I am an artist from the South East of England living in suburban London. Following a 15-year career in the waste intensive world of window display and theatre I am constantly questioning the use of raw materials in my practise and home. This motivates me to unravel unwanted old clothes and soft furnishings exploring their meaning and thinking about who made them and how.
Drawing on my connection to the victorian textiles industry of the north west I play with traditional skills and learn new ones. I explore family and community networks and what it means to be at the heart of them as a Mother at a cross roads between the old and the young. I interrogate my nostalgia for the London suburbs and small towns in the South East and North West of England referencing the architecture and interiors of these spaces. I am currently studying on the MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths (2021-2023)
| Goldsmiths | MFA Fine Art 2021-23 |
| Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 2006 -2007 | Post-Graduate Diploma in Theatre Design. (Costume and Set) |
| Falmouth College of Arts Cornwall 1999 – 2002 | BA (Hons) Fine Art (Sculpture) Degree (2:1). Denis Mitchell Sculpture Award 2001. |
| Brighton College of Technology 1998 – 1999 | Diploma in Art and Design with Merit. |
| Present Tense (Deptford X Festival) Goldsmiths Studios September 2022 | Self organised exhibition with some of the MFA cohort |
| Dreamscapes AMP Gallery, Peckham June 2022 | Group show |
| Futures_after Peacocks Catford Jan-March 2022 | Residency at Peacocks in Catford with Hypha Studios and Arts Council funding. Large group show. Held a mending exchange, exhibited and was a key organiser. |
| On Hold Goldsmiths Studios December 2021 | Self organised exhibition |
| Summer Exhibition September 2021 | Cuddly Breeze Block chosen for Summer Exhibition 2021 |
| Harvey Nichols June 2010 – March 2020 | Production Supervisor 2018 – March 2020Prop Maker. Polystyrene, wood and fabric (as well as lots of unusual materials) for props and scenery. |
| Dark Energy Films May 2019 | Model Making for a Kellog’s Commercial |
| Model Making for a Kellog’s Commercial | Designer and Director of children’s clothing company. All making |
| Little Prints Kids 2014-2016 | |
| Bridesmaid Dressmaking 2012 | Fitting and making bridesmaid dresses. |
| Half Moon Theatre Company 2011 | Designer for script project/devised show with local school |
| East 15 Acting School December 2008 – June 2010 | Theatre Design for 14 public productions |
| Millington Associates 2008 – 2020 | Prop making, scenic art and sewing. |
| Surrey Youth Theatre November 2007 – July 2009 | Set designer, Scenic Artist and Prop Maker |
| Robert Knights 2009 | Scenic Art for several West End productions. |
| Capital Scenery March 2008 – Present Day | Scenic Art for productions at several West End venues |
| East Side Educational Trust | Facilitating workshops in scenic painting and set design. |
| Artisan 2003 Ltd May 2008 | Prop Making for British Library Expo |
| Tara Arts July 2007 – May 2008 | Assistant designer – model making, technical drawing, costume making |
| Make Believe Arts January 2008 | Prop Maker |
| Set-Up Scenery December 2007 | Scenic Art for Zoro The Musical and Dick Whittington at the Hackney Empire |
| Creation Theatre November 2007 | Scenic artist and wardrobe assistant for The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales. |
| Positive Productions 2003 – 2005 | Costume making for Notting Hill and Brighton Carnival. Winner of Small-Mas-Bands Float, Notting Hill 2003 |
| Scott Fleary Ltd February 2005 – May 2006 | Painting and finishing scenery for Sky newsroom and Tosca for the R.O.H |
| Stagedoor Manor NY, USA June – August 2004 | Set design, construction and scenic art. |