Education
MPhil: Digital Realist Montage, University of Derby 1997
B.A (Hons) Photographic Studies, Derby College of Higher Education 1992

Current Activities
Science Museum London: Lead Artist Participatory Programme 2007-8
Telford Council: Artist Mentor 2008

Commissions & Awards
Holly Lodge School, Birmingham: DNA Sculpture Commission 2007-8
Longhouse, Birmingham: Action Research Commission 2008
Heritage Lottery Fund: Talking Chances 2007
Arts Council England West Midlands: R & D Award 2004-06
Eden Project, Commissioned Artist: Fire Sculptures 2005

Community and Education Activities
Multistory Arts, West Bromwich: Artist Time to Talk Programme 2007-08
Visiting Artist - Inverness Prison 2007
Ikon Gallery Birmingham - Lead Artist - Kingsland Creatives 2007
Creative Partnerships: Lead Artist 2004-08

Residencies:
Artist In Residence: The Other Side of Air - Inverness 2007
Artist in Residence: Jubilee Arts, West Bromwich 2001-02
Artist in Residence: Durham Cathedral 2000-01
Artist in Residence: Virtual Reality and Innovation Centre, University of Teesside, 1998-99

Professional Appointments:
Production Manager (PT): Kneehigh Theatre/ WildWorks, Cornwall 2005
Artist Mentor (FT): The Public, West Bromwich 2002-04
Lecturer in Fine Art and Media (PT): University of Sunderland 2000-01
Senior Lecturer in Digital Media (FT): University of Auckland, New Zealand 1999-00
Lecturer in Photography and New Media (PT): University of Derby 1994-99

Exhibitions and Performances (selected)
Small Wonder
Old High/ St Stephen’s Church, Inverness November 2007
The Glasshouse
Performed at Chances Glass Factory 1st – 7th July 2006
It’s like love is..
(in collaboration with Bobby Bird) Green St. Arts Space, Digbeth, Birmingham February 2006
Behind Thought the Light Shines Bright
Lighthouse Media Centre, Wolverhampton, November 2005
Fire Sculptures
(with Peter Hill) Eden Project 2005
Guillermo Gómez-Peña Master Class and Salon Performance
Commercial X Ray Factory, Smethwick 2005
Sounding the Black Country
(in collaboration with Annie Mahtani) Queens Square Shopping Centre, West Bromwich, September 2004
Perfect World
Bit Parts new media commissions Superchannel Internet Project 003
Elders
Jubilee Arts, West Bromwich December, 2002; Queen Square Shopping Centre, January 2003; Radioactive at the X-Ray Factor, 2003; Welcome Break Festival of Performing Art, Sandwell 2004
Where do I go from here?
University of Sunderland 2001; Durham Art Gallery, Durham 2001
The Public, West Bromwich 2004
The Salt Passages
VIrtual Reality and Innovation Centre, University of Teesside 1999; FUTURSONIC, Manchester, England, July 2000; V I P E R 20. International Festival of Film, Video and New Media; Basel, Switzerland, October 2000; Media Arts Festival, Frieslan, The Netherlands, September 2001; European Media Arts Festival Osnabrueck, Germany, April 2001; d>art 01, Sydney, Australia, June /July 2001
The Glass
Walt Whitman Cultural Center; New Jersey, USA 1998; Taiwan Exhibition Centre; Taipei, Taiwan, 1997; The University of Derby 1997; Q Arts Gallery, Derby 1997; The Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham 1996