Returning to art school a few years ago as a mature student was an amazing, exciting, challenging and motivating experience. A space to breath, time to experiment and access to incredible research facilities. It was great to be around people engaged with art, to debate and discuss and focus on developing my own voice with a bit more clarity. I graduated with a first class BA fine art degree and have renewed confidence in my work.
Currently my paintings investigate how humans interact with landscape, how that interaction shapes the landscape with agricultural buildings, gates, fences, field tracks and boundaries. I use the materiality of paint to generate a feeling of being involved with soil and connected to land, to experience a living substance with structure, strata, history and treasure contained within it. For me, we are inextricably linked to the natural world, I feel that connection deeply and explore this in my practice.
I love experimenting with painting techniques such as collage, layering, and sanding, primarily using acrylic & oil paint, mark making with oil pastel, pencil and found objects and adding handprinted collage papers. I am a member of Aberystwyth Printmakers and love to combine printmaking and painting techniques.
some recent group shows & events include:
Art at Ceridwen August 2024
Bay Gallery summer exhibitions 2024 x 2
Royal Cambrian Academy Open exhibition January 2024
Mid Wales Arts winter show December 2023
Aberystwyth Print Makers/IBERS science collaboration - July 2023
Now we are nine group show, cardigan corn exchange - upcoming/september 2023
Waunifor summer exhibition 2023 - upcoming/August 2023
Waunifor summer exhibition 2022
MOMA Machynlleth Summer Open 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018/2019/2021/2022/2023
Meirionnydd Artist Society, Annual exhibition, Dolgellau - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
My Own Studio - Open Studio/exhibition event Summer 2019
Willow Gallery, Oswestry Summer Open 2019
Mostyn Gallery Llandudno - Helfa Gelf exhibition 2018/2019
Celf Aran Gallery, Dolgellau - Guest Artist August 2016
Artists of the Valley - Book featuring artists and makers in mid-wales - profits going to charity
Powys Arts Month 2014 - open studio
MOMA Machynlleth Summer show 2013
The Emporium Pop-Up Shop, Llanbrynmair Summer 2012
MOMA Machynlleth Summer show 2012
Mid Wales Arts Centre March-July 2012
Glimmer Exhibition - Rhayader Museum & Gallery - Lead graphic artist 2011
Powys Arts Month 2011
MOMA Machynlleth Summer show 2011
Fulham Palace Art Fair 2010
Wyeside Arts Centre Gallery Builth Wells Christmas show 2010
Currently my paintings investigate how humans interact with landscape, how that interaction shapes the landscape with agricultural buildings, gates, fences, field tracks and boundaries. I use the materiality of paint to generate a feeling of being involved with soil and connected to land, to experience a living substance with structure, strata, history and treasure contained within it. For me, we are inextricably linked to the natural world, I feel that connection deeply and explore this in my practice.
I love experimenting with painting techniques such as collage, layering, and sanding, primarily using acrylic & oil paint, mark making with oil pastel, pencil and found objects and adding handprinted collage papers. I am a member of Aberystwyth Printmakers and love to combine printmaking and painting techniques.
some recent group shows & events include:
Art at Ceridwen August 2024
Bay Gallery summer exhibitions 2024 x 2
Royal Cambrian Academy Open exhibition January 2024
Mid Wales Arts winter show December 2023
Aberystwyth Print Makers/IBERS science collaboration - July 2023
Now we are nine group show, cardigan corn exchange - upcoming/september 2023
Waunifor summer exhibition 2023 - upcoming/August 2023
Waunifor summer exhibition 2022
MOMA Machynlleth Summer Open 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018/2019/2021/2022/2023
Meirionnydd Artist Society, Annual exhibition, Dolgellau - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
My Own Studio - Open Studio/exhibition event Summer 2019
Willow Gallery, Oswestry Summer Open 2019
Mostyn Gallery Llandudno - Helfa Gelf exhibition 2018/2019
Celf Aran Gallery, Dolgellau - Guest Artist August 2016
Artists of the Valley - Book featuring artists and makers in mid-wales - profits going to charity
Powys Arts Month 2014 - open studio
MOMA Machynlleth Summer show 2013
The Emporium Pop-Up Shop, Llanbrynmair Summer 2012
MOMA Machynlleth Summer show 2012
Mid Wales Arts Centre March-July 2012
Glimmer Exhibition - Rhayader Museum & Gallery - Lead graphic artist 2011
Powys Arts Month 2011
MOMA Machynlleth Summer show 2011
Fulham Palace Art Fair 2010
Wyeside Arts Centre Gallery Builth Wells Christmas show 2010