I work as a printmaker, painter, creative ‘book arts’ maker and workshop facilitator in my own studio space. I have been involved with various projects, collaborations and exhibitions both nationally and internationally in Columbia, Quebec, Colorado, Australia, Paris and Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands.
I work as a printmaker, painter, creative ‘book arts’ maker and workshop facilitator in my own studio space. I have been involved with various projects, collaborations and exhibitions both nationally and internationally in Columbia, Quebec, Colorado, Australia, Paris and Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands.
I now live in the stunning highlands of Scotland, whose celtic land I first encountered and connected deeply with as a child. I remember being thoroughly delighted and intrigued by the bouncy, peaty earth in the forests and overwhelmed with the utter beauty and wildness of the landscape.
I continue to carry these childhood passionate feelings and need intimacy and interaction with nature and wild open spaces: preferably snow covered or oceanic. My lively and spontaneous abstract imagery is therefore a response to this. I love it when random visual connections begin to emerge and they weave their magic within the fabric of my practice. For me it signifies I am on the right path.
selected exhibitions
2017/18 'Winter Warmth', Callendar House, Falkirk
2017 Mixed Show, IMAC, Inverness, Scotland
2016 8th International Printmaking Biennial, Douro
2016 Pop-Up Gallery, Birdhouse, Forres, Scotland
2015 Invited. 2nd Global Print, International Print Exhibition, Portugal, global-print.net
2014 'BABEL' Colombia’s Regional Artist Salon 2014
2014 9e triennale mondial de l'estampe et de la gravure originale chamalières - france
2013 ‘Unravelling Signatures’ International group collective, IMPACT 8, Dundee,Scotland
2013 'Dialogue’ Engramme, Quebec city, Canada
2013 20:20 Print Exchange touring exhibition UK
2012 Christmas Exhibition, Glasgow Print Studio Gallery
2012 Group Exhibition, Glasgow Print Studio GallerY
2012 Paisley Art Institute 124th Annual Exhibition, by selection, Scotland
2012 ‘Dialogue’ Engramme Members at Edinburgh Print Studio Gallery (June 2nd)
2011 Christmas Exhibition, Glasgow Print Studio Gallery
2011/12 ‘tinta es hermosa amiga / ink is a wonderful friend, Palacio de Bellas Artes à Manizales, Columbia
2011 ‘Fold’, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2011 International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Romania, online
2010 ‘A Book About Death' The Tabernacle, Moma, Machynlleth, Wales
2010 ‘Tunnocked' Glasgow Print Gallery, Scotland
2010 26th Salon de L'Estampe Contemporaine, Espace Renoir, Paris
2010 Group exhibition, Oriel Clwyd, Mold, Wales
2009/10 Winter Show, Left Bank Gallery, Tarland, Scotland
2009 Group exhibition Oriel Pendeitsh, Caernarfon
2009 Lessedra 8th World Art Print Annual - Mini Print 2009,Bulgaria,
2009 ‘Printmakingonline' at ‘3 Albion Place’ LSI, Leeds (selected)
2008 Helfa Gelf, invited artist, Venue Cymru, North Wales
2008 Soulscape, International Collective Exhibition, Engramme, Quebec
2008 Engramme, Quebec City, Canada
projects and residencies
2021 ‘The Arbroath Correspondance School’, slow correspondence participation
2018 The Booth, 4 week Artist Residency, Shetland
2016 Artist in Residence, Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, Scotland
2014/15 Artist in Residence Cromarty Arts Trust, Cromarty, Scotland.
2014 Month residency at the Steeple, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
2014 Four week mentorship with a Emmi Tuomola, Finnish art student in North Wales.
2014 Residency, Quebec City with Madeleine Samson for sam&sue.
2013 'Resonant' Blurb publication book collaboration with M Samson, G Neish and Fiona
Byrne-Sutton http://www.blurb.co.uk/search/site_search?search=resonant+samson
2013 Two week research project/residency at the Moray Art Centre in Findhorn.
2012 Book collaboration ‘A Glove and A Spoon’, with M Buchanan, M Samson
2012 Facilitation of 5 week residency with Madeleine Samson from Quebec in Glasgow, North
Wales and Manchester
2012 Columbian Book Project exhibiting in Quebec
2011 Book project for exhibition in Colombia
2011 Quebec residency and collaboration with Madeleine Samson
2010/11 Dance/Visual Art collaboration 'Black Swan Dance Group, Glasgow
2010 ‘Circle of Print, an international group print exchange exhibited at the 2011 Impact Conference
Melbourne, Australia
2010 Experimental Print 'The Tea Salon'
2009 Masterclass and Open Studio for Betws arts festival
2009 Assistant to Engramme Member, M Samson Frans Masereel, Belgium
2009 Visiting artist Glasgow Print Studio 26.01.09-27.02.09
2004 Chair and joint founder member of Helfa Gelf, Innovative Open Studio event, Conwy County
competitions, prizes and awards
2013 Research and Development Project, "Rive, Reve Pluie et Bruit/ Shore, Dream
and Rain Noise" Arts Council of Wales
2008 Three month international Print Residency, Cooperative Meduse, QuebecCity, Canada
2006 Project Grant Award, Arts council of Wales, Conwy
2004 Professional Development Award, Arts Council of Wales, Conwy
2004 Conwy Council New Business Start up grant, Conwy Council, Conwy
education
2001-2003 MA Fine Art, Painting, Chester University
2000-2001 Certificate of Advanced Studies in Fine Art (Post Graduate course) Chester University
1997-1998 PGCE Year One, Llandrillo Technical College, North Wales
1992-1995 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Sculpture, Surrey College of Art and Design
work experience
2014. Mentorship for visiting Finnish art student, North Wales
2006/07 Part time Lecturer in printmaking and painting, Chester University
2004/2010 ‘The Studio Space’, Director, facilitating printmaking workshops
publications in print/on the radio
2014 Interviewed BBC Radio Norfolk for TTP
https://www.dropbox.com/s/byljii3vjannrl8/TURN%20THE%20PAGE%202014.mp3
2013 'Resonant' Blurb book collaboration with M Samson, G Neish and Fiona Byrne-Sutton
http://www.blurb.co.uk/search/site_search?search=resonant+samson
2013 Featured in ‘In Praise of Beautiful Books’, BCF books, with ‘snow book’
2009 Featured in Snowdonia National Park annual tourist magazine
2008 Author of two page article in Printmaking Today “Getting To Know Snow', Winter 2008
2008 Interviewed for ckia Radio Basse-Ville Quebec
2008 Contributor to ‘La Morsure’ Engramme Print Publication
2008 Print Image featured in Cultural Enterprise Calendar
2007 Contributor to Printmaking Today, 'Instant Carbon Transfer' Summer 2007
private collections in
Quebec City, Montreal, Sydney Australia, Paris, Helsinki and the UK
