BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

BA History of Art with Fine Art Practice, Manchester Metropolitan University

Professional Photojournalism, CENJOR, Lisbon, with Manuel Silveira Ramos, José Soudo and Carlos Gil

Social Documentary Photography, University of Westminster, London

RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS

2024 Red Deer Season, field recording workshop with Chris Watson and Camp.Fr, Aulus-les-Bains, Pyrenees, France

2023 Re-Purposing & the artist book with Raymond Meeks, LaBabuch, Merigny, France

2016 AA2A, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University

FILMS

2019 Bowland, feature experimental documentary, in production

2015 Corinna Spencer: Portrait of a Lady. Short documentary for Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery

2011 second skin, short experimental documentary, 17 min, colour, stereo

2003 Home made jelly, short film, 30 min, colour, stereo

SOUND

2015 fear of water, World Listening Day Broadcast, Radio Centro Cultura Digital, Mexico

fear of water, WLD2015, Cities & Memories, UK

Paisajes Sonoros a Moravia, Medellin, Colombia

2014 Sounds of Bolton, for Worktown Observation Centre, Bolton

Cambridge Bicycles, [STR 017] WLD 2014, Entropy, Sonic Terrain

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013 Descent, drawing installation, Cambridge Arts Salon, Cambridge, UK

2003 forgetting Godot, Catto Contemporary, London

2000 The Beautiful People, ContraCapa, Abrantes, Portugal 1997 The London Experience, Tearoom, Abrantes, Portugal

1994 Portraits in Colours, Tearoom, Abrantes

Portuguese in London, Museum of London

Portuguese in London, Queen Elizabeth Foyer, South Bank Centre, London

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 Group exhibition “Exposição Artes Visuais Antigos Alunos”, Escola Secundária Dr Manuel Fernandes, Abrantes, Portugal

Exposição Artes Visuais Antigos Alunos, Escola Secundária Dr Manuel Fernandes, Abrantes, Portugal

2017 Medfoto Festival. Europe the Faces and The Territory. Youth Centre, Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Curated by Lina Manousogiannaki with Urbanautica.

2016 100 Anos de Artes Plásticas em Abrantes, Quartel Municipal Gallery, Abrantes, Portugal

2015 Colectiva, Quartel Municipal Gallery, Abrantes, Portugal

2013 Jerwood Encounters: Family Politics, Photocopy Club, Jerwood Space, London

Sydenham Arts Festival, London

2010 Fine Art, 2010 FIFA World Cup™, South Africa

2008 The heart is a lonely hunter, 31Grand Gallery, New York

2007 Sugar and Spice, Vegas Gallery, London

Art Auction 2007, Medical foundation for the care of victims of torture, The Building Centre, London

Decadence, Decay and Demimonde, Home House, London

Astley Biennial Open Exhibition, Astley Hall, Chorley

I’ll be your mirror, Gallery Primo Alonso, Hackney, London

2006 Britishness, art network project by Another Product, Cornerhouse, Manchester

2005 Forever beautiful, Clapham Art Gallery, London

2004 BP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland

2003 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London

Group Show, Clapham Art Gallery, London

Superheroes, Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center, Nashville, USA

Art2003 London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, with Catto Contemporary

2002 Open, exhibition of artists working at Open Arts Studios, Manchester

I’ll be your mirror, Warsaw Projects, Open Arts Studios, Manchester

Pop Life, 31Grand, Brooklyn, New York

Perverse Pop, Catto Contemporary, London

2001 Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport

2000 Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport

BP Portrait Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland

Big Issue Book of Home exhibition, London

Trevillion Picture Library photographers, Jacs Bar & Gallery, Notting Hill, London

BP Portrait Award Exhibition (Commended Artist), National Portrait Gallery, London

1999 Children of the Korn, Cornerhouse, Manchester

The Beautiful People, Arc, Manchester

The Beautiful People, Living Room Gallery, Sun Street Studios, Lancaster

Sefton Open, Atkinson Gallery, Southport

Represented Artists, Photofolio Gallery, Salts Mill, Bradford

Form and Fantasy: Art & the Fairground, Mid Pennine Art Gallery, Burnley

Trevillion Picture Library photographers, Metro Imaging, London

The Beautiful People, Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby

1994 Herstory, (part of festival of Women Photographers), Alternative Arts Gallery, London

Family in Focus, Whiteleys Shopping Centre, London

Charity Works, City of Westminster Hall, London

SPECIAL PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS

2017 Instagram takeover at Copenhagen Photo Festival, 23 – 30 April

2011 Axis Travelling Moleskine®, UK

2009 The Sketchbook Project. Art House Gallery, Atlanta

PRESS & FEATURES

2018 Featured in Aint-Bad in article “What we’ve found: Social Media“

Featured in A new nothing in a photographic conversation between Efrem Zelony-Mindell and W.M. Hunt

2017 Shootfilm online magazine feature, issue 2, “Home”

2016 100 Anos de Arte Plásticas em Abrantes, exhibition catalogue, Câmara Municipal de Abrantes

Feature in Bisectriz, online publication, published 6 September, Mexico

Guest-Room, online exhibition curated by Jörg Colberg, Der Greif magazine

2015 Feature, Mediotejo.net, ed. Sónia Pedro, Portugal

2013 Papel, Portuguese online magazine, ed. Lucy Pepper

2012 Room Magazine, issue 35.2, Vancouver, Canada

2010 Axis promotional literature, featured, UK

2007 Shortlist magazine. “The 10 new British artists worth investing in now”. UK.

Sugar and Spice, exhibition press release and poster. UK

Axis, Curated Projects, feature on Painting curated by Liz Aston, UK

2006 Periferica, January issue, front cover and 3 page feature in arts & culture magazine, Portugal

Interview for online page “The Extra Finger”

2005 “Thinking about Art: Artists interview artists”. Interview featured in J T Kirkland’s website

2004 pigmagazine, Dec/January issue, 4 page feature in Milan based arts & style magazine, edited by Giovanni Cervi

Home Stills, Bored Magazine, Steve Hughes (ed.) , November issue

2003 The Observer, review, February 2nd

Electric review, Bunny Smedley, June 25

Nashville Scene, David Maddox, November

2002 100 Reviews (3), J. J. Charlesworth, Alberta Press

The A-Z of Now, The Art Show, Channel 4

Goth Bible, Listed. Ed. Mick Mercer

Arts Review Magazine – photo pages. April issue.

Blueprint Magazine, London. March issue

Perverse Pop Catalogue, Catto Contemporary, London

2001 BP Portrait Award 1990-2001, National Portrait Gallery, London

2000 A matter of fact, PYMCA, London

Big Issue Book of Home, Eddie Ephraums (ed.), London

Edition of Postcards and 2001 Calendar, National Portrait Gallery, London

Flux Magazine, Manchester

Manchester Evening News

HardWired Magazine

Opi8.com, feature

1999 Northwest Arts Board – annual report book

Artists Newsletter – April issue

City Life Television

Lancashire Post

1998 Artists Newsletter – Dec issue

Kerrang! Magazine

Out and About, Tyne Tees Television

1994 Lisbon in London Catalogue

BBC Radio 4 – Interview in programme Kaleidoscope

BBC Radio 5 Live- Interview

PUBLICATIONS

2014 Through Lenses: Romsey Art Festival. Askance Publishing

2011 500 Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, ed. Sandy Nairne

2003 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery Publications, introduction by A. S. Byatt

William Cheung, Camera Craft Portraits, 2 page feature

2000 Eddie Ephraums, Big Issue Book of Home, London

1997 Dazed and Confuzed magazine, Home Stills, London, July issue, 2 page feature

WORKSHOPS, TALKS & LECTURES

2015 AA2A Artist presentation, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

2007 Arts Council, London. Talk: Artists websites

AWARDS

2000 BP Portrait Award

1998 Arts Council Awards to Individual Artists

Artech

Nimtech

1994 Gulbenkian Foundation

COLLECTIONS

Coleção Figueiredo Ribeiro

Private collections in UK, Sweden and Portugal