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. 

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Print Showcase at Leicester Print Workshop - Now on from September 12th to 7th November 2020 at LCB Depot in Leicester.

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Nottingham Print and Publishing Fair - on INSTAGRAM @nottsprintfair- 26 - 29th June 2020

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Print. Fair. Contemporary - at Nottingham Contemporary - March 13 - 15 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2014

Thoresby Courtyard Gallery Xmas Fair - September 2014

Thoresby Courtyard Gallery Open Exhibition - August 2014

Beetroot Tree Gallery, Draycott - January 2014

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2013

Creative Greenhouse Exhibition at Rufford Abbey - November - December 2013

Thoresby Courtyard Gallery Open Exhibition  - September 2013