About
In my work, I meld observation with abstraction, translating my surroundings - guided by feeling and memory - into a visual language of marks, patterns, colour, and shape.
Lichens and mosses play a central role in my art as a lens through which I explore the climate. Lichens are delicate yet resilient, vital yet often overlooked. They reflect our environmental quality and deserve our attention. Historically, people maintained a deeper connection to the land. Today, many seem to have lost touch with the intricacies of nature, especially in urban settings dominated by technology and fast-paced living. Without this deep connection to nature, it becomes challenging to fully grasp the realities of climate change.
My creative practice begins with looking, searching, and discovering in the landscape around me. Walking through and being immersed in the environment reveals deeper layers of the land. My initial observations en plein air are recorded in my sketchbook. Back in the studio, I work from these sketches as well as from memory of the sense of place to create detailed drawings. Drawing is my way to respond, process, and translate without words, capturing the enduring images that stay with me. These then transform again through the use and the life of paint. Here I let the paint make decisions and focus on placing colour next to colour.
CV
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Upcoming - Roam, Garage Gallery, London - 19th, 20th, 21st, 27th and 29th September (trio)
CAPM Where are we Now?, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Devon
Devon Open Studios, Devon
Themla Hulbert Gallery Open, Devon
Pop-up Exhibtion, Joshuas, Devon
Hidden Places, National Trust, Loughwood Meeting House, Devon (trio)
Studio Kind Summer Open, Devon
Dulwich Artist Open Studios, London
Oriel Brondanw, North Wales
2024
South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts Open Exhibtion, Devon
Devon Open Studios, Devon
Dulwich Artist Open Studios, London
This is Earthy Stuff, AMP Gallery, London
Between Forests, Garage Gallery, London (trio)
2023
StART Art Fair x New Blood Art exhibition at Saatchi Gallery London
Thelma Hulbert Gallery Open, Devon
Aberystwyth Class of ‘23, Aberystwyth School of Art
Gwesty Cymru Show, Aberystwyth (solo)
Bank Vaults Show, Aberystwyth
2022
Studio Kind South West Printmaking Open, Devon
2020
South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts Open Exhibition, Devon
Marine House at Beer, Devon
2019
Exeter Cultural Partnership Launch, Devon
Artist/Artisan Kenaway House - Group Exhibition, Devon
2018
Black Swan Arts, Somerset
Thelma Hulbert Gallery Open, Devon
Atkinson Gallery Open, Somerset
Awards and Bursaries
2024
Emerging Artist Bursay, Devon Artist Network
Joanna Radford Prize, Devon Artist Network
2023
Shortlisted for the New Blood Art Emerging Artists Prize
Peoples Choice Award, Thelma Hulbert Gallery Open 2023, Devon
2020
Peoples Choice Award, South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts Open Exhibtion, Devon
2019
Awarded Faculty of Art Scholarship, Aberystwyth Univercity (2019 - 2023)
2018
Black Swan Young Artist Open Competition Winner, Somerset
John King Young Artist Award Finalist
2017
John King Young Artist Award Finalist
Workshops and Residencies
2025
Walking and Drawing Workshop with Garage Gallery, London
Hafod Artist Residency - North Wales
Projects and Professinoal Experience
Current:
KINections, funded professional development project for rurally based emerging artist
Royal Albert Memorial Museum Skills Development Placement
2024 - 2025
Royal Albert Memorial Museum Future Skills Program
Press
2024
New Blood Art Artist with Significant Investment Potential
Devon Open Studios Bursary Winners
https://devonartistnetwork.co.uk/emerging-artists-bursary-awards-2024/
2023
Press release for winning the Peoples Choice Award at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery 2023
2020
Press release for winning the Peoples Choice Award at the South West Academy 2020
Education
2023 - Royal Drawing School, Drawing Intensive Term
2019 - 2023 Aberystwyth University BA 1st Class in Fine Art
2018 - 2019 Exeter School of Art UAL Foundation Diploma with Distinction