About
CURRENT WORK/PROJECTS:
Visual Arts- @studiodekay
Performance- @kayotic_
Photography- @_ectype_
Merch Printing- @moondogprint
Kayleigh Handley (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary
Creative & Performer based in Glasgow, UK.
Kayleigh is continously picking up new hobbies & side-hustles that feed back into her creative work. These include; live art, print, textiles, fine art, food, drink, sculpture, craft, pole, aerial hoop, modelling, sound, video, photography, jewellery & furniture.
She currently runs the art studios and venue at The Space, pours brews at Toro Coffee, catsits on CatInAFlat, and works at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. Is the Director of Moon Dog Print, sells her Maker projects under the banner of Studio DeKay, and can be found both in front of and behind the camera. Gallery & Print Assistant at Scotiavisuals.
Kayleigh is a former member of producer group Artsadmin Youth Board & performance collective The Ahhhness of Things. She has performed in the works of multiple artists, assisted various artist & orgs, and has organised various shows & events.
Gutter Ball
Gulliver's, Glasgow. 2017
Pacitti Company Think Tank
The Ahhhness of Things
Ipswich. 2013
Creative Hardship Fund
Creative Scots, 2022
//at HOME with BUZZCUT// Bursary
Home Live Art, Buzzcut Festival, Glasgow. 2016
Supported Using Public Funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Live Performance with The Ahhhness of Things
SPILL Festival National Platform. Old Police Station, Ipswich. 2014
Upcoming:
Whale Noises
Music video: performer, filming & editing
Commissioned by Beachcomber band 2022
Kindness Coins
CD Single Artwork
Commissioned by Chad Calamity & The Cars That Go Backwards band 2022
Youth Boards
Co-organiser workshop with Artsadmin Youth Board
Toynbee Studios, London.
Commissioned by the British Council 2015
The Earth Will Absolve Me
Live Performances with The Ahhhness of Things
The Hat Factory, Luton, 2013
EX Catalogue,
Essay written by Josh Whitaker
Blip Blip Blip, Leeds. 2013
Expanding Fields,
Performance Documentation
AIR publications, London. 2012
Upcoming:
Group Show
Yard Life Gallery, Glasgow. 2022
Current:
Local Artists' Showcase
Scotia Gallery, Glasgow. 2022
Nocturnal Arts
Scratch Night
Gravitas, Glasgow, 2022
//Buzzcut// Double Thrills
CCA, Glasgow. 2017
SCRITS
Artsadmin Bar & Cafe, London. 2016
FLESH 2
Hull & East Riding Squash Club, Hull. 2016
A Nation's Theatre://BUZZCUT On Tour: Let England Shake
Camden's People Theatre, London. 2016
Age Has Withered Off My Tongue
With The Ahhhness of Things
]Performance Space[, London. 2013
BROUHAHA
SIXONESIX Gallery, Cambridge. 2013
]Performance Open[
]Performance Space[, London. 2013
ZEALOUS X
Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf, London. 2013
EX
Blip Blip Blip, East St Arts, Leeds. 2013
Steakhouse Live @ Hackney Wicked Festival
With The Ahhhness of Things
Glass house Factory, London. 2013
Performer (in other artist's work)
HYDE DJ’s Backstage
Eliza Roga
The Yard Theatre, London. 2014
A B C (Line)
Amalia Pica
Herald St Gallery, London. 2013
Black Metal Chicken
Victor Ivanov
55 Gracefield Street, Departure Foundation, London. 2013
Mental Furniture Industry
Sarah Pierce
Flat Time House, London. 2013
Pinta Art Fair
Lygia Clark
Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London. 2012
BMW Tate Live
Emily Roysdon
Tate Modern, London. 2012
SUNDAY Art Fair
Zipora Fried
Ambika P3, London. 2010
Gallery & Print Assistant
Scotia Visuals & Scotia Gallery
Glasgow. 2021- Pres
Director- Moon Dog Print Studio
Glasgow. 2020-Pres
Co-organiser- Pole Photo Shoot
Scotiavisuals, Glasgow, 2022.
Marketing & Events Co-ordinator
Gulliver's, Glasgow. 2017
Artist Assistant- Aleksandra Mir
London. 2016
Gallery Invigilator- Narrative Projects
London. 2015
Steward & Fire Marshall
The Barometer of My Heart by Mark Storor London. 2015
Hub Manager- Art Licks Weekend
London. 2015
Performance Programme Assistant
Art Licks Weekend
London. 2013
Stage Manager- Steakhouse Live
Richmix, London. 2013
Local Artists' Showcase
Scotia Gallery, Glasgow. 2021-Pres
"OI" by Nat Walpole
Gulliver's, Glasgow. 2017
Pre-Show//Degree Show
Co-curator, regular events
ArtsAdmin Bar & Cafe, London. 2014-16
SCRITS
Co-curator, regular events
Toynbee Studios, London. 2013-16
ON/OFF
Co-curator
Vibe Gallery, London. 2013
GAG
MSC Centre, Grantham. 2013
Education
BA Fine Art; Sculpture.
Wimbledon, UAL. 2013
Foundation Diploma
Leeds College of Art. 2010