BIO
I was born in Brighton and studied Fine Art in Canterbury at KIAD, where I specialised in Graphic Fine Art. Based in the traditions of printmaking, photography, and bookbinding, GFA applied a publishing ethos to art forms including installation, performance, and video art.
I have since lived in London and Tokyo. During my time in Japan, I lectured at Joshibi University of Art & Design and contributed to various art publications, including Art Asia Pacific, this is tomorrow, and Tokyo Art Beat. It was also in Tokyo that I began working with the artist collective Art Byte Critique.
I regularly work with artist collectives and participate in artist book fairs. Some of my work belongs to the British Library’s Collection of Artist Books.
I live and work in Brighton in the UK where I am organising the first Brighton Art Book Fair to take place at Phoenix Art Space.
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Selected Exhibitions
Dec. 2024 Brighton Art Book Fair, Phoenix Art Space, Brighton, UK
Jun. 2024 Bristol Artist’s Book Event, Bower Ashton Campus, UWE, Bristol, UK
Jun. 2024 Book Arts Day, Society of Bookbinders, Kentish Town, London, UK
Apr. 2023 Printed Bound - Artists’ Book and Print Fair, Sunny Bank Mills, Leeds, UK
Mar. 2023 PAGES: Reset - Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Nov. 2022 Art Byte Critique 10th Anniversary Exhibition,Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama
Apr. 2022 Bristol Artist’s Book Event, Bower Ashton Campus, UWE Bristol, UK
Dec. 2021 Tokyo Immigration Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2021 Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2021 Vancouver Art Book Fair, Vancouver, Canada
Jul. 2021 Tokyo Immigration Museum at Tokyo University of the Art Museum
Mar. 2021 Spring Pop-Up Shop, An Online Exhibition
Dec. 2020 Bye Bye 2020!, Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama
Nov. 2020 Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2020 Vancouver Art Book Fair, Vancouver, Canada
Nov. 2019 Whispers Zenpukuji Park, Nishi-Ogikubo, Tokyo
Oct. 2019 Setouchi Art Book Fair , Setouchi Triennale, Takamatsu
Jan. 2019 In the Details, Gallery Le Deco, Shibuya, Tokyo
Nov. 2018 RCA Secret 2018, Royal College of Art, London
Sep. 2018 Turning the Page, Paper Gallery, Manchester
Sep. 2018 Reading Between the Lines, Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama
May 2018 On Paper, Clouds Art + Coffee Koenji, Tokyo
May 2018 World Book Day Exhibition, World of Glass Museum, UK
Apr. 2018 World Book Day Exhibition, Eccleston Library, St. Helen’s, UK
Oct. 2017 Tokyo Art Book Fair 2017, Tennozu Isle, Tokyo
Aug. 2017 Volumes, ONCA, St George’s Place, Brighton
Apr. 2017 Subway Tacchi Studios, Shibuya, Tokyo
Mar. 2017 Surfaces, Nishimachi Artist Space, Motoazabu, Tokyo
Sep. 2016 Tokyo Art Book Fair 2016, Shinanomachi, Tokyo
Public Engagement
Jan 2020 Artist Talks with Esther Brakenhoff & Maarten Schuurman, Louise Rouse, Gabriela Lopez Dena
Oct 2019 Artist Talks with Daniel Silva, Yuko Kamei, Julia Nascimento, Esther Van Asselt
Jul 2019 Artist Talks with Roger Barnard, Cho, Hui-Chin, Ian Lynam, Eirin Torgersen
Apr 2019 Artist Talks with Sofia Saleme, Blood Bros, Alison Carpenter-Hughes, Suzanne Mooney
Jan 2019 Artist Talks with Deanna Gabiga, Ragnhild May & Kristoffer Raasted, Utako Shindo, Sam Stocker
Oct 2018 Artist Talks with Martin van der Linden, Ling Liu, Lyle Nisenholz
Sep. 2018 Introducing Artists’ Books at Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama
Jul 2018 Artist Talks with Natale Adgnot, Andrew Joyce, Jacqueline Mcleish, Serene Hui Sze Lok
May 2018 Introducing ‘On Paper’ at Clouds Art + Coffee, Koenji, Tokyo
Apr 2018 Artist Talks with Kris Cerneka, Jamie Humphreys, Olivia Lacey, Dorothy Melander-Dayton
Jan 2018 Artist Talks with Jenny Forster, Lan Chungshuan, Karin Pi, Arthur Huang
Oct 2017 Artist Talks with Timo Wright, Caitlyn Doran, Reina Ko, Jan Vranovsky
Sep. 2018 Workshop: How to Make a Book at Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama
Jul 2017 Artist Talks with Linda Dennis, Junel Fujinaki, Patti Hudak, Kaori Nagata
Sep. 2014 Tokyo Murals at Pecha-Kucha Night, Super Deluxe, Roppongi, Tokyo
Collaborations
Jul. 2020 The Screen and Beyond Arthur Huang, Bix Fife, Caitlyn Brutger, Deanna Gabiga, Eva Li, Michelle Zacharias, Patty Hudak, Yuta Otani
May 2015 Blueprint Arthur Huang, Yuko Kamei, John Reardon, Hyemin Son
Jan. 2010 Genso A website based on the periodic table with Sam Frith
Jul. 2005 A Storm in a Teacup A digital collage with Sam Frith
Nov. 2002 Sexymachinery A publication with Åbäke and other contributors
Selected Press
Feb. 2019 Artists’ Spotlight Aesthetica Magazine
May 2018 On Paper Metropolis Magazine
Sep. 2017 Tokyo Art Book Fair Interview
Sep. 2017 Volumes Design Collector Magazine
Oct. 2016 Artist Interview The Spendy Pencil
Collections
Jul. 1999 Artists’ Books Collection, The British Library, London, UK
Selected Articles
Apr 2019 Tom Sach: Tea Ceremony, this is tomorrow
Editorial
Jul. 2018 Convergence exhibition catalogue, Joshibi University of Art & Design
Jun. 2017 Joshibi University x Tokyo Art Beat Student Reviews
Sep. 2015 The World Goes Pop Annabel James’ review for Genso
Related Activities
Jul. 2017 Image consultant for Frieze A Brief History of the Future
Dec. 2015 Guest writer for Iki-mono Seven Finalists
Nov. 2015 Essay citation in Fram Kitagawa’s book Art Place Japan
Associations
Art Byte Critique is a group of working artists interested in constructive dialogues about studio work and the discovery of new ideas and inspirations.
Brighton Artists Network is an interdisciplinary, artist-led network that provides a space for artists to connect, collaborate, and take the lead on matters that affect them and their communities.