I am an artist, arts educator and writer working across the fields of contemporary art, cultural history and art theory. I have an expanded arts practice that combines drawing, video, performance and public pedagogy. I have exhibited work at many international galleries and events including Cabinet (London), ICA (London), Ghetto Biennale (Port-au-Prince), IMT (London), South London Gallery, V&A (London), documenta fifteen (Kassel) and RISING festival (Melbourne).

I have a PhD in Cultural History from the Royal College of Art and an MA in Art History and Theory from the University of Essex. I have taught and lectured in contextual studies, art history and fine art studio practice at many national and international educational institutions including: Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Duke University, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Goldsmiths College, Ruskin School of Art, Slade School of Art, Royal Academy Schools and the Royal College of Art.

My scholarly research explores the legacies of colonialism, psychoanalysis and surrealism in art, cinema and popular culture from ethnographic, psychological and science fictional perspectives. My book Undead Uprising: Haiti, Horror and the Zombie Complex (2017) explores the uses of Haiti as a locus for Euro-American fears about African culture, spirituality and revolutionary excess in the Americas and their sublimation into popular horror tropes. I am a member of DRG (Diagram Research Group) with David Burrows, Dean Kenning and Mary Yacoob. Our co-authored book Drawing Analogies: Diagrams in Art, Theory and Practice was published by Bloomsbury in 2025.

I am the course leader for BA Fine Art and BA Fine Art with Psychology and leader of the Arts and Health Research Group at the University of Worcester.