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Academic History
2003 - 2006 University of West of England - 'MA by Research (Design)' - (merit)
1999 - 2002 Bristol School of Art - Part-time enamelling classes ONC
1982 - 1985 Coventry Lanchester Polytechnic - BA Honours Degree - Graphic Design
1980 - 1982 Worcester Technical College - Foundation in Art & Design (DATEC)
Residencies
Oct 2009 - Sept 2010 Visual Arts in Rural Communities Residency, Northumberland
March - May 2007 KHN Centre for the Arts Residency, Nebraska City, USA
Exhibitions
August 2011 Drawing Permanence & Place, Kunstverein, Coburg, Germany
September 2010 Artist Residency Show, Highgreen Northumberland.
January 2010 Cheltenham Art Gallery, Gloucestershire
September 2009 Bilston Craft Centre, Wolverhampton
August 2009 View Gallery, Bristol
April 2009 Studio Fusion, Oxo Tower, London
June 2009 Rhyl Arts Centre, Wales
February 2009 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Lincolnshire
July 2008 New Designers (applied arts section) - London. Independently organised with group.
November 2008/9 Shire Hall Gallery, Staffordshire
September 2008 The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
February 2008 ETC Research Group - 'The Spoon That Feeds the Soul', London/Bristol
November 2007/8 Pyramid Gallery, York
November 2007/8 New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
November 2007/8 Found - ETC Badge Project
October 2007 UWE collaboration with BRACE, 'Aging in the 21st Century Conference', Bristol
May 2007 Memories of Nebraska'- KHN Centre for the Arts, USA
January 2007 Get Fresh, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
December 2006/7 ETC Badge Project - University of the West of England
August 2006 Black Swan Arts Centre, Frome
August 2006 Rising Stars Studio Fusion, Oxo Tower, London
June 2006 MA show, UWE, Bristol
October 2005 Metamorphosis, The Enamellist Society, California - (Juried Exhibition)
2003 - 2008 3D Gallery, Bristol
Commissions
2009 – North Tynies Parent and Toddler Group - Enamelled wall panel
Awards/Funding and Professional bodies
2008 Emerging Enameller Award - British Society of Enamellers
2007 Grants for the Arts, Arts Council - Funding
2007 Emerging Designer Maker Award - Devon Guild Craftsmen
2007 Associate membership - ETC (Enamel, Textiles, Ceramics) Research Group, UWE
Workshops & Artist Talks
2010 - Artist talk to Newcastle University Students at Highgreen
2010 - Enamel workshops Highgreen Northumberland
2009 - Gifted & Talented Enamel Workshops - UWE
2008 - Gifted & Talented Enamel Workshops - UWE
2007 - Enamel & clay workshops Meriton School UWE
2007 - Enamel workshops at Wellspring Healthy Living Centre
2003 - 2006 University of West of England - 'MA by Research (Design)' - (merit)
1999 - 2002 Bristol School of Art - Part-time enamelling classes ONC
1982 - 1985 Coventry Lanchester Polytechnic - BA Honours Degree - Graphic Design
1980 - 1982 Worcester Technical College - Foundation in Art & Design (DATEC)
Residencies
Oct 2009 - Sept 2010 Visual Arts in Rural Communities Residency, Northumberland
March - May 2007 KHN Centre for the Arts Residency, Nebraska City, USA
Exhibitions
August 2011 Drawing Permanence & Place, Kunstverein, Coburg, Germany
September 2010 Artist Residency Show, Highgreen Northumberland.
January 2010 Cheltenham Art Gallery, Gloucestershire
September 2009 Bilston Craft Centre, Wolverhampton
August 2009 View Gallery, Bristol
April 2009 Studio Fusion, Oxo Tower, London
June 2009 Rhyl Arts Centre, Wales
February 2009 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Lincolnshire
July 2008 New Designers (applied arts section) - London. Independently organised with group.
November 2008/9 Shire Hall Gallery, Staffordshire
September 2008 The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
February 2008 ETC Research Group - 'The Spoon That Feeds the Soul', London/Bristol
November 2007/8 Pyramid Gallery, York
November 2007/8 New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
November 2007/8 Found - ETC Badge Project
October 2007 UWE collaboration with BRACE, 'Aging in the 21st Century Conference', Bristol
May 2007 Memories of Nebraska'- KHN Centre for the Arts, USA
January 2007 Get Fresh, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
December 2006/7 ETC Badge Project - University of the West of England
August 2006 Black Swan Arts Centre, Frome
August 2006 Rising Stars Studio Fusion, Oxo Tower, London
June 2006 MA show, UWE, Bristol
October 2005 Metamorphosis, The Enamellist Society, California - (Juried Exhibition)
2003 - 2008 3D Gallery, Bristol
Commissions
2009 – North Tynies Parent and Toddler Group - Enamelled wall panel
Awards/Funding and Professional bodies
2008 Emerging Enameller Award - British Society of Enamellers
2007 Grants for the Arts, Arts Council - Funding
2007 Emerging Designer Maker Award - Devon Guild Craftsmen
2007 Associate membership - ETC (Enamel, Textiles, Ceramics) Research Group, UWE
Workshops & Artist Talks
2010 - Artist talk to Newcastle University Students at Highgreen
2010 - Enamel workshops Highgreen Northumberland
2009 - Gifted & Talented Enamel Workshops - UWE
2008 - Gifted & Talented Enamel Workshops - UWE
2007 - Enamel & clay workshops Meriton School UWE
2007 - Enamel workshops at Wellspring Healthy Living Centre