Artist statement
I have been making pictures since childhood. In 2006 I completed a degree course in fine art at university where I reaffirmed my love and compulsion to paint.
From a continuing passion for landscape painting, I have broadened my scope of practice to tackle broader subjects and ideas. Originally working from my own photos, I began to collect pictures from magazines, newspapers and old holiday postcards. I often create collages, constructing my own scenes and juxtapositions.
Titles are especially important for me and I love how they can change the conception of what we see when we look at a work of art. I have always employed a very systematic approach in collecting and cataloguing pictures from my sources, while developing a consistent painting method that gives my work a uniformity and clear sense of style.
Various sources inspire my acrylic and collage work - German art from Friedrich through to Richter - to the surfeit of imagery in our daily lives. I intend for my art to serve as a snapshot of real life that is both beautiful and yet troubled underneath.
Current and forthcoming events
- March - August 2013: The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York (more info)
Qualifications and training
- 2003 BA (Hons) Fine Art, 1st Class, UWIC, Cardiff
- 2002 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, University of Wales College, Newport
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 Our World, Wayfarers Arcade, Southport (more info)
- 2011 Solo Exhibition, Beirut King Gallery, Valencia, Spain (more info)
- 2007 Solo Exhibition, Brazil Coffee, Cardiff
Group exhibitions
- 2012 2nd International Mail Art Exhibition, Malom Gallery, Nyiracsad, Hungary (more info)
- 2011 Art to Art Christmas Show, Sunshine House, Wigan (more info)
- 2010 20th Annual Members Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York (more info)
- 2010 The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London (more info)
- 2010 6 X 6 X 2010, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York (more info)
- 2010 Pembrokeshire Open 2010, Joanna Field Gallery, The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
- 2010 Group Show, Dare to Joust Gallery, Barnes, South West London
- 2010 Postcards from the Edge, ZieherSmith, 516 20th Street, New York (more info)
- 2009 New Blood Art, Crane Mews, Twickenham, London
- 2008 Future50, PSL Gallery, Leeds
- 2008 The Better Life Appeal, Washington Gallery, Penarth, Cardiff
- 2008 Long established mediums harmonize with new media, The Lloyd Gill Gallery, Weston-Super-Mare
- 2006 Christmas Show, Washington Gallery, Penarth, Cardiff
- 2006 Fine Art Degree Show, Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff
- 2006 Group Show, A Shot in the Dark, Cardiff
- 2005 Hans Brinker Exhibition, Hans Brinker Hotel, Amsterdam
- 2005 2nd Year Show, Jacob's Market, Cardiff
Workshops
- 2011 Art Lecturer, Sunshine House, Wigan
Private commissions
- 2007 4 Paintings of Cardiff Bay for Mr Martin Briggs, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
- 2006 Prague Number 46, for Mr Martin Briggs, Cardiff
- 2006 Montpeyroux & Snowdonia, Commissions for ACA, Monmouth
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2005 Dulcie Mayne Stephens Art Trust, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff
Publications
- 2006 Monuments of Old Prague, Published by Editions Martin, Cardiff
Other
- 2010 Chestnut Appeal Art Auction, David Lay Auction House, Penzance (more info)
- 2009 Art for Amnesty, The Watershed, Bristol
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