PROFILE

Artist, Teacher and Ecologist

I took my Foundation at Watford College in 1990 and then studied for a Fine Art degree at Norwich School of Art, where I specialised in printmaking, graduating in 1994. In 1995 I passed my PGCE and then worked in a broad cross-section  of educational establishments across England and Wales.

After a sabbatical in Rome and Barcelona, I continued to develop my printwork at Ipswich College of Art and gained a reputation across East Anglia and the UK for innovative abstract prints and photographs, inspired by music and poetry. During this time, I received a letter from Sister Wendy Beckett after she saw my sketchbooks and abstract drawings: her kind words inspired me to set up a studio in Monmouth in 2005, drawn by the rivers and wooded landscape and its contrast to the big skies of Suffolk.

The Wye Valley and Severn Estuary landscape gradually lured me away from creating abstract prints and paintings in the studio and I started working in the tradition of the landscape painter, inspired by the work of Turner and the French Impressionists. As my technique developed so did my need for quality materials- I now use Old Holland oil  paints on board or canvas.

I attempt to capture the ephemeral qualities of light and the atmosphere it creates; evoking memories of moments spent in landscapes or in more intimate spaces. Whether I am portraying wooded glades, river scenes, raging seas or summer skies I aim to celebrate the importance of Nature and its spiritual effect on us.

I am now based in Worcester. As well as painting and drawing, I organise and curate exhibitions in collaboration with schools, communities and universities. I deliver printmaking and painting workshops locally and nationwide and I also teach art in SEN and Secondary schools.

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Solo Exhibitions

2021     Applestore Gallery, Hereford

2021    Town Mill, Lyme Regis

2020    Richard Corbett Artist Gallery, Worcester

2011    New End Gallery, Hampstead

2011    New Leaf Gallery, Monmouth

2010    Applestore Gallery, Hereford

2009    Artspa, Cirencester

2008    The Smithfield Gallery, London

2007    Pond Gallery, Aldeburgh Festival, Snape

2007    Fusion Gallery, Bristol

2006/2008       Cornwall Street Chambers, Birmingham

2007    Brecon Theatre

2006    St. George's, Bristol

2006    Bridges Gallery, Monmouth

2006    Line of Fire, Monmouth

2006    Wrexham Arts Centre

2005    Haberdashers' Aske's School, Monmouth

2003    Cinema Gallery, Aldeburgh

Group Exhibitions

Hollis Mead Dairy Farm

Applestore Gallery, Hereford

Creates Gallery, Monmouth

Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway

Twenty Twenty Gallery, Much Wenlock

Croome Court

Le Bruit de L'eau, France

Relais de la Baie, France

Denise Yapp Gallery, Celtic Manor

Made in Monmouthshire

Abergavenny Food Festival

RWA Bristol

Ludlow Summer Exhibition

Palace Art Fest, Hereford

H-Art

Woodstock Affordable Art Fair

Forest of Dean Open Studios

Brighton Art Fair

Landmark Art Fair

Battersea Art Fair

Barn Galleries, Henley on Thames

The Architects Gallery, London

Canterbury University

Reunion Gallery, Felixstowe

Ipswich University Gallery

Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh

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