ARTIST BIO

About Kiaya Plimmer

Education:

Thomas Telford School and Sixth Form
Birmingham City University BA (Hons) Fine Art
The Priory School – Salop Teaching School Alliance

PGCE: Pending

BA (Hons) Fine Art: Pending

4 A-Levels A-D

10 A-B GCSE’s

Artist Statement:

I am a West Midlands based artist that exploring the theme of the female form and its relationship with nature and natural elements, and how far that relationship can be pushed. The artwork I create have links with the Surrealist movement, because of the continual use of metamorphosis in terms of ideas and 3D forms.

The work I create lives in this realm of Otherness, where I have used clay to create these abstract forms by creating and applying natural elements to already made statues/figurines. The extent to which I apply the clay depends on the relationship between the female form, and whether I want it to look equal or not.

I select my materials by deciding which pre-made figurines have the most potential for metamorphosis, by looking at the details and lines they already have. I use air drying clay because of its properties that make it easy to make different shapes.

I was initially inspired last year by a Surrealist artist who keeps women at the centre of the narrative. From there my work has developed into 3D forms where I'm able to explore the female form more and its potential to morph into something else.

Exhibitions and curatorial projects:

Home Bodies, Group show, Centrala. Curator and participant, Birmingham 14th– 18thMay 2019.
Formative Review, Group show. Birmingham School of Art 2nd– 6thDecember 2019.
Size Matters, Group show. Birmingham School of Art 2017.
Degree Show, Group show. Birmingham School of Art 8th– 14thJune 2020.
Major, Group show. Birmingham School of Art 28th – 31st January 2020
Part of the management team for the fundraising committee for the Degree Show catalogue 2019/2020.
Part of the catalogue design committee for the Degree show 2020.

Teaching Experiences

Thomas Telford School (October 2019- present)

Currently working as a Teaching Assistant in a year 7 classroom, where I assist the teacher with marking, demonstrations and helping the students with their work.

Madeley Academy – SEN Department (October 2017- February 2018)

Worked as a Teaching Assistant to a large group of Special Educational Needs students, where I assisted the teacher in manging the student’s needs as well as making the lesson enjoyable whilst getting across the necessary facts.

Oakengates Leisure Centre (October 2016- June 2017)

Volunteered as a swimming instructor for 8 months teaching 5-6 year olds the necessary skills to improve their confidence in swimming as well as critical swimming skills.

Employment

The Severn Gorge, as a waitress/ bar maid/ dessert chef for the 2016- current.