Artist Statement
The work is about the material and sensual world, places (both specific and archetypes), colour and language. The relationship between landscape and human, domestic life is a major theme. Practice encompasses works on paper, writing, boxed objects, installation, books.Materials used include paper (sugar paper, newsprint, Manila etc.), plant material, silk, thread, wool, pearls, paint: they are typically fragile, often transparent, not waterproof, change when exposed to light, a broadly anti monumental stance.Projects in development are '[Pomegranate] fig, herb, spice '(paintings) and 'square garden, crescent garden' (writing).
CV & Education
Qualifications and training
1997 - MA European Fine Art, Winchester School of Art, Barcelona
1992 - BA Hons Fine Art, Leeds University
Solo exhibitions
2006 - Inside, underneath, behind (text installation), io Gallery, Brighton
2006 - irrigated, not irrigated (Cartagena orchard), io Gallery, Brighton
2005 - [Pomegranate] fig, herb, spice, Io gallery windowspace, Brighton
2002 - (Red etc.), installation of boxed objects and text, 7 Arundel Place, Brighton
2001 - Barcelona texts, Phoenix Art Gallery, Brighton
1997 - Beech leaf installation, Panorama Gallery, Barcelona
1997 - Textile cafe courtyard sky installation, Winchester School of Art, Winchester
1995 - Dark gardens, lamplit windows, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
1994 - Dark gardens, lamplit windows, Lotherton Hall, West Yorkshire
1994 - Dark gardens, lamplit windows, Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
1988 - Exhibition, DLI Arts Centre, Durham
1988 - Exhibition, Greys Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
1987 - Exhibition, Dean Clough, Halifax
1987 - Garden paintings, Dean Clough Contemporary Art Gallery, Halifax
1987 - Landscape Elements Part 1, South Square Gallery, Bradford
Group exhibitions
2005 - Sampler/Open studios, Phoenix Gallery/ Phoenix studios, Brighton
2000 - Monumental Miniatures for the Millennium, Scottish Touring Exhibitions Consortium, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland, and twelve other venues
1998 - Contemporary Watercolours, Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art Gallery, Eastleigh
1998 - International Artists, Gallery Oboy, San Francisco
1997 - Foreign Affairs, Can Felipa, Centre Civic del Poblenou, Barcelona
1997 - Tallers Oberts, Ciutat Vella, Barra de Ferro studios, Barcelona
1994 - Christmas Exhibition, Dean Clough, Halifax
1994 - Group Show, Linton Court, Settle
1994 - Spring/Christmas Show, Site Gallery, Leeds
1994 - The Walled Garden, Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
1991 - Dark Lights, Manor House, Ilkley
1991 - Group Show, Linton Court, Settle
1991 - Leeds Artists Show, Leeds City Art Gallery
1990 - Art From Here To Tomorrow, West Yorkshire Playhouse
1987 - New Art In Yorkshire, Leeds City Art Gallery
Residencies
1996 - Residency, Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire
Competitions, prizes and awards
2006 - Grants for the Arts award, Arts Council England, South East
Educational experience - secondary
1995 - Workshops, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
1986 - Artists in Schools Scheme, Yorkshire Contemporary Art Group, West Yorkshire
Educational experience - tertiary
1995 - Part-time Lecturer, Adult Education Department Swarthmore Centre
1995 - Part-time Lecturer, Adult Education Department, Leeds College of Art and Design
1990 - Visiting Lecturer, Fine Art Department, Leeds University
1990 - Visiting Lecturer, Fine Art Department, North Riding College
1989 - Artist in Schools Scheme, Yorkshire Contemporary Art Group