Artist statement
Concepts The language of clothing, contemporary and historical, intrigue and are a major element of my work. I work in multiples to emphasise the dialogue each piece suggests.
Influences
The work is influenced by the fibre selected to make the paper as well as the concept.
Career path
I trained in Constructed Textiles at the London College of Furniture, 1987-91
Theatrical Corsetry, London College of Fashion, 1996
Work in South East Arts Craft Collection, Public Commission for Chichester District Council
Exhibitions in UK, Europe, Australia, Japan and America
Current and forthcoming events
- April - June 2013: THE FIRST CUT, DJANOGLY ART GALLERY, NOTTINGHAM (more info)
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 FOOTSTEPS, MUSEE CEVENNOLE, LE VIGAN, FRANCE
- 2012 CHERISH, TUDOR HOUSE MUSEUM, SOUTHAMPTON
- 2002 Ashes of Roses, Mid Pennine Gallery, Burnley
- 2001 A dress A dress, Mission Gallery, Havant
- 2000 Little little black dress, Havant Art Active, Havant
- 2000 A dress A dress, Otter Gallery, Chichester
- 1999 Passionate Lives, Woodlands Gallery, London
Group exhibitions
- 2013 THE FIRST CUT, SEA CITY MUSEUM, SOUTHAMPTON
- 2013 THE FIRST CUT, DJANOGLY ART GALLERY, NOTTINGHAM
- 2012 IN THE HOT SEAT, PROXIMITY LLC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA
- 2012 THE FIRST CUT, MANCHESTER ART GALLERY,(COSTUME), PLATT HALL, MANCHESTER
- 2012 THE FIRST CUT, MANCHESTER ART GALLERY (Gallery of Costume), MANCHESTER (more info)
- 2011 SILVER, 69 SMITH STREET, FITZROY, AUSTRALIA
- 2011 LEAF AND BOUND, BURGESS HALL ART GALLERY, EUREKA, USA
- 2011 UNDER AND OVER, WALFORD MILL, WIMBOURNE (more info)
- 2011 FIRST ANNIVERSARY PAPER EXHIBITION, UNIT TWELVE, TIXALL HEATH FARM, STAFFORD (more info)
- 2011 ARTS AND CRAFTS LEGACY III EXHIBITION, MILLINERY WORKS, LONDON (more info)
- 2010 COASTAL CURRENTS, BEXHILL MUSEUM, BEXHILL ON SEA, UK
- 2010 Paperworks, Bury Art Gallery, Bury (more info)
- 2010 The Paper Runway, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston (more info)
- 2009 18@108:Paper, Royal Society Of British Sculptors, London (more info)
- 2009 TASMANIA 1:100,000 Mapping the Island, THE IXL ATRIUM,, HUNTER STREET, HOBART, TASMANIA
- 2009 NEW PAPER OLD LAND, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania
- 2009 New Paper Old Land, Creative Paper Tasmania & Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie (more info)
- 2009 New Paper Old Land, The Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie (more info)
- 2009 Tasmania 1:100,000, The IXL Atrium, Hobart (more info)
- 2009 Paper Runway, Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport, USA, Atlanta (more info)
- 2008 PARALLEL WORDLS III, Blackfriars, Canterbury, Kent
- 2008 PAPER RUNWAY, Atlanta Airport, Galeria La Sala, National Museum of Fine Arts, Atlanta, USA and Santiago, Chile
- 2008 BLOWING IN THE WIND, Paper Museum, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
- 2008 HOW DO I LOOK IN THIS, THE PARK GALLERY, FALKIRK (more info)
- 2008 SHOES WITHIN ART, TIKANOJA ART MUSEUM, Finland, VAASA (more info)
- 2008 HANJI FASHION SHOW, CHONBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JEONJU, SOUTH KOREA
- 2008 MIRROR FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, BECA GALLERY, NEW ORLEANS, USA
- 2008 PAPERVIEW, Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable
- 2007 SWEET DREAMS, WALFORD MILL, WIMBOURNE, DORSET
- 2007 COURAGE '07, ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX
- 2007 LITTLE FOOTPRINTS, ARIEL CENTRE, TOTNES, DEVON
- 2006 One Year On, Otter Gallery, University of Chichester, College Lane, Chichester (more info)
- 2006 JOURNEYS, THE ART OF MAKING, THE BARN GALLERY, WEST DEAN, WEST SUSSEX
- 2006 PAPERWORKS, BURY MUSEUM, BURY, MANCHESTER
- 2006 AND THEN, BEDALES, PETERSFIELD, HANTS
- 2005 ART IN THE PARK, THE GUILDHALL, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX
- 2005 PULP FANTASY, 20-21 VISUAL ARTS, SCUNTHORPE, UK
- 2005 ASHES OF ROSES, ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE, ABERYSTWYTH, WALES
- 2005 LITTLE FOOTPRINTS, ARIEL CENTRE, TOTNES
- 2004 PAPERWORKS, RUFFORD CENTRE, RUFFORD, NOTTS
- 2004 DOMESTIC(F)UTILITY, NEW ART SCULPTURE PARK, ROCHE COURT, SALISBURY
- 2003 MATERIAL SPACES, TULLIE HOUSE GALLERY, CARLISLE
- 2001 PAPERWORKS, BURY MUSEUM, BURY, MANCHESTER
- 2001 ON PAPER, CRAFT COUNCIL, LONDON
- 2001 Princess SuSu, touring
- 2001 Unexpected, Sotheby's Gallery, New York, USA
- 2001 On paper, Craft Council , London
- 2001 Textilia Carnuntina, Carnuntum, Austria
- 2001 Paper: Papier, Maidstone Museum
- 2000 Holland Papier Bienalle, Rijswijk Museum, Holland
- 1999 Disembodied, City Gallery, Worcester
- 1998 Collecting Craft, Hove Museum and Gallery, Hove
- 1998 Textile Fest, St Polten, Austria
- 1998 Paper, Mino Washi Museum, Japan
- 1997 Life's a Beach, Delaware, Bexhill on Sea
- 1996 Papier Art Fashion, Munich, Karlsruche, Hamburg, Germany
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