Cultural Literacy and Public Art in a Global Pandemic
Blimey, what’s happening to the world?! Covid-19 is running rife and I’m holed up at home with a sick husband and obstinate children who are strongly resisting any attempts at home schooling. However, I’ve managed to steal myself away for 5 minutes to gather together some thoughts for a blog on Cultural Literacy Everywhere (CLE). […]
Love of Leeds
I’m very flattered and honoured to be included in Jude Palmer’s beautiful book “Love of Leeds’. It’s a photographic love letter to our city, shining a light on our culture through the lens of the arts and sport. Sharing a platform with so many passionate people who make our city what it is is truly […]
Women of Leeds – we need you!
Do you know a woman who has made a contribution to the city of Leeds that you would like to see celebrated on Ribbons? If so, you can nominate your mum, sister, friend of colleague to have their name included on one of the five ribbons of steel that make up the sculpture to be […]
Why we need a play rebellion
After many months of preparation and a few set backs along the way, Play Rebellion has opened to the public! There are sixteen PlayShapes on Level 2 at BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Art, plus a further eighteen in 2D form on the walls – a visual device to hold this enormous space – that makes […]
Recognition for Leeds sculptor
Well, it’s all happening now! On 11 July 2019 I’ll be unveiling a Leeds Civic Trust plaque to Catherine Mawer as part of this year’s Yorkshire Sculpture International. Catherine was a professional sculptor and managed the family stone masonry business in Leeds during the 1800s: two truly remarkable achievements at a time when women weren’t […]
Game on!
I am absolutely over the moon to have had ‘Ribbons‘ commissioned for Leeds! It’ll be the biggest project I’ve worked on to date as an artist and potentially a pivotal moment in my career. And the fact it’s happening in my home city in such a visible and prestigious location is a huge honour. This […]
I’m speaking at this conference!
Mapping Contemporary Art in the Heritage Experience 29-30 July 2019 at Newcastle University A timely conference investigating contemporary art commissioning within heritage sites. I’ll be speaking along the Creation theme – not the scary religious kind – but the making of new, site-specific work in heritage contexts: why I work this way, the challenges of […]
Shortlisted for Feminist Public Sculpture
I’m really chuffed to have been shortlisted for a major new commission in Leeds that seeks to redress the gender imbalance of public sculpture in the city. The project has been conceived by Rachel Reeves (MP Leeds West) working with Leeds Arts University in collaboration with Leeds City Council. There will be an exhibition of my proposal at […]
Feminist Public Sculpture
I’m really chuffed to have been shortlisted for a major new commission in Leeds that seeks to redress the gender imbalance of public sculpture in the city. There will be an exhibition of my proposal at Leeds Arts University next year along with the other shortlisted artists Wendy Briggs, Zsofia Jakab, and Briony Marshall, Check out […]
New publication
I’m delighted that ‘Consumption’ has been included in ‘Workhouse Food’ a new publication produced by Ripon Museum Trust. The publication also examines the food consumed in workhouses from dietary records and recipes in the context of Poor Laws and what this meant for inmates at Ripon. It’s available to buy from the Workhouse Museum shop […]