Artist statement
What I do...
Fine Art
I produce paintings on canvas and paper, and one-off monoprints in oil on paper. I also have a folio of small edition drypoint and collograph prints.
Design
I produce design for textiles, paper products and other surfaces. My folio includes: CAD (Photoshop), fabric collage, acrylic on paper, mixed media, inks/watercolours.
Influences
Scandinavian design, 70's patterns, landscape, ceramics, Newlyn, interior design, trees, gardening, and loads of other stuff!
Qualifications and training
- 1999 Masters Degree, Printed Textiles, UCE, Birmingham
- 1994 BA (Hons) Degree, Printed Textile Design, Liverpool John Moore's University, Liverpool
Employment
- 1995 Freelance Artist and Designer, Home based studio, Birmingham
Solo exhibitions
- 2002 Ruth Green, CPF Gallery, Baker St. London
- 2001 'Deeper', Park View Gallery, Birmingham
- 1999 Severn Shed, Bristol, Installation of Fabrics and Prints
Group exhibitions
- 2004 Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, Battersea Art Centre, London
- 2000 Pick of the Best, Beatrice Royal Art Gallery, Eastleigh
- 2000 Paper, The Sequel; installation, Stroud House Gallery
- 2000 Summer Show, Artifex Gallery, Sutton Coldfield
- 1999 Art as Fashion, various venues; Shropshire Gallery Network
- 1999 Masters Show, University of Central England, Birmingham
- 1997 'Reading the Small Print', The City Gallery (and touring), Leicester
- 1994 New Designers, The Business Design Centre, London
Corporate commissions
- 2004 Open edition prints, Ikea, Worldwide
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2005 'Design A Laminate' competition, Formica, UK
- 2004 Independant Artists Grant, Arts Council England, UK
- 1999 Emma Jessie Phipps Scholarship, UCE, Birmingham
- 1996 'An Image For Christmas' Card Design Competition, Imperial Cancer Research fund, UK
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