Curriculum Vitae
Education
2014-2018 BA (Hons) Communication Design, The Glasgow School of Art
Exhibitions
2021, OBSCURA: Alternative Analogue Photography, The Carousel, Nottingham
2020, Interactions of Colour: Little Works, Big on Colour (Online), RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
2020, Embody without Burden: A Celebration of Motherhood, RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
2019, Men’s Shed: Portraits from Shelter Scotland’s Foxbar Men’s Shed by Melissa Mitchell, POP Community Arts & Events Space, Paisley
2019, Working Title II, Fresh Focus at Stills, Stills Centre for Photography, Edinburgh
2019, Shelter Scotland 50th Anniversary Photography Exhibition, The Central Library, Edinburgh
2019, Shelter Scotland 50th Anniversary Photography Exhibition, The Steeple Church, Dundee
2019, Shelter Scotland 50th Anniversary Photography Exhibition, The Usual Place, Dumfries
2019, Shelter Scotland 50th Anniversary Photography Exhibition, The Central Library, Aberdeen
2018, Shelter Scotland 50th Anniversary Photography Exhibition, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow
2018, Helsinki Photo Festival, Galleria Futura, Helsinki
2018, Glasgow School of Art Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2017, Work in Progress, Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2017, Epilogue, 3/4, The Barra’s Art and Design Centre, Glasgow
2017, Disciplined, An Exhibition, The Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow
2016, Comma, The Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow
2015, Pinhole Peepshow, Bourdon Building, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
Awards
2021, Shortlisted, FLOW Photofest Open Competition
2020, Creative Scotland VACMA Graduate Bursary for Continued Professional Development
2020, Shortlisted, The John Byrne Award for a Connection to Something Greater
2018, Selected International Winner, From Helsinki with Love, Helsinki Photo Festival
Press & Features
2021, Analogue Wonderland Film Photography Blog, #Sheheartsfilm Female Film Photographers to Follow!
2020, 35mmc, Photography Theory and Practice – A Collaborative Project
2020, Interactions of Colour: Little Works, Big on Colour, Exhibition Feature
2020, 35mmc, Lockdown Lumen - Artists Around the World Printing with Sunlight
2020, The John Byrne Award, Annual Shortlist
2020, Embody without Burden: A Celebration of Motherhood, Exhibition Feature
2019, The John Byrne Award, Entry Exhibition: Photography
2019, The John Byrne Award, Entry Exhibition: Gender & Equality
2019, The Paisley Daily Express, Exhibition Feature
2019, The Paisley Daily Express, Exhibition Feature
2019, The John Byrne Award, August Shortlist
2019, Renfrewshire Leisure, The Guide, Exhibition Feature
2018, Shelter Scotland Blog, Exhibition Feature
2018, Shelter Scotland, Exhibition Feature
2018, The Evening Times, Photographic Feature
2018, The Chronic Project, Issue 1, Photographic Feature
2018, The Graduate, Photographic Feature
2015, GASM, Cover, vol.13
Collectives
2021-present, Member of Edinburgh Lo-Fi Community
2020-present, Mentee at The New Photographer's Guild, Street Level Photoworks
2019-present, Member of Fresh Focus, Stills Centre for Photography
Artist Talks & Workshops
2021, Renfrewshire Mental Health Arts Festival, Capturing Colour Photography Workshop (Online)
2021, Renfrewshire Mental Health Arts Festival, Spinach Anthotypes Workshop (Online)
2021, Glasgow Women’s Library, Female in Focus Photography Workshop as part of the Making Her Mark Programme (Online)
2021, In Focus: New Photographers Guild Artist Talks, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow (Online)
2019, Sunshine Recovery Café Art Group, A-Z Photography Workshop, St Matthews Church, Paisley
2019, Men’s Shed: Portraits from Shelter Scotland’s Foxbar Men’s Shed Artist Talk, POP Community Arts & Events Space, Paisley