I was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and studied in Yorkshire, first at Bretton Hall College and later, after raising three children and teaching for some years, at Sheffield Hallam University. I gained BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 1995.

In the same year I was selected to be an artist in residence at Dean Clough, Halifax. I have exhibited regularly in municipal and commercial galleries in England, Scotland and the USA.

Selected Awards

2004 Arts Council England, Yorkshire, Award for making new work and professional development

2001 Individual Artist Award from Yorkshire Arts

1999 Individual Artist Award from Yorkshire Arts

1998 Award from Manchester Academy of Fine Art

1996 Individual Artist Award from Yorkshire and Humberside Arts

[Selected Solo exhibitions]

Lupton Square Gallery, Holmfirth

Piece Hall Art Gallery, Halifax

Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk

'Prelude', Spitalfields, London

Wakefield Art Gallery

Huddersfield Art Gallery

Rotherham Art Gallery

Workhouse Fine Art, London

Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax

Smith Art Gallery, Calderdale

Trinity Arts, Tunbridge Wells

The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool

Morven Gallery, Isle of Lewis

Beningborough Hall, York

AXIS Gallery, Leeds

Numberninethegallery, Birmingham

Chapel Galley, Hebden Bridge

[Selected 2-person/Group exhibitions]

Orange Street Gallery, Uppingham

Morgan Boyce, Marlborough

Manchester Art Show, Urbis, Manchester

Smith Art Gallery

Mashamshire Arts Festival, Masham

Linton Court Gallery, Settle

Gascoigne Gallery, Harrogate

Lupton Square, Honley

Orange County Center for the Arts, USA

Coningsby Gallery, London

Bradford University Gallery

The Lime Gallery, California, USA

Bury Art Gallery

The Manor House, Ilkley

Castle Barn Gallery, Tadcaster

Leeds City Art Gallery

Cupola, Sheffield

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

Gold Gallery, Edinburgh

The On Line Gallery, Southampton

Gallery Profile

[Selected work in collections]

Deutsche Bank, London

Wakefield MDC

Carey Jones Architects

Bradford MDC

Kirklees MBC

Art in Hospitals Trust

Calderdale Healthcare Trust

Rotherham MDC

Union Properties, London

The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool, Ross-shire,

Calderdale MBC,

TWGGS, Tunbridge Wells

The Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield