Qualifications

MA Fine Art, Manchester Metropolitan University: 2001
BA Fine Art: Painting, Manchester Metropolitan University: 1996
Diploma in Theatre Studies, Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre: 1977

Awards

2007 NAN bursary awarded for Research & Development to make a collaborative film piece with Felicity Shillingford

Selected Exhibitions

2009     Outside In: Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Didsbury Arts Festival

2009     The Kiss of a Lifetime, (ltd edition print exhibition): Rogue Studios Artists Space/Vane, Newcastle, Bearspace, Deptford

2008     SWAP/VAIHTO: International Artists Exchange between Suite Studio group and Namastic Arts Collective from Finland with shows at Bureau Gallery, Salford & the Cable Factory, Helsinki

2008     Artranspennine: Installation and The Durds performance at Islington Mill, Salford

2008     artHOUSE:Home is where the art is  Chorlton Arts Festival, Manchester

2007     Comme Ca Art: Limited Edition prints, The Lowry Hotel, Salford

01/07    Suite open studios

2007     Participated in Yuen Fong Ling’s ‘Portrait of my Family’ in Arrivals and Departures: Urbis

2006     Making love to my ego: Castlefield Gallery, Manchester

2006     Smallpond: Manchester

2005     Yuletide: Imitate Gallery, Manchester

2005     Women Waiting: Imitate Gallery, Manchester      

2004     Janet Griffiths/Ged Murray: photographic retrospective

2004     281 Summer Shows: Timber Wharf, Manchester

2004     Reformation: Debenhams Windows,Comme Ca Art, Manchester

2003     Succubus, Banshee & Medusa: Comme Ca Art Gallery, Manchester

2003     Show Homes: Another Product, Urban Splash, Manchester

2003     Eve of Destruction: International 3, Manchester

2003     Art in the Triangle: Comme ca Art, Manchester

2002     Suite on Ice: Islington Mill, Salford.

2002     Art Takeaway: Cornerhouse, Manchester

2002     Ladies Only: Liverpool Biennial Independent, Blundell Mill, Liverpool

2002     Rooms with a view: Comme Ca Art, the:Mill, Manchester

2001     Sho 1: Suite presents Liquid Lunch, Islington Mill, Salford

2001     All colours will agree in the dark: Cornerhouse, Manchester - MA show


Screenings

 

2006 Collective Rhythm: The Bigger Picture (BBC/Cornerhouse), Manchester
2005 Natasha Howes' showreel, Chorlton Arts Festival
2004 Max 5 Video Festival, Southwark Gallery Projects, Aug 2004
2004 Folly screening, Lancaster :Purescreen 1&2
2003 Purescreen, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
2003 Jon Purnell/Max5 Video Festival: New Foundry, Hoxton,/Cafe Gallery Projects, Southwark
2002 CIDS NW Mission to New York: Video piece included on a compilation video of 12 NW video artists

Selected commissions

2005/07/08 Surestart, Stockport - Photographic commissions
2004 Flux/Philips, Video commission for London Fashion Week
2003 The Vacuum: Photograph for front cover, Artist led publication in collaboration with Source magazine, Belfast
2002 Fluxspace: Flux magazine August /September issue
2001 Flux 5th birthday party/launch of Manchester Art Gallery: video piece
2001-2007 Manchester Stage & Lighting Co - Photography commissions

Curating

2009 Didsbury Arts Festival

2003 Priceless, Oval Productions: Artist led initiative (myself and 2 colleagues): an art giveaway examining value in art)

 

Performance:

 

Member of The Durds: Electronic folk/ research-based pop with elements of visual art, experimental sound and performance art.