Biography

I was born and raised in North London and lived there on and off until moving to Bristol in 1990. I trained as a Social Worker in 1986 and worked in Mental Health Services in London and in Bristol. In the later stages of my career I established a workforce development consultancy and worked across the UK on a variety of projects.

In 2020, I changed direction, undertaking a creative practice degree at Bath Spa University. I have now developed an ongoing art practice and in 2026 joined the HATCH collective based in Somerset.

One of my greatest achievements is Instructions Not Included- a participatory project that explores how women and girls feel about ageing. The exhibition toured the UK.

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​​​Solo Exhibitions

​2024:  'Instructions Not Included': Kit Form Gallery, Jamaica Street, Bristol.​

​2022:  'I’m Bricking it': The Street, Locksbrook Campus, Bath Spa University.

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Touring Exhibitions​

2025:  'Instructions Not Included' : International Women's Day Celebrations, City Hall, Bristol.

​​2024:  'Instructions Not Included': Bramley Historic Baths, Leeds.

2024:  'Instructions Not Included': Mighty Girls Project, White Horse Arts, Devizes.

2024:  'Instructions Not Included': Exeter Library, Exeter.

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Group Exhibitions

2026: 'Do you?' in Burning Desire: Hatch, Langport.

​​2026:  'WYE?' in the Stitch that Bit Back: Fringe Arts Bath, Bath.

2026:  'Lunaria 'in Apologetic: Roper Gallery,Bath.

2026:  'And so it ends or Buried Sarah': Creative Curiosity, Up Late at the Holburne Museum, Bath.

​​2025:  'WYE?' in the End of Year showcase: Emerge Artist Residency, Bath.

2025:  'Alchemy III' in Coquette Cornucopia: Fringe Arts Bath, Bath.

2025:  'Lunaria and The Circus' in Fusion 2025: Royal Untied Hospital, Bath.

2025:  '64 Billion and Counting' in Creative Curiosity, Up Late at the Holburne Museum, Bath.

2025:  '64 Billion and Counting' in Edgelands: Centre Space Gallery, Bristol.

2025:  'Alchemy I' in Inside the Box : The Hatch, Langport.

​​​2024   'The Circus' in the End of Year showcase: Emerge Artist Residency, Bath.

2004   'Relief' in The Time of her Life IV: House of Smalls Gallery, Edinburgh.

2004   'Endurance' in 'Moral Fibre: House of Smalls Gallery, Edinburgh.

2024   'Sugar and Spice' in 'Guts and Girls': Fringe Arts Bath, Bath.

2024   'Lunaria' in Between the Line': House of Smalls Gallery, Chipping Camden.

​2023:  'Lunaria' in the Bath Open Prize: 44AD Gallery, Bath.

2023:  'Aquaesulis': Bargehouse, London.

2023:  'Life and Death' in Stray Threads and Sludge: Fringe Arts Bath, Bath. 

2023:  'Work in Progress': Bath Artist’s Studios, Bath.

2023:   'Sweary Duster': Twelve Taps Gun Bar, Whitstable.

2022:  ' Enduring Memories': Easter Gardens, Bristol.

​2021:   'Space.204': Public exhibition in Bath. 

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​​​Performances​​

2025:  (In)visible connections, collaborative live art performance, Bricks, Bristol.

2025:  1339 Cycles: collaborative live art performance, Black Swan Arts, Frome.

2022:   Witness: offstage II, Unstable Monuments, The Old Magistrates Court, Bristol.

 

Artist Talks

​2026:   Art and the Menopause:  SHEROES collective. https://www.whoisyourshero.com/

2025:   Instructions Not Included:  Bristol Women's Voice.
 

Residencies​ and Collectives

2026:  Hatch Collective, Langport, Somerset. 

2026:  Upper Gallery, St Annes House, Bricks, Bristol.

2025:  Sion Hill, Bath Spa, Bath.

2025:  Merge Residency: Black Swan Arts, Frome.

​23--26: Emerge Artist Residency Programme: Bath Spa University. ​

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​Alternative Education​

2024--25: East Bristol Contemporary Day School​

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Formal Education​

​​2020–23:  First Class,  BA Hons Creative Arts Practice: Bath Spa, Bath.

​2018–20:  Fashion and Textile Foundation Degree: (yr.1) Bristol School of Art.

​2013–15:  Level 2 Certificate in Design and Craft, Stitched Textiles (Embroidery): City and Guilds.

​2004–06:  MSc  Leadership and Organisation of Public Services : University of West of England.

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