b. 1989 beverley UK

ba fine art chelsea college of arts

foundation diploma art & design chelsea college of arts

as a painting student I was obsessed with cinema, so naturally I moved opposite the best art house cinema in the world, the Ritzy in Brixton. Got a job there. Started selling tickets and sweeping popcorn, then someone let me choose which posters we put up outside. Someone told me what marketing was, and I thought okay that sounds better than sweeping. Then they let me post on their facebook page and put more posters up. Then they let me put on some films I liked, that was really good.

fast forward some years, I found myself in film distribution, working on releases of films like The Lobster and 20,000 Days on Earth. I needed a creative hit, so went agency side, helping brands work in film – creating all kinds of marketing campaigns for film releases across events, design, print and partnerships. Me and a couple of my best mates decided to set up our own thing, DIVE, creating experiences, partnerships & content for the film world and beyond.

i’ve always maintained painting practise throughout my film career, as well as developing a design studio to help people make their branding and website dreams come true.