Cabinet of Curiosity Studio CV

VISUAL ART COMMISSIONS & EXHIBITIONS

 

2026    Reshaping the Toon, Falling into Place, NOVUM Festival, Newcastle-upon-Tyne  

2025    Seaside Souvenir, Blyth Celebrates, Northumberland  

Trainsville, S&DR200, Hopetown, Locomotion & Preston Park Museum, County Durham & Tees       Valley  

        Wonderbox, South Tyneside Libraries & various locations, South Tyneside

 

2024    Tyne Diorama, Greenhead C of E Primary & Henshaw C of E Primary, Northumberland & Cumbria  

Cardboard Marble Run, The Late Shows, Farrell Centre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

2023    Grow Your Own Creativity, Creative Darlington, Darlington

2022    Herd Groyne Papercraft Workshop, The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields 

            The Extraordinary in the Everyday, (group), The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields 

            Wonderland, The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields

Out and About with Thomas Bewick, Equal Arts, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead

Jubilee Dress, Harton Grange Care Home & Bright Futures, South Shields

Grow Your Own Market Garden, Durham County Council, County Durham

Middlethorpe Manor Sculpture Gardens, (group), Middlethorpe Manor, York

2021    Model Village, (outdoor art), Reclaim the Redways, Milton Keynes Council, Milton Keynes

Grand Constructions, New in Town, Creative Darlington, Darlington

Makers Menu, Highlights Rural Touring Scheme, Northumberland, Durham & Cumbria

2019    Leeds Creative Labs: Bragg Edition, Cultural Institute, University of Leeds, Leeds

Green House, (outdoor art), Viewpoints, Festival of Thrift, Darlington September

#Untitled10 2019, (group), The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham

2018    Anatomica, (solo), Rochester Art Gallery, Medway, September-December

Peace Garden, (solo), Fort Amherst, Medway                

Katagami in Practice: Japanese Stencils in the Art School, (group), Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Asia   House, London

Band of Brothers, (solo), Rochester Guildhall Museum, Kent

WW1 Paper Toys, Rochester Guildhall Museum & various locations, Kent

Ships on the Medway, Chatham Historic Dockyard & various locations, Kent

2017    Paper Forest, Owletts National Trust & various locations, Kent

Paper Studio, (solo), Guildford Cathedral, Surrey

2016    The Art of Mapping, (solo), Royal Engineers Museum, Kent

Paper Menagerie, (outdoor art installation), Forest of Imagination, Bath                     

Rivers of the World, Thames Festival Trust & British Council, London & International Tour 2010-2016

2015    Paper House, V & A Museum of Childhood, London

2014    Floatilla, Tall Ships Festival, Greenwich, London

Open Book: Storyville, Transported, Lincolnshire

2013    London Lines, Festival of Neighbourhood, Jaybird Live Literature, Southbank Centre, London

2012    Footfall, (group),Global Footprint, Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Northamptonshire

Band Stand, (solo), National Railway Museum, Durham

2011    New Windows on Willesden Green, Architecture Foundation, London 

2010    A Picture Unfolds, (solo), Minnie Weisz Studio, London

Through the Wardrobe, (group outdoor arts), Enchanted Park, Gateshead Council, Gateshead

Forgotten Spaces, (group), Royal Institute British Architects (RIBA), National Theatre, London

Kings Cross Stories Part 3, (group), Kings Cross Reveal Festival, Minnie Weisz Studio, London 

 

RESIDENCIES

 

2019    #Untitled 10 Residency, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham

2016    Peoples Cathedral Project Artist in Residence, Guildford Cathedral, Surrey

2016    School of Craft and Design Artist in Residence, University for the Creative Arts, Kent 

2015    Re: Make Maker in Residence, Museum of Making, Derby

2014    Creative Entrepreneur in Residence, Creativeworks London at V & A Museum of Childhood, London

DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE & FILM

 

2014    Toddler’s Room, Dybwik Dans, Norway tour & various international venues   

2013    Outline of Silence, Dybwik Dans, Spitalfields Market London

Between the Folds, Dybwik Dans, Stavanger Concert Hall & various international venues

2012    The Sound of a Voice, Volta Theatre, Arcola Theatre Grimeborn Festival London

Scrubber, Label Films, London Short Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival & UK cinemas

2010    Folded, SDNA, Mapping Festival, Geneva and Signal Festival, Italy

 

AWARDS & GRANTS

 

2024    Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant

2022    Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant

2020    Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant

2019    Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice

  

2018   First World War: then and now, Heritage Lottery Fund

Rochester Bridge Trust

2017    Ashley Family Foundation

2015    First Steps Community Development Foundation Award

Gane Trust Bursary

2014    Arts Council England Project Grants for the Arts

2013    Arts Council England Project Grants for the Arts

See & Do Bursary, University of the Arts London

2008    Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Award

2007    The Peter Minet Trust  

                           

ADDITIONAL TRAINING 

 

Artsmark Training, Culture Bridge North East 2019

BBC Step Up Media Trainee, BBC London 2009

Arts Award Advisor Training (silver level), Trinity College, London 2008                  

Young Writers Group Royal Court Theatre, London 2001-2002