Education //
September 2015 – June 2018
B.A. Fine Art, Ulster University, Belfast.
September 2012 - June 2013
Level 3 BTEC Foundation Art and Design, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Awards and Commissions //
October 2019
Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Travel Award to Thailand.
October 2019
Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. Performance and Installation for World Mental Health Day.
August 2018
Stendhal Festival, Limavady. On-site Sculptural Installation.
Solo Performances //
March 2023
BIFPA ’23, the Glass box Gallery, Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. Work shown: “Blooming”.
October 2019
Rebel Live Action - ECO ART, Bangkok Thailand. Work shown: "Nurture Nature".
October 2019
World Mental Health Day, Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. Work shown: "State of Mind".
September 2019
RE-VISION performing arts festival 2019, the Accidental Theatre, Belfast. Work shown: "Grow a Pear".
August 2019
The 343 presents: Phil Keers, The 343 studios, Belfast. Work shown: “Needs Must”.
March 2019
‘Cut it Out’, Pollen Studios and Gallery, Belfast. Work shown: “Boys will be Boys”.
February 2019
BIFPA '19, the Glass box Gallery, Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. Work shown: “Mute/Unmute".
June 2018
View from the Balcony, The degree shows 2018 at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, the 6th floor sculpture deck. Work shown: “You Need To MAN UP”.
March 2018
LIVESTOCK Performance Art Platform, the Mart, Dublin. Work shown: “That’s So Gay…?”
November 2017
BIFPA ’17, in the Glass box Gallery, Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. Work shown: “Poof”.
Group Performances //
October 2019
Rebel Live Action #3 – ECO ART, ChangChui Creative Park, Bangkok, Thailand.
October 2019
Rebel Live Action #3 – ECO ART, Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre (BACC), Thailand.
November 2017
BIFPA (Belfast International Festival of Performance Art) ’17, at Pollen Studios and Gallery, Belfast.
Solo & Duo Exhibitions //
May 2022
“The Sphere of Control”, Platform Arts Gallery, Belfast. Work shown: Burden (sculpture), Hounds (installation w/ sound) and Not Empty, Full (mirror placard). In collaboration with Katharine Paisley.
November - December 2021
Art residency showcase at The Second Fiddle Bar, Belfast. In partnership with Belfast School of Art. Work shown: a selection of works from the 'Notes to Self' placard series.
March 2019
“Cut it Out”, Pollen Studios and Gallery, Belfast. Work shown: “Boys will be Boys” (performance), “be Silent and Listen” (sculpture) and “Cut it Out” (installation).
Group Exhibitions //
November 2022
BOX, Flax Project Space, North Street, Belfast. Featuring guest artist Graham Gingles, Flax Art artists Martin Boyle & Peter Richards; and FASE Hub artists Phil Keers, Charys Wilson and Katya Solomatina. Work shown: Delusion | Illusion.
May 2022
Half Way Out Of The Dark, Flax Project Space, North Street, Belfast. Curated by Chloe Austin and Jennifer Alexander.
May 2022
I Hope This Finds You Well, Flax Project Space, North Street, Belfast. Curated by Hattie Godfrey. Work shown: Empty Vessels, A Rolling Stone.
February 2022
“Here’s Me Here”, Flax Project Space, North Street, Belfast. Work shown: “I Placed U & I on a Pedestal”.
October - November 2021
Portrait of Northern Ireland : Neither and elegy nor a manifesto, The Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast. Work shown: a selection of works from the 'Notes to Self' placard series.
October & December 2020
“Business as Usual”, Making Space Art Space, Bow Street Mall, Lisburn. Work shown: “fragile MASCULINITY”.
September 2019
Flax Art Studios 30th Anniversary, Havelock House, Belfast. Work shown: "Notes to your-self"
June 2019
The degree shows 2019 at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. The Graduate Artists in Residence showcase. Work shown: selection of placards from an ongoing project "Notes to Self".
December 2018
“Sec2nd”, Vault Artist Studios, Belfast. Hosted by Second Collective. Work shown: “Looking at the world through…rose tinted glasses” and “As Hard As Nails”.
June 2018
The degree shows 2018 at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University.
Work shown: ‘Untitled’ (U&I together forever) + sound piece, LOVE is LOVE, H I M (Hymn In Mind) + sound piece and prints of performance documentation.
September 2017
“Second”, Culture Night Belfast ’17, Smithfield Market, Belfast and Cotton Court Gallery, Belfast, Hosted by Second Collective. Work shown: “As Hard As Nails”.
April 2017
“Re:nouveau”, Catalyst Arts Gallery, Belfast. Work shown: “You’re Giving Me Mixed Signals (YesNo)”.
Residencies //
24th September 2018–10th June 2019
Graduate Artist in Residence within the Ba Hons Fine Art Sculpture and Lens area, at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University.
6th–12th August 2018
Resident Artist at Stendhal Festival, Limavady. Commissioned sculpture made on site: LOVE is LOVE / LOVE is STENDHAL.