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Awards

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December 2019,

Richard Coley Award for Sculpture

Royal Scottish Academy 

May 2019

Shortlisted Young Contemporary Artists award

The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle

January 2019

Creative Edinburgh award 

At the 121st SSA Annual show

December 2018

RSS- Gilbert Bayes award

from the Royal Society of Sculptors

January 2018

Winner of the Emma Herman-Smith award,

At the 'OPEN' 2018

July 2017

Society of Scottish Artists (SSA),

Invited Graduate 2017

Publication available here 

June 2017

Winner Of The Bruce Finnie By Distinction Award 2017

May  2017

Aesthetica Art Prize "100 Contemporary 

Artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize"

Publication available here

Publications and Press

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September 2018

Blue Circle Cement. Interview with Blue circle,

publication available here 

March 2018

Aesthetica Magazine,

formal progession

Publication avilable here

Feburay 2018,

The Scotsman, review of the OPEN, 2018

at The Royal Scottish Academy

review avilable here

Febuary 2018,

Artlyst, Review of the OPEN 2018,

at The Royal Scottish Academy

review avilable here

June 2017

The Scotsman, review of the Glasgow

School of Art Degree show 

review available here

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

 

Select Exhibitions
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May 2023

Elements of Sculpture

Winchester cathedral

June 2022

in HARMONY

Broomhill Sculpture Estate

Devon 

April 2021

Brutal 

Saul hay Fine Arts, Manchester

October 2020

Reduct

Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh 

September 2020

Intermediate Interactions 

The Foundry gallery London

December 2019,

GBA Award Show

Royal Society of Sculptors, London

May 2019

Young Contemporary Artists award

The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle

January 2019

ALIGHT 
Visual Art Scotland

December 2018

121st SSA Annual show

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

September 2018

Air Open

Air Art Gallery, Manchester

August 2018

Current

The Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife

July 2018

Composition 

Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield 

April 2018

RSA New Contemporary's 2018

The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 

January 2018

'OPEN'

The Society of Scottish Artists 

The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

November 2017

MATERILAISM

The Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr

June 2017

Glasgow School Of Art Degree Show 2017

Glasgow School Of Art 

February 2017

Traces Below Stairs,

Pollok House, Glasgow 

January 2017

Young Contemporys from GSA,

The Glasgow Art Club, Glasgow 

March 2016
+VAT,
Group exhibition at The Whisky Bond, Glasgow

May 2014

Knock Knock,

Leeds Arts University, End of course show

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

2020

Royal Society of Sculptors 

GBA Award

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"

Publication available here

Select Exhibitions
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UPCOMING

Underwater Musium of Art

Florida USA

Summer 2025

2024

Society of Scottish Artists Annual show, RSA Edinburgh

CONCRETE designs to thrive,

With Journeys In Design

The Briggait Glasgow

Visual Art Scotland

at The TATHA gallery

Newport

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

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