CV
Education
PhD Candidate in Human Geography, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh (2021 onwards)
BA (Hons) Painting, First Class, University of Edinburgh
MSc (Soc Sci) European and International Politics, with Distinction, University of Edinburgh
BA (Hons) Geography, University of Cambridge
Professional
Lecturer, Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh
Guest tutor, Leith School of Art
Awards, commissions and residencies
2021-22
In Human Spaces, a public walking talk, with Anthony Schrag
Landmark Residency (year 2), Art Walk Projects, funded by Creative Scotland
2019-20
LandMark Residency (year 1), Art Walk Projects, funded by Creative Scotland
Footprint Map Project: Series of artist walks and map, funded by Paths For All, Foundation Scotland and Scotrail
University of Edinburgh professional development award to present conference paper at Spaces and Places, Interdisciplinary Conference, Bruges, Belgium
2017-18
Research in Geography and the Lived Environment Award, School of Geosciences, Univ. of Edinburgh
Pleasure Ground: site-specific performed work, commissioned by Art Walk Projects
Edgelands: site-specific ground drawings, commissioned by Art Walk Projects, funded by Awards for All
Artist in Residence, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh (ongoing)
Inside Lane, commissioned by Sustrans for Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire
A-N Artists' Information Company Research Bursary: Aarhus, Denmark
2015-16
Purcell Prize, Society of Scottish Artists 2016 Open
Journey Lines, commissioned by Art Walk Projects, funded by Scotrail
Gane Trust Visual Arts Award (for solo show Erasure)
Gather: one-month gallery-supported artist residency, St Margaret's House, Edinburgh
Hope Scott Trust Visual Arts Award (for solo show, From The Ground Up)
Hope Scott Trust Visual Arts Award (for group show, Curved Stream)
2013-14
Andrew Grant Bequest Scholarship, University of Edinburgh
Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival Prize
Exhibitions and events
2021-22
Future Value, semi-improvised, site-responsive performance with Monica de Ioanni and community participants, Portobello, Edinburgh
Telegraph, remote participatory project with Christopher Kaczmarek and invited artists, presented at Walking as a Question conference, Prespa, Greece
2019-20
Play|Relay|Replay, remote, collaborative performance with Christopher Kaczmarek, Edinburgh and New York
To be shown in both locations as part of ‘All At Sea’ [forthcoming]
Earthlings: Locative Media in Contemporary Art, international summer school, selected participant
Beneath Our Feet, Nieuwstraat Festival, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Flow Lines, global, remote, performative project for Creative Scotland residency, Landmark
Cul-de-sac, series of artist walks for Artwalk Porty 2019
Brief Encounter, with Greig Burgoyne, William Mackaness and Niall Webb, Central Edinburgh
Cascade, Art and Design academic staff exhibition, Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh
Black Square, #116 in The Concept Bank, Netherlands, www.theconceptbank.org
First Night of Experimelontal Boredom, 222 Lodge, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Alight, Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibition, RSA Building, Edinburgh (selected artist)
2017-18
Festoon, Portobello Beach and Telferton Allotments, Edinburgh
Open: SSA and VAS Together, Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh (selected artist)
Scale Walks (2018), #088 in The Concept Bank, Netherlands, www.theconceptbank.org
Scale Walks, Nicosia, Cyprus, performed at Urban Emptiness Festival
Connection, & Gallery, Dundas Street, Edinburgh (group exhibition)
Playing Up, Seafield Promenade, Edinburgh
Common Ground, Lenzie town centre, East Dunbartonshire
Outlook, &Gallery, Dundas Street, Edinburgh, (group exhibition)
Artists' Bookmarket, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
2015-16
SSA 2016, Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh (selected artist)
Erasure: New Drawings, St Margaret's House, Edinburgh (solo exhibition)
Journey Lines, A449 Architects, Portobello, Edinburgh
Enclosure, Kelburn Castle and Estate, Fairlie, Ayrshire (invited artist)
Drawing on Drawing, Edinburgh College of Art (invited graduate artist)
Gather: Artist Residency exhibition, St Margaret's House, Edinburgh
Converge 2016, Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (selected artist)
From The Ground Up, Gayfield Creative Spaces, Edinburgh (solo exhibition)
Curved Stream, Traquair House, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders (group show)
Hidden Door Festival 2015, Old Street Lighting Depot, King's Stables Road, Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh International Showcase, Shenzhen, China (selected artist)
Artist's Bookmarket, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
2013-14
Idiographic Paintings, Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh (permanent solo exhibition)
London Artists' Book Fair, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
Hidden Door Festival 2014, East Market Street Vaults, Edinburgh
The Model, Edinburgh College of Art
Encounter: 48 Hours, Inspace, Department of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Lectures, talks and publications
2021-22
From a Distance. Paper presented to STEAM conference at Nnrthern Arizona University, with Christopher Kaczmarek
Excuse me…are you lost…? What can artistic practices such as performative walking contribute to knowledge about public space?, in Spaces and Places, vol. 1, Emerald Publishing (2022)
2019-20
How Can Performative Walking Change Our Experience of Liminal Space? Conference research presentation, Space and Places: Progressive Connections Global Conference, Bruges, Belgium
2017-18
Walking as Research, Nicosia, Cyprus, with Franz van Lent (NL), Marie-Christine Katz (US), Fereshteh Toosi (US), William Mackaness (UK), Geert Vermeire (Belgium).
Lecture to School of Art, ECA, Univ. of Edinburgh, as part of 2017 elective Drawn from the City
Artist talk, Aarhus Billedkunstcenter, Godsbanen, Aarhus, Denmark
School talk to p6 pupils at Towerbank Primary School, Portobello
School talk to p3 and p5 pupils at Lenzie Meadow Primary School and Lenzie Primary School
Artist in Residence talk to academic staff, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh
2015-16
Lecture to School of Art, ECA, Univ. of Edin., as part of 2016 elective Drawn From The City
Drawing on Geography, talk to School of Art, ECA, as part of Drawing on Drawing exhibition
Curved Stream, artist talk with Andrew Mackenzie, Traquair House, Innerleithen
Press and interviews
2019-20
Flowlines: ‘All At Sea’ festival Interview with David Calder for Porty Podcast, 7 September 2020
https://www.buzzsprout.com/71622/5298907-177-art-walk-porty-2020
2017-18
Scottish Power: VAS and SSA join forces at the RSA, by Clare Henry, Artlyst, 18 February 2018
www.artlyst.com/features/scottish-power-ssa-and-vas-join-forces-at-rsa-clare-henry/
VAS and SSA Together at the RSA, by Duncan Macmillan, art critic, The Scotsman, 20 February 2018
2015-16
Drawing on Drawing, interview by University of Edinburgh, March 2015
Artist interview, Redbird Review, July 2015
http://redbirdreview.com/deirdre-macleod/
Hidden Door 2015, Redbird Review, May 2015
http://redbirdreview.com/hidden-door-1/
2013-14
Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2014, by Duncan Macmillan, art critic, The Scotsman, 25 May 2014
www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/art/art-review-eca-degree-show-2014-1-3422443
Hidden Door 2014, Summerhall TV, April 2014