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Education

 

MA Fine Art (2019-2020)

Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London

 

DPsych Counselling Psychology (2007-2010)

City University, London

 

MSc Transcultural Mental Health (2006-2007)

Queen Mary College, University of London

 

BSc Psychology (2002-2006)

Birkbeck College, University of London

 

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Solo Exhibitions

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Mundus Transfiguratus: Wrap me Kindly in a Noaberschap Cloth (2026)

Stichting B93, Enschede, Netherlands

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Mundus Transfiguratus:  The House of Brightwyna & The Cave of the Oracle (2026)

Florence Trust, London

 

​From Rome with a Fag in the Mouth (2022)

Cosmo Trastevere Rome, Italy

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Fag Attacks the Country (2021)

Espacio Gallery, London

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Group Exhibitions

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Ex Roma VI (2026)

APT Gallery, London

 

QueerFest Norwich (2026)

St Margaret's Gallery, Norwich

 

​​​Sherborne Open (2025)

Digby Hall, Sherborne

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Fringe Arts Bath (2025)

Bath Spa University, Bath

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In Your Face: Queer Portraiture Now (2025)

Colonnade House, Worthing

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QueerFest Norwich (2025)

The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich

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Queer Portraiture (2024)

The Ledward Centre, Brighton

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Sherborne Open (2024)

Digby Hall, Sherborne

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QueerFest Norwich (2024)

The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich

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Riposte Queer Art Rave (2024)

Electrowerkz, London

 

Queer Opening Festival (2023)

KMWTW, Krakow, Poland

 

Beautiful is the Vessel: A Carnival of Queer Shorts (2023)

The British School at Rome, Italy

 

Traumwelt (2022)

LiTE-HAUS Gallery, Berlin

 

Visions in the Nunnery  (2022)

Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts London

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Lichtblüten Festival Altmark (2022)

Kalbe, Germany

 

Künstlerstadt Kalbe Group Show (2022)

Galerie die 8, Kalbe, Germany

 

Atelier Rundgang (2022)

Künstlerstadt Kalbe, Germany

 

Wiltshire Creative Summer Exhibition (2022)

Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury

 

Spazi Aperti (2022)

The Romanian Academy in Rome, Italy

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June Mostra (2022)

The British School at Rome, Italy

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Gates Wide Open (2022)

Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury

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March Mostra (2022)

The British School at Rome, Italy

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The Sequestered Prize (2022)

Unit Gallery, London

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December Mostra (2021)

The British School at Rome, Italy

 

Journey Into Unknown (2021)

Copeland Gallery, London

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Subject to Change (2021)

Lewisham Art House, London

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Non-Place Collective (2021)

This is Not a Shop, Bath Fringe Festival, Bath

 

London Grads Now (2020)

Saatchi Gallery, London

 

Post-Graduate Showcase (2020)

Online Exhibition, University of the Arts London

 

On-line Walls (2020)

Online Exhibition, University of the Arts London

 

Voices of Otherness (2020)

Online Exhibition, Camberwell College of Arts

 

Coronarchive (2020)

Online Exhibition, Camberwell College of Arts

 

Mixtape (2020)

Online Exhibition, Camberwell College of Arts

 

Lunar New Year (2020)

Camberwell College of Arts Gallery, London 

 

New Camberwell Art (2019)

Camberwell College of Arts Gallery, London 

 

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Performances

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The House of Cliza  (2026)

Stichting B93, Enschede, Netherlands

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Cliza  & Thorne (2026)

Concordia, Enschede, Netherlands

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The House of Cliza & Thorne (2026)

APT Gallery, London

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The Cave of the Oracle (2026)

Florence Trust, London

 

The House of Brightwyna (2026)

Florence Trust, London

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Painting the Painter (2025)

Open Studios, Dorset

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Between 3 and 8 there is a Thong (2022)

Kunstlerstadt Kalbe, Germany

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The Banquet of the House of Oretta (2022)

The British School at Rome, Italy

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From Rome with a Fag in the Mouth (2022)

Cosmo Trastevere Rome, Italy

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The Occupation (2022)

The British School at Rome, Italy

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A Musical Soiree (2021)

The British School at Rome, Italy

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Tramping the Lady (2020)

UAL, London

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Awards, Competitions & Residencies

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ARE Holland (2026)

Residency at ARE Holland/Stichting B93, Enschede, Netherlands

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The Florence Trust Artist in Residence (2026)

Residency at The Writers' Room, London

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International Summercampus (2022)

Residency at Künstlerstadt Kalbe, Germany

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Abbey Awards Scholarship (2021-22)

Residency at British School at Rome, Italy

 

Visual Art Open 2021 UK & International Emerging Artist Awards (2021)

Shortlisted 

 

The Sequestered Self-Portrait Prize (2021)

Shortlisted 

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Mirror Mirror on the Wall (2021)

UAL PG Community Instagram Pride Month take-over

 

Lady in Waiting (2021)

UAL PG Community Instagram take-over

 

Tramping the Lady (2020)

On-line residency

 

 

Publications

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Article: Camberwell College of Arts (2021)

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Article: Camberwell College of Arts (2020)

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Photography: Hospital Club Magazine (2011)

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Essay: Deodor Artist Book (2010)

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Photography: Routledge Publishing (2010)

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Feature Article: Umbigo Magazine (2005)

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Interviews/Reviews

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British School at Rome (2022)

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British School at Rome (2022)

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British School at Rome (2021)

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Radio Televisão Portuguesa (2021)

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Art Review: The Sunday Times (2020)

 

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Teaching/Other

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Faculty Member (2022 – to date)

Faculty of Fine Arts, British School at Rome

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Scholar in Painting (2021 - 2022)

Abbey Awards, British School at Rome

 

Workshop Facilitator (2020)

Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London

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Associate Lecturer (2007 – 2020)

Queen Mary College, University of London

 

Workshop Facilitator (2009)

London College of Communication, University of the Arts London

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