybone Parish Church, London. Curated by Marco Cali
Contemporary Masters from Britain Yantai Art Museum, Artall Gallery, Nanjing, Jiangsu Art Gallery, Nanjing and the Tianjin Academy of Fine Art, China.
Anything goes? Art Bermondsey Project Space, London. Contemporary British painting show curated by Anna McNay
2016
Paper Cuts Transition Gallery, London
Art on a Postcard Secret Auction show Maddox Gallery in Mayfair, London
30 x 30 x 34 Contemporay British Painting Group Show, The Crypt, St Marleybone Parish Church, London
The Fall The Works Gallery, Birmingham
Contemporary British Painting Summer Show Quay Arts Centre, Isle of White
Within the Land Daphne Francis Contemporary Fine Art, Birmingham
2015
Salon 2015. New Art West Midlands. Waterhall Gallery, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Contemporary Drawings from Britain, Xi’an Academy of Fine Art in China (Curated by Xing Zhang & Marco Cali)
Gothic Curated by Grace A Williams at Birmingham Library
New Art West Midlands Art Anuale ARTicle Gallery School of Art Birmingham City University (Curated by Mona Casey & Rachel Bradley)
2014
Beep 2014: The Portrait of the Artist as… Wales International Contemporary Painting Prize. Elysium Gallery, Swansea
West Midlands Open Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
United States of Art (Curated by Cobalt Blue) at the Custard Factory, Birmingham
Spring Offensive The Works Gallery, Birmingham
2013
In the Bleak Terrace Gallery. (Curated by David Miller)
Representation of the Real (Curated by Hollingworth and Davie) The Works Gallery
2012 -2013
Marmite IV Painting Prize Touring show; Central Art Gallery, Tannery Arts at Drawing Room in London, Mackintosh Museum at The Glasgow School of Art, Ruskin Gallery in Cambridge, The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art
2012
Proposal 2: Parts 1&2. (Curated by Dan Auluk & Oscar Cass-Darwish)
Diamond Armour Article Gallery, School of Art, Margaret Street (Curated by Mona Casey)
West Midlands Open Wolverhampton Museum & Art Gallery (prize winner)
Rotate Contemporary Arts Society, London. (With East side Projects and Grand Union)
2011
Painting Show Eastside Projects, Birmingham. (Curated by Sophie Von Helerman & Gavin Wade)
Zoom The Works Gallery, Birmingham
Ego I & II Minerva Works, Birmingham
Nottingham Castle Open (prize winner)
Trove at Burlington Fine Arts, Manchester
2010
Sing Silent Songs Trove, Old Science Museum, Birmingham
A site of no special interest G1 Gallery, Solihull Arts Complex
Staff show. School of Art, Margaret Street. BCU. Part of 125 years celebration of The School of Art
West Midlands Open Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Vaults Bazar (Live Performance) Trove, The Vaults, Birmingham
2009
The Endless Descent Rea studios, Birmingham
2008
Six Years; publication and online. Centre for curatorial studies Bard college New York (Curated by Diane Stevenson)
The Function Room, Arena Contemporary Art Festival, Leicester
The Mausoleum for the Memory of the Lost Object Iniva, London (Curated by Matthew Krishanu)
The Secret Garden Floodgate Street, Birmingham
We Assimilate Insectoid with aas. Shorditch Town Hall, London
2007
The Celeste Art Prize shortlisted, publication.
Chineese Whispers Periscope Project Space, Birmingham
Kr:36 The Event, Birmingham. (with aas)
The Birmingham Open Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
2006
Insectoid (with aas) at Artsfest, Birmingham
Something to do with the Light St Pauls Gallery, Birmingham
New Generation Art:The New Gatehouse Show The Bond, Birmingham
What people do all day (Selected by Jonathan Watkins) Mailbox, Birmingham
The Quatermass Code (with aas) Bloc Space, Sheffield
The 18th Storey Haddon Tower, Lee bank, Birmingham
Opposed to the Devotion of Pleasure Open hand Open Space, Reading
2005-06
A Stranger Drifts Into Town Or Someone Goes On A Journey (curated by a.a.s.) The City Gallery Leicester & mac birmingham
2005
New Art Birmingham Kettle Works, Jewelry Quarter, Birmingham
A Confidentiality Clause Periscope, Birmingham
Sketch 05 Seven Seven Gallery London & Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre, Marlborough
The Art of Illusion CitySpace, Birmingham
2004-05
The Jerwood Drawing Prize National Touring exhibition, incl Jerwood Space and The Lowry
2004
Project 99 off site project (curated by aas) Ikon Gallery, M.A.C & Mailbox, Birmingham
Split Reading Space
Blue Skies Custard Factory, Birmingham
2003
Annual Art Show Braziers Park, Oxford. (Also 2002, 2001)
2002
Fragment. Open Hand Open Space Studios
2001
Bang Bang Bang ! Gun Street Gallery, Reading.
Fresh Art with Open Hand Open Space studios at Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Awards
2015
Arts Council England, A Grant for the Arts Stage A solo exhibition at mac Birmingham
2014
Arts Council England, A Grant for the Arts Monster Club
2012
Winner of Photography Prize. West Midlands Open
2011
Prize winner (runner up) Nottingham Castle Open
2006
Arts Council of England, A Grant for the Arts Different Parts. A solo exhibition at the works gallery
Arts Council of England, A Grant for the Arts The 18th Storey: The Haddon Tower Project (With Arlene Burnett as ‘Behind Closed Doors’)
2005
Periscope Project Space, Birmingham Artists Trust Curators Award for A Confidentiality Clause (Behind Closed Doors)
2004
Emma Phipps Bequest. Student Prize for MA study
2003
Arts and Humanities Research Bursary for MA study
Publications/Articles
2019
Made in Britain: 82 Painters of the 21st Century ISBN-10: 1791310540 ISBN-13: 978-1791310547
Exhibition catalogue touring exhibition of the Priseman Seabrook collection for Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsk, The National Museum of Poland
2017
Contemporary Masters from Britain ISBN-10: 1543281621 ISBN-13: 978-1543281620
Exhibition catalogue for Touring exhibition of the Priseman Seabrook collection for 5 museums in China
2015
Contemporary Drawing from Britain Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
Stage mac birmingham solo exhibition catalogue ISBN 9781907796180
Birmingham What’s On, November 2015 (Image and write up for Stage)
Birmingham What’s On, April 2015 (Image and write up for Gothic)
This is Tomorrow New Art West Midlands Annuale. Review by Karl Musson
2014
Monster Club exhibition catalogue. Publication supported by A Grant for the Arts, ACE
2013
Babelling exhibition Catalogue by David Miller for collaboration by Andrews, Miller & Newman for Sluice Art Fair London. Publication supported by A Grant for the Arts, ACE. Available from Ikon Shop, Birmingham
2012
The 4th Marmite Prize For Painting Exhibition catalogue ISBN 978-905659-10-4
Frieze Magazine. Issue 146. Review of Painting Show at Eastside Projects. (Image, installation shot including work, Golden Years; Studio painting)
2009
Cultivate: developing the visual arts market in the West Midlands (Image). Arts Council England. ISBN: 9780728714632
2007
an Magazine. June. Article for group show Chinesse Whispers at Periscope Project Space as part of The Event
Celeste Art Prize exhibition catalogue
2006
an Magazine, May. Article by Mona Casey and image for review of 18th Storey: The Haddon Tower Project
2004
The Jerwood Drawing Prize exhibition catalogue ISBN 0-948327-19-7
Work in Collections
New Art Gallery Walsall Twenty Twenty Collection
The Priseman Seabrook collection
Jiangsu Museum of Art, China permanent collection.
Private collections, various.
Employment
2007- present Visiting Lecturer MA/BA Fine Art, School of Art, Margaret Street. Birmingham City University
2012 – present Visiting Lecturer BA Fine Art, School of Arts Loughborough University
2014 – 2017 Visiting Lecturer BA Fine Art Solihull College
Education
2004
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, University of Central England (Birmingham City University) MA Fine Art: Distinction
1997
University of Reading BA (hons) Fine Art
1993
Warwickshire College BTEC National Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design