About me
I was born in 1966 in East London, and grew up mainly in Romford, Essex. At 16 I went East Ham Tech, then to do a degree in painting at Norwich School of Art. I stopped making art for quite a while after that and worked on a variety of youth and community projects, and became a Hospital Play Specialist, and later became involved in community literacy work, and now work as a part time community librarian in Norfolk
I started printmaking in the 1990’s, and I am part of the Norwich based printmaking collective www.printtothepeople.com, where we run courses and other printmaking activities and events. I also belong to LOOP (London Organisation of original Printmakers. Recent work has developed into site based drawing/print installation and projection using old analogue equipment as well as collaborations and curating
I finished my MA in printmaking at Camberwell College of Art September 2012 . My studio is based near Aylsham in Norfolk.
CV
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| Datec Diploma in General Art and Design | East Ham College | 1982- 1984 |
| BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting | Norwich School of Art | 1984 -1988 |
| Hospital Play Specialist Certificate | Southwark College | 1995 – 1996 |
| Adult Education Teachers Certificate | Brighton College | 2001- 2002 |
| Cert in Etching and Lithography | University of Brighton | 1998 - 2000 |
| Artist Access to Art Colleges (AA2A) | Norwich School of Art | 2007 -2008 |
| MA Printmaking | London University College of the Arts Camberwell | 2010- 2012 |
| Exhibitions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sussex Open | Brighton Museum | 1998 |
| Looking Through Seeing | 3 London Primary Schools | 1998 |
| Solo Exhibition | Union Place Gallery, Worthing | 2000 |
| Passion | Phoenix Gallery, Brighton | 2001 |
| Taking the Biscuit (with workshops) | Tricycle Gallery, London | 2004 |
| London Print Studio Open | London Print Studio | 2005 |
| Norfolk Contemporary Art Society Open | The Forum, Norwich | 2008 |
| Imaginings | The Project Space | 2009 |
| Eastern Open | King's Lynn Arts Centre | 2010 |
| Untamed Energies | Thirsk Arts Centre | 2010 |
| Norfolk Contemporary Art Society Open | The Forum Norwich | 2010 |
| Cinderella | Theatre Royal | 2011 |
| Domesticated | St Gregory’s Norwich | 2011 |
| Print and Design Now | Bearspace, London | 2011 |
| 0.34 | Camberwell College of Art | 2012 |
| Norfolk Contemporary Art Society Open | The Forum Norwich | 2012 |
| The Crooked Rose | Norfolk and Norwich Open Studios | 2013 |
| Flight Of the Spoonbill | Cley Church | 2013 |
| Ad Limina | Myrtle Gallery Walsingham | 2013 |
| NCAS Open | The Forum Norwich | 2014 |
| Eastern Open | Kings Lynn Arts Centre | 2014 |
| Counter Charm (solo) | Salthouse Church | 2015 |
| Cley Marvellous in Ordinary | Norfolk Wildlife Visitor Centre | 2015 |
| Norfolk by Design | West Lexham Barn | 2015 |
| Nature | Creake Abbey | 2016 |
| Norwich Print Fair | St Margaret’s Church | 2016 |
| Print to the People | Norwich Arts Centre | 2016 |
| Words and Women | Nunns Yard | 2017 |
| Bite: Scratch: Resist | The Old Shoe Factory Social | 2017 |
| N and N Open Studios2017 | Belfry Arts Centre | 2017 |
| Cley Contemporary | Cley Church | 2017 |
| Norfolk by Design | Houghton Hall | 2017/18 |
| Once Bitten (curator) | Nunn’s Yard | 2018 |
| Norwich Print Fair | St Margaret’s Church | 2018 |
| Smoke Installation | Holt Church | 2018 |
| Holt Art Prize | Gresham’s Theatre | 2018 |
| Sudden Windows | Salthouse Church | 2019 |
| Artist Employment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tutor of Etching at Print to the People | 2017 – present | |
| Artist In Residence | Cromer Junior School | 2016 |
| Artist Workshops | City College and Salthouse | 2015 |
| Children’s Workshops | Beverley Literature Festival | 2010 |
| Print Workshops | Thisk Arts Centre | 2010 |
| Print Tutor Foundation | Wensum Lodge, Norwich | 2010 |
| Tutor, Arc Project | Somerset House, London | 2003 |
| Artist In Residence and Workshops | Wensum Lodge, Norwich | 2007 |
| Lecturer (P/T) Adult Education | Redbridge Institute | 2001 - 03 |
| Art Lecturer Foundation and P/T Degree | Northbrook College, Worthing | 2001 - 03 |
| Artist / Workshop Leader | Educart, London | 1996 - 03 |
| Workshop Leader Family Learning | Westminster Adult Education, London | 2005 |
| Artist / Workshop Leader ‘Wild in the Park’ | Westminster Arts, London | 2003/4 |
| Artist / Tutor printmaking workshop | Tricycle Gallery, London | 2004 |
| Artist / Workshop Leader | Threshold Women’s Counselling | 2001 |
| Artist / Workshop Leader | Tabernacle Community Centre | 2001-3 |
