lives and works in Essex, UK.
Email: [email protected]
Education
2007- 2010 University of Essex, 1st BA (Hons) Fine Art
2013- ongoing Arts Award Adviser
Selected Exhibitions.
2019 'The Denney Years ' Rainham Hall project
T100 walking festival walk leader
T100 silk flags with Chase High School
'Land of the Fanns' walking journals
'Lighthousekeeping and other works ' book art retrospective gallery70
2018 'Processions for Artichoke' and Kinetika batik silk banners for the international women's day project
Silk River for Kinetika uk / India -walking, talking, sharing, designing, batik, walking talking...
T100 walking festival walk leader (brought for the 1st time to Southend )
2017 ‘Childhood in an Object’ - National Trust, Rainham Hall - permanent installation, response to oral histories for the nursery years Exhibition
‘Endangered Species’- Essex Wildlife Trust. Ingrebourne Wildlife Centre.
‘Life and Times of Captain John Harle carved coal installation. Romford Museum.
2016 ‘85 years, Community and Place- Tower Wrap’- Community Art Project. H.L.Funded, Hadleigh.
‘Prescription’- University of Kent and Wellcome collection. London.
‘River of the World’- International school project, Thames Festival, Southbank, London.
‘RSPB wildlife project’-Ingrebourne , Hornchurch.
2015 ‘Rainham Hall’ -Installation pieces and Public Participation event for National Trust, Rainham.
‘Book Arts Fair’ -The matchbox Challenge (competition winner) Hadleigh.
‘International Woman’s Day’ - Slackspace, Colchester.
‘Across the Miles’- Durban, South Africa.
‘Tap Studio Show’ -Southend.
‘Holes’ Travelling International, - postal collaboration exhibition.
2014 ‘Help the Hero’s:WW1 Centenary Competition’ Lynn Tate Gallery, (competition winner)
‘ENAS Launch Competition’ (competition winner) Firstsite, Colchester.
‘Rochford Art Trail’ Lost walks of Rochford, Rochford Council, Rochford Library.
‘Book Art Fair’ HOFS, Hadleigh. (Organised with workshops)
2013 ‘On the Line' Chalkwell Hall (Installation with series of 10 workshops)
‘City of Culture bid - community interactive art mural, Pier, Southend-on-sea.
‘The Relaunch Show, TAP, Southend.
'Essex Open Exhibition’ Beecroft Gallery. Southend.
2012 ‘Essex Open Exhibition’, Beecroft Art Gallery. (Winner of the Chartwell prize for best 3D work)
‘Fringe festival’ - Guerrilla Art’ various locations, Essex.
‘Alchemy’ - Slack space, Colchester.
2011 'In a Box' - One Gallery, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
‘Artside’ - Mr. Simms Sweet Shoppe, Southend-on-Sea.
'Festival of Britain' - The Southbank, Coexist Studio. London,
‘Book Art Exhibition’ - Leigh Library.
‘Safety Helmets Must Be Worn’ - Southend Library.
2010 ‘Stitch Yourself’ Science Museum, London.
‘Football Tour’ various venues, Southend, Norwich, London.
‘Corporeal’ University of Essex, gallery. Southend.
‘Love is...’ Faux Gallery. Leigh-on-sea.
‘ Essex Open Exhibition’ Beecroft Art Gallery.
2008 ‘Kursaal’ site specific exhibition, Southend.
50th Essex Open Exhibition, Beecroft Art Gallery.
Student Textile Awards finalist - NEC, Alexandra Palace, Harrogate.
Leigh Art Trail. Heals fireplaces.
2007 Key Arts, St Mary-at-the-Quay, Ipswich.
Braintree Textiles Open Exhibition, Braintree Library.
Residencies and Community events
2013- Present
Open Arts Mental heath and well being - various workshops
BAME wellbeing through Arts - workshop
Autistic Society – Safe Stuff Art, various workshops,
Hadleigh Art trail coordinator
Rochford Art Trail -Co-ordinator
‘Summer Art School’- Giant Art Attack, Theatre Project, Snack Attack, Art Time line etc
‘South Essex Design Completion’- curation and exhibition of work.]
Arts Award Club- Chase High School.
Arts Award Club’- Metal, Chalkwell.
2012 Artist in Residence- Artisan-‘Alice in wonderland installation’.
‘Library Mural’ -'Accelerated Reader library project'
‘Art on the Railings’- Southend Seafront
2010 London Festival of Architecture, -‘The Welcoming City” with Dan Preston
2009 Guerrilla knitting with artist Magda Sayeg, London
2008 ‘Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef’ Southbank Centre, London
‘The knitted wedding’ Pump House, London, with artist Freddie Robins
Selected Intervention/Installations
2014 ‘Gingerbread Women’ Tesco supermarket, Southend
2014‘Daring to be different’ series of 12 blue silk daffodils various locations
2013 'Feeling a little blue’ Victorian shelter, Southend
2011 ‘Highlighters Cliff Slip’ Knitted graffiti tree cosies, Westcliff
2011 ‘Knitted graffiti handrail’ 101 Beacroft Art Gallery
2010 ‘With Instructions’ crochet doilies in Leigh
2009 ‘Growing lace’ Allotment, Hullbridge
2009 ‘Health and safety Breaches’ Essex University
2009 ‘Obsessions’ Porsche Museum, Southend
2009 ‘Game of two Halves’ altered football table, Toured -London Southend, Norwich
2009 ‘No Entry cleaning in progress’ mop, hair. Essex University.
2008/9 ‘Lace floor’ imprints on building sites Prittlewell, Rayleigh, Hockley
2008-2013 Altered road signs ‘women at work’
2008 ‘Hairbrushes’ hair, paint brushes building sites
2007 ‘Bonnet’ Embroidered Bonnet on driven car,
2007 ‘Hyperbolic Coral Reef, Thames dig’, Southbank, London.
Email: [email protected]
Education
2007- 2010 University of Essex, 1st BA (Hons) Fine Art
2013- ongoing Arts Award Adviser
Selected Exhibitions.
2019 'The Denney Years ' Rainham Hall project
T100 walking festival walk leader
T100 silk flags with Chase High School
'Land of the Fanns' walking journals
'Lighthousekeeping and other works ' book art retrospective gallery70
2018 'Processions for Artichoke' and Kinetika batik silk banners for the international women's day project
Silk River for Kinetika uk / India -walking, talking, sharing, designing, batik, walking talking...
T100 walking festival walk leader (brought for the 1st time to Southend )
2017 ‘Childhood in an Object’ - National Trust, Rainham Hall - permanent installation, response to oral histories for the nursery years Exhibition
‘Endangered Species’- Essex Wildlife Trust. Ingrebourne Wildlife Centre.
‘Life and Times of Captain John Harle carved coal installation. Romford Museum.
2016 ‘85 years, Community and Place- Tower Wrap’- Community Art Project. H.L.Funded, Hadleigh.
‘Prescription’- University of Kent and Wellcome collection. London.
‘River of the World’- International school project, Thames Festival, Southbank, London.
‘RSPB wildlife project’-Ingrebourne , Hornchurch.
2015 ‘Rainham Hall’ -Installation pieces and Public Participation event for National Trust, Rainham.
‘Book Arts Fair’ -The matchbox Challenge (competition winner) Hadleigh.
‘International Woman’s Day’ - Slackspace, Colchester.
‘Across the Miles’- Durban, South Africa.
‘Tap Studio Show’ -Southend.
‘Holes’ Travelling International, - postal collaboration exhibition.
2014 ‘Help the Hero’s:WW1 Centenary Competition’ Lynn Tate Gallery, (competition winner)
‘ENAS Launch Competition’ (competition winner) Firstsite, Colchester.
‘Rochford Art Trail’ Lost walks of Rochford, Rochford Council, Rochford Library.
‘Book Art Fair’ HOFS, Hadleigh. (Organised with workshops)
2013 ‘On the Line' Chalkwell Hall (Installation with series of 10 workshops)
‘City of Culture bid - community interactive art mural, Pier, Southend-on-sea.
‘The Relaunch Show, TAP, Southend.
'Essex Open Exhibition’ Beecroft Gallery. Southend.
2012 ‘Essex Open Exhibition’, Beecroft Art Gallery. (Winner of the Chartwell prize for best 3D work)
‘Fringe festival’ - Guerrilla Art’ various locations, Essex.
‘Alchemy’ - Slack space, Colchester.
2011 'In a Box' - One Gallery, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
‘Artside’ - Mr. Simms Sweet Shoppe, Southend-on-Sea.
'Festival of Britain' - The Southbank, Coexist Studio. London,
‘Book Art Exhibition’ - Leigh Library.
‘Safety Helmets Must Be Worn’ - Southend Library.
2010 ‘Stitch Yourself’ Science Museum, London.
‘Football Tour’ various venues, Southend, Norwich, London.
‘Corporeal’ University of Essex, gallery. Southend.
‘Love is...’ Faux Gallery. Leigh-on-sea.
‘ Essex Open Exhibition’ Beecroft Art Gallery.
2008 ‘Kursaal’ site specific exhibition, Southend.
50th Essex Open Exhibition, Beecroft Art Gallery.
Student Textile Awards finalist - NEC, Alexandra Palace, Harrogate.
Leigh Art Trail. Heals fireplaces.
2007 Key Arts, St Mary-at-the-Quay, Ipswich.
Braintree Textiles Open Exhibition, Braintree Library.
Residencies and Community events
2013- Present
Open Arts Mental heath and well being - various workshops
BAME wellbeing through Arts - workshop
Autistic Society – Safe Stuff Art, various workshops,
Hadleigh Art trail coordinator
Rochford Art Trail -Co-ordinator
‘Summer Art School’- Giant Art Attack, Theatre Project, Snack Attack, Art Time line etc
‘South Essex Design Completion’- curation and exhibition of work.]
Arts Award Club- Chase High School.
Arts Award Club’- Metal, Chalkwell.
2012 Artist in Residence- Artisan-‘Alice in wonderland installation’.
‘Library Mural’ -'Accelerated Reader library project'
‘Art on the Railings’- Southend Seafront
2010 London Festival of Architecture, -‘The Welcoming City” with Dan Preston
2009 Guerrilla knitting with artist Magda Sayeg, London
2008 ‘Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef’ Southbank Centre, London
‘The knitted wedding’ Pump House, London, with artist Freddie Robins
Selected Intervention/Installations
2014 ‘Gingerbread Women’ Tesco supermarket, Southend
2014‘Daring to be different’ series of 12 blue silk daffodils various locations
2013 'Feeling a little blue’ Victorian shelter, Southend
2011 ‘Highlighters Cliff Slip’ Knitted graffiti tree cosies, Westcliff
2011 ‘Knitted graffiti handrail’ 101 Beacroft Art Gallery
2010 ‘With Instructions’ crochet doilies in Leigh
2009 ‘Growing lace’ Allotment, Hullbridge
2009 ‘Health and safety Breaches’ Essex University
2009 ‘Obsessions’ Porsche Museum, Southend
2009 ‘Game of two Halves’ altered football table, Toured -London Southend, Norwich
2009 ‘No Entry cleaning in progress’ mop, hair. Essex University.
2008/9 ‘Lace floor’ imprints on building sites Prittlewell, Rayleigh, Hockley
2008-2013 Altered road signs ‘women at work’
2008 ‘Hairbrushes’ hair, paint brushes building sites
2007 ‘Bonnet’ Embroidered Bonnet on driven car,
2007 ‘Hyperbolic Coral Reef, Thames dig’, Southbank, London.
