Artist Biography

Much of his work depicts the world around him, his local area (Moss Side, Manchester) his family and influences from the media. His work is intricate and detailed and gives his audiences an alternative vision of contemporary urban life. In his work he draws on social and cultural references relating to his very personal experiences of being brought up in Hulme and Moss Side, Manchester.

Recent Exhibitions:

PERSPECTIVES, Greater Manchester, Venture Arts, October 2018 – February 2019

HEY CLLAY PRRIVATE VIEW & Live Art Drop In and Events, Venture Arts, 23rd & 25th March 2018

Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making, National touring Exhibition by Craftspace & Outside In 2016-2017

OutsiderXchanges Exhibition, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead 2016

OutsiderXchanges ,The Manchester Contemporary, Old Granada Studios 2016

International Summit for Learning Disabled Artists, Project Ability, Trongate 103, Glasgow, March 2015

MADE, Venture Arts Studio Show, People’s History Museum, Manchester 2015

The Art of Nature, Venture Arts Studio Show, The Lowry, Salford Quays 2014

Articulate, Venture Arts Studio Show,  The Lowry , Salford Quays 2013