Biography
I am surrounded by the beautiful coastal landscape of North Cornwall. As I walk on the beach or coastpath, I look, photograph, gather and hold – pebbles, shells, bits of driftwood or seaweed seem to magically find their way back to the studio with me. These ‘tiny treasures’ and the places where sea meets land, are my ongoing inspiration.
As an inter-disciplinary artist, I work with different media and creative practices. Following what interests me, I make images about these things I love. Painting, printmaking and alternative process photography are the focus of my practice. I also actively seek out creative collaboration with other artists as a mechanism for extending my practice.
I studied at Newlyn School of Art over several years, completing two years of intensive professional practice development in June 2023.
Gallery representation
Inspire Makers, Falmouth
Wave 7 Wadebridge
Create Cornwall Art Gallery and Design Store, Mawgan Porth
Memberships
PRIME women artists - Co-Founder - a network for women artists practicing in Cornwall
Cornwall Open Studios - 2025 exhibitor 24 May - 1 June
Creative Kernow Associates - part of Creative Kernow and its mission to champion creativity as a force for positive change in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Axis - empowering artists and enriching communities through contemporary visual arts
The Poly - The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Residencies
Artist in Residence, Truro High School for Girls 10-21 June 2024
Articles and Podcasts
An Art to it Podcast, episode 5
Interview for Prime Women Artists Substack
Interview for Inspire Makers, Falmouth
Current and Forthcoming exhibitions
26 November 2024 - 30 March 2025 - Printmaker Open exhibition, Artizan Gallery, Torquay
11 - 15 March 2025 - Still Life - Prime Women Artists Group Exhibition - The Poly, Falmouth
29 April - 7 May 2025 - Unframed : small works on paper, 89 Redruth
24 May - 1 June 2025 - Cornwall Open Studios, Padstow
3 - 27 September 2025 - Solo exhibition, Terrace Gallery, Penryn
13 December 2024 - 3 January 2025 - Small Works Show, Fox Yard Studios, Stowmarket
5 - 23 December 2024 - Small Works Winter Show - Spring Cheltenham Gallery
16 - 21 December 2024 - Winter Solstice Exhibition - Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
23 - 29 November 2024 - Gathering - Prime Women Artists Group Exhibition - The Crypt gallery, St Ives
August - September 2024 and then online until 6 October - The Byre Gallery, 'Hidden Depths' exhibition (collaborative work with Sarah Pooley)
September 2024 - The Poly, Falmouth, Members' Summer Exhibition
August-September 2024, Beachcomber - Solo exhibition, Inspire Makers, Falmouth
June-July 2024 Solo exhibition, Kernowine Falmouth
July 2024 Colours of Summer exhibition, The Poly, Falmouth. Prime Women Artists Group Show
May 2024 Tidelines - joint exhibition with Maggie Cochran, Falmouth Poly
May 2024 Cornish Seaweed Festival, Marazion
April 2024 - Spring Open Exhibition, Falmouth Poly
March 2024 - Driven to Abstraction - Prime Women Artists' Group Show, Truro (Organiser, co-curator, exhibitor)
November 2023 - Prime Women Artists' Group Show, Truro (Organiser, co-curator, exhibitor)
October 2023-January 2024 'Spirit of Cornwall' exhibition - Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro
September 2023 Form Falmouth
August 2023 The Summer Exhibition, The Poly, Falmouth
July-August 2023, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield - Small Textiles exhibition
June 2023 Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens Gallery, Penzance - Newlyn School of Art Studio Practice Programme Show
May 2023 The Poly, Falmouth - Joint Exhibition with Maggie Cochran
May 2023 The Poly, Falmouth - Spring Open Exhibition
March 2023 Inspire Makers Falmouth - Solo Show
December 2022 Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield - Winter Solstice Exhibition
December 2022 Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield - Open Exhibition
December 2022 Spring Gallery, Cheltenham - Small Works Winter Show
October and November 2022 Heseltine Gallery, Truro - Repurpose Exhibition
October 2022 The Crypt Gallery, St Ives - Ten:22 Group Exhibition
October 2022 The Original Art Shop, Truro - Peoples' Choice Exhibition
May 2022 Bude - Spot the Artist Exhibition
June 2020 Art Gallery Southwest, Bath Art Exhibition (online)
January 2020 The Original Art Shop, Truro - Into the Light Exhibition
2019 The Heseltine Gallery Truro - Art Gallery Southwest Exhibition