CV

Artist

2023

Opens large-scale textile print workshop / West Yorkshire

Drawing mentoring with UK artist, Sarah Casey / Lancaster University and Mark Devereux

2022

AA2A artist residency at University of Central Lancashire (extended February 2024)

Arts Council England  / Developing Your Creative Practice

QEST Ernesto Illy Foundation Scholar / Stone Lithography / with Serena Smith 

Artist Mentoring Cockpit Arts

2021

Screen Print Lecturer / Blackpool Sixth Form

Screen Print Tutor / Gallery Oldham

Student at The Royal Drawing School London

Speaker / WOVEN in Practice Conference / Huddersfield University

2018

The Textile Society UK / Winner postgraduate student bursary

New Designers exhibitor / ‘TexSelect’ finalist London

Upholstery print collaboration with Second Sitters Hackney

Learning

2023 HEA Associate pending

2021 Foundation in Textile Colour Chemistry / SDC + Worshipful Society of Dyers

2020 AVA CadCam Level 1 / digital print  //  Fashion as Design Course / MOMA New York

2018 MA Fashion and Textile Design *exceptional distinction

2009 HND Interactive Media

2004 PGCE Teacher Art and Design

1997 BA Hons Fine Art Painting and Printmaking

Employment

2023

My Creative Story + Careers conversations to students

On-site and off-site screen print workshops *staff professional development

Artist Residency provider + facilitation / Studio Huddersfield

Technical Textile Print Specialist / Bolton University

Founder of Rochdale Saturday Art Club

2022

Creative Partnerships Manager / Touchstones Museum + Gallery Rochdale

Thrive Arts Coordinator / The Bureau Centre for the Arts Blackburn

Research Assistant / Saturday Art Club Trust London

2020

Studio Manager / Wolfgang Buttress Studio Nottingham

Tutor / National Saturday Art Club / Nottingham Trent University

2010 – 2019

Senior Print Technician / Nottingham Trent University

2012

Studio Arts Tutor for Visually Impaired / My Sight Nottingham

Screen Print Lecturer / Leicester FE College

Printmaking Tutor / Leicester Print Workshop

Exhibitor

2022

Gallery Oldham Open

Leicester Print Workshop

2018

NTU Re-Mastered / Bonington Gallery

‘Evolution to Revolution!’ National Centre for Craft + Design Sleaford

2017

Thirty-Five Gamble show Nottingham

2016

Derby Print Open – Nottingham Print Open – Salisbury Print Open

Professional Links

QEST Scholar Alumni

UK Textile Society Award

AVA CadCam Graduate

Printing Matters