I have always painted. After a career in Theatre Design, followed by teaching textiles and embroidery in colleges in Yorkshire, I took up painting full time. I exhibit widely in Britain and in Ireland and in 2012 was awarded “South Yorkshire Artist of the Year”. My work is in private collections in this country and abroad.
Education
1999 – 2001 Leeds University Bretton Hall MA Fine Art
1996 – 1999 Leeds University Bretton Hall BA Fine Art
1970 – 1971 City of Leeds and Carnegie College Cert Ed
1966 – 1969 Central School of Art, London Diploma in Theatre Design
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Yore Gallery, Aysgarth
2017 Water Street Gallery, Todmorden
2014 Wakefield Cathedral
2012 The Glass Museum, Sheffield University
2011 Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
2011 Jordans, Castleford
2009 Interval Gallery, Opera House, Wakefield
2008 Derby Cathedral Centre, Derby
2006 The Art House, Brigham, Cockermouth
2006 Culture, Pontefract
2005 NEO Gallery, Cockermouth
2005 Sleepers Wine Bar, Huddersfield
2004 & 08 St. Hilda’s College Oxford
2004 Blakehead Gallery, York
2003 An Gaileari Gallery, Donegal, Ireland
2003 Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
2001& 04 Yorkshire Arts Circus Gallery, Castleford
2000 Doncaster College
Recent Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Art in the Pen, Skipton
Blossom Street Gallery, York
Dean Clough, Halifax
Ferens Open Exhibition, Hull
Summer Exhibition, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden
Wirksworth Festival Art Trail, Derbyshire
2022 The Landscape We Feel, Inspired by Gallery, Danby
Great Little Picture Show, Dovecot Gallery, Doncaster
Ferens Open Exhibition, Hull
Wirksworth Festival Art Trail, Derbyshire
Summer Exhibition, The Station, Richmond
Creative Arts Hub, Mirfield
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden
Yore Gallery, Aysgarth
Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
2021 Blossom Street Gallery, York
Dean Clough, Halifax
Art in the Pen, Skipton
Look Again, Leeds University Gallery
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden
Yore Gallery, Aysgarth
Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
2020 Dronfield Open Exhibition, Derbyshire
Pairings, York
Marriot Hotel, York
Wirksworth Festival Art Trail, Derbyshire
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden
Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
2019 Landforms, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford
Showcase, Huddersfield Art Gallery,
Kipling Hall, Scorton, Richmond
North Yorks Art Award, Inspired by Gallery, Danby
Blossom Street, York
Art in the Pen, Skipton
Wirksworth Festival Art Trail, Derbyshire
Expo 2019, Dean Clough, Halifax
Hope Gallery, Red Brick Mill, Batley
Commissions
2007 Public Arts Sculpture, Cutlery Works, Lambert Street, Sheffield
2001 Stained Glass Windows, Our Lady of Graces Church, Kinsley
Awards
2012 South Yorkshire Artist of the Year
2013 Residency, Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Publications
2018 York Art Workers Association At 25 Years
2015 Insight Leeds Fine Artists
2012 Expressions Leeds Fine Artists
2010 Inspirations Leeds Fine Artists