Qualifications
97 - 98 Masters Degree in Sculpture/Ceramics with Distinction. University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
90 - 93 BA Hons Degree in Sculpture/Ceramics. University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Permanent Collections:
2023. Collection of Museum of Pacific & Oceanic Arts, Riga, Latvia
2022. Collection of Anatomy Museum, Riga, Latvia
2022. Collection of F. Hoffmann-La Roche. Riga, Latvia.
2022. Collection of F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland.
2021. The Cost of Life. 125th Anniversary commission, F Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland.
2016. Collection of Gordon Museum Of Pathology. London, UK.
2015. Collection of National Museum of Art, Oslo, Norway.
2009. The National Army Museum, London, UK.
2008. The Museum of Arts & Design, New York, USA.
2008. The Wellcome Collection, London. UK.
Books:
2023 Paddy Hartley at the Pharmacy Museum, University of Basel. Editiones Roche
2021 The Cost of Life. Essays by Alexander Bieri and Jonathan Steffen. Editiones Roche
2015 Of Faces and Facades. David Houston Jones & Marjorie Gehrhardt
Solo Exhibitions:
2022 Foetal Attraction. Ceramic Intervention. Riga Stradins University Anatomy Museum, Latvia.
2022 The Cost Of Life. The Art Academy of Latvia. Riga, Latvia.
2021 The Cost of Life. A perspective on health. Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland.
2021 The Cost of Life ‘Intervention’. Pharmaziemuseum University of Basel, Switzerland.
2017 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
2017 Edit:01 Residency and Retrospective Exhibition, The Lowry, Salford.
2015 'Papaver Rhoeas' Biotissue Sculpture multi-venue exhibition
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, London, UK
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, UK
Gordon Museum of Pathology, King's College London, UK
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, UK
Foundling Museum, London, UK
Freud Museum, London, UK
Florence Nightingale Museum, London, UK
Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum, London, UK
Firepower - Royal Artillery Museum, London, UK
Museum of the Order of St John, London, UK
2007 ‘Faces of Battle’ Project Facade Exhibition. National Army Museum, London, UK
2000 ‘Safe From Harm’, Year of the Artist exhibition. The Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds, UK
Group Exhibitions
2018 Armistice: Legacy of the Great War, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. UK.
2016 Nesta Spring 2016 Exhibition, London, UK
2015 Womens Work - Masculinity and Gender in Contemporary Fibre Art, San Diego Art Institute, USA.
2015 'Slippage - The Unstable Nature of Difference. Contemporary Art Space Chester. UK
2015 'Faces of Conflict'. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Exeter. UK
2015 'The Needle's Eye' KODE Bergen & National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. Norway.
2014 'Re:Collection'. Museum of Arts and Design New York. USA
2013 'SHOWcabinet: Prosthetics'. SHOWstudio. London. UK
2013 'Gone Viral'. Marion Art Gallery, State University New York. USA
2013 'Heads, Shoulders Genes & Toes'. Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University. USA
2013 'In Your Face' Curated by Nick Knight. SHOWstudio, London. UK
2011 'Alter Nature'. Z33, CIAP & the Fashion Museum, Hasselt, Belgium
2009 ‘Kreig Und Medizin’. Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden, Germany
2009 ‘War + Medicine’. The Wellcome Collection, London, UK
2008 ‘Pricked’: Extreme Embroidery. Museum of Arts & Design, New York, USA
2007 ‘Diagnosis Art’. Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg, Germany
2007 ‘Diagnosis Art’. Kunst Ahlen Museum, Munster, Germany
2005 ‘Somatechnics’. Macquarie University Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2004 ‘Future Face’ Wellcome Trust Exhibition. The Science Museum, London, UK
2003 ‘Treat Yourself’ Wellcome Trust Exhibition. The Science Museum, London, UK
2003 ‘Digi-Monde’ Contemporary Art & Science Exhibition. Orleans House Gallery, London UK
2003 ‘Bodily Alter(c)ations’. Macquarie University Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2002 ‘Short Cuts To Beauty’. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2000 ‘7OVER5’. New Contemporary Art. Leeds Metropolitan Gallery, UK
2000 ‘Eden’. Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture. Radley College Gallery, Oxford. UK
2000 ‘Parade’: Leeds Contemporary Art Now. East Street Gallery, Leeds. UK
2000 ‘Formerly Known As Art’ (F,K,A,A). Contemporary Fine Art in Leeds. The Wardrobe, Leeds. UK
2000 ‘Invisible Body’. Wellcome Trust Sci-Art Collaboration. The Atrium Gallery, London, UK
Commissioned Collaborations/Projects & Residencies (selection):
2022 Foetal Attraction Ceramic intervention, Anatomy Museum, Riga Stradins University, Latvia
2021 Ceramic Intervention, Pharmaziemuseum University of Basel, Switzerland.
2021 The Cost of Life. 125th Anniversary commission, F Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Switzerland
2002/2020 Artist in Residence, Dept of Tissue Engineering & School of Dentistry, King's College London.
2017 Artist in Residence, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London UK
2004/2007. Artist in Residence, The Gillies Archives. Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup, UK
Curatorial:
2022 Foetal Attraction Ceramic intervention, Anatomy Museum, Riga Stradins University, Latvia
2021 The Cost of Life. A perspective on health. Art Academy of Latvia. Riga Latvia
2021 The Cost of Life. A perspective on health. Museum Tinguely, Basel Switzerland
2021 The Cost of Life ‘Intervention’. Pharmaziemuseum University of Basel, Switzerland.
2007 Faces of Battle. National Army Museum, London. UK
2000/2010 Curator/Exhibition and events co-ordinator (50+ exhibitions). Brass Gallery, Leeds. UK
2000 Safe From Harm. The Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds. UK