Public Art Work
Public Art Work
I am fortunate to have worked on many Public Art projects, usually commissioned by County Councils and Developers of new buildings. In addition to the research and design of the artwork, I plan and deliver workshops to engage the local community; work with other designers, architects and stakeholders; oversee fabrication and installation, and document the project for a final report.
Public Liabilty and Professional Indemnity Insurance DBS (formerly CRB) Certificate
PersonaI Work
I explore everyday routines as a means to analyse where I fit in to the greater scheme of things. Focusing on the immediate environment and the routes to local towns and villages, I portray the shape and pattern of daily journeys. I see mapping as a form of thought process: plotting things out; arranging in sequence; identifying spaces and where connections lie; the shape of the land and the places we know - Familiarity of a place instills a feeling of ownership and belonging, compounding the notion of ones place being central to ones identity.
I also create detailed drawings of wild plants, and trees, found along local walks. They are usually large in scale, which totally envelops the viewer, and take several months to complete.
Qualifications and training
2004 - MA Fine and Applied Arts, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts.
1998 - PGCE Art and Design, Homerton College, Cambridge University
1986 - Post grad. Theatre Design, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Gower Street, London
1983 - BA (Hons) Fine Art - Printmaking, Kingston Polytechnic, Surrey
Group exhibitions
2007 - Bind, New Hall, Cambridge 2005 - West to East exhibition of work by eight women artists, Chiang Mai University Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand Residencies
2008 - Hidden Communities, Bury St. Edmunds Art Gallery, Suffolk, Gallery space Public commissions
2012 - Fairfield Artwall, Fairfield Park, Stotfold Hertfordshire, Internal wall of Fairfield Park Community Hall
2011 - Leaf Fall, Cottenham Village College, Cambridgeshire, Main atrium of new 6th Form building
2010 - Windswept Tree, Cottenham Village College, Cambridgeshire, Entrance to College site
2009 - Journeys, Bristol Heart Institute, Main atrium
2007 - Public Art Commissions for three schools, Milton Keynes Council, Leon Cluster Schools, Water Eaton, Milton Keynes
2006 - Public Art commission painted wall pieces, Space for Sports and Arts/ Bedfordshire County Council, Holmemead School, Biggleswade, Beds. Projects
2008 - Art in the City - Climate Change, Commissioned by British Council, Thailand, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
