DILI PITT


  • b.1999 Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

  • Lives and works between Bristol and Skewen

  • University of the West of England, BA Hons, 1st class  (2019 - 2023)

  • University of the West of England, MA Hons (2023 - 2024)


Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2023 ‘An Opulent Machine’ Centrespace Gallery 

  • 2021 ‘Birdhouse’ group exhibition at Elysium Gallery, Swansea 

  • 2018 Mission Gallery, Christmas Decorations exhibition 

  • 2018 Pop up Exhibition in The Seaside Gallery, Swansea 

  • 2019 ‘What Makes a Home’ for Volcano Theatre and Coastal Housing, Central Swansea 

  • 2019 ‘Golwg ar Gelf’ at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Coleg Sir Gar, Swansea College of Art and Yr Egin S4C 


Exhibitions

  • 2024 ‘Scapes’ Spike Island Open Studios

  • 2024 ‘Mid-Stream in Bower Ashton Campus 

  • 2023 ‘An Encounter’ UWE Degree Show

  • 2023 Spike Island Open Studios UWE Showcase

  • 2022 Spike Open UWE students exhibition at Spike Island 

  • 2022 ‘The Private View’ UWE Level 2 exhibition at Spike Island 

  • 2019 First year exhibition at UWE at Spike Island 

  • 2019 ‘Tabula Rasa’ Foundation Course show at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David 


Curating

  • Exhibition committee - 2022 ‘The Private View’ UWE Level 2 exhibition at Spike Island 

Commissions: 

  • 2021 Costume design commission for ‘Dois Peixes em Marte’ 

  • 2019 Costume design and fabrication of costumes for ‘Femme Maison’ by Natasha Edwards 

  • 2019 Weather crown for ‘The Dream of the Archives’ performance by Fern Thomas

  • 2019 15 Awards for Gwobrau’r Selar, Welsh Music Award Ceremony 

  • 2018 6 puppets for ‘Kate’ a Volcano Theatre and Theatr Genedlaethol co-production for the National Eisteddfod

              

Publications

  • 2023 Image and copy - Ripe Magazine, 1st edition

  • 2019 Interview and photographs - Golwg Magazine


Relevant Experience

  • 2021  Volcano Theatre Company - Designed, developed and delivered a series of workshops for children 

  • 2021  National Waterfront Museum - curator and administrator for Trawsnewid project. Trawsnewid, meaning 'Transformation', explores and celebrates Wales' history of queerness and social change 

  • 2019  Creative workshop development and delivery for Maes y Coed, ALN school 

  • 2017  Part-time assistant to artist Owen Griffiths - studio logistics, practical help with props, materials and workshop delivery for community and schools 

  • 2018 Creative Europe project at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius exploring the concept of political crisis through abstract performance techniques 

  • 2016 The Jeremy Deller, Project Octagon for 14-18 Now. Costume assistant and dresser for National Theatre Wales 

  • 2014 – 2018  West Glamorgan Youth Theatre production team working on 16 productions mainly wardrobe, set and props.