CV

Awards

2021
The Marsh Award for Excellence in Gallery Education

Solo Exhibitions

2019
We Are Saved By Loss The Carriageworks Theatre, Light Night Leeds
2018
We Are Saved By Loss 20-21 Visual Arts Centre
2011
Between the Lines Cliffe Castle Museum
2011
Between The Lines The Bowes Museum
2009
Study Skins Brass Gallery
2006
Tension South Square Gallery
2004
Paper and Stitch Bankfield Museum
2004
Paper and Stitch Cartwright Hall

Group Exhibitions

2022
Following Threads, Industry and Environment, Bradford Industrial Museum
2019
Unexpected Connections, The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield
2013
Growing: celebrating our past exploring our future The National Centre for Craft & Design
2011
Interwoven The Chapel Gallery
2009
Colouring outside the Lines Gallery 11
2007
Re- Masters, Print Making by recent MA graduates Bradford Gallery, The Yorkshire Craft Centre
2007
New Ink 8, Exhibition of Masters Print Making Dean Clough Gallery
2005
Narrative Thread Keighley Arts Factory

Education

2007
MA Print Making, Bradford College, Yorkshire
2001
BA (Hons) Fine Arts, Bradford College, Yorkshire

Grants

2024
Bradford 2025 Research and Development Award
2023
Bradford 2025 Capital Of Culture Seed Funding Award
2020
Time Space Money Bursary, The Artists Information Company and Arts Council England.
2019
Developing Your Creative Practice Award, Arts Council England
2017
Individual Artist Award, Arts Council England
2014
Individual Artist Award, Arts Council England
2010
Individual Artist Award, Arts Council England
2004
Individual Artist Award, Arts Council England
2003
Individual Artist Award, Making and Showing Fund, Yorkshire Arts

Public & Private Collections

2009
Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Renaissance Yorkshire
2005
Artimus Collection, Leeds, Yorkshire
2004
Calderdale Museums and Arts, Yorkshire

Residencies & Projects

2024
Beyond the Skin, International art and science project, artist and scientists Roundtable, Venice.
2019
Sojourn: The Artist’s Journey mentorship and research project funded by Arts Council England
2017
We Are Saved By Loss touring exhibition project funded by Arts Council England
2014
Dis-ease research and development project funded by Arts Council England
2013
Wake the Warrior commission with The Potteries Museum, and the Heritage Lottery Fund
2010
Between The Lines Artist in Residence at Cliffe Castle Museum and Art Gallery
2007
The Lost Stitch film produced with studio 163, showcased at the Brighton and Glasgow film festival
2005
Artist exchange between Cartwright Hall, Bradford, England and Hamm, Germany

Education Work (Selection)

2024
Pledges to the Landscape, design and delivery in conjunction with Yorkshire Peat Partnership, Wildlife Trust and Keighley Creative
2024
Bog in A Drawing Box, design and delivery in conjunction with Yorkshire Peat Partnership, Wildlife Trust and Keighley Creative
2023
MEGA Drawing Box, design and delivery in conjunction with Keighley Creative and Airedale Shopping Centre
2022
Consultancy, Resistire, Research and Innovation Project, European Commission, Deutso University, San Sebastian
2021
Culture is Our Plan, Community Consultation Zoom Illustrations, Bradford MDC
2020
The Drawing Box Project, design and delivery in conjunction with Keighley Creative, South Square, Beam Arts
2019
Consultancy (focus on drawing), illustration and public engagement design for Gallery 5, Cartwright Hall
2017
Workshop design for The David Hockney Gallery, Cartwright Hall
2016
Arts Award Log Book. Illustration and Design in conjunction with Bradford Museums and Arts
2009
Young Brits at Art, CRE workshop designer, The Royal Albert Hall & South Bank Centre, London

Selected Media

2017
Life and loss in new exhibition at Gallery in Sleaford, Sleaford Standard
2014
Stitch Draw: Design and Technique for Figurative Stitching by Rosie James, Batsford Press
2013
Naseem Darbey, Between the Lines, by Mary Bennellick, Workbox Magazine
2012
Textiles: The Art of Mankind, by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson Publishers
2011
Between the Lines, by Abigail Porter, Darlington Stockton Times
2011
The Heart of the Matter, by Denna Jones, Embroidery Magazine
2006
Top Five Galleries, by Rachel Campbell-Johnston, The Times (London)

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