In recent years my practice has evolved from creating large, research-based textile pieces, to painting.
I am inspired by landscapes on the edge, especially remote, westerly coasts of Cornwall, Wales and Ireland and I seek out residencies in these places as often as I can.

Qualifications
  • 2009-10  MA Textiles, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester
  • 1987-94 BA Social Sciences, Open University
  • 1974-5 Foundation, Bolton College of Art and Design 

Selected Solo exhibitions
  • 2023 Pop up exhibition, KUPRU Galleria, Fiskars, Finland
  • 2023 Ground Floor exhibition RBSA, Birmingham
  • 2019 and 2021 Shrewsbury Coffee House
  • 2018 Searching For The Invisible Woman, Nuneaton Art Gallery
  • ​2016 Searching For The Invisible Woman, Stockport Art Gallery
  • 2017 PDP London Architects, Foyer Exhibition
  • 2015 Searching For The Invisible Woman, Festival of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham
  • 2005 Fabricated Stories, Gateway Galleries, Shrewsbury
  • 2004 Textiles, Tan-y-Llyn, Meifod
  • 1999 Time and Place, Tan-y-Llyn, Meifod
  • 1998 Clocks, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
  • 1997 The Time has Come, New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
  • 1997 Foyer Exhibition, West Midlands Arts, Birmingham

Selected Group exhibitions
  • 2023 Willow Gallery, Oswestry
  • 2023 Members and Associates, RBSA, Birmiingham
  • 2021 "Photography Prize Exhibition" RBSA
  • 2020 "Open Exhibition" RBSA
  • 2019 "Open All Media" RBSA
  • 2019 "Intertwined" Bilskurs Galleri, Iceland
  • 2019  Bath Society of Artists Open
  • 2016 "Threads" Salisbury Arts Centre
  • 2015 The Liberated Quilt, Bilston
  • 2014 Construct - Eight Textile Artists Explore Identity, Ruthin Craft Centre
  • 2013 Fine Art Masters, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham
  • 2012- 2014 European Art Quilts VII - Birmingham, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium
  • 2012 "Celebrating Spring" Cincinnati, Chicago and Long Beach, USA
  • 2011 Dream Rocket Project, New York, Atlanta, Georgia and touring USA
  • 2010 International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas USA
  • 2008 World Reclamation Project, Abandoned Petrol Station, Syracuse, New York
  • 2007 Women's Work: Identity, West End Centre, Aldershot, Hampshire
  • 2006 Virtual, City Inn, Birmingham
  • 2004 Telling Tales, Bilston Craft Gallery, Bilston
  • 2003 Making Wem, Town Hall, Wem
  • 2002 Distant Images, The Gallery Spout Farm House, Telford
  • 2002 Cabinet, Heritage Centre, Oswestry
  • 2002 Craftworks, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow
  • 2001 Box of Delights, Keele University, Keele
  • 2000 Time after Time, Gateway, Shrewsbury

Projects and Commissions
  • 2012 York 800 - Quilters Guild/ACE 
  • 2010 "Five From 500", Wem Town Hall, Wem, North Shropshire
  • 2009 Wem Better Welcome Project - flags and banners
  • 2008  Superlambanana Project, Liverpool City of Culture
  • 2003 Making Wem Project
  • 2002 Shropshire County Council - textile clock and panels Wem Library

Residencies
  • 2023 Fiskars Residency, Finland
  • 2023 Lakes Residency, Crete
  • 2022 Brisons Veor, Cornwall
  • 2020 Scalloway, Shetland
  • 2019 Blondous, Iceland
  • 2018 Trelex, Switzerland
  • 2018 Cill Rialaig, Ireland
  • 2017 Helfa Celf Featured Artist Residency, Stiwdio Maelor, Corris
  • 2016 Residency, Stiwdio Maelor, Corris
  • 2011 Self-Directed Residency, Brison's Veor, Cornwall
  • 2009 Self-directed residency, Brison's Veor, Cornwall

Competitions, prizes and awards
  • 2022 Elected Associate Member, RBSA
  • 2021 Photography Exhibition RBSA Highly Commended
  • 2012 York 800 Commission
  • 2011 Prizewinner - Art Quilts, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham
  • 2009 Textile Society Student Bursary, Textile Society, UK
  • 2006 Arts Council Research and Development Grant
  • 2005 Quilters Guild Founder Member Bursary
  • 1995 Business Start-Up Award, Business Link, Shropshire

Publications
  • 2015 "Searching For The Invisible Woman" exhibition catalogue
  • 2014 "Construct - Eight Textile Artists Explore Identity" exhibition catalogue
  • 2013 "The Quilter" Winter Issue
  • 2011 Northern Ireland Patchwork Association Magazine​
  • 2011 "Text" magazine of the Textile Society
  • 2010 "500 Art Quilts", Lark Books
  • 2008/9 "Visual" A&B
  • 2008 Shropshire Review - featured artist
  • 2005 "Embroidery" Magazine
  • 2003 Second Steps Portfolio
  • 2001 "Shropshire" Magazine - featured artist