Biography and Events
I have been working as a linocut artist for over seven years now, after a 30 year career in the textiles and clothing industry. Following a redundancy in 2016, I decided to go full time as an artist, so here I am! Making prints, participating in many fairs and exhibitions, and delivering workshops in my studio and with community groups.
My main focus is creating 'reduction' linocut prints, this is the method I have used for nearly all my work. This is where you use only one block and carve away more lino with each layer to create the image. It can be a bit nerve wracking as you have to do the whole edition at the same time, and you can't go back, so planning and preparation is key.
2020: As all fairs and in-person events have been cancelled for this year at least, I will be showcasing all new work, and any online fairs on this website and also on Instagram and Facebook.
Print Showcase at Leicester Print Workshop - Now on from September 12th to 7th November 2020 at LCB Depot in Leicester.
Nottingham Print and Publishing Fair - on INSTAGRAM @nottsprintfair- 26 - 29th June 2020
Print. Fair. Contemporary - at Nottingham Contemporary - March 13 - 15 2020
2019:
Harley Gallery Art Market at Welbeck - Nottinghamshire - 22 - 24 November 2019
Artfest Holmfirth - 16-17th November 2019
Sheffield Print Fair - 9th November 2019
ArtSpeak Workshop - Linocut Workshop for the over 60's in Nottingham - October 2019
Nottingham Print and Publishing Fair - 28th Sept 2019
ArtEat Festival - Ipswich - 21-22 September 2019
Solo exhibition at The Green Man Gallery, Buxton - September 2019
Art in the Pen - Skipton - 9th - 11th August 2019
Art in the Pen - Thirsk - 19th - 21st July 2019
Leicester Print Fair - 13th July 2019
Saltaire Makers Fair - 25th - 27th May 2019
PRINTFEST Ulverston, Cumbria - 3rd, 4th &5th May 2019
North Wales Contemporary Craft Fair - Sat 9th March 2019 at Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales.
Solo exhibition at Focus Gallery, Nottingham - March 2019
2018:
Nottingham Independent Print and Publishing Fair - At The Malt Cross, St. James St, Nottingham - Sunday 9th December 2018
Sock Gallery Christmas Craft Fair - Loughborough 25th November
Leeds Print Fair - 17th November 2018
Sheffield Print Fair - 10th November 2018
Lustre - Contemporary Craft Fair - Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham - 2nd - 4th November 2018
International Print Exchange - Green Door Printmaking Studio, Derby - Exhibition October 2018
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) - Millennium Galleries, Sheffield - 27th - 29th July 2018
Derby Print Open - Greendoor Printmaking Studio - Exhibition June 2018
2017:
Gifted - Christmas Craft Market - National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford - 9th - 10th December 2017
Lustre - Contemporary Craft Fair - Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham - 3rd - 5th November 2017
Art& - Contemporary Craft Fair - York - 27th - 29th October 2017
Nottingham Independent Print and Publishing Fair - Nottingham Writers Studio - September 2017
British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF) - 2nd - 4th April 2017 - trade only event
2016...phew, that was a busy year!
Midlands Printmakers Exhibition - The Malt Cross, St. James's Street, Nottingham - 9th November to 11th December 2016
'CRAFT.FAIR.CONTEMPORARY' - Nottingham Contemporary Gallery Christmas Fair 2nd - 4th December 2016
WINTERFEST - Thoresby Courtyard, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire - Sat 26th & Sun 27th November
Sheffield Print Fair at St. Mary's Conference centre - 19th November 2016
LUSTRE - Lakeside Art Gallery Nottingham - 11th, 12th, 13th November 2016
Leeds Print Fair - The Corn Exchange - 5th & 6th November 2016
York Art Market - 30th September - 1st & 2nd October 2016
neo:printprize - original print exhibition at neo:gallery, Bolton - 25th August – 30th October 2016
Sheffield Print Fair at the Millennium Gallery - 9th July 2016
Dot Spread Print Fair - Leeds, 2nd July 2016
Salon des Refuses 2016 - Space Gallery London - 23rd to 26th June 2016
Open Studios Notts - 21st & 22nd May 2016
Sheffield Makers Fair, stand and demonstration - April 2016
2015
'Craft.Design.Contemporary' - Nottingham Contemporary Gallery Christmas Fair - December 2015
Gedling Artists Festive Fair - November 2015
Sheffield Print Fair - November 2015
Joint Exhibition at Thoresby Courtyard Gallery with Carol Elmsley (Won as a prize from August Open at Thoresby Courtyard Gallery) - June 2015
2014
Thoresby Courtyard Gallery Xmas Fair - September 2014
Thoresby Courtyard Gallery Open Exhibition - August 2014
Beetroot Tree Gallery, Draycott - January 2014
2013
Creative Greenhouse Exhibition at Rufford Abbey - November - December 2013
Thoresby Courtyard Gallery Open Exhibition - September 2013