My artistic career started in 2009 with the completion of a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at West Kent College, Tonbridge. Three years later in 2012 I graduated from the University of Arts’ London (London College of Printing and Publishing) with a first class honours degree in Book Art & Design and in 2018 graduated (with Merit) a postgraduate degree in History & Philosophy of Art from the University of Kent. Having started my creative journey in book arts, I am now a full-time studio based painter focusing on figurative and narrative paintings.
Colour and an expressive style of brushwork dominates my work and I consider my art to be an apprenticeship of sorts, constantly moving forward to keep my work fresh and relevant. Everyday observations, interiors, lyrics, poetry and photos, inform my work. One of my main inspirations derive from the mid-20th century abstract expressionists in the San Francisco Bay Area whose paintings had an amazing looseness, gesture and clever use of colour. Japanese lifestyle inspires me too - its heritage and culture - so any sense of serenity found in my works is probably due to this influence.
Between 2014-2022 I studied independently with Lewes based artists Nicola Maxwell-Gumbleton (St Andrews Art School), Camilla Cannon (New School of Art), New English Art Club member, Andrew James and Philadelphia based fine artist Martin Campos (Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts)
My work has featured in the World of Interiors magazine and is held in many UK & overseas private collections.
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Workshops & Tutoring
Working with Oils on Wood, Tonbridge Art Club, Kent - 14th & 28th June 2024
Hosting ‘Colour & Composition; How to work with Oils’, at Tonbridge Art Club, Kent - 3rd March 2023
Events
Artists’ Open Houses, Fiveways, Brighton throughout May 2024
Space2Make Christmas Market, Bells Yew Green, Kent - 25th & 26th November 2023
Artwave, ‘Pathways’ exhibition, The Crypt, Seaford - 2nd September until 17th 2023
No exhibiting events planned for Spring/Summer 2023. Please contact me for a studio visit if you wish to view/purchase any works.
Space to Make Artists’ Christmas Fair, Bell’s Yew Green, Sussex - 26/27th November 2022
Dentons Art of Hair, Camden Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells - Exhibiting a selection of my works until 2024
Heart of Kent Hospice - 28th - 30th October 2022
Hand on HeArt exhibition, North Gallery Contemporary Gallery, Brighton - Saturday 1st October 2022
Greenfinch Art Gallery and Emporium, Ticehurst, East Sussex - Aug to November 2022
South East Open Studios, Bell’s Yew Green, Tunbridge Wells - 3rd -19th June 2022
Artists’ Open Houses, Fiveways, Brighton - Every weekend throughout May 2022
Group exhibition, Royal Victoria Shopping Mall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent - 11th Jan - 9th Feb 2022
Ilminster Arts’ Centre, Somerset - Group Prizewinners show - 4th Jan - 29th Jan 2022
Ilminster Summer Open, Arts Centre Ilminster, Somerset - July/Aug 2021
Selected to exhibit at Florence Biennale, October 2021
The Spa Galleries, The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent - 2021
Artists’ Open Houses, Fiveways, Brighton - May/June 2021
Heart of Kent Hospice - Oct 2020
Artists’ Open Houses, The Regency Town House, Brunswick Square, Hove - 2019
Artists’ Open Houses, Fiveways, Brighton - May 2019
Ilminster Summer Open, Arts Centre, Ilminster, Somerset - July 2019
Ilminster Summer Open, Ilminster Arts’ Centre, Ilminster, Somerset - August 2016
The Dark Horse Gallery, Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells - 2015
Personal Histories Book Art Exhibition, Redland Museum, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia - 2014
University of the Arts’ London, Final Major Show, London College of Communication - 2012
Awards, residencies, further training
Dynamic Figure Drawing with Martin Campos, Raw Umber Studios (Dec 2022)
Space2Make studio residency, Bell’s Yew Green, East Sussex (from Nov ‘2021 to May 2023)
Highly Commended, Ilminster Arts Summer Open 2021
Selected to exhibit at Florence Biennale, 2021
Featured in The World of Interiors magazine (July/Aug 2020).