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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.
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