born 1951 London
Girton College Cambridge: Joint Honours Degree in French and German MA Cantab
Chelsea College, London: Post Graduate Diploma in Modern Social and Cultural Studies
Art Education:
Wimbledon School of Art: BA Hons Fine Art: Painting 1992-1995
Putney School of Art and Design Diploma in Painting and Drawing Distinction 1990-1992
EXHIBITIONS
2021 “Darkness into Light” solo show of 20 paintings at Chichester Cathedral
Affordable Art Fair Battersea c/o Nicholas Bowlby Gallery
2020 Spring Affordable Art Fair Battersea c/o Nicholas Bowlby Gallery
Summer: 2 big painting commissions
Singulart : International online Paris- based gallery (several works sold)
Hampshire Open Studios (online only)
ArtintoAid many paintings sold in aid of Save the Children Disaster Fund
2019 FLORENCE BIENNALE
Affordable Art Fair Battersea c/o Nicholas Bowlby Gallery
2018
September: Invited to exhibit in “2018 Spot the Artist” Porthmeor Studios, St Ives
Hampstead Affordable Art Fair
London Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park. March 8-11th c/o Nicholas Bowlby Fine Art
2017
Ongoing exposure at The Stour Gallery
Christmas Art and Design Fair, Winchester
Art into Aid
TV Studio Interview
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2 paintings selected,
Hampstead Affordable Art Fair
London Affordable Art Fair
The Stour Gallery Spring Exhibition
Lainston House, Winchester: large painting auctioned in aid of Save the Children,
2016
“Making a Mark” solo show The Stour Gallery
Art into Aid
Hampshire Open Studios
2015
P&O commission: 12 large oil on canvas paintings for the Epicurean Restaurant, top deck of the new cruise-liner Britannia
London Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
The Mall Galleries, London: 4 paintings selected for The Discerning Eye Exhibition
The Stour Gallery: group show
2014
London Affordable Art Fair
The Stour Gallery: group show
2013
London Affordable Art Fair
Hampstead Affordable Art Fair
Open Studios, Wimbledon Art Studios
2012 20/21 International Art Fair London
London Affordable Art Fair
SW1Gallery, Victoria, London: group show
Solo show: The Vicarage Hall Gallery, Wimbledon Village, SW19
Mixed show at Owl House, home of fine art dealer Nicholas Bowlby
Nuada Medical Centre (off Harley Street, London) ongoing display of 15 paintings
Featured Artist The Stour Gallery
2011
Spring Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
Open Studios, Wimbledon Art Studios
Mixed show at Owl House, home of Nicholas Bowlby, Fine Art Dealer 2010 20/21
International Art Fair, The Royal College London
London Affordable Art Fair
The Stour Gallery: approx 40 paintings
Cork Street Gallery, selected for an exhibition in aid of children with Leukemia
2009
The Mall Galleries: 2 paintings selected for The Discerning Eye exhibition
5 Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill : group show, Nicholas Bowlby Fine Art
Open Studios, Wimbledon Art Studios Battersea Affordable Art Fair
Kendalls Gallery, Cowes, Isle of Wight Advocate Gallery, Wimbledon Village, SW19
Summer Show, The Stour Gallery
2008
20/21 International Art Fair, Kensington, London Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
Solo show, 5 Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill (with Nicholas Bowlby Fine Art)
SW1 Gallery, London Victoria: group show
Summer Exhibition, The Stour Gallery
Open Studios, Wimbledon Art Studios
2007
Solo show of Paintings at The Stour Gallery with ceramicist John Maltby
“Summer Flaunt” with Numasters and The Art Movement, St James’Park, London
Open Studios, Wimbledon Art Studio
2006
The Chambers Gallery, City of London: “Eight Women Landscape Artists”
The Robert Philips Gallery: “Picturing a Better Future”
Affordable Art Fair Battersea with Hicks Gallery
Christie’s “Art For Life”
2005
The Stour Gallery: Two painters exhibition
Battersea Affordable Art Fair with Hicks Gallery, London
Hicks Gallery 15th Anniversary Show Christmas Show
The Stour Gallery
Iona Abbey, Scotland: Installation
Christie’s “Art For Life”
2004
The Stour Gallery
Hicks Gallery, London
The New Gallery, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham
London Affordable Art Fair
2003
The Mall Galleries: selected for “The Discerning Eye”
The Stour Gallery Summer Show: 20 works & Christmas Exhibition
2002
Solo show; Cannons Wandsworth
The Stour Gallery
Christie’s ”Art For Life”
2001
Morley Gallery, London: “Decelerate” 3 painters
Art Brussels
Vertigo Gallery, Hoxton 2000
Art 2000,
British Art Fair
Turin Art Fair
Inside Out Workhouse Gallery, King’s Road Chelsea (3 painters)
Woodlands Art Gallery, London: 24 paintings
1999
Contemporary Art Fair, Battersea
1998
Solo exhibition , The Colonial Gallery, Hammersmith, London
Proud Galleries, The Strand &
Edinburgh Festival
Clapham Art gallery: group show
Solo exhibition Central Hall, Eltham College
1997
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Morley Gallery; group exhibition
Atrium Gallery, Whiteleys, London
The Colonial Gallery
Bartley Drey Gallery, Chelsea
Battersea Contemporary Art fair Open Studios
Nine Elms artists: guest artist 1996 Bedford Hill Gallery, London
Whiteleys Summer Exhibition
Solo Exhibition; Coming into Being The Eger Gallery, Camberwell, London
Open Studios
1995
Southwark Open
Graduation show, Wimbledon School of Art
“Semi-Abstract Art” Wimbledon Library
1994
The Cut Gallery, Waterloo: “Surfacing” curator and exhibitor of group student show
National Gallery of Mongolia, Ulan Bator: exhibition of drawings
“Small can be Monumental” Wimbledon Library
Contemporary Art, Covent Garden
1993
Sotheby’s; mixed show in aid of cancer relief BHF Bank, City of London
1992
Exhibition of Artists’ Books: Sir John Cass School of Art, London
Works, including many commissions, held in private collections throughout the UK and in France, Germany, USA, Canada, Australia and Japan, also at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London.
*Summarised CV
Wimbledon School of Art and Design :
1992-5 BA Hons Fine Art, Painting
Putney School of Art :1991-2 Distinction
Previously:
Girton College Cambridge BA Hons Modern and Medieval Languages.
Post graduate studies at Chelsea College: Diploma in Modern Social and Cultural Studies Teacher of ESL then French and German language and literature in London.
Since 1995 full time painting and regular exhibitions.
Recent Selected Shows:~
Solo:
The Stour Gallery 2012, 2010, 2007, 2005, 2016: “Making a Mark”
The Hall Wimbledon 2012
Nicholas Bowlby Fine Art, London 2008
Other:
2016 Hampshire Open Studios 2015 Affordable Art Fair
The Discerning Eye : 4 paintings selected
2014 Major Commission for P&O:
12 large paintings for The Epicurean restaurant on
the top deck of the new cruiseliner Britannia, launched March 2015
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, The Discerning Eye 2003 & 2009, Art Brussels, Turin Art Fair, Morley Gallery, Woodlands Art Gallery, 20/21 International Art Fair, Art London, National Gallery of Mongolia, Affordable Art Fairs, mainly with Nicholas Bowlby Fine Art, Christie’s Art for Life, Vertigo, Chambers Gallery City of London, Hicks Gallery, SW1 Gallery, The Gallery on Cork street.
Works, including many commissions, held in private collections throughout the UK and in France, Germany, USA, Canada, Australia and Japan, also at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London.