About

An abstract figurative artist based in Arkade Studios in Aberdeen City.   I explore local and personal identities and histories from a feminist perspective through the processes of painting, drawing and printmaking.

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I began my professional artistic journey at Leith School of Art, attending evening classes alongside my career as a primary teacher before spending 2 years on The Painting Course.  I have also studied painting at Gray's School of Art, drawing at the Royal Drawing School and printmaking at Peacock's print studio and Edinburgh Printmakers.

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I have experience in delivering engaging art workshops for adults, children and families, and have also worked as an Art and Creativity Specialist Primary Teacher sharing my love of creativity and image making with the next generation of artists - and being inspired by them in return!

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Awards, Residencies and Exhibitions

Group Exhibition                  "Snug", Arkade Gallery, Aberdeen                                                                  April 2024

Award                                        VACMA, Creative Scotland/Glasgow Life                                                   April 2024

Open Exhibition                    "Alt-D, Through Drawing", Arkade Gallery, Aberdeen                            July 2023

Award                                        Jacksons x ASP Award Winner                                                                     June 2023

Group Exhibition                  "Nothing Is Forever", Haddo Estate, Aberdeenshire                           June 2023

Open Exhibition                    RSA Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh                                                                May 2023

Bursary Award                       Participant in "Sustaining Life As a Creative: Working With People"     2023

Group Exhibition                  "Give Me These Moments", Arkade Gallery, Aberdeen                         April 2023

Group Exhibition                  Arkade Resident’s Exhibition, Arkade Gallery, Aberdeen                  Sept 2022

Award                                        Caram Trust Award, Gray’s School of Art                                                   July 2022

Group Exhibition                  Behind Closed Doors, Gray’s School of Art                                              April 2022

Group Exhibition                  SSA 30 x 30 at Borders Art Fair                                                                 March 2022

Award                                        The Painting Prize, Leith School of Art                                                      July 2021

Group Exhibition                  Leith School of Art End of Year Exhibition                                               July 2021

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Workshops and Teaching

ARTIST ROOMS, Louise Bourgeois 5 x workshops for ages 13-25, Aberdeen Art Gallery - April 2024

Artroom Artist Practitioner,  Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, Aberdeen - March to Dec 2023

Creative Project Practitioner, Creative Learning, Aberdeen City Council

                                                              - Summer and October 2022, Easter, Summer and October 2023

Photo Transfer Workshop, Snug Aberdeen - January 2023

Children's Art Club Workshop Leader, Forgan Arts Centre - July 2022

'Creativity' Primary Teacher, Aberdeen City Council - 10 week summer term, 2022

Artist Ambassador for British Art Show 9, Aberdeen - July to October 2021

Specialist Art Teacher, City of Edinburgh Council - December 2020 to June 2021

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Education

Stage 2 BA Diploma with Distinction, BA Painting, Gray's School of Art - 2022

The 2 Year Painting Course, Leith School of Art - 2021 

Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary), Moray House, University of Edinburgh - 2008

BEng (Hons) 2:1, Engineering and Enterprise Management, University of Strathclyde - 2006