Overview
Since graduating from the RCA with an MA in Printed Textiles in 2001, I have freelanced for various design agencies producing print and textile designs for both the fashion and interior market. Shortly after graduating I won the Colour Prize at Texprint enabling me to showcase my work in Paris and Hong Kong. I have a passion for drawing and painting which is a constant inspiration in my work, and have exhibited in both group and solo shows locally and nationally since leaving university. I was until recently represented by The Curwen Gallery in London for many years.
My role at AUB is primarily working with Level 5 students on the BA (Hons) Textiles degree helping to guide and teach them through a range of practical projects and textile experiences, collaborative working and responses to live briefs. I teach across all year groups with assessment, practical drawing sessions, tutorials and crit support. I am also involved in assessment procedures as well as the annual graduate degree show and the external graduate show in London.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- MA Printed Textiles (RCA)
- BA (Hons) Textile Design (Central Saint Martins)
Teaching Qualification
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education
- City and Guilds – QTFE Stage 1 and 2
Teaching
I currently teach on the BA (Hons) Textiles course at AUB. Prior to this I was Pathway Leader for Fashion and Textiles on the Foundation course and a pathway leader for Design on the National Diploma Art and Design course at AUB.
I have been a visiting tutor for first and second year textiles students at Loughborough University and Winchester School of Art on both the BA (Hons) Textiles courses.
Courses
Professional Engagement
Industry engagement
- Involvement in Live studio/ competition project briefs and collaborative/ mixed discipline experiences for Level 5 Textiles students
Examples of Exhibitions (ongoing)
- Bloomsbury/Omega, Egg, London
- Takeaway, Charleston Gallery, Lewes
- Bettles Contemporary Art Gallery, Solo exhibition, Dorset
- Artshed, Local Artists exhibition, Hampshire
- Budge + Coward, Contemporary Design shop, London
- Poole Open 2003 – Land, Sea or Sky, Upton House, Poole, Dorset
- The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
- Coastlines, Artshed, Hampshire
- The Curwen Gallery, Solo and Joint exhibitions
- LondonThe Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London
- Sketch Drawing Prize 2011, Rabley Drawing Centre, Wiltshire
- The Curwen Gallery, ‘25/30’ Group Exhibition, London
- Jubilee Celebration, Mixed Art Exhibition, Bournemouth
- The Curwen Gallery, ‘Rejuvenation’, Group Exhibition, London
- Sketch Drawing Prize 2013, Touring Exhibition (2014 Somerset & Plymouth)
- New Year New Work, The Curwen Gallery, Group Exhibition, London
- The Curwen Gallery, MacMillan Cancer Weekend, Mixed show
- A Stitch in Line, Mixed show of Fashion, Textiles and Costume work, AUB
- The Curwen Gallery, Birthday Celebration, Mixed show
Awards and Prizes
| Award Name | Date Awarded | Details |
|---|---|---|
| The Queens Scholarship | Drawing | |
| John Lewis Bursary – Print designs | First Prize | |
| Purchase Award, Norinchukin International PLC, London | Textile Commission | |
| Larsen/Colefax and Fowler Print Award | ||
| The Man Group Portfolio Drawing Prize | Commended | |
| The Colour Prize – Texprint | ||
| Investment in Artists Award | Southern Arts |
Memberships
Advance HE Membership
- Fellow (FHEA)
Professional Memberships
- The Textile Society