Awards
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December 2019,
Richard Coley Award for Sculpture
Royal Scottish Academy
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May 2019
Shortlisted Young Contemporary Artists award
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
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January 2019
Creative Edinburgh award
At the 121st SSA Annual show
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December 2018
RSS- Gilbert Bayes award
from the Royal Society of Sculptors
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January 2018
Winner of the Emma Herman-Smith award,
At the 'OPEN' 2018
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July 2017
Society of Scottish Artists (SSA),
Invited Graduate 2017
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June 2017
Winner Of The Bruce Finnie By Distinction Award 2017
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May 2017
Aesthetica Art Prize "100 Contemporary
Artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize"
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Publications and Press
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September 2018
Blue Circle Cement. Interview with Blue circle,
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March 2018
Aesthetica Magazine,
formal progession
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Feburay 2018,
The Scotsman, review of the OPEN, 2018
at The Royal Scottish Academy
Febuary 2018,
Artlyst, Review of the OPEN 2018,
at The Royal Scottish Academy
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June 2017
The Scotsman, review of the Glasgow
School of Art Degree show
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Education
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The Glasgow School of Art,
Sculpture and Environmental Art,
BA (honours)
2014-2017
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Leeds Arts University,
Foundation Diploma in Art and design,
2013-2014
Select Exhibitions
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May 2023
Elements of Sculpture
Winchester cathedral
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June 2022
in HARMONY
Broomhill Sculpture Estate
Devon
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April 2021
Brutal
Saul hay Fine Arts, Manchester
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October 2020
Reduct
Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh
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September 2020
Intermediate Interactions
The Foundry gallery London
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December 2019,
GBA Award Show
Royal Society of Sculptors, London
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May 2019
Young Contemporary Artists award
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
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January 2019
ALIGHT
Visual Art Scotland
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December 2018
121st SSA Annual show
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
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September 2018
Air Open
Air Art Gallery, Manchester
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August 2018
Current
The Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife
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July 2018
Composition
Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield
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April 2018
RSA New Contemporary's 2018
The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
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January 2018
'OPEN'
The Society of Scottish Artists
The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
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November 2017
MATERILAISM
The Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr
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June 2017
Glasgow School Of Art Degree Show 2017
Glasgow School Of Art
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February 2017
Traces Below Stairs,
Pollok House, Glasgow
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January 2017
Young Contemporys from GSA,
The Glasgow Art Club, Glasgow
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March 2016
+VAT,
Group exhibition at The Whisky Bond, Glasgow
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May 2014
Knock Knock,
Leeds Arts University, End of course show
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My practice centers on an exploration of repetition, process, and formation, examining the relationship between sculpture and architecture. I aim to create a dialogue between the two disciplines, considering how they inform and complement each other.
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I am particularly interested in objects that engage viewers physically and spatially. This often leads me to work on a large scale or with intricate designs. My influences include the architectural movements of Modernism and Brutalism, which emphasize bold, minimalist forms. These styles, with their repetitive structures and understated designs, inspire the way I think about form, scale, and complexity.
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Through the use of repetitive shapes and forms, I construct works that emphasize geometry and linearity. Concrete has become a central material in my practice because of its durability and its associations with architecture. Its muted color and utilitarian aesthetic encourage attention to the work’s form and structure rather than its surface. In working with concrete, I also explore the overlap between sculpture and architecture, reinterpreting functional forms to create objects that blend these influences.
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The scale of my work plays an important role in shaping how it is experienced. Larger works allow for a bodily interaction with the viewer, which I find significant when exploring architectural ideas. Many of my pieces are created with specific sites in mind, engaging with and responding to their architectural surroundings. This ongoing exploration of form, material, and context often leads one piece to inspire the next.
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While my work may reference architectural forms, it remains rooted in visual and conceptual exploration rather than function. The materials, scale, and context of my sculptures serve as tools to examine the aesthetic and spatial qualities of architecture. In this way, my practice offers a way to reflect on and reinterpret these influences, focusing on the tension and connections between architecture and sculpture.
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Ultimately, my work seeks to open up new ways of considering the relationship between these disciplines, using their shared language to explore form, space, and material.
Education
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The Glasgow School of Art,
Sculpture and Environmental Art,
BA (honours)
2014-2017
​
Leeds Arts University,
Foundation Diploma in Art and design,
2013-2014
Awards
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2024
Young Sculpors Award
Doddigton Hall
Lincoln
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2020
Royal Society of Sculptors
GBA Award
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2019
Richard Coley Award for Sculpture
Royal Scottish Academy
​
Shortlisted Young Contemporary Artists award
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
​​
2018
Winner of the Emma Herman-Smith award,
At the 'OPEN' 2018
​
2017
Society of Scottish Artists (SSA),
Invited Graduate 2017
​​
Winner Of The Bruce Finnie By Distinction Award 2017​
​
Aesthetica Art Prize "100 Contemporary
Artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize"
Select Exhibitions
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UPCOMING
Underwater Musium of Art
Florida USA
Summer 2025
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2024
Society of Scottish Artists Annual show, RSA Edinburgh
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CONCRETE designs to thrive,
With Journeys In Design
The Briggait Glasgow
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Visual Art Scotland
at The TATHA gallery
Newport
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London Art Fair,
WIth Saul Hay Fine Art
2023
Elements of Sculpture
Winchester cathedral
2022
in HARMONY
Broomhill Sculpture Estate
Devon
​
2021
Brutal
Saul hay Fine Arts, Manchester
​
2020
Reduct
Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh ​
​
Intermediate Interactions
The Foundry gallery London
​
2019
GBA Award Show
Royal Society of Sculptors, London
​
Young Contemporary Artists award
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
​
ALIGHT
Visual Art Scotland
​
2018
121st SSA Annual show
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
​
Air Open
Air Art Gallery, Manchester
​
Current
The Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife
​
Composition
Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield
​
RSA New Contemporary's 2018
The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
​
'OPEN'
The Society of Scottish Artists
The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
​
2017
MATERILAISM
The Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr
​
Glasgow School Of Art Degree Show
​
Traces Below Stairs,
Pollok House, Glasgow
​
Young Contemporys from GSA,
The Glasgow Art Club, Glasgow
​
2016
+VAT,
Group exhibition at The Whisky Bond, Glasgow
​
2014
Knock Knock,
Leeds Arts University, End of course show