Biography
b. 1973, Burton On Trent, England.
Education
1995
- 1998 Sheffield Hallam University: BA (Hons) Fine Art.
1992
-1994 National Diploma Photography, Film & Video.
1989
- 1992 National Diploma Graphic Communication for Print & Publication.
Background
National
Diploma Graphic Communication for Print & Publication
Studied graphic design and communication, which involved producing
a range of design work from varied briefs, utilising traditional
hand lettering skills, offset lithographic printing practices and
desktop publishing.
National
Diploma Photography, Film & Video
Studied photography, film and video, which involved producing a
range of artwork using lens based media, learning film and video
production techniques and writing for film or television.
Spent a gap year in Edinburgh working with, and learning from professional
Artists. Through this became involved with community based voluntary
organisations and Arts projects. This lead to working on various
projects within the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Drambuie International
Film festival.
BA (Hons) Fine Art - Combined Media
This was very much an ideas based course with a broad practical
format, including technical workshops and personal exhibition development
in combined media. The decision to choose this course was its ideas
and theory bias and because it wasn’t specific to a single
discipline like just painting, or just sculpture. It allowed for
a great deal of freedom and for the development of ideas to be realised
in any media. During this time was also involved in individual and
group exhibitions, the co-organisation of arts festivals and site
specific ‘happenings’. These included the Sheffield
‘Electric Frontiers’ Open Arts Festival, An Experimental
Film Forum and the ‘Salt’ film society.
Between 1999 and 2004 worked, at the Boots Company Head Office,
in Nottingham, as a Business Data Analyst and programmer. This involved
IT Application Support and Development, responsible for both the
analysis and development of information technology for property
and finance business units. During this time continued with fine
arts study and practice, producing new works for exhibition and
working on commisions.
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FEVA
Project Collective: Zak Youngman, Alistair Kennedy,
Michelle Strozykowski, Blue Yates. At the opening of their
successful and infamous 'Spare Room' Exhibition, Summer 2003. |
FEVA Project Collective
Feva
Project is an arts collective and was set up in 2003 in conjunction
with Artists Zak Youngman, Blue Yates and Michelle Strozykowski.
Projects are ongoing to subvert and infiltrate. It is intended as
a support network for the progression of individual and group based
arts projects.
Abbot
Beyne School Artist in Residence
The role of artrist in residence at Abbot Beyne School came through
working on local community based arts projects alongside East Staffs
Arts, Brewhouse Arts Centre and FEVA Arts Collective. It provides
access to a working studio within the schools arts college building
and the opportuity to work with students on the progression of their
artistic studies.
Brief Filmograpy
Cut your hair(1995) – Colour/8mm 3mins.
Tattoo (1995) – Colour/8mm 3mins.
Speak (1996) - Colour/16mm 11mins.
Speak (widescreen DUB) (1997) - Colour/Video 10mins
Coming too… (1997) – Colour/Video 35 mins
Strip (1997) – Colour/Video 5mins
Chapter One (1997) Installation/Video
Bunny (1997) Video Loop Projection
Parochial (1998) Colour/16mm 10mins
Finding Time (1998 - 2000) Colour/ 8mm,16mm, DVCAM 10mins
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