Current Art Practice
Printmaking is the current focus of my artistic practice. The majority of my printmaking is made with linocut, but I do use a variety of other methods and enjoy the variety this allows, working in both relief and intaglio. I paint and draw regularly, and have painted for many years before becoming a printmaker. Painting informs my colour mixing, layering and use of translucent or opaque ink.
Awards
Commended in the 39th Derbyshire Open at the Buxton Museum and Gallery 2022
Arts Council Project Grant Award, October 2020
Making Ways Bursary for Artist Professional Development, May 2019
Runner up Prize in the North Lincolnshire Print Open, 2019
Air Arts Award, Derby Print Open, 2018
County Council Award, Derbyshire Open Exhibition, 2017
Solo and 2-3 Person Exhibitions
2021
“3 Perspectives: landscape in Linocut”. A three person show.
The Ropewalk Gallery, Barton on Humber. 9th Jan – 14th March 2021
2018
“Landscapes for Adventure” Exhibition at the Workstation Sheffield in collaboration with Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, March 2018
Selected Exhibitions
2023
RBA 200th Anniversary Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London 2nd-1th March
Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield. Meet the Locals 9th-25th February
2022
The Sea, Fronteer Gallery Sheffield
RBSA Print Prize 2022, Birmingham
Ferens Gallery Open 2022, Hull
Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) 2022, The Mall Galleries, London
2021
“Scion” Cupola Gallery Sheffield
Tarpey Gallery Open Exhibition 2021, Castle Donnington, Derby
Wirksworth Festival Online Art prize Exhibition 2021
Cupola 30 2021 Sheffield. Selected and curated by Karen Sherwood.
The New Light Art Prize 2020 – 2021 Scarborough, Newcastle, Carlisle, London -Selected by Grant Scanlan, Anne Desmet RA, Sam Phillips, Annette Petchey.
The Ferens Gallery Open 2021, Hull
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 The Mall Gallery, London.
The Royal West of England Academy 168th Annual open Exhibition, Bristol. Selected by Fiona Robinson, Ros Ford, Seyed Edalatpour, Andrew Munoz, Wendy Eliah, Zavier Ellis, Anna McNay, Isabel Seligman.
2020
The Royal West of England Academy 168th Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol Art Gallery
The New Light Art Prize 2020 Scarborough, and Carlisle, Newcastle and London in 2021
The Harley Open 2020 Wellbeck Nottinghamshire – Preselected
RBSA Open 2020 Birmingham
Royal Society of British Artists Open Exhibition at The Mall Galleries London 20-29 Feb 2020 – Pre-selected
2019
The Fronteer Open 2019, Sheffield
The Royal West of England Academy 167th Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol
The North Lincolnshire Print Open at The Ropewalk Gallery – Runner up Award, Selected by Rob Moore and Melvyn Petterson
The RA Summer Exhibition – preselected. Selected by Mark Hudson, Malcolm Ashman, Dallas Collins, Toney Davey, Stewart Geddes, Leslie Glenn Damhaus
RBSA Prize Exhibition, Birmingham
The Ferens Open Exhibition, Hull
The Harley Open Exhibition, The Harley Gallery,Welbeck Nottinghamshire
The Old Lock Up Gallery Open, Cromford
2018
National Open Print Exhibition, The Mall Gallery London
The Royal West of England Art Academy , Bristol (Selected not hung)
The Ferens Open Exhibition, Hull
The Derbyshire Open Exhibition , Buxton
The Derby Print Open, Green Door Print Studio, Derby – Award Winner
The Fronteer Open Exhibition, Sheffield
2017
The Derbyshire Open Exhibition, Buxton – Award Winner
The Ferens Open Exhibition, Hull
RBSA Open All Media, Birmingham
Great Sheffield Art Show
In Print, The Ropewalk Gallery Barton on Humber and Studio Eleven Hull
2016
The Derbyshire Open Exhibition, Buxton
RBSA Print Prize Exhibition, Birmingham
2015
Invited Artist for InPrint Bienniale, Hull
The Ferens Open Exhibition, Hull
Prints and Plates at Cupola Gallery
Derbyshire Open Exhibition Buxton
Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition – The Silk Museum Macclesfield
2014
Derbyshire Open Exhibition Buxton
Great Sheffield Art Show
Easy Squeegee, Artlink Hull
Other Exhibitions, and Art Events
2023
Open Up Sheffield , artists open studios event
2022
Some space, some silence. Prosaic micro-exhibition, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
Our Friends Eclectic, Walkley Edge Artists at The Art Social, Sheffield
2021
Sheffield Printmakers Group Exhibition at Dronfield Hall Barn 6-12th September
Open up Sheffield Open Studio Event -running all of May 2021
2020
Meet the Locals, Fronteer Art Sheffield 5/12/2020
The Macclesfield Open 2020 – 12/06/20 – 16/08/20 – online exhibition
2019
Tales of the Iconic, ArtBound
8 Women in Print, Bessemer Gallery II Sheffield
On the Surface of Things, Sheffield
Off the Press, Sheffield Printmakers at The Art House, Sheffield
2017
Sheffield Printmakers Members Exhibition
Walkley Edge Artists group exhibition
2016
Derbyshire Open Arts
Sheffield Print Fair – selected Art Fair
2015
Art in the Gardens Sheffield
Sheffield Printmakers Print Fair
Off the Press – Sheffield Printmakers Exhibition
Knott Art Exhibition – The Showroom Sheffield
Open Up Sheffield, Open Studio Art Event 2007- 2010, 2012- 2018
Publications
NOW THEN, Issue 119, February 2018
Art Education
I am largely self-taught in my art practice, supplemented with short courses and sharing practice with other artists.
I studied printmaking at Chesterfield College from September 2012 to April 2013, which got me started with printmaking. I continue to attend courses to increase my skill base and knowledge, on an ongoing basis.
Other Education
1986 BSc Pathology (VU Manc)
1988 Batchelor in Dental Surgery (VU Manc)
1998 MMedSci University of Sheffield
From 1988 until 2020, I was a dentist, working in General Practice and in Specialist Community Dentistry, working part-time, and making some art when i could. More recently my art practice developed and increased, to the point that I reduced my dentistry committments, eventually ceasing dentistry in 2020.