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BORN IN 1957 IN LONDON
ART EDUCATION
1975-76 : Canterbury College of Art - Foundation Course
1976-79 : Birmingham Polytechnic - BA(HONS) Jewellery Design
1980-83 : Royal College of Art - MA(RCA) Jewellery Design
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2003 : "Dreams", Permanent Waves open art exhibition, St David's Hall, Cardiff; "Sheep", Brecknock Museum, Brecon; "Beyond the Sea", Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton; "Fresh Blood", MaP Group Exhibition, Norwegian Church, Cardiff; MaP Group Exhibition, Old Hall Cowbridge; "Stars", Mount Street Gallery, Brecon; "Illuminations", Craft in the Bay, Cardiff; "Top Dressing", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant
2004 : "Present Time", Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester; "10 x 10", Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland; Three Woman Show, Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven; "Jewellery Profile", Dan Ginza Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; Makers Guild in Wales exhibition, Highcliffe Castle; "Looking: Over My Shoulder", Lesley Craze Gallery, London; "Bangle", Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham; "Bags of Individuality", Ruskin Mill Gallery; "Another Face of Dazzle", National Theatre, London; "Top Dressing", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant
2005 : "Three Person Show", Arai Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; Jewellery Showcase, Wrexham Arts Centre; Bovey Tracey Craft Fair, "Natural Selection", MaP group show, Rhondda Heritage Park; Jewellery Showcase, Washington Gallery, Penarth;, "All My Own Work", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant; "Women's Work", MaP Group Exhibition, GPF Gallery, Newport; "Blanc de Blanc", Diagonale Gallery, Montreal, Canada; "Three Person Show", Gallery Si, Kobe, Japan; "White Christmas", Craft in the Bay, Cardiff; "Top Dressing", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant; "Christmas Exhibition", Memorial Gallery, Wrexham
2006 : "Through the Looking Glass", The National Assembly of Wales, Cardiff; "Viginti", St David's Hall, Cardiff; "Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition", St David's Hall, Cardiff; "La Rencontre/The Meeting", joint MaP/Diagonale exhibition, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff and Washington Gallery, Penarth; "For Fingers and a Thumb", International Feltmakers Association touring exhibition, "Wish List", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant; "Christmas Crackers", Millennium Galleries, Sheffield; "Christmas Craft Show", Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford; "Sparkle", Craft in the Bay, Cardiff; "Selection Box", Cynon Vallery Museum, Aberdare; "Christmas Exhibition", St David's Hall, Cardiff
2007 : "Movement", The National Assembly of Wales, Cardiff; "Celebrating Women", The Gallery @ the Gate, Cardiff; "Clocking On", 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe; "Trowbridge Textile and Weaving Festival", The Trowbridge Museum, Trowbridge; "Craft Showcase", Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport; "Christmas Crackers", Millennium Galleries, Sheffield; "Crowning Glory", Internationsl Feltmakers Association touring exhibition, The Museum of Hatting, Stockport; "Reflections", Craft in the Bay, Cardiff; "Desirables", Beetroot Tree, Draycott; "Compilation", The Platform Gallery, Clitheroe; "Wish List", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant
2008 : "Synchronicity", Barry Town Hall, Vale of Glamorgan; "Crowning Glory", International Feltmakers Association touring exhibition, Netherlands Hat Museum, Utrecht; "Heritage", Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff; "Precious", Cupola Gallery, Sheffield; "Trowbridge Festival of Textiles and Weaving", Trowbridge Museum; "Coast to Coast", The Harbour Gallery, Jersey; Craft Showcase, Wrexham Arts Centre; "La Rencontre/The Meeting", joint MaP/Diagonale exhibition, Maison Hamel-Bruneau, Quebec City, Canada; "Christmas Crackers", Millennium Galleries, Sheffield; "Wish List", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant; "Made in Wales", Craft in the Bay, Cardiff; "Christmas Craft Show", Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford; "Vert", Diagonale Gallery, Montreal, Canada;
2009 : "International Women's Day Open Art Exhibition", Art Central, Barry; "Crowning Glory", International Feltmakers Association touring exhibition, Collins Gallery, Glasgow; "La Rencontre/The Meeting", joint MaP/Diagonale exhibition, Textile Museum, Montreal, Canada; "Emboss", RSBA Gallery, Birmingham; "Material Connections", Craft in the Bay, Cardiff; "Time for Tea", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant; "The Best of Welsh Jewellery", Oriel Parc Glynllifon, Caernarfon; "UK/OK - Exploring Traditions in Contemporary Design", Price Tower Arts Center, Oklahoma, USA; "Fragments", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant; "Christmas Craft Show", Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton; "Winter Show 2009", Nicola Hurst Gallery, Plymouth; "Christmas Crackers", Millennium Galleries, Sheffield; "Mirrorball", Platform Gallery, Clitheroe; "Wish List", Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant; "Seren Arian", Craft in the Bay, Cardiff;
2010: "Enchanted Heritage", Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran and The National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, MaP exhibition; "The Climate is Changing", International Feltmakers Association touring exhibition, The Museum of Textiles, Prato, Italy; The Devon Guild, Bovey Tracey, Makers Guild in Wales exhibition;
AWARDS / COMPETITIONS
1979 : Goldsmiths Apprenticeship Scheme
1982 : Runner-up, Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers Competition, RCA
1983 : Commended, RSA Bursary
1983 : Anstruther Award, RCA
1983,84 & 85 : work selected by the Design Council
1984 : featured on Thames Television Schools Programme
1991 : joined Makers Guild in Wales
1991 : Welsh Arts Council Special Award
1991 : featured on Prime Time, HTV Wales
1992 & 93 : went to the New York Gift Fair with the Crafts Council
1992 & 96 : featured on Heno, S4C
1992 : featured in "The Art and Craft of Jewellery" by Janet Fitch
1994 : featured in "Create Your Own Jewellery" by Jo Moody
1994 : Arts Council of Wales Special Award
1994 : featured in "Jewellery and Accessories" by Juliet Bawden
1997 : jeweller in residence for five weeks at the Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland Isles
1999 - 2000 : accessories consultant/artist in residence, Socrates project, Glanafon cluster of schools, Neath Port Talbot
2003 : selected as member of MaP textiles group
2006 : selected to design and make the Menter a Busnes Awards presented at the National Eisteddfod
2008: second prize in the Wonder of Wool competition at Wonderwool, Wales
2008: artist in residence, Treochy Junior School - project creating six felt wall hangings
2008: artist in residence, Rhondda Cynon Taf Small Schools network - project creating ten felt wall hangings
2009: artist in residence, Cultural Olympiad Cauldrons and Furnaces Project, Blaenavon
2009: featured in łNon-Precious Jewellery˛ by Kathie Murphy
TEACHING / LECTURES
SIAD
London College of Furniture
Trowbridge Art College
Sydney College of the Arts
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Canberra School of Art
South Australia College of Art
North East Wales Institute
Cardiff Institute of Higher Education
Various Adult Education Institutes
Various Comprehensive and Primary Schools
UWIC
Various Art and Craft Centres
Bournville College
Craft Angels Network mentor
