I am a visual narrator and illustrator,
with academic interests in queer theory,
LGBT+ issues and fan-work.
I lecture at Teesside University
across Illustration and Comics.
"Communication happens when an image
reminds the viewer of his own knowledge"
- René Magritte
I grew up in Birmingham, Ireland and Spain, painting and reading comics.
I studied BA Illustration at Cardiff School of Art And Design, and soon after I moved to London to finish an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art. Throughout this period, I taught workshops in Cardiff and London, and consolidated my practice through exhibitions, illustrations for commercial magazines and articles for art journals.
In 2016 I moved up to the northeast to develop and teach on the BA course in Comics and Graphic Novels at Teesside University. In 2019 I developed the MA Illustration programme, which I now lead.
I love practising karate, yoga, bouldering, reading indie comics, and drinking coffee in generous amounts.
Current Projects:
Lead researcher and co-editor on MANGANATION, a Daiwa Foundation funded documentary about Japanese Fan Comics (Doujinshi).
Creating the graphic novel, Not A Copycat, about the hybrid economy of Doujinshi in Japan, supported by the Japanese Ministry for Cultural Affairs.
Comics/Graphic Novels:
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MYOPICA - Self Published
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The Jay Mews Continental #1 - Holodeck, Birmingham
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FriendFiction - Anteros, London
Exhibitions and Fairs:
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Casa De la Cultura, Javea, Spain - 2010
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Art in the Warehouse - Milgi's - Cardiff, UK - 2013
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EveryBody, M.A.D.E Gallery - Cardiff, UK - 2013
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Dim Mor Syml - Brick Lane Gallery - London, UK - 2014
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A Pen Can Build Faster Than A Hammer - Hockney Gallery, RCA - London, UK - 2015
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TATE Offprint - London, UK - 2015
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@KCUA Gallery - Kyoto, Japan - 2015
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Graphic Shakespeare Exhibition - Keizai University, Tokyo, Japan - 2016
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Graphic Shakespeare Exhibition - University of Tsukuba - Tsukuba, Japan - 2016
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International Women's Day - Teeside University Curve building - Middlesbrough, UK - 2017
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Tokyo Media Festival Exhibition (CG Arts)- Tokyu Plaza - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan - 2020
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Women in Comics - BALTIC39 - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK - 2020 (upcoming)
Competitions:
Orsino v.s. Cesario - Shortlisted - Graphic Shakespeare 2015
Panels, Papers and Conferences:
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In Memory of Charlie Hebdo - The ILLinformed illustration Annual 2016 - ILLinformed, Royal College of Art, 2016 - London, UK
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Canny Comic-Con, Panel: Anthology publishing - Newcastle Central Library, 2017 - Newcastle, UK
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Verbal Remedy: Panel Discussion on the film Elle - Tyneside Cinema, 2017 - Newcastle, UK
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Graphic Justice Conference - Presentation of Unoriginal Sin paper - July, 2017 - London, UK
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Comics in Education : CILIP Conference - Newcastle Central Library, 2018 - Newcastle, UK
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Comiket and Doujinshi: A Day of 'Hare' - Studies in Comics 9.2, Intellect Ltd, 2018 - UK
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Visual Journalling for Auto-therapeutic Practice - The 10th Illustration Research Symposium, Illustrating Mental Health, 2019 - Worcester University, UK
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Learning Methods of Doujinshi Circles - Comics in the University, 2019 - Newcastle University, UK
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Women in Comics Symposium - BALTIC art centre - Gateshead, UK - 2021 (upcoming)