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| Oct 00 - Oct 01 | MA Visual Culture (Distinction) Lancaster University (AHRB Funded) Thesis: Experiencing Digital Theatre |
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| Sept 96 - June 99 | BA Hons Contemporary Arts (First Class) Nottingham Trent University. Thesis and Practice: Video Installation and Social Space. | |
| Sept 94 - June 95 | Foundation Certificate in Art & Design (Merit) Manchester Metropolitan University | |
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May 05 - Mar 06 | It
Rocks Geology project developing animation and puppetry interpretation for families and school audiences in association with Killhope Lead Mining Museum, Weardale, Hancock Museum, Newcastle, Harehope Quarry Project, Weardale and Wild Boor Arts. |
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Oct 05 – Dec 05 | KIAC Residency
Programme : Semi Precious Residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture KIAC, Yukon, Canada to explore and represent gold mining culture alongside Weardales Lead Mining history. |
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Mar 05 | 3 Miles Away Video projection commission from Changling Productions for play set in Spennymoor Leisure Centre swimming pool in association with Sedgefield District Council. |
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Dec 04 | I Wish I Was a Snowflake Dazzle and Attract Digital animation projection commission by Arts Uk and Sedgefield Borough Council for Spennymoor Town Centre. |
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Mar – May 04 | Opening Your
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Barnardo’s Bridgeway Asylum Seekers and Children Video commission with artist Helen Ward working with asylum seekers in Middlesbrough exploring cultural differences associated with childhood and moving to a different country. |
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Feb – Mar 04 | Sex and Death Video commission exploring the science of aging for theatre production developed by Jack Drum Arts in association with Professor Tom Kirkwood, Newcastle University and the Wellcome Trust. Performance premiered at Arc, Stockton also toured to Contact Theatre, Manchester and Centre for Life, Newcastle. |
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Aug 03 | Fellside Futures Video commission from Royal Society for the Protection of Birds looking at farmers in the North Pennines changing their agricultural practices for environmental benefit. |
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Jan – Oct 05 | Make Space
- Now Then Tomorrow Creative Partnerships residency at Beaumont Hill School, Springfield Primary and Haughton Comprehensive Darlington, working with design agency DTW and Ryders HKS Architects using digital imaging and photography to work with students to document, design and re-imagine the architecture for the existing schools and their new Education Village currently under development. Images have been used in a book to be launched with the opening of the new school in December 2005. |
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Jan – July 05 | Past Present
Future: Asian Deaf Ladies Stories from the Tees Valley University of Teesside CIRA and NISAA project working with Asian women from Middlesbrough representing their experiences through digital art to create a book and online images for Tees Online www.teesonline.org.uk/pastpresentfuture |
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Nov 04 – Mar 05 | Creative Coundon Heritage Lottery Fund, Wear Valley District Council, and St Joseph's RCVA Primary School project developing book and exhibition of the history of Coundon with local community. |
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Oct 04 – June 05 | IMPACT Sexual Health at Christmas & Mens Health Week NHS Durham Dales Primary Care Trust, IMPACT (Centre for Education Other Than School) students and Coundon Youth Group design sexual health at Christmas and mens health posters and cards for regional campaign. |
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Sept 04 – June 05 | Warrior Women A Tees Valley Arts digital arts project working with women who have suffered from domestic violence. Producing work for website and exhibitions within Hartlepool and Tees Valley. www.warriorwomen.org.uk |
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Sept 04 – Feb 05 | 1:3 Tees Valley Arts and University of Teesside CIRA project working with young people from Darlington representing identity and location through digital art and online exhibition for Tees Online. www.teesonline.org.uk/one_in_three |
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June - Oct 04 | Landmark
Teesdale District Council digital arts residency working with young and elderly members of Gaunless Valley communities considering the history of land use and how land in the area is used today. Touring exhibition with video and digital images starts at Bishop Auckland Discovery Centre. |
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Sept 03 – Sept 04 | Shildon
Locomotion Railway Photo Positive Project Photography project engaging local community and local schools in photographic activities exploring the heritage of the railways and the building of the new Locomotion railway museum in Shildon. |
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Oct 03 – Jan 04 | Digital Dales New Opportunities Fund and Newbiggin Village Hall project for young people in Newbiggin, upper Teesdale representing ideas about local life in the dales through digital imaging and photographic book. |
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Sept 03 – Dec 03 | Fit for Life Digital arts project working on the theme of healthy living with Jack Drum Arts, The Forge and Lumley Junior School, Durham. |
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May 03 – Aug 03 | Transitions Digital arts project working with Jack Drum Arts in association with Wear Valley and Sedgefield District Council, Durham and Dales Primary Care Trust and to celebrate the European Year of the Disabled. Developing work with special needs groups to explore the positive changes they could make to their lives culminating in a celebratory exhibition at County Hall, Durham, Bishop Auckland Discovery Centre and Darlington Arts Centre. |
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| Freelance clients include, print design, photography, video and web design for English Nature, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Groundwork, Lancaster University, Manchester University, Scarman Trust, research for CREATE, lecturing for University of Hull, Northumbria University and Darlington Arts Centre, residencies for Isis Arts Newcastle, exhibitions and events at Liverpool Biennial, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, Artscope London, Menage St Petersburg Russia, Nottingham Castle, Nottingham Playhouse. | ||