Education
2008 - 2010 - MA Digital Media Arts - University of Brighton - School of Arts and Media.

1997-1998 - H.N.C. Photography - City of Westminster College London.
1994-1996
- City & Guilds - Photography - Kingsway College London.
1989-1990
  - City & Guilds Advanced Craft¬-Specialist Paint Finishing, College of North East London.
1987-1989
  - City & Guilds - Specialist paint Finishing and sign Writing - College of North East London.
1982-1984
- Diploma in Higher Education - Expressive Arts, Middlesex
University, London.

Residencies

Sept 09/ June 2010 - Old Masters. Digital media arts residency working with young people at All Angels School in South London. Funded by Collage Arts.

Aug 09/Jan 2010 - Still Lives. Digital Media Arts Residency working with Beverly Carpenter at Kids Company in South London. Funded by Southwalk Council.

Sept 09/March 2010 -Youth Ground. Digital media arts residency working with young people at All Angels School in South London. Funded by Collage Arts.

Oct 08/March 09 - The Growingroom. Artist in Residence with Enfield Council. An arts led consultation funded by Harringwoods Studios.

Oct 07/Jan 08 - SE5 Scene. Artist in Residence with Beverly Carpenter at Kids Company, Camberwell.  Funded by Media Box, through Oblique Arts.
June/Oct 2006 -  Jaywick Rocks - Artist in Residence at Jaywick Sands. An arts led consultation, funded by Haring Woods Studios, Arts Council England, and Essex County Council.
March 2006 - Artist in Residence Durness Digital art studio, funded by Scottish Arts Council,
Jan/May 2006 - Artist In Residence 'East Herts'. Council. 'Its all going on at Sele' Consultation, funded by Greenheart Partnerships, Arts council England
May/Nov 2005 - Artist in Residence 'Gunpowder Park'. 'Capture Revisited', funded by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.
May 2003/Sept 2004 - Artist in residence at 'Wysing Arts' in Cambridge. 'Capture' funded by East England Arts, The Regional Arts Lottery Fund, Gunpowder Park/ Landscape and Arts Network and Arts Council England. An eighteen-month research based residency that explored ideas around life cycles, with the brief to explore the possibility of physically linking two sites with diverse histories.
Jan/April 2004 - Artist in residence Fortismere sixth-form college. 'On the Brink', An exploration of identity using photography and digital image manipulation with my portraiture portfolio as a starting point.
2001/2002 - Artist in Residence, Lee Valley Regional Park, 'Year of the artist' 2000. 'Pregnant in Lee Valley' funded by East England Arts and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. Eighteen-month digital arts based exploration, to produce large-scale images (ten metres high) to mark the count down to the opening of a park.

 

Commissions
March 08 -
South London Gallery commissioned myself and Beverly Carpenter through Oblique Arts to make a short film with students from a local School in response to The Alfredo Jarr 'Politics of the Image' exhibition.
March/July 08 -
Camberwell Community Arts consultation project. Se5 Forum and Splash.
Oct/Feb 07/08 -
'SE5 Scene', An 'Oblique Arts' Project funded by Media Box.
June/Dec 2007 -
'Skate Jam', A community consultation film, commissioned by East Herts council.
April/May 2007 -
'Bright Sparks', a documentary film commissioned by Gunpowder Park.
May 2006 -
'Its all going on at Sele' a short film commissioned by Greenheart Partnerships as part of the outcome from the community consultation undertaken while working as artist in residence on Sele Farm Estate.

Exhibitions and Screenings

Dec 2009 -
'Still Lives' The Gallery Sketch' London

Nov 2009 - 'Through The Keyhole' Chocolate Factory open studio, London

July 2009 - 'Youth Ground' The House, St Michaels and All Angels School, London

Nov 2008 - 'SE5 Scene' Chocolate Factory open studio, London
July 2008 -
Chocolate factory Gallery 'Makcays Down South' London
June 2008 -
Camberwell Swimming Pool 'Splash' Three Screen film installation and live performance as part of Camberwell community Arts Festival, London.
March 2008 -
South London Gallery 'New Shoots' Screening of 'London, South London' , London
Jan. 2008 -
Kids Company, 'SE5 Scene' Red Carpet Screening event, London
Jan. 2008 -
Camberwell Magistrates Court, 'SE5 Scene' out door film installation London

Nov 2007 - 'Mackay's Down South' Chocolate Factory open studio, London

Nov 2006 - 'Jaywick Rocks' and 'Mackay Portraits' Chocolate Factory open studio, London.
Oct 06 -
Jaywick Martello Tower, 'Jaywick Rocks' out door film screening and Exhibition, Essex
Sept 06  -
Whitechapel Gallery, out door projection, part of 'Wormhole Salon' 'Tunnel Vision' 'The Sinc. Group'. London
June 2006  -
Durness Village Hall 'Vroom' Group Show 'Mackay Portraits' and film 'Lost For Words'. Scotland
March 2006 -
Balnakele House Projection, 'Lost For Words', Scotland

Nov. 2005 - 'On the Brink', GPP Portraits, 'Growing Room' The Chocolate Factory open studio, London
July 2005  -
Chocolate Factory Gallery 'On the Brink' Portraits. Part of the work produced while artist in Residence at Fortismere School, London
Nov. 2004 -
'Capture' The Chocolate Factory open studio, London
Sept 2004 -
Wysing arts 'Capture' exhibition of work from 18 month residency, funded by Arts Council England, East England Arts, Regional Arts Lottery, Cambridge.
June 2004 -
Gunpowder Park Royal Opening, group exhibition of work, Waltham Abbey.

Nov. 2003 - Retrospective. The Chocolate Factory open studio, London

Nov 2002 - "Pregnant in Lee Valley', The Chocolate Factory open studio, London.
April/May 2002 -
Curator 'Celebrating Food' Exhibition, Bruce Castle Museum, London.

Nov. 2001 'London at Dawn and Dusk', The Chocolate Factory open studio, London.

Nov. 2000 'Girls in Goggles'. The Chocolate Factory open studio, London

Nov. 1999 'Artists Portraits' The Chocolate Factory open studio, London London.
Sept. 1999 -
'Angels' Yaminas Café Gallery , solo show, sponsored by Angel Fest 1999 Organised Chaos, London.
Aug. 1999 -
'Angels' Optima Studios, solo show, Sponsored by Becks, London.
Aug. 1999 -
Lauderdale House Photographic Exhibition (First Prize). Group show, London.
June 1999  -
'Rites of Passage'. Gallery, Crouch End Library, funded by Haringey Arts Council, joint show, London.

Nov 1998 - 'Twins' Chocolate Factory open studio, London
June 1997 -
'Let Loose', Association Gallery group show, London.


Mentoring, teaching and workshops

2009/10 - St Michaels and All Angels School, Digital Media Arts

2009/10 - Schools in Enfield, video and animation.

2009/10 - Kids Company, Digital photography and animation.

2008/09 - St Michaels and All Angels School, Digital Media Arts

August 2008 -  Herfordshire University, digital and photography animation.
March - June 2008
  - St Michaels and All Angels School, Camberwell, animation, digital photography and video workshops 'Splash and Se5 Forum' with Oblique Arts.
March - June 2008
- Kids Company, Camberwell. Animation, digital photography and video workshops
March 2008 -
South London Gallery, Video workshops in response to Alfredo Jaar's 'Politics of the Image' exhibition with St Saviour's and St Olave's School.
Oct-Jan 07/08
- Kids Company, Camberwell, animation, digital photography and video workshops 'SE5 Scene' with Oblique Arts.
Oct-Jan 07/08 -
St Michaels and All Angels School, Camberwell, animation, digital photography and video workshops 'SE5 Scene' with Oblique Arts.
July 2007 -
Round House, Camden, London. Digital photography Master Class with Gallery 37
July 2006  -
Jaywick Martello Tower - Digital Photography Workshops
Jan-May 2006 -
Sele Farm Estate - Diary Rooms
March 2006
- Durness Digital Studio - Pin Hole Photography workshops and filmmaking.
Aug 2006 -
Charles Wells Brewery -  Digital and projection Workshops
April 2006 -
Sele Arts and Media School - Portraiture Workshops for 'A' level Students.
Sept 2005 -
Gunpowder Park - Work with Ranger Scouts on 'Capture Revisited'
June 2005 -
Chocolate Factory - Studio and darkroom practice - one to one private tuition for GCSE and A level Students.
2004 -
Commissions East - Artist talk on residencies, Cambridge.
2004 -
Teaching - Comberton Village College. Year 10 - series of photography and image manipulation workshops on the theme of 'Memory', Cambridge.
2003 -
Mentoring programme, Fortismere School. Small groups of GCSE students exploring the possibilities of becoming an artist, London.
2002 -
'Artist Packs' for Haringey Schools. Educational teaching packs for teachers working with year 5 and 6 students. Commissioned by Haringey Arts Council, London.
2002
- Mentoring program, Gladesmore School. Small groups of GCSE students exploring the possibilities of becoming an artist. London.

Film and TV work (Unit Stills)

2005  - 'Rose and Maloney' series two. TV Drama, Storm Dog Productions.
2004 - 'Rose and Maloney' - TV Drama. Ealing Studios
2002/2003 - 'Second Generation' - TV Drama, Channel Four

May 2002  - 'Crooked Man' - TV Drama, Crooked Man Films Ltd

May 2002  - 'Murphy's Law' -TV Drama, Tiger Aspects Productions
April 2001  - 'Sweet Revenge' - TV Drama, BBC
Dec. 2000  - 'The Lawless Heart' - Feature Film, MP Productions
Nov. 2000 - 'Bubbles' - Short Film, Outlook films.
Sept. 2000 - ' Losing It' - Short Film, Resource Base.
July/ August 2000 - 'My Brother Tom' - Feature Film, Em Foundation.
May 2000 - 'State of the Party'-Feature Film, Em Foundation.
July /Aug.1999 - ''Déjà vu'- TV Drama, Northwest Film.

Feb.1999  -  'Women Talking Dirty' - Feature Film, Rocket films.

Oct.1998  - 'Caz Underground' - TV Drama, Channel Four
Oct. 1997  - 'Interview With Richard Lester'- Efilms Inc.
Sept. 1997 - 'My Dead Buddy'  - Short film, Channel Four.
Aug.  1997  - 'Family Ties' - Short film, Channel Four.
Aug.  1997  - 'St. Claire' - Short film, Channel Four.
July 1997 - 'Beer Goggles' - Short film, Channel Four.
Oct.  1997 - 'Sixth Happiness' - feature film.