CV
education
2021
Trainee / The Factory Academy's Kickstart Training Academy / Manchester International Festival, UK
2016 - 2020
First Class in BA (Hons) Photography with International Enhancement
/ Coventry University, Coventry, UK
2018 - 2019
Erasmus BA Fine Arts / Academie Minerva, Groningen, Netherlands
2015 - 2016
UAL: Art & Design Foundation Diploma / Bristol School of Art, Bristol, UK
experience
2021 - Present
Research Assistant / NaturalMedia - Storyfutures Seef Funding Project with Dynaimix /
University for The Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
So it goes, So it goes Photobook Review / A Young Person Recommends...
/ The Photographer's Gallery London, UK
Journalist & Copywriter / Agora Digital Art / London, UK
Music Journalist / Music Is To Blame / Manchester, UK
Music Journalist / What A Tune / Manchester, UK
Children's Memory Book Workshop Team Member / Tailored Yarn Charity / Cheshire, UK
Freelance Guest Speaker for Degree Show Workshop Series / Coventry University / Coventry, UK
2021
Sunrise (2020) featured in Secret Knock Zine Volume 3, Issue 1
http://secretknockzine.co.uk/issues/v3i1/#page=19
2020
Lead Curator & Virtual Exhibition Designer, Committee Member, Panel Speaker, Featured
Artist / Between Spaces Virtual Degree Show / Coventry, UK www.betweenspaces.co.uk/virtualexhibition
Graduate work featured in Coventry University Online Degree Showcase
www.covdegreeshow.coventry.ac.uk/courses/lens/ba-hons-photography/emma-mcgarry/
Graduate work featured in Source Graduate Photography Online
Graduate work featured in Secret Knock Zine Stay Home Issue
www.secretknock.zine.co.uk/stayhome/
Rotimi Fani Kayode Gallery Talk / Viewpoints Series, Feast for the Eyes
/ The Photographers Gallery, London, UK
Volunteer / Photo Archive Miners / Coventry, UK
Events Photographer & Ambassador / Ghost Town Series x Madam X
/ Coventry, UK
2019
Exhibition Invigilator / Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art / Coventry City Centre, Coventry, UK
Artist Contributor / 2021 City of Culture Sketchbook / Coventry, UK
Opening Night Events Photographer / Product Personality Cycle by
Johann Koop / Arcadia Gallery, Coventry, UK
Co-Director, Curator, Featured Artist / Do Not Touch Exhibition
/ Vrijdag, Groningen, The Netherlands
Featured Artist / Academie Minerva 3rd Year Expo
/ Frank Mohr Insistute, Groningen, The Netherlands
Co-Curator, Featured Artist / The Power Of The Inbetween with Andrea Stultiens
/ Frank Mohr Insistute, Groningen, The Netherlands
2018
Featured artist (Photographer of Performance) / The Supreme Exodus LAB by
Antonio Jose Guzman / Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
Committee Member, Engagement & Workshop Leader, Featured Artist for
EXPOSURE 24hr Photo Festival / CET Building, Coventry, UK
Artist, Director, Installer / Sense of Self Street Exhibition by
Emma McGarry & Muhammad Usamah / Coventry City Centre, Coventry, UK
Learning Assistant / The Herbert Museum & Art Gallery / Coventry, UK
ACA Adobe Photoshop Certified Associate / Coventry University, Coventry, UK
2016 - 2017
Photographer / The Tab / Coventry,UK
2015 - 2016
Volunteer Teaching Assistant / Art & Technology Department, Downend Secondary School
/ Bristol, UK
exhibitions
2020
Lead Curator & Virtual Exhibition Designer, Committee Member, Panel Speaker,
Featured Artist / Between Spaces Virtual Degree Show / Coventry, UK (www.betweenspaces.co.uk/virtualexhibition)
2019
Co-Director, Co-Curator, Featured Artist / Do Not Touch Exhibition
/ Vrijdag, Groningen, The Netherlands
Featured Artist / Academie Minerva 3rd Year Expo
/ Frank Mohr Insistute, Groningen, The Netherlands
Co-Curator, Featured Artist / The Power Of The Inbetween with Andrea Stultiens
/ Frank Mohr Insistute, Groningen, The Netherlands
2018
Featured Artist (Photographer of Performance) / The Supreme Exodus LAB by Antonio Jose Guzman
/ Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
Featured Artist and Co-Curator Committee Member, Engagement & Workshop Leader, Featured Artist, EXPOSURE 24hr Photo Festival / CET Building, Coventry, UK
Artist, Director, Installer / Sense of Self Street Exhibition
/ Coventry City Centre, Coventry, UK
2017
Featured Artist, Equality & Diversity Exhibition
/ Coventry University, UK
2016
Featured Artist, Introducing... Exhibition
/ Coventry University, UK