Selected Exhibitions from past 20 years
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley : “Construct”
Burgh House Museum, London : “Fabric and Stone” with stone carver
Upfront Gallery, Penrith, Cumbria : The 62 Group of Textile Artists
Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool : “Music Makers”
Koyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan : British Textile Art
Ruthin Craft Centre : “Rendezvous Goldsmiths”
Constance Howard Gallery, Goldsmiths, London : “Small Talk”
Gallery of Costume, Manchester : “Interventions”
Knitting & Stitching Show, touring London, Harrogate, Dublin : “Package Tour”
Gallery Oldham : “At a Tangent”
Knitting & Stitching Show, touring London, Harrogate, Dublin : Artist’s Showcase Solo Exhibition
The Hub National Centre for Art & Design, Sleaford : “Bending The Line”
Rochester Art Gallery : “Size Matters”
Knitting & Stitching Show, London, Harrogate, Dublin : 62 Group Show
Changing Rooms Gallery, London : “In Conversation” joint residency with mask maker
Museum of Zoology, Cambridge : “Encounters”
Millennium Gallery, Sheffield : “Of Material Concern”
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck : “In Place”
Knitting & Stitching Show, London, Harrogate, Dublin : “In Retro”
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London : “The 62 Group In Context”
Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, Beverly Art Gallery Hull, Irish Linen Centre Lisburn, Upfront Gallery Penrith, Midlands Art Centre Birmingham : “RED” touring exhibition
Bankfield Museum, Halifax : “A Collective Response” The 62 Group
Quails at Banbridge : Solo Exhibition and “The Angel Makers”
The Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim : Solo Exhibition
Cajobah Gallery, Birkenhead : Group Show
Education
2000: M.A. Applied Art (Distinction), University of Ulster, Belfast
1986: B.A. Hons (1st), Goldsmith’s College, London
1983: Foundation Studies, Bristol Polytechnic
Travel Scholarships
2000: Gujarat, India: to study indigo dyeing and quilting (funded by European Social Fund)
1987-1989: Bulgaria, Romania: to study folklore and folk costume (funded by British Council)
Additional Information
- Member of The 62 Group of Textile Artists from 1989 – 2021
- Work in private collections throughout UK, Ireland, Germany and America
- Work in University of Ulster permanent collection
- Awarded Arts Society of Ulster Student Award
- Featured in Embroidery Magazine, Crafts Magazine and Textiel
- Featured in “Encyclopaedia of Papercraft and Origami Techniques” (Published by Quarto)