My work explores the female form through the reoccurring body postures seen in contemporary visual culture focusing on its portrayal in advertising, the media and celebrity culture. The body postures from Greek Antiquity can still be seen in our society every day on billboards, newspapers and social media. Through my paintings I explore these themes by looking at the outlines, margins and frames projected onto the female form as well as how these relate to women’s rights issues that affect Scottish women and girls in the face of Brexit and #metoo campaign.
Exhibitions
2018 – Artist’s at Work, Scottish National Gallery, NGS, Edinburgh
2018 – Women’s work, Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow
2017 - Make Your Mark, PIY PaintLounge, Hospital Rooms, London
2017 – Nasty Women UK, Stour Space, London
2017 – Lo and Behold, Glasgow Open House Festival, Glasgow
2017 – Women’s Work, Byker Community Centre, Newcastle
2017 – Nymphs in Mania, Nomas Projects, Dundee
2016 – Open Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2016 – Correspond, IR11, Edinburgh
2016 - Flop Culture, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh
Awards
2014 - Atelier Austmarka Artist in Residence Grant, Austmarka, Norway
2011 - The Jamieson Award, Paisley Art Institute
2010 - Sandra McNellance Memorial Prize for Drawing and Painting
2009 - George Duncan of Drumfork Scholarship
2009 - Scotland and Venice Professional Development Bursary