CV
EDUCATION

2009



2006


2005



2003




SCHOLARSHIPS

2009

2006-2009

2004

2003-2005




TEACHING

2004-present

2006-2008


2008- present

2008

2006


2006




Artist Talks/ Workshops

2010

2010

2009

2006



FREELANCE WORK

2005-2007


2004-present


2000-2003



PhD
Fine Art
After the Exotic: The Beach and other Heterotopias in Contemporary Art (Thesis)
Newcastle University, Fine Art Department, UK.

PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education)
University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK. Subject: Art and Design, see Design work

Master in Fine Art (Distinction: dissertation and studio work)
(2-year full-time postgraduate degree).
Newcastle University, Fine Art Department, UK.

B.A. Graphic Design (2.1)
(4-year full-time degree) University of Applied Science; Mainz, Germany
see Design work




AHRC Grant for organization of Revisiting the Beach Conference and Exhibition

AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council), UK (3 years PhD)

Bartlett Scholarship, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council), UK (2 years MFA)






Visiting Lecturer, Newcastle University

Module Leader/Visiting Lecturer, Art Theory and Criticism Module (Level 2),
Newcastle University

Visiting Lecturer, Tyne Met College, Newcastle

Visiting Lecturer, Gateshead College, Gateshead

Artist workshop, organised by Arts Development Team,
Gateshead Council, 17 July 2006

Professional Placements (PGCE, Art and Design)
at Teesside High school, Eaglescliff, UK (October-December 2005) and
RC St Joseph’s Comprehensive School, Hebburn (February-May 2006).





Artist Talk, Myles Meehan Gallery Darlington (June 2010).

Artist Workshop, Myles Meehan Gallery (July 2010).

Artist Talk, South Square Gallery Bradford (Nov 2009).

Artist workshop, organised by Arts Development Team, Gateshead Council, (July 2006).





Freelance Graphic Designer Heisters und Partner Buro fur Kommunikationsdesign Mainz, Germany (http://www.heisters-partner.com)

Design Consultant and Web-Designer for Center fo Excellence in Teaching and Learning,
CETL, Newcastle University (http://www.cetl4musicne.ac.uk/)

Freelance Graphic Designer Buero Bockenheim, Frankfurt, Germany
(http://www.buerobockenheim.de/)