ARTIST BIO
Born in England in 1974, I studied Theatre Design: Costume Design at Wimbledon School of Art in London. My career has been varied, with a central theme of art and design. I'm married to Graeme, a structural engineer. We moved to New Zealand in 2011, where we settled in Te Kowhai and are raising our family. Now the kids are a bit older, I'm rebuilding my career with a focus on workshops and you will find me traveling all over the Waikato region, teaching people of all kinds. I created my own programme of workshops, which I deliver across the age groups and in schools, sculpture parks and libraries.
In the last year I have worked with:
Hamilton Boys' High School: Arts Coordinator.
Whitiora Kindergarten: Clay tutor.
Te Kowhai Kindergarten: Clay tutor.
Te Kowhai Primary School: made 50+ stage costumes.
Waikato District Libraries: Art tutor.
The Pottery Studio, Hamilton: Clay Tutor.
Local galleries to deliver Painting Workshops.
Waitakaruru Sculpture Park and Arboretum: Art in Nature Tutor.
Exhibitions:
Art Life; joint exhibition at Gallery9 in Hamilton in July 2022, plus a week-long series of workshops.
You should smile more: Sculptural head selected for the Waiclay National Ceramics Award exhibition, Waikato Museum, Hamilton. January-April 2022
2Views, a joint exhibition with Gaye Jurisich at Bustle in Hamilton in November 2020. (Painting, sculpture and ceramics)
Woman of the World, 2 m high sculpture in ceramic, metal and natural materials : selected for exhibition at Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens, November 2020 - 2022.
Breath of the Land: solo exhibition at Bustle’s Gallery, Hamilton East 2020. (Painting and ceramics)
Waikato Society of Arts Members exhibitions in 2019 and 2020 at ArtsPost, Hamilton.
Arts For Health Exhibition, Frankton Gallery, 2019. Merit Award Winner.
Waikato Society of Potters Members exhibitions in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 at ArtsPost Hamilton and the Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville.
Toi Wahine exhibition at Creative Waikato 2017, Alexandra Street, Hamilton.