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✧ --- WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME --- ✧ ✧ Berlin New Media Week - Berlin, Germany - 2nd-6th September ✧ local gr0up - The Center for Contemporary Culture Hotel Continental – Art Space in Exile - Berlin, Germany - 6th September ✧ GONE NORF exhibition - Manchester, UK - October ✧ Oslo Zine Fest - Oslo, Norway - 7th-9th November ✧ ‘Our Inner Worlds: Expressions of Our Lived Experience’ - Holden Gallery, Manchester, UK - 22nd-29th November ✧ ---

This page is currently best viewed on desktop due to formatting. Please note that this CV is also non-exhaustive; for details of specific projects, collaborations, or work, please contact me for more information

EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS & EVENTS

2027
Kryssingen [The Crossing] - solo exhibition; organiser and curator, date TBC
Location TBC

Early 2027
fragments, together - digital group exhibition; organiser and curator
Online - Worldwide

November 2026
Oslo Zine Fest - exhibiting artist + talk & workshop facilitation
ROM for Kunst og Arkitektur / Tenthaus / Deichman Grünerløkka - Oslo, Norway

‘Our Inner Worlds: Expressions of Our Lived Experience’ - group exhibition & workshop facilitation
Holden Gallery - Manchester, UK

October 2026
GONE NORF (title TBC)- group exhibition
Carlton Club - Manchester, UK

September 2026
Berlin New Media Week - invited participant
Multiple venues - Berlin, Germany

local gr0up - exhibiting artist
The Center for Contemporary Culture Hotel Continental – Art Space in Exile - Berlin, Germany

August 2026
‘Discomfort Zone’ - group exhibition & publication
Meld Collective - Online, worldwide

Release The Hounds - group exhibition
Sandbar - Manchester, UK

July 2026 - August 2026
‘AngeIIs of HTML5’ - group exhibition
Online - Worldwide

June 2026
PRAXIS - group exhibition
Derby Brewery Arms - Manchester, UK

‘masterplan’ - kaoti - music video commission; co-creative director and videographer
Manchester, UK

Myth Midsummer - group exhibition & workshop facilitation
Carlton Club - Manchester, UK

May 2026
Nice One At The Club 2 - group exhibition
Green Arches - Manchester, UK

‘KYOOT BREAK’ - bleak - animated music video commission; co-creative director, animator and editor
Manchester, UK

April 2026
‘PHOTO EXPO: An Ode To Manchester’s Rave Scene’ - group exhibition
Derby Brewery Arms - Manchester, UK

February 2026
‘Coccinelle Club’ - group exhibition
Aatma - Manchester, UK

T3A - group exhibition
Off The Square - Manchester, UK

November 2025
Notts Zine Fest - immersive/360° video commission for promotional material; videographer and editor
Nottingham Central Library - Nottingham, UK

September 2025
‘Cabaret for Uncle Tata’ - fundraiser poster commissioned by Sweettooth Presents
SEESAW - Manchester, UK

January 2025 - December 2025
bleak - monthly mix covers commission
Manchester, UK

December 2024
‘WORN’ / ‘bask’ - bleak - vinyl EPs commission; designer
Manchester, UK

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2025 - Present
Manchester Metropolitan University / Student Advisor
Manchester, UK
✦ Nominee for Man Met Staff Awards 2026, for innovation in introducing accessible communication channels to Professional Services departments, facilitation of arts workshops for staff and student wellbeing, and continued commitment to inclusivity

November 2026
‘Our Inner Worlds: Expressions of Our Lived Experience’ - installation and technical support
Holden Gallery - Manchester, UK

June 2026
Manchester School of Art - ‘More to Come’ Degree Show Staff Ambassador
Manchester, UK

June 2026 - Present
Partisan Collective - Keyholder
Manchester, UK

September 2025 - Present
Arts Emergency - Mentor
Manchester/London, UK

June 2025 - Present
Dotty Poppy Collective - Artist
Manchester, UK

June 2025 - December 2025
NQ Photo Studio - Marketing/Communications & Studio Assistant
Manchester, UK

July 2023 - October 2024
Unite Students - Building manager and events lead
Manchester, UK

March 2017 - June 2019
The Presentation Group - Production Crew Member
UK & Europe-wide

July 2016 - October 2018
LiveWell Health - Marketing Manager
Birmingham, UK

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
August 2026
SFPC Scholarship - supporting online creative coding course/residency
School for Poetic Computation, New York City

January 2026
‘1000 Digital Sheep’ - online residency
No Jobs In The Arts

October 2025
Immersive Arts ‘Explore’ strand (shortlist)
Immersive Arts UK

March 2025
Manchester Artist Bursary 24/25
Something To Aim For

April 2018
Student Design Award
Birmingham Metropolitan College

PUBLICATIONS

Snake Bites Tail: Ouroboric Rituals of Machine ‘Learning’ pt. 1 - August 2026. Self-published.
zine, archive, abandoned: geocities relics and the web users behind them - August 2026. Self-published.
do you accept? - August 2026. Digitally published web-based narrative.
Community (title TBC) - July 2026. Published via The Queer Collective.
Mother Culture: on computation and ecology - June 2026. Self-published.
An Abusive Relationship With My Computer - May 2026. Self-published.
Objekter å stå ved [Objects For Standing Near] - May 2026. Self-published.
JUST MAKE THE F*CKING ZINE - March 2026. Self-published.
BASSFACE 02 - January 2026. Self-published.
IBIZA FOREVER: Notes on transiency from the party capital of the world - November 2025. Self-published.
Welcome Home - November 2025. Written in 2019; self-published in 2025.
BASSFACE 01 - October 2025. Self-published.
IV - May 2018. Self-published.

EVENTS

November 2026
- Oslo Zine Fest, Oslo, Norway / Exhibiting artist, workshop facilitation & artist talk

- ‘Our Inner Worlds: Expressions of Our Lived Experience’/ Exhibiting artist & workshop facilitator

October 2026
- GONE NORF, Manchester / Exhibiting artist

September 2026
- Berlin New Media Week, Berlin, Germany / Invited participant
- local gr0up, Berlin, Germany / Exhibiting artist

August 2026
- Barnsley Zine Fair, Sheffield
- Lancaster Art Fair, Lancaster

July 2026
- Notts Big Queer Market, Nottingham
- AngeIIs of HTML5, worldwide / Exhibiting artist

June 2026
- PRAXIS, Manchester
- Stockport Zine and Print Fair, Greater Manchester
- Press & Destress workshop, MMU / Facilitator
- Myth Midsummer, Manchester / Workshop facilitator

May 2026
- FREAK QUEER RAVE, Manchester
- Press & Destress workshop, MMU / Facilitator
- Withy Hearts Arts, Manchester
- RIPOSTE, London
- Nice One at the Club, Chorlton / Exhibiting artist and stallholder
- Studio Greenly’s Spring Queer Market, Leeds

April 2026
- PHOTO EXPO: An Ode To Manchester’s Rave Scene, Manchester / Exhibiting artist
- koti party playground, Manchester
- Liverpool Queer Fest, Liverpool

March 2026
- Pixelate Manchester

February 2026
- T3A MCR / Exhibiting artist and photographer
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Coccinelle Club, Manchester / Exhibiting artist and stallholder
- Barnsley Zine Fair, Sheffield

January 2026

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December 2025
- Proudly Made Xmas Market, Macclesfield
- Queermas x Moonbuns, Nottingham
- Festive Weekender @ Projekts, Manchester

November 2025
- Notts Zine Fest, Nottingham / Stallholder and videographer
- Manchester Community Pride, Salford
- Blue Moon Christmas Market, Birmingham

October 2025
- Pubshroom, Manchester / Photographer
- cheXbox x MMU LGBT Society: Drag by Daylight Ball, Manchester
- FREAK QUEER RAVE, Manchester
- Slay @ DBA Halloween, Manchester / Photographer

September 2025
- ALT Pride x MUD, Manchester
- Platt Fields Art Market, Manchester
- Open Art Spaces: Portobello Road, London
- Nice One Turns 2, Manchester / Exhibiting artist and stallholder

August 2025
- Hot Bed Press: Summer Print Fair, Salford

July 2025
- Proudly Made Market, Macclesfield
- Press & Destress workshop, MMU / Facilitator
- Little Fox Craft Market, Leeds
- Manchester Queer Art Market x Queer As F*ck @ Feel Good Club, Manchester
- Blue Moon Market, Birmingham

June 2025
- Prestatyn Pride, Wales
- Platt Fields Art Market, Manchester
- Press & Destress workshop, MMU / Facilitator

TALKS & WORKSHOPS

November 2026
Oslo Zine Fest - mimeoprinting workshop facilitation & artist talk
Oslo, Norway

‘Our Inner Worlds: Expressions of Our Lived Experience’ - workshop facilitation
Manchester, UK

June 2026
GONE NORF - feature in collaborative print & publication for exhibition Manchester, UK

Myth Midsummer - ‘Protective Printmaking’ workshop facilitation
Manchester, UK

Manchester Metropolitan University - ‘Press & Destress’ workshop facilitation
Manchester, UK

February 2026
Withy Hearts Arts - Valentine’s card mimeoprinting workshop facilitation
Manchester, UK

June & July 2025
Manchester Metropolitan University - ‘Press & Destress’ workshop facilitation
Manchester, UK

EDUCATION & COURSES

September 2026 - December 2026
Shaders for The Rest of Us
School for Poetic Computation - New York
Supported by SFPC Scholarship

September 2018 - July 2023
BA (Hons) Fashion Art Direction
Manchester School of Art & Manchester Fashion Institute
First in final theory paper on the role of women in East Asian media; published online

July 2022
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
SOAS University of London
‘N5’ (CEFR A2) certificate awarded in listening, reading and writing Japanese language

September 2016 - June 2018
Distinction in UAL Level 3 Art & Design Diploma
B in A Level Fine Art, Drama, and AS Media Studies
Birmingham Metropolitan College

September 2011 - June 2016
Grades A*- C across 9 GCSEs
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

PRESS & FEATURES

Working Class Creatives
Arts organisation and community confronting class-based barriers within the creative industries.

North.art
Showcase for artists based across the North of England.

WeDirectory
Curated directory of worldwide creatives working across art, media, design and fashion.

Outside In
Platform for artists who encounter significant barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance, or isolation.

CIFRA
Platform for artists working with creative technologies, new media and digital tools.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

April 2018: Birmingham Metropolitan College Student Design Award recipient. Designing visual communication material for usage around the institution.

November 2017: Fully funded research trip/exchange with Berufsbildende Schule Betzdorf-Kirchen in Siegen & Betzdorf, Germany, as part of Erasmus arts mobility scheme.

April 2017: Fully funded research trip/exchange with IES Ruiz de Alda in San Javier, Spain,as part of Erasmus arts mobility scheme. Collaboration with Museo de San Javier.

Full Enhanced DBS Certificate available upon request.

Basic First Aid and Mental Health First Aid trained.

Conversational Japanese and French language level. Basic Norwegian and Spanish language levels.

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