EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2001 to 2005 - Edinburgh College of Art - Performance Costume Ba (Hons) from

2001 - Edinburgh College of Art - portfolio prep part time course

1993-1996 - Lothian College of Health Studies - Diploma in nursing

 

PROFESSIONAL

2006 - present  Registered as a self employed freelance designer and maker artist

 

SELECTED FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

June 2010 Design Factory Showcase - Natural World Centre, Lincolnshire

July 2010 - Craft Candy Craft Market, Sheffield

November 2010 - Lustre, Nottingham

 

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

2010

British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate

Sneinton Artists Showcase, Millgate Museum, Newark

Design Factory Showcase, The Collection, Lincoln

2009

Christmas exhibition, Harding House Gallery, Lincoln

Beauty by Design, Newstead Abbey

Studio 61, Lea, Derbyshire - featured artist

2008

View from the top Christmas Market

Studio 61 summer exhibition

Ladybay Arts Trail

Sneinton artists arts trail, summer and Christmas showcases

View from the top open exhibition

2007

The art of burlesque, View from the top, Nottingham

 

SELECTED PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS

 2008

Featured in Lustre exhibition catalogue in interview with Lesley Beale, Lakeside Arts

 

EDUCATIONAL AND FREELANCE WORK

 2008 - present

I am currently working part time as a project manager for Memories are made of this - a reminiscence project working with older people in care homes, day centres and community groups based in Newark and Sherwood.

2008

Series of textile workshops with Nottingham County Council working with social inclusion groups in Newark and Sherwood.

Series of workshops working with a community group to design and make costumes for performance of Little Blue with Science on Stage performed at Nottingham Playhouse.

2007

Costumes designed and made for groups of actors for performance and media work in Nottingham

2006

series of workshops for Nottingham County Council with community group to design and make a wedding dress

2006

Costume Designer and maker for film 'Bane' for Amber Pictures, Southampton

Costume Designer and maker for film 'Turners War' for Oaktree Films, Yorkshire

2005

Costume designer and maker for film 'Axe raiders' for Palmtree Productions, Ayrshire

 

GALLERIES AND STOCKISTS 

Focus Gallery, Nottingham

Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham

Cakewalk, York

Studio 61, Lea, Derbyshire

Art and Soul Gallery, Washington, USA

 

GROUPS AND ORGANISATION MEMBERSHIP

2008 - Present - Design Factory Midlands

2008 - Present - Nottingham Craft Mafia

2005 - Present - Sneinton Artists, Nottingham

 

AWARDS

 2006 - Local alchemy business start up award

2006 - Renewal trust business start up award