Cabinet of Curiosity Studio CV

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS + COMMISSIONS

The Extraordinary in the Everyday (group), The Word, South Shields 20 July-30 October 2022

Middlethorpe Manor Sculpture Gardens Open Days (group), Middlethorpe Manor, York, Sepetember 2022

Model Village, Reclaim the Redways for MK Council, Milton Keynes 2022

Grand Constructions
, New In Town for Creative Darlington, Darlington 2021

#Untitled10 2019, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham October 2019-February 2020

Green House, Viewpoints for Festival of Thrift, Darlington, September-December 2019

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

Peace Garden (solo), Fort Amherst, Medway, May 2018                

Katagami in Practice: Japanese Stencils in the Art School (group), Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Asia House, London, April 2018       

Band of Brothers (solo), Rochester Guildhall Museum, Medway, April-September 2018

Paper Studio (solo), Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, August-September 2017

Paper Menagerie (outdoors), Forest of Imagination, Bath, June 2016

The Art of Mapping (solo), Royal Engineers Museum, Medway, October-April 2016

Global Footprint (group), Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northamptonshire, October-November 2012

Band Stand (solo), National Railway Museum, Durham, July 2012

New Windows on Willesden Green, Architecture Foundation, London, December 2011

A Picture Unfolds (solo), Minnie Weisz Studio, London, November -January 2011

Enchanted Park (group), Saltwell Park, Gateshead, December 2010

Fashionclash (group) De Timmerfabriek, Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 2010

Forgotten Spaces (group), Royal Institute British Architects (RIBA), National Theatre, London, May-July 2010               

Kings Cross Stories Part 3(group), Kings Cross Reveal Festival, Minnie Weisz Studio, London, April-May 2010

PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES + WORKSHOPS

Wonderland, The Word, South Shields, 2022

Out and About with Thomas Bewick, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead 2022

WW1 Paper Toys, Rochester Guildhall Museum and various locations 2018

Ships on the Medway, Chatham Historic Dockyard and various locations 2018

Paper Forest, Owletts National Trust and rural Kent 2017

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

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

Floatilla, Tall Ships Festival, Greenwich, London 2014

Open Book: Storyville, Transported, Lincolnshire 2014

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

RESIDENCIES

Leeds Creative Labs: Bragg Edition, Bragg Centre for Materials Research, Leeds 2019-2020

#Untitled10 2019 Residency, The Bowes Centre, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham 2019

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

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

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

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

Shadow Digital Artist, Roundhouse, London, 2008 

COSTUME + SET DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE/FILM

Toddler’s Room Dybwik Dans, various international venues 2014-2019    

Outline of Silence Dybwik Dans, Spitalfields Market London 2013

Between the Folds Dybwik Dans, Stavanger Concert Hall and various international venues 2013

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

Scrubber, Label Films, London Short Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and UK cinemas 2012

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

SME News Northern Enterprise Award

RIBA Forgotten Spaces (2010) Architects Journal (supplement feature)    

AWARDS + GRANTS

Creatives of the Year SME News Northern Enterprise Award 2020

National Lottery Project Grant Arts Council England 2020

Developing Your Creative Practice Arts Council England 2019

First World War: then and now Heritage Lottery Fund 2018

Rochester Bridge Trust 2018

Ashley Family Foundation 2017

First Steps Community Development Foundation Award 2015

Gane Trust Bursary 2015

Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England 2014

Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England 2013

See & Do Bursary, University of the Arts London 2013

Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Award 2008

The Peter Minet Trust 2007                            

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