Below is a list of zine fests, exhibitions, events and performances where I have presented my work. For a list of animation screenings and exhibitions please see the individual film pages.
2025
Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival 2025
15 – 16 November 2023
I sold my comics at the Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival in Harrogate, England.
Tags Fest 2025
26 October 2025
Zine, Comic and Gaming Fest at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh.
HalloZine Fair
18 October 2025
Zine Fest at the National Library of Scotland.
Sequential Scotland 2025
2 August 2025
Comic Art Festival in Glasgow.
Prosopagnosia
V&A Dundee
April 2025
Screening of my short film Prosopagnosia at the V&A Dundee Juniper Auditorium for the month of April.
2024
Glasgow Comic Con 2024
1 June 2024
Comic Con at The Royal Concert Hall, Killermont Street, Glasgow G2 3NY.
Coming Out Autistic
Queer Pasticciaccio Bello II Exhibition
28 April – 14 May 2024
Coming Out Autistic short film screening in Rome, Italy.
Glasgow Comic Art Festival 2024
9 March 2024
Comic Art Festival in Glasgow, selling my comics and zines at Glassford Trades Hall.
Edinburgh Zine Fest 2024
11 February 2024
Zine Fest at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh.
2023
Tags Fest 2023
2 December 2023
Zine, Comic and Gaming Fest at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh.
Dundee Zine Fest 2023
18 November 2023
Zine Fest at Artangel in Dundee.
Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival 2023
11 – 12 November 2023
I sold my comics at the Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival in Harrogate, England.
Pride Comic Art Fest Bristol 2023
23 September 2023
LGBTQ+ Comic Festival at The Station in Bristol.
Glasgow Comic Con 2023
3 June 2023
Comic Art Festival at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow.
Edinburgh Zine Fest 2023
19 February 2023
I sold my zines at Edinburgh Zine Fest at the Fruitmarket Gallery.
2022
Edinburgh Comic Art Festival 2022
19 November 2022
Comic Art Festival at Out of the Blue in Edinburgh.
Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival 2022
12 – 13 November 2022
I sold my comics at the Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival in Harrogate, England.
HallowZine Fest Dundee
22 October 2022
Zine Fest at the Student Union in Dundee.
Acme Comic Con Glasgow Autumn 2022
24 – 25 September 2022
Autumn Comic Con at the SECC in Glasgow.
Pride Comic Art Fest Bristol 2022
4 September 2022
LGBTQ+ Comic Festival at The Station in Bristol.
Fanzineist Vienna online 2022
11 – 25 August 2022
Online Artbook and Zine Fest.
Glasgow Zine Fest 2022
3 July 2022
In-person Zine Fest at the CCA in Glasgow.
Glasgow Comic Con 2022
4 June 2022
In-person Comic Con at Bellahouston in Glasgow.
Edinburgh Zine Fest 2022
15 May 2022
Zine Fest at Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh.
Bluestockings Digital Comic Fest 2022
5 – 29 May 2022
Online Digital Comic Festival from Bluestockings Cooperative bookstore in New York City.
Acme Comic Con Glasgow Spring 2022
4 – 6 March 2022
Spring Comic Con at the SECC in Glasgow.
2021
Tokyo Virtual Art Book Festival 2021
22 – 31 October 2021
Online Artbook and Zine Fest hosted in Tokyo Japan.
Hackney Comic and Zine Fest Online 2021
4 – 30 September 2021
Online version of the Hackney Comic and Zine Fest.
Queer Zest Zine Fest 2021
7 – 8 August 2021
Online Queer Zine Fest.
Fanzineist Vienna online 2021
26 July – 26 August 2021
Online Artbook and Zine Fest.
Dix Pix
OGA (S)exhibition
3 – 21 May 2021
Exhibition of my short film Dix Pix in Rome, Italy.
Glasgow Zine Fest Online 2021
1 – 30 April 2021
Online version of Glasgow Zine Fest.
2020
Tokyo Virtual Art Book Festival 2020
16 – 23 November 2020
Online Artbook and Zine Fest hosted in Tokyo Japan.
Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2020
1 – 30 October 2020
Online version of Lakes Comic Art Festival.
Dix Pix
Queer Contemporaries
27 August – 19 September 2020
Exhibition of my short film Dix Pix at the Air Gallery, Altrincham, England.
Edinburgh Anarchist and Feminist Book Fair 2020
18 July 2020
Online Zine and Book Fest.
Dix Pix
Queer Art(ists) Now Exhibition
13 – 30 March 2020
Exhibition of my short film Dix Pix in London, England.
Leeds Weirdo Zine Fest 2020
1 February 2020
DIY Culture Fair at Leeds Library.
2019
Edinburgh Comic Art Festival 2019
24 November 2019
Comic Art Festival at Out of The Blue Edinburgh.
Dundee Zine Fest 2019
9 November 2019
Selling my zines at Dundee Zine Fest at Roseangle Dundee.
Ghost Comic Festival 2019
26 October 2019
Comic Art Festival at the Art School in Glasgow.
North West Zine Fest 2019
28 July 2019
Zine Fest at the People’s History Museum in Manchester.
Brum Zine Fest 2019
6 July 2019
Zine Fest at the Impact Hub in Birmingham, England.
Strange Perfume Queer Book Fest
14 – 16 June 2019
Queer Zine and Book Fest at South London Gallery.
Letters We leave Behind
22 – 23 May 2019
Presentation of interactive puppet and zine performance, designed for autistic adults. Presented at POP! Old Post Office in Paisley, Scotland.
Letters We leave Behind
29 April 2019
Letters We leave Behind puppet and zine performance presented as part of the Rep Stripped Festival at Dundee Rep Theatre.
Glasgow Zine Fest
21 April 2019
I sold my zines at Glasgow Zine Fair at the CCA Glasgow.
2018
Dundee Zine Fest 2018
3 November 2018
I sold my zines at Dundee Zine Fest at Roseangle Dundee.
DELAY
20 October 2018
Delay was presented at Glasgow Zine Library as an interactive zine performance with puppetry.
DELAY
11 – 14 October 2018
Performance Zine Delay was presented at the Queer Art(ists) Now exhibition, as part of the And What? Queer Arts Festival 2018, at the Archive Gallery, London.
DELAY
2 – 14 September 2018
Performance Zine Delay presented at Old 505 Theatre, Sydney Australia. Part of the Sydney Fringe Festival at the Archie Rose Touring Hub.
DELAY
15 August 2018
Performance Zine Delay was part of the All These Things performance night from Live Art Bistro at Zoo Southside Edinburgh, Scotland.
DELAY
5 – 24 March 2018
Performance Zine Delay at Camden People’s Theatre. Part of the Sprint Festival 2018.
2017
Ten Little Memories
September 2017
Exhibition of the Performance Zine Ten Little Memories at Papergirl Zurich.
Ten Little Memories
10 June – 9 July 2017
Exhibition of the Performance Zine Ten Little Memories at Papergirl Bristol.
2016
TEN LITTLE MEMORIES
2 – 3 June 2016
Ten Little Memories was performed at the Hidden Door Festival Edinburgh.
TEN LITTLE MEMORIES
7 May 2016
Ten Little Memories was performed in Dundee as part of the Ignite Dundee Festival.
CREATURE
5 – 12 March 2016
Exhibition of animation and props from the Creature Private Play at the Paradigm Interactive Arts Festival, Summerhall, Edinburgh. Images from the event can be seen here.
CIRCLES, CIRCLES, CIRCLES
4 March 2016
Short Private Play as part of the Anatomy Art Event at Summerhall, Edinburgh.
TEN LITTLE MEMORIES
17 – 21 February 2016
Ten Little Memories performance at BasicSpace Festival in Peckham, London.
2015
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT
26 October – 11 November 2015
Papergirl Wollongong event and exhibition where I presented the Love.Stop.Repeat Private Play zine.
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT
22 October – 15 November 2015
Papergirl Vancouver exhibition and event, that included my Love.Stop.Repeat zines.
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT
9 – 11 October 2015
Exhibition of my Love.Stop.Repeat zines at the Papergirl Zurich event.
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT
18 September 2015
Papergirl Hannover exhibition of Love.Stop.Repeat zines.
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT
31 July – 7 August 2015
Papergirl Bristol exhibition of Love.Stop.Repeat zines.
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT
4 July 2015
Papergirl Calgary exhibition of Love.Stop.Repeat zines.
CREATURE
26 – 27 May 2015
Presentation of the Private Play Creature as part of the Hidden Door Festival in Edinburgh, Old Lighting Depot, King Stables Road.
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT
18 April 2015
Presentation of the Private Play Love.Stop.Repeat at Rich Mix, London.
2014
THE DO IT THEATRE SKETCHBOOK / DIARY
16 – 20 December 2014
Presentation of my performance zine Diary at the New Diorama Theatre in London. Part of a new work showcase.
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA
31 October – 22 November 2014
Presentation of my performance zine Girlfriend in a Coma at the Horror Souk Festival at Theatre Delicatessen North, Sheffield, England.
STRANGE LITTLE SOUL
3 – 5 October 2014
Debut presentation of my Private Plays project with the performance zine Strange Little Soul. The event took place at the Lyric Hammersmith, London.
Discardboard Exhibition
17 – 26 January 2014
I presented Story Box – an experiment in taking comic books away from books and presenting them on physical objects. I developed a 4 page story that was presented as cardboard box. The exhibition took place at Forest Centre Plus, Edinburgh.
2013
Papergirl Dublin 2013 Exhibition
15 – 25 August 2013
Exhibition of illustrated postcards at Lucy’s Lounge at Papergirl Dublin, Ireland.
Quiet Forest Exhibition
6 August 2013
Exhibition of a comic book that combined sequential artwork and poetry at the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Noise Project Exhibition
26 – 28 July 2013
Exhibition of my illustrations at 99 Gallery Toronto, Canada. This was part of The Noise Project.
Papergirl Estonia Exhibition
25 April – 4 May 2013
Exhibition of illustrations at PK 79 Gallery, Tartu, Estonia.
Poetry and Paint Exhibition
30 March 2013
Pop-up exhibition in London of illustrations. The work was also published in a book to accompany the exhibit at Craft Central, Johns Square.
6X4 Exhibition
14 – 27 March 2013
I exhibition an illustrated poem on a postcard that was sized 6″ by 4″. The exhibition took place at Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee, Scotland.
Sketchbooks – USA Tour
I created three sketchbooks for the Sketchbook project. This is an art project based at Brooklyn Library New York. The sketchbooks went on tour to various cities.
BROOKLYN – Brooklyn Art Library – March 1 – 3
AUSTIN – Co-Lab Project Space – March 8 – 10
ATLANTA – The Goat Farm Art Center – March 15 – 17
TORONTO – The Gladstone Hotel – June 7 – 9
CHICAGO – Hyde Park Art Center – July 12 – 14
PORTLAND – Cleaners at the Ace Hotel – July 19 – 21
SAN FRANCISCO – S.F Center for the Book – July 26 – 28
LOS ANGELES – iam8bit – August 2 – 4
WASHINGTON, DC – Canal Park – September 7 – 8
BROOKLYN – Brooklyn Art Library – October 11 – 13
Adventures in Comics Exhibition
21 – 24 February 2013
I exhibited artwork from a 2 page comic book I wrote and illustrated. The work was presented as part of a group exhibition at the Pie Factory in Margate, England and also published in a book.
2012
Never Knowing – Screening at Bad Robot Poetry
Online screening of ‘Never Knowing’ a short animated film poem I animated and directed.
Papergirl San Francisco Exhibition
2 November 2012
Exhibition of illustrations and photography, in a group show at the Incline Gallery in San Francisco.
Papergirl Calgary Exhibition
9 – 17 August 2012
Group exhibition of photography and illustrations at the Epcor Centre in Calgary.
Papergirl Leeds Exhibition
24 – 28 June 2012
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations that included illustrated character designs and street photography. Part of the Papergirl Leeds group show at the High Court building.
Papergirl Dublin Exhibition
21 June 2012
Group exhibition of photographs and illustrations that included street art and graffiti at the Supafast Gallery in Dublin.
Papergirl Zagreb Exhibition
20 June – 31 July 2012
Group exhibition of street art and street photography at the BIC Info Centar in Zagreb, Croatia.
Papergirl Bristol Exhibition
19 – 24 June 2012
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations that included illustrated character designs and street photography. The group exhibition took place at the Looking Glass Art Space in Bristol, England.
Papergirl Cardiff Exhibition
29 May – 2 June 2012
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations at the Printhaus in Cardiff.
Papergirl Birmingham Exhibition
21 – 27 April 2012
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations at the Mailbox in Birmingham, England. The work was for a project called 3D poetry, which included writing poetry on a 3D object and photographing it outside.
Papergirl Norwich Exhibition
26 March 2012
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations. Group show at the Stew Gallery in Norwich.
2011
Guerrilla Gallery 4
9 July 2011
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations. My artwork was projected on the wall of the Tayside Recyclers warehouse in Dundee.
Papergirl Istanbul Exhibition
26 May – 9 June 2011
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations at the Milk Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey.
Without Boarders Exhibition
6 May – 28 July 2011
Major exhibition of illustration and street photography at The Point Gallery in Eastleigh.
Streetland Festival Glasgow 2011
29 – 30 April 2011
A pop-up exhibition of illustrated characters and street photography. Group show at the Chalet in Glasgow, as part of the Streetland Festival.
Guerrilla Gallery 3
29 April 2011
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations. My artwork was projected on the wall of the Tayside Recyclers warehouse in Dundee.
Papergirl Bristol Exhibition
5 – 13 April 2011
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations at The Parlour in Bristol, England.
ROOFRAISER Music Festival Edinburgh 2011
March – April 2011
My artwork was selected for a poster and magazine to promote the Roofraiser Music Festival. The poster was displayed in various music venues in Edinburgh.
Papergirl Glasgow Exhibition
19 March 2011
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations at the LA Group in Glasgow. The illustrations were of characters and the photographs included street art and fashion photography.
2010
Guerrilla Gallery 2
13 November 2010
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations projected on a wall of a multi-storey car park in Dundee.
Village of the Damned Horror Exhibition 2010
29 – 31 October 2010
I exhibited a custom made vinyl toy at a Halloween Horror Exhibition in Auchmthie, Scotland.
Papergirl Manchester Exhibition
1 – 21 October 2010
Group exhibition of photographs and illustrations at the Soup Kitchen Gallery in Manchester, England.
Self Portrait Exhibition
1 – 15 October 2010
I exhibited a custom made vinyl toy that was a self portrait. This was part of a group show at the Mash Gallery in St. Helens, England.
Paleo-Future Helsinki Exhibition
25 September 2010
I exhibited 4 custom made vinyl toys at Ptarmigan gallery in Helsinki Finland. My work included writing spoken word pieces for a performance artist to interpret. The spoken word pieces were 4 narrative poems telling the story of the toys. The event was streamed online.
Summer Plinth GFT Exhibition
2 – 8 August 2010
I exhibited a custom made vinyl toy in the foyer of the Glasgow Film Theatre as part of their ‘Summer Plinth’ exhibition.
Guerrilla Gallery 1
2 July 2010
Exhibition of photographs and illustrations projected on the wall of the Hannah McClure Centre in Dundee, Scotland.
2009
Neon Digital Arts Festival Dundee
15 November 2009
I exhibited a 3D educational animation showing the effects of chest pains. This was developed in collaboration with Anatomy experts. The exhibition was at Caird Hall, as part of the Neon International Digital Arts Festival in Dundee.
2008
Dare to Be Digital 2008 London Exhibition
28 October 2008
Presentation of Forgotten Souls at the Old Truman Brewery, London as part of the London Games Festival. Forgotten Souls is a video game I Art Directed, Designed and Animated in a small team of students, as part of the Dare To Be Digital video game design competition.
Edinburgh International Film Festival – Pocket Shorts Event
26 June 2008
Txtgrrrl: Mobile Machinima, an animation series I developed was shown at a special event at the Edinburgh Film Festival. The animation was developed as part of the Pocket Shorts Scotland initiative from Scottish Screen and the Scottish Art Council. The screening took place at the Speakeasy, Edinburgh.
2007
Dare Protoplay 2007 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
12 – 14 August 2007
Presentation of Forgotten Souls the game my team created for Dare to Be Digital. Dare to Be Digital is a student games design competition and I worked as an Art Director Designer and Animator in a small team of students. The event took place at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
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