Profile
EDUCATION
2019 - 2021 MA (Distinction) Arts Practice, Arts Health and Wellbeing, USW.
2011 – 2013 PGCE University of Wales, Newport.
1989 – 1992 BA (Hons) Fine Art Printmaking & Photo-media. Central Saint Martins.
1988 – 1989 Foundation, Central School of Art, London.
AWARDS
2018 – Epic Award winner, Wales. Voluntary Arts (now Creative Lives)
'Maindee Stories' participatory textile arts project.
2010 - SuperDragons, Wild in Art.
EXHIBITIONS
June 2023 - Freedom and Constraint, Riverfront Theatre, Newport.
Apr 2023 - One Price Art Show, Barnabas Arts House, Newport.
Nov 2022 - Art On The Hill - Harding Evans.
Nov 2022 - Without Borders, Touring Group show - Japan, Canada, Italy.
July 2021 - Without Borders, Group show, Elysium Gallery, Swansea.
Jan 2020 – Express Yourself, Group exhibition, Elysium Gallery, Swansea.
Sep 2019 – Touch a Flower, Talk to Me, an interactive textile art project, Plaza Exhibition Space, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff.
Mar 2018 – Group exhibition, International Women's Day, Llanover Hall, Cardiff.
Nov 2018 – Solo show, paintings - Lost Connections. Llanover Hall Arts Centre.
Sep 2018 – A Thousand Voices (2 Exhibitions), 'The history and story of Community House,' Community House, Eton Road with selected work from 3 partnership schools, artists, writers, and contributors.
Jul 2018 – A Thousand Voices interactive exhibition, Maindee Primary School.
Mar 2018 – An Expanded View of Drawing, Arts Education Network SE Wales.
Mar 2017 – May 2018 Group exhibition, 'Maindee Stories' selected for Monmouthshire Women Making Change, Abergavenny Museum.
Mar 2017 – Solo show, Lost Connections. Art in the Attic, The Factory, Porth.
Apr 2016 – Oct 2016 'Maindee Stories', Llyfrgell Maindee/Maindee Library+
Dec 2015 – Group exhibition, Winter Show, Stow Hill Cwtsh, Newport.
Oct 2015 – 'Lost Connections' Solo show. Barnabas Arts House, Newport.
Jul 2015 – 'Human Nature' show. Centrespace Gallery & Leonards Lane, Bristol.
Mar 2015 – 'Beneath The Surface' Group show. The Project Space, Newport.
Mar 2015 – 'International Women's Day'. Upmarket Galleries, Newport.
Jan 2015 – 'Lost Connections' Solo show. Riverfront Arts Centre.
Mar 2014 – 'Dathlu' (IWD), Upmarket Galleries, Group exhibition.
Jan 2014 – 'Land and Scapes' Upmarket Galleries, Newport.
Oct 2012 – 'Delayed' U.R.B.A.N, John Frost Square, Newport.
Jul 2010 – 'SuperDragons' Public art commission, Newport.
Oct 2010 – Group Exhibition, The School of Optometry, Cardiff.
RESIDENCIES
2014 The Project Space, Newport – Lost Connections (Six weeks).
1996/7 Artist in Residence, Kensington and Chelsea College, London.
OTHER WORK/COMMUNITY ARTS
Since 2010, I have managed and led many community arts projects, collaborating with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Mental Health Matters Wales, Das Clarks, Newport International Airspace, Maindee Active Girls, Women's Aid, Taleem Al n'yssa, Red Cross, Melin Homes, Malarky Arts, Tin Shed Theatre, Mr & Mrs Clark, collaborations with Human Nature Art, Das Clarks, Steven George Jones and poet Rufus Mufasa.
Sep 2010 – 13 University of Wales, Newport. School of Fashion, Design & Technology. Instructor, Adobe CS5.
2002 - 2013 – Freelance graphic designer and artist for fashion retail companies.