Artist Profile
I was born in Kensington London, grew up in Slough Berkshire, raised a family in Kings Lynn, Norfolk and I am currently living and working in Norwich.
I have four grown-up children.
Further Education:
Open Learning NVQ Administration level 4
Open Learning Environmental Science As level
College of West Anglia Foundation Diploma Art & Design
Norwich University of the Arts BA (Hons) Fine Art (2012 - 2015)
Norwich University of the Arts MA Fine Art (2015-2016)
Work from 1989 to 2011
Environment Agency (Anglian Water & National Rivers Authority) Kings Lynn
Membership
I am a member of Norwich 20 Group, Links & Layers, Anglia Textile Works, & Greyfriars Art Space.
Awards
2017
Norwich 20 Group Member
2016
Bishops Art Prize - 3rd place
MA Fine Art
2015
BA (Hons) Fine Art
N 170 Postgraduate Scholarship
N20 Licentiate Membership
Residencies/Workshops
2019
Moulding and Casting - Anteros Arts Foundation - Diploma
The Landscape of Borders. Tutor: Liz Brandon-Jones
Endings & Beginnings - Pomegranate workshop
Volunteer Norfolk & Norwich Festival
2018
Flowers to Punk - Workshop & Performances
Volunteer: Norfolk & Norwich Festival
2017
Volunteer: Richard Long Houghton Hall, BeLong Schools Program
Volunteer: Norfolk& Norwich Festival
Concrete Poetry - Workshop
Sainsbury Centre - Un-pick - Un-ravel - Re-form - workshop with Kimberley Foster
Ringsfield Hall Eco-activity Centre - Residency
2016
Wysing Arts Centre - Moulding & Casting Materials - Workshop with Florian Roithmayr
Exhibitions
2021
Norwich 20 St Margarets Church of Art Norwich
ATW Return to the Waters Edge Salthouse Church
2020
Mandells Gallery N20 in 2020 selected Norwich
St Peter Mancroft Solo Exhibition Norwich
Corpusty Christmas Exhibition The Old Workshop Gallery Corpusty
Em Re Un Emanate Anteros Arts Foundation Norwich
Links & Layers Rhythms Handa Gallery Wells
Anglia Textile Works In the Fens Babylon Gallery Ely
2019
Corpusty Christmas Exhibition The Old Workshop Gallery Corpusty
Transitions - Young Norfolk Arts Trust - Selected The Forum Norwich
Members Exhibition Gasworks IX selected Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
Cromer Library Showcase selected Cromer Library
Members Exhibition Spring selected Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
Selected Concrete St Margarets Church of Art Norwich
Sculpture Trail - selected The Woven Woodland Raveningham Centre
ATW At the Water’s Edge Salthouse Church
Links & Layers Summer Exhibition Pensthorpe Natural Park
Norwich 20 Metamorphosis Undercroft Norwich City Centre
Creative Working Lives Reimagine St Margarets Church of Art Norwich
Norwich 20 N2019G: 75 Years St Margarets Church of Art Norwich
2018
Norwich 20 Aspire The Hostry Norwich Cathedral
Nunns Yard - selected When Will You Learn that There Isn't A Word For Everything.
Links & Layers Summer Show The Old Workshop Corpusty
Solo Show There are No Words Salthouse Church
Norwich 20 Members Show The Forum Norwich
Cley 2018 - selected The Further the Distance the Clearer the View Cley
Links & Layers Cohesion Salthouse Church
H2o - selected The Art of Wet The Undercroft Gallery
Performance with Creative Working Lives - Scratch Night The Garage
Norwich 20 Changes The Undercroft Gallery
Anglia Textile Works Inspired by Braintree Museum
Members Exhibition - selected Gasworks Greyfriars Art Space
Seven Diversify Greyfriars Art Space
2017
Studio 20 Shape of it Studio 20 Norwich
UNA Light & Space - selected The Shoe Factory Norwich
Performance with Creative Working Lives at Revolution The Undercroft
Links & Layers Take 2 Thornham VH Norfolk
Cley - selected Connections Cley
Norwich 20 Members Show Forum Norwich Cley 2017 - selected Connections with Links & Layers Cley
Norwich 20 Light Undercroft Gallery Norwich
Anglia Textile Works Sentinels Pond Gallery Snape Maltings
Members Exhibition Circles Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
Anglia Textile Works Museum in the Park Stroud Gloucestershire
2016
NUA MA Degree Show Norwich University of the Arts
N20 Group N M t ** B A S The Undercroft Gallery Norwich
members exhibition selected Gasworks 6 Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
selected Peterborough Open Exhibition Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
selected Cley 16 In Norfolk Now Cley
selected/shortlisted Bishops Art Prize 2016 Norwich Cathedral
Members exhibition selected Print 2016 Greyfriars Art Space
NUA - selected Dialogues 2016 Norwich University of the Arts
Links & Layers Together Dragonfly Gallery Watton
Anglia Textile Works Sentinels Minerva Gallery Llandloes
7 In Their Element Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
2015
AAF selected Recent Gradutes Showcase Battersea London
NUA Interim - Liminal Norwich University of the Arts
Links & Layers On View Thornham VH Norfolk
Anglia Textile Works Joining Forces Cowslip W/shops Launceston Cornwall
Members Selected Exhibition Gasworks 5 Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
NUA Degree Show 2015 Norwich University of the Arts Norwich
Selected/shortlisted Bishops Art Prize Norwich Cathedral
NUA students Assay Fabric Warehouse Norwich
ATW Octet Braintree
NUA students Dual Nunns Yard Norwich
NUA Selected Speculative Matters Norwich University of the Arts Norwich
2014
ATW Joining Forces Festival of Quilts NEC Birmingham
Members Selected Exhibition Gasworks IV Kings Lynn
ATW Presents Quilt Museum & Gallery York
2013
ATW Seamless Transitions Thaxted Guildhall
Hindolveston Textile Group Through the Eye II Brancaster Staithe
ATW Textiles in Focus Cottenham
NUA students Void Norwich
ATW Knitting & Stitching Show Alexander Palace, Harrogate & Dublin
2012
Hindolveston Textile Group Through the Eye Brancaster Staithe
2011
7 return Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
Kings Lynn Museum Embroiderers Guild
2010
Members exhibition Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
Oxborough Hall Embroiderers Guild
2009
7 inaugral exhibition Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
Members Exhibition Greyfriars Art Space Kings Lynn
7 exhibition of work at Textile & Bead Fair, John Innes Centre, Norwich
Exhibited at Oxborough Hall with the Embroiderers Guild
Exhibited at Blickling Hall with In 2 Stitch
Involved in the design and production of the “800 Quilt” commissioned by
Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk, 2006
Presentations
2019
Anteros Arts Diploma Course - Moulding and Casting
2017
N20 - Masters Fine Art Study
2016
Nottingham Contemporary Symposium
NUA Pecha Kucha - Inspiration, Investigation, Innovation.
2015
N20 - BA Fine Art research & work
2014
Embroiderers Guild Kings Lynn - Student Life
NUA - presentation of recent work
