Curriculum Vitae
Education:
- Royal College of Art - MA Fine Art Tapestry
- Edinburgh College of Art - BA Hons Design and Crafts
Commissions:
Health Care
- St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals
- Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
- Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
- Withington Community Hospital, Manchester
- Chorley Hospital, Lancashire
- Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh
Regeneration & Education
- Building Schools for the Future, Creative Partnerships Manchester Salford
- Old Trafford renewal programme, Trafford MBC
- Manchester Methodist Housing Group, Bolton, Lancashire
- Highfield SRB, Bradford MDC
- Social Services, Preston, Lancashire County Council
- City Challenge programme, Batley, West Yorkshire
- City Challenge progamme, Wigan, Lanchashire
Private & Corporate Clients
- Swimming pool and spa complex
- Water features
- Hearths and fireplaces
- Paving and thresholds
Teaching & Arts Administration:
- Mosaic course, Edinburgh College of Art Summer School
- Visiting Lecturer at FE, Degree and Post-Graduate levels
- Artist in Schools programmes
- Architecture Week
- Seminar presentations and public art training schemes
- Associate Project Manager for Public Arts
Research and development:
- Residency at WASPS studio The Booth, Shetland
- Research into glass tiles at Leeds College of Art and Design
- Fundamental Bushcraft at Ray Mears' Woodlore School
- Pebble mosaic course with Maggy Howarth at Cobblestone Design
- Advanced techniques, Mosaic Workshop, London
- Colour painting and life drawing courses
- Research trips to Venice, Ravenna, Granada, Barcelona
- Arts in Healthcare conferences
Awards:
- Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England
- Artists Acces to Art Colleges, Arts Council England
- Scottish Arts Council
- Runner-up in the prestigious NHS Building Better Healthcare award for 'use of art in healthcare facilities'
- Working for Cities award for arts in urban regeneration
- Silver Gilt award for garden design, Harrogate Flower Show
Membership:
- British Association of Modern Mosaicists
- Scottish Artists Union
