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.
CV & Education
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
2011 - Solo Exhibition, Beirut King Gallery, Valencia, Spain
2007 - Solo Exhibition, Brazil Coffee, Cardiff
Group exhibitions
2012 - 2nd International Mail Art Exhibition, Malom Gallery, Nyiracsad, Hungary
2011 - Art to Art Christmas Show, Sunshine House, Wigan
2010 - 20th Annual Members Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York
2010 - 6 X 6 X 2010, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York
2010 - Group Show, Dare to Joust Gallery, Barnes, South West London
2010 - Pembrokeshire Open 2010, Joanna Field Gallery, The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
2010 - Postcards from the Edge, ZieherSmith, 516 20th Street, New York
2010 - The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London
2009 - New Blood Art, Crane Mews, Twickenham, London
2008 - Future50, PSL Gallery, Leeds
2008 - Long established mediums harmonize with new media, The Lloyd Gill Gallery, Weston-Super-Mare
2008 - The Better Life Appeal, Washington Gallery, Penarth, Cardiff
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 - 2nd Year Show, Jacob's Market, Cardiff
2005 - Hans Brinker Exhibition, Hans Brinker Hotel, Amsterdam
Workshops
2011 - Art Lecturer, Sunshine House, Wigan
Private commissions
2007 - 4 Paintings of Cardiff Bay for Mr Martin Briggs, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff
2006 - Montpeyroux & Snowdonia, Commissions for ACA, Monmouth
2006 - Prague Number 46, for Mr Martin Briggs, Cardiff
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
2013 - The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York
2010 - Chestnut Appeal Art Auction, David Lay Auction House, Penzance
2009 - Art for Amnesty, The Watershed, Bristol
