I am a multi-disciplinary artist and tutor based in the UK with a passion for helping others discover and develop their creativity to maintain their health and well being. Inspired by found objects and archives I use printmaking and alternative photography techniques to create new narratives.
By slowing down and embracing the creative journey with a more mindful approach, you are able to capture stillness in the chaos of the world around.
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Education
MA: Art & Space: Distinction, (2016) Kingston University, Kingston.
BSc (Hons): Complementary Medicine in Healthcare: First Class Honours Degree, (2009) Thames Valley University, Ealing.
Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector: (DTLLS), (2008) Westminster University, London.
Exhibitions
2020
Sprout Arts Gallery, London, New Faces. (Selected)
Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham, Art Unlocked. (Selected)
The CORNERHouse Arts Centre, Surbiton, Online Poetry 100 words (Published & in British Library Collection).
The CORNERHouse Arts Centre, Surbiton, Which Window Are We Going Through Today? (Solo Show).
2019
Kew Art Studio, Kew, Christmas Exhibition.
ART House, Open Studios, London Borough of Richmond.
2018
Brock Keep Gallery, OpenHand OpenSpace, Reading, Remind Me to Remember…(Selected).
Grace Before Meat, Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, (Collaboration).
2017
Morley Gallery, London, Mini Print Prize Exhibition, (Prints held in Victoria & Albert Collection)
Bankside Gallery, London, National Original Print Exhibition, (Selected).
ART House, Open Studios, London Borough of Richmond.
The CORNERHouse Arts Centre, Surbiton, Surbiton Lagoon – A Splash in Time, (Solo Show).
2016
The Stables Gallery, Orleans House, Twickenham, KAOS, Re-inventing the Selfie, (Selected).
Bankside Gallery, London, National Original Print Exhibition, (Selected).
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston, MA/MFA Degree Exhibition.
Norman Plastow Gallery, Wimbledon, EV13 Printmakers.
Putney Exchange, Friends of Putney School of Art Exhibition, Putney, (Selected).
Putney School of Art & Design, Putney, Summer Exhibition.
The Gallery at Delta House, Wimbledon, DELTA 14 Printmakers.
2015
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston, Obey Worldwide, (Collaboration).
Putney School of Art & Design, Putney, Winter Printmakers.
ART House, Open Studios, London Borough of Richmond.
Gabriel Fine Art, London. Chapter 13, The Philosophy of an Elephant, (Collaboration).
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston, You Should Have Called Me Alison, (Collaboration).
Pinner Synagogue, Pinner, Auschwitz Shirt – Holocaust Memorial, (Selected).
Awards/Prizes/Commissions
2020
Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham, Beyond the Frame, (Commission).
2019
All Souls Church, Ascot, A Village Goes to War, (Commission).
2016
Greenwich Gallery, London, UrbanPhotoFest, Memory and Materiality, Graduate Show, (Selected).
The Edward James Foundation Bursary, West Dean, Sussex.
Engage! With ART, South Hill Park, Berkshire, The Butterfly Project. (Commission).
2015
First Prize Winner, Auschwitz Series, Keeping the memory alive; Holocaust Memorial Day, Kingston.
2013
Cork Street Open Exhibition, London, (Selected).
Rootstein Hopkins Drawing Exhibition, Morley College, London, (Selected).
Memberships
Printmakers Council, ARTHouse, Open Studios, London Borough of Richmond, Kingston Artists Open Studios (KAOS), Kew Art Studio and resident tutor, Sprout Art Gallery, London and Associate Artist, ‘Jelly’ in Reading.
Teaching and Related Professional Experience
Delivery of art-based workshops for all ages; Kingston Museum, Landmark Arts Centre, Kew Art Studio, Museum of Richmond.
Teaching on The National Saturday Club, a charity for engaging young people aged 13-16 in creative arts as part of the Activate Learning Team at Reading College.
I continued to teach children and adults during Covid via Zoom and offered socially distanced classes at the Landmark Arts Centre, Kew Art Studio and held a Summer School Art Class for young people in outdoor spaces.
Currently developing new workshops to be offered Online via Zoom and YouTube channel
