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Fin is an artist - working mostly in animation - an educator and a drummer. She has only one n.
You can read the standard bio or the alt.cv or contact me mcmorran.fin@gmail.com or just look at the work... |
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1956
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Born, apparently. Eccentric and therefore Influential Auntie moves in. |
| 1961 |
Began school. Introduced to Catholicism as signifying of "which assembly
should I be in?". |
| 1964
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Optimum Nostalgia age.(8) . Dad built us a shed. |
| 1967 |
Discovered early politics (via Pirate Radio) and Ice Skating. Decided I definitely
did not want to be a nun. |
| 1970 |
Discovered other-ness, and the joy of reading. Decided to be an artist |
| 1973 |
Discovered
feminism and its conflicts with organised religion |
| 1974 |
Foundation Studies: Bad Perms, worse outfits, intense friendships, and a very bad
folk-rock band |
| 1975-8 |
Art School: Performance Art, Strict Tempo Ballroom Dancing and the art/craft schism. Discovered
the joy of immersion in the thing you love. Discovered Whiskey
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| 1979 |
Cycling,
knit-your-own-bread and alternative punch and judy shows. Free Festivals. |
| 1980 |
Drama
school. Discovered the joy of dancing and atheism. |
| 1981 |
Squatting,
street theatre, Alternative Everything. Lost my best friend to a barmaid
and discovered betrayal |
| 1982-3 |
First proper studio since artschool (Brighton). Bohemia, poverty, and my first
motorbike |
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1984 |
Teacher training in Art and Design. Survived it by playing rock and roll (badly)
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| 1985-90 |
Growing
up time - discovered girls, bought a house, got a better studio with a
real artist community, packed in bad job to do art, supported by adult
education teaching. Tried to fit myself into a critical context through an MA in fine art- and a better band |
| 1991-4 |
Discovered true love, gardening, dog-ownership, and Samba. Made lots of huge paintings.
First used a computer to make images. |
| 1995 |
Grand Passion. Discovered wickedness, leather, and the advantages of being a size
10. This was not to last. Built sheds as an artistic practice. |
| 1996 |
Depression. My first computer. Really excellent studio |
| 1997 |
Decided to experiment with my identity and see what would happen if I wasn't making art any more. Studied Multimedia. Got a better computer.
Didn't give up studio just in case. |
| 1998-00 |
A period of significant shed-building, and attempts to engage with an artistic
audience more. Joined a hand-drumming band. Discovered my tutors were
probably right. Started making interactve art with a computer |
| 2000 |
Moved to Newcastle, never quite fit in. Rediscovered the Joy of Samba and joined several drumming bands. |
| 2002 |
Bought a flat, finally got my own garden shed. Started a PhD. Why? Still trying
to prove something? |
| 2007 |
Discovered Interactive Painting, Got the PhD and the Tshirt . Found True Love...then lost it again. |
| 2009 |
Attempting to take self seriously as a post-doctoral practitioner/researcher. How hard can that be?? |
| 2010 |
Came out as an animator . Still don't fit in. Still don't care. |
| 2011 |
Moved into a house with 4 sheds and a stone outhouse. Attempting to grow vegetables and make animations about radish, art and the true nature of sheds...to a samba soundtrack...it's a good time! |
| 2013 |
The year of the bucket list.(But not - as far as I know - dying) Go Ape, pony trekking, surfing...go nuts. |
| 2014 |
"people are shit, get a cat". They're not, but I did. |
| 2016 |
OK, finally, start an actual blog, Pondering the nature of gender and animation. Get annoyed about Disney, eyelashes and robots in pink skirts. I mean, really.... |
| 2017 |
Nooooooo...Flee from impending assimilation by Computing School. Too early to retire. Never too late to develop the art practice. Illustration, stained glass, comix...nothing is out of the question. |
| 2019 |
In search of new challenges, take up running. Midlife crisis? possibly. complete Great North Run |
| 2020 |
Start stockpiling glass objects in case of world shortage of loveliness. Finally eject all personal pride enough to take up zumba and line dancing. Wonder if I need to join an art collective? |
| 2022 |
Post lockdown determination to engage more in community and maybe do some painting. Reclamation of biggest garden shed as studio before realising this may only increase weird isolation...Hmmm |
