Education
MA Sculpture (Distinction in Historical & Critical Studies), Royal College of Art, London (2014)
BA (Hons) Visual Communication (First Class, Distinction in Historical & Critical Studies), Glasgow School of Art (2009)

Residencies
Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer & Isobel Wohl, Cley-next-the-Sea, UK (2019)
Associate Artist Micro Residency, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK (2018)
Dove Street Studios, Norwich, UK (2017)
Visiting Guest Artist ~ Full Fellowship , Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy (2016)
Research Associates Residency, Firstsite, Colchester, UK (2016)
Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Aberdeenshire, UK (2015)
INTERVIEWS, Interviews Studio & AiR, Andong, South Korea (2015)

Awards
Full Fellowship, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy (2016)
Research Associate, Firstsite, Colchester, UK (2015-16)
The Royal College of Art Varley Award, winner, London (2013)
D&AD Best New Blood Award, winner, London (2009)
Design Week Rising Star Award 2012, shortlisted, London (2012)
:Output Foundation Print Creativity Award, shortlisted, Amsterdam (2009)

Collections
The Anthony Shaw Collection at York Art Gallery, UK
The Letterform Archive, San Francisco, USA
Private collections in the UK and internationally

Supported research
Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate, Norfolk, UK. Supported by The National Trust / Norfolk Contemporary Arts Society / Arts Council England (2016-17)
The foundry at Scottish Sculpture Workshop. Supported by Firstsite, Colchester / The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (2015)
Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy. Supported by Firstsite, Colchester / The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (2015)

Solo Exhibitions
Lucent Property, Anteros, Norwich, UK (2019)
Wet Map Extract, Dove Street Studios, Norwich, UK (2017)
Lexicon, Marsden Woo Gallery, London (2016)
Skeins of Now/목하의 타래, Gallery Sagakhyung/갤러리 사각형, Seoul, Korea (2015)
There is no why, Marsden Woo Project Space, London (2010)

Selected exhibitions + commissions
Current: The Natural Room, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London (2020)
Upcoming: OUTPOST Studio Holder Editions, commissioned by OUTPOST Gallery (2020)
Upcoming: Talking Sculpture, Standpoint, London, rescheduled date tbc
Laura Bygrave & Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer, C C C C, St Peter Hungate, Norwich, selected by OUTPOST Gallery, commissioned by the HERILIGION Project at University of East Anglia (2019)
Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer & Isobel Wohl, In Course, Murray Grove, London (2019)
Geology Cabinet, Mr P Milne's Antiques and Curios and venues on Elm Hill, Norwich (2018)
Say No More - The Uncertainties of Language as Subject, curated by Charlie Godet Thomas, www.isthisitisthisit.com (2018)
Mixed Display, Marsden Woo Gallery, London (2018, 2019)
OUTPOST Studio Holders Show, Gildengate House, Norwich (2017, 2019)
The Makers, Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate, Norfolk. Commissioned by The National Trust and Norwich Contemporary Art Society, supported by Arts Council England (2017)
New selection by Tessa Peters, The Anthony Shaw Collection, York Art Gallery (2016)
Shucky, Hintut?, Alida Sayer & Nicole Vinokur, The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral, supported by Norwich Cathedral and Norfolk County Council (2016)
The Community, an Outpost studio holders show, Gildengate House, Norwich (2016)
Paper. Publication. Performance, Lychee One Gallery, London (2016)
Stereo Type, touring exhibition, USA, showing at; Boston Association of Architects, BSA Space; Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida; Parsons The New School, New York and De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana (2014-16)
Incunabula, Norwich Cathedral Library, Norwich (2015)
Many a Slip, Marsden Woo Gallery, London (2015)
The First Humans / 3D Projection Mapping Pilot, Pumphouse Gallery, London (2015)
Summer Graduate Show, Anise Gallery, London (2014)
Show RCA, Royal College of Art / Battersea, London (2014)
Real to Reel: Film as Material in Making, Crafts Council Touring Exhibition, UK nationwide (2014)
Open Plan, Departure Foundation at 55 Gracechurch Street, London (2013)
Moments Hovered, Patrick Mifsud & Alida Sayer, Bermondsey Project Space, London (2012)
Baa, Bryan Illsley, Christopher Reid & Alida Sayer, Marsden Woo Project Space, London. Commissioned by Marsden Woo Gallery (2012)
Graphic Bird Watching, SPACE Gallery, London (2011)
Presence - Absence, Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, James Irwin, Brendan Olley & Alida Sayer, Kingsland Road Studio, London (2011)
Photo Stories, Saatchi&Saatchi, London (2011)

Selected talks + teaching + workshops + events
Upcoming: Standpoint Professional Practice Symposium: Talking Sculpture, guest speaker invited by New North Press, Standpoint, London (rescheduled date tbc)
Artists Programme Associate, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich (2017-2019)
Visiting Lecturer, Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich (2017); Reading Through Transparent Things lecture, Makers workshop with BA Fine Art students
On Wet Time, Alida Sayer & Isobel Wohl, a collaborative performative essay, Dove Street Studios, Norwich (2017)
The Makers Round Table, Florence Kennard, Alida Sayer & Alec Stevens in conversation with Dr Caroline Fisher, Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich (2017) 
Artists Approach to Research, Judith Stewart & Alida Sayer, Artists Programme session, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich (2017) 
Six+Six, Research presentation and artist discussion event, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice (2016)
Reading Through, artist talk, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice (2016)
To Bind, Tear, Isobel Wohl & Alida Sayer, paper casting workshop and curated evening of readings/short film screenings, Lychee One Gallery, London (2016) 
Poetry and performance event in response to Lexicon curated by SJ Fowler, with contributions from: Fabian Peake, Giovanna Copolla, SJ Fowler, Iris Colomb and Christian Patracchini (2016) theenemiesproject.com/lexicon  
Guest speaker and panel member, Future of Practice seminar, Royal College of Art, London (2016)
Artist talk and visiting lecturer, Norwich University of the Arts at Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge (2016)
Akerman Daly writing workshop participant, Firstsite, Colchester (2016)
Sensing Script: Hangul, Hanji and the Preservation of Intangible Culture, round table presentation at Incunabula, Norwich Cathedral Library, Norwich (2015)
Between the Lines, seminar at Paju Typography Institute (PaTI), Paju, South Korea (2015)
Artist talk and visiting lecturer, Glasgow School of Art (2014)
Shut Your Eyes and See, public lecture at the launch of Unbinding the Book competition, Blurb / Jotta, Shoreditch Studios, London (2014)
Artist talk, Glasgow School of Art (2011)
Artist talk, Austin-Smith:Lord Architects London (2010)

Selected texts + documentation
C C C C, exhibition text by Clare Haynes (2019)
In Course, exhibition text (2019)
Lucent Property, exhibition text by Isobel Wohl (2019)
The Balcony Hotel, website documenting research for The Makers at Felbrigg Hall (2016-17)
Exhibition catalogue for The Makers at Felbrigg Hall (2017)
Shucky, Hintut? exhibition text (2016)
Shucky, Hintut? exhibition press release (2016)
Video documentation of Lexicon poetry and performance event curated by SJ Fowler. Contributors; Fabian Peake, Giovanna Coppola, Iris Colomb, SJ Fowler and Christian Patracchini (2016)
Lexicon exhibition text by Isobel Wohl (2016)
Lexicon exhibition press release (2015)
Text by David Whiting for The Anthony Shaw Collection
City of Signs, article for Eye magazine online (2015)
Exhibition essay for Skeins of Now / 목하의 타래 (English + Korean, 2015)
Sound + movement performance at Skeins of Now / 목하의 타래, Gallery Sagakhyung / 갤러리 사각형, Seoul (2015)
Press release for INTERVIEWS residency (2015)
Review of Presence-Absence by Lydia Pang (2011)
Presence-Absence exhibition press release (2011)