Exhibitions:
2024 - Wirksworth Festival - The Art Trail - Sept 2024
2023
Small But Mighty - Royal Society of Printmakers
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)