Exhibitions:

2024 - Wirksworth Festival - The Art Trail - Sept 2024

2023

  • Leicester Museum & Art Gallery Open

  • Small But Mighty - Royal Society of Printmakers

  • Transience - ArtNetdlr, Dublin

  • Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition

  • ‘Refresh 23’ - Tarpey Gallery, Derby

  • Landscapes - Solo Show - The Print Room. LCB Depot. Leicester

  • Tarpey Open

2022

  • Leicester Open 33

  • Leicester Print Workshop Members Fair

  • Guildhall Christmas Craft Fair 2022

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition 2022

  • Leicester Print Workshop’s Print Bazaar

  • Leicester Sketch Club Annual Exhibition 2022

  • Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair: Online until 13th Nov 2022

  • RBSA Prize Exhibition

  • London by Urban Sketchers - Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London

  • Tarpey Gallery Open 2022

  • Leicester Print Workshop Bazaar

  • ‘On Paper’ Group Exhibition Tarpey Gallery

2021

  • Open 32, Leicester Museums & Galleries

  • Print International 2021 -Ty Pawb, Wales

  • West End Studio Trail - Leicester

  • Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2021

  • Tarpey Gallery Open 2021 - Derby

  • Leicester Society of Artist Annual Exhibition - The Henton Ellis Prize

  • Leicester Sketch Club Annual Exhibition 2021 - online

  • Light and Dark - Tarpey Gallery, Derby (Group exhibition)

  • Derby Print Open - online

  • Observations - Tarpey Gallery, Derby (Group exhibition)

  • Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition, Bristol

  • The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition - Mall Galleries

2020

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition

  • Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

  • Society of Women Artists 2020 Online Exhibition - Mall Galleries

  • Leicester Print Festival - Online

  • Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition - Mall Galleries

2019

  • Partnership Staircase - De Montfort University/LPW

  • OPEN 30 Leicester and East Midlands

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition

  • Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair - London

  • Society of Graphic Fine Art, Draw 19 - London

  • 158th SWA Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

  • Leicester Printmaker of the Month - LPW

  • Leicester Art Fair - Leicester Print Workshop

  • RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin

  • Derby Print Open

  • RBSA Prize Exhibition, Birmingham

  • Leicester and East Midlands Open

2018

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition

  • RBSA Print Prize Exhibition, Birmingham

  • Cank S­treet Gallery, Leicester

2017

  • Jacksons Art Exhibition 3rd place in People’s Choice

2016

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition

2015

  • Leicestershire Pastel Society Annual Exhibition

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition

2014

  • The Big Little Winter Show, West End Gallery, Leicester 

  • Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries

  • Open 14, Alfred East Art Gallery, Kettering (Commendation)

  • Drawing Inspiration, Holocaust Memorial Event, QEII Centre, London (Prizewinner) 

2013

  • The Big Little Winter Show, West End Gallery, Leicester

  • Two person exhibition with Robert Harris, Leicester

  • Leicester Sketch Club, Leicester (Bryan Ward Prize)

Awards/Grants/Retreats

  • Brisons Veor Artist Retreat. Cornwall 2021

  • The Henton Ellis Prize. Leicester Society of Artist Annual Exhibition. 2021

  • Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition 2020 - Highly Commended

  • Cill Rialaig Artist Retreat. Ireland 2020

  • Arts Council England. ’Develop Your Creative Practice’ grant. 2019

  • Jacksons Art Exhibition. 3rd place in People’s Choice. 2017

  • Drawing Inspiration, Holocaust Memorial Event, QEII Centre, London (Prizewinner). 2014

  • Bryan Ward Prize. Leicester Sketch Club. 2013

Related Experience

  • 2021 Pressing Matters - article in magazine - issue 15

  • 2020 Talk: ‘Art in Design – Work by Leicester Sketch Club’ for De Montfort University 150th Anniversary

  • 2020 ‘Virtual Sketch Leicester’ - Founder. Online sketching group.

  • 2019 Co-founder of Leicestershire Art Alliance

  • 2019 Outdoor Sketching Workshops

  • 2019 ‘West End Creatives Leicester’ - founder. organised artist talks & socials

  • 2018  St Martins Lodge (boutique hotel in Leicester) Paintings commission

  • 2018 ‘Urban Sketchers School, Riga’ - weekend workshop tutor.

  • 2017 ‘Urban Sketchers Leicester’ - Chapter founder and co-organiser

  • 2015 & 2016 Secretary, President & Programme organiser - Leicester Sketch Club

  • 1998 Lecturer in design. Dunlaoire Institute of Design & Technology, Dublin

Education

  • 1986 Cert. in Visual Education, Dúnlaoire College of Art & Design, Ireland

  • 1990 Diploma in Design & Visual Communication, Dúnlaoire College of Art & Design, Ireland. Awarded Student Design Award for Theater & Film from the Society of Designers of Ireland (SDI)