Biography

I live in the coastal village of Polruan in Cornwall where I have a small studio in my garden.  I have painted throughout my life.   I graduated from the West Surrey College of Art and Design with a BA in Woven and Printed Textiles in 1972.   My work is evolving after time at Newlyn School

of Art - which was followed by graduation from Falmouth University in

January 2025 with an MA in Fine Art.

Memberships

Visual Artists Association

Prime Women Artists

Cornwall Open Studios 2023 & 2025

Education

MA Fine Art,  Falmouth University 2022 - 2025

Newlyn School of Art Mentorship Programme 2023 - 2024

Newlyn School of Art. Defining Practice 2021 - 2022

PGCE Secondary Technology. Open University 1995

City & Guilds Adult Education Certificates 1994

BA Woven and Printed textile Desgn, West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, Surrey 1969 - 1972

Exhibitions

2025 South West Academy Open 

2025 'Coast' joint exhibition at the Royal William Yard, Plymouth 

2024  Long Listed for the VAA Open 

2024 Final Major Projecrt, Polruan 

2023 Newlyn Mentorship Programme exhibition Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Penzance

2022 Newlyn Defining Practice exhibition Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Penzance

2013 Painters Studio, Liskeard, Cornwall 

2004 Stuart House Liskeard

2006  Stuart House, Liskeard 

1981 Capital Hotel, Lilonwe, Malawi