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Art
Practice
I make conceptually
based, mixed media constructions relating to the human form, with an emphasis
on narrative through the use of reused, natural and found objects and
materials.
Artist in Residence/
Consultancy Work
I have worked as an
Artist in Residence in a variety of schools and colleges. I specialise
in working with very young children promoting creativity through action
research.
Exhibitions
March 2006/7/8 - Art
London, Chelsea
March 2008 - Glasgow Art Fair
March 2006/7/8 - Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
2007 - Portal Gallery, London, Mixed Exhibition
January 2006 - London Art Fair, Islington
February 2006 - ‘Self-centred’, Artsreach, Dorset
January 2005 - ‘Intimate Space’, Cube 3 Gallery, University
of Plymouth
March 2004-6 -‘Footsteps’ touring show, linking museums and
contemporary practice
June 2004 - ‘Transart Pass Art On, Brewhouse Theatre and Aerts Centre,
Taunton, Somerset
March – October 2003 - Quilt Bonanza, The American Museum, Bath
October 2001 – Commission for Mulberry Store, New Band Street, London.
May 2001 The Arches, Glasgow, Fashion Festival, Intervention 2001
March - November 2001 – The American Museum, Bath, ‘Inspirations’
January 1999 – Solo show, Phillips Gallery, Brewhouse Theatre, London
Residencies/Workshops/Public
Art
September 2006- Summer
2008 - Residency in Children’s Centres, Weston super Mare
September 2005-6 Bath and North East Somerset, 5x5x5 Research project
September 2005-6 ‘Artist on Trains, Moving On, Somerset Arts Wee
March 2005 and 7 Visiting lecturer, Bath Spa University, Fashion Textiles
Degree Course
Summer 2004 Public art project sponsored by Taunton Deane, mosaic shrine
September 2002 - Debenhams Department store, Taunton, Somerset Arts Week
Publicity
Front cover ‘Textiel
Plus’ Najaar 2004 Dutch textiles magazine
Featured in The Big Issue November 2004
BBC 2 – Contemporary Visions – 15 min film featured on the
Learning Zone, December 2003
HTV ‘In the Making’ – artists who use memories as a
subject
‘Decode’, Arts and Creative Culture magazine, Issue 1, March
April 2002
Interviewed by Wayne Hemmingway The Big Breakfast, Channel 4, August 1st
2001
Catalogue, ‘Inspirations, The American Museum in Britain, Bath,
North Somerset
Education
1997-99 Post graduate
modules, Plymouth University, Exeter
1995-96 Introduction to Art Therapy, Exeter University
1973-4 Certificate in Education, Whitelands College of Education, Roehampton,
London
1969-73 Byam Shaw School of Art, Diploma in Fine Art
1968-69 St Martins School of Art, Foundation course
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