Selected biographical details....
QUALIFICATIONS
2001 Post Graduate Certificate in Arts Practice, University of Derby
Otherwise, self-taught
ART/CRAFT FAIRS/OTHER EVENTS
2010
Palace Art Fair, Fulham Palace
Wirksworth Festival, Derbyshire
2009
Brighton Art Fair
2008
Wirksworth Festival, Derbyshire
2007
Brighton Craft Fair, Corn Exchange, Brighton
Wirksworth Arts Festival, Derbyshire
2006
Brighton Craft Fair
Design Edge, Surrey
Wirksworth Arts Festival, Derbyshire
BCTF, Harrogate, Yorkshire
2005
Harley Gallery Christmas Market, Nottinghamshire
2003
Lustre, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
2002
Lustre, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
EXHIBITIONS (OPEN/GROUP)
2009
'Smile', Pyramid Gallery, York
'The Big Hang', Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
2008
Featured artist, Beetroot Tree Gallery, Draycott, Derbyshire
'Unwrapped', Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire
Christmas show, Horace Blue Gallery, Norwich
Winter show, Artifex Gallery, Sutton Coldfield
'Comic Belief', Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
'Fabric Of Life', Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury, Berkshire
Affordable Art Fair (London & Amsterdam) (with Byard Art)
Buy Art Fair, Manchester (with Cupola Gallery)
'Text', Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
'With Love', Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds City Art Gallery
'Figuratively Speaking', Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
Cambridge Art Fair (with Byard Art)
'Written Word', Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
2007
'Entice', Leicester City Art Gallery, Design Factory group show
'Fabrication', Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
Contemporary Art Auction, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
2006
Beetroot Tree Christmas Exhibition, Draycott, Derbyshire
Leeds City Art Gallery Christmas Exhibition
2005
Nottingham Open Exhibition, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
2004
Nottingham Open Exhibition, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
2003
Nottingham Open Exhibition, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Contemporary Art Auction, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
2002
Contemporary Art Auction, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
Createx group show, Glasgow
2001
Createx group shows in Nottingham, Texas and Gothenburg
(Createx was a support organisation for artists in Nottingham)
Tactile Textiles, Henshaws Arts and Crafts Centre, Knaresborough
Connect, City Gallery, Leicester (culmination of Post Graduate course)
2000
Annual Open, City Gallery, Leicester
Open Exhibition Prize-winners Show, The Art Exchange, Nottingham
1999
Contemporary Art Auction, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Open, the Art Exchange, Nottingham
Art of the Imagination Open, Mall Galleries, London
EXHIBITIONS (SOLO)
2009
Created Gallery, Chesterfield
2002
South Hall Gallery, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Arts on Tour, one year touring show with Leicester City Art Gallery
2001
Heathcote Arts, Nottingham
Lace Market Theatre, Nottingham
2000
Pizza Expess, Nottingham
Hope Arts and Ceramics, Hope, Derbyshire
Neo Art Print Gallery, Nottingham
1999
Real Art Cafe, Nottingham
A.J. Black Designer Clothing, Nottingham
COMMISSIONS
2004
Two embroidered cloaks for Threads, a permanent exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
2001
Collect, residency and artwork project, Experian, Nottingham
2000
Embroidered artwork for publicity leaflet, City Arts, Nottingham
1997
Four site-specific artworks for Derby Dance Centre, Derby
AWARDS
2000
Roger Bradley Memorial Award, Annual Open, Leicester City Gallery
1999
The Art Exchange Open Award, Nottingham
PUBLICATIONS
2000 Exhibit:A Magazine