ART WORK
May 2020 Live Online Sculpture workshop for ALSO festival
April 2020 IG Live crafter noon 3d Sculpture workshops for YODOMO
Dec 2019 Festive Sculpture workshops for the CRAFTS COUNCIL employees.
Dec 2019 White willow star workshop for Staverton Design 20 Adults
Dec 2019 Willow sculpture workshops for @SAMPLE Festival London
Nov 2019 Woven form workshop for employees @Oliver Wyman London
August 2019 Cambridge Contemporary Gallery Summer show
May-Aug 2109 Hexagon Gallery ‘Found In Nature Exhibition’
July 2019 New Designers workshop for YODOMO at the Business Design Centre
July 2018 Willow sculptural tree with leaves Sacred Heart Primary School Years 1 & 2.
June 2018 Willow sculptural tree Southwood Primary School Year 5 workshops
May 2018 Giant willow Ants for Emmetts Garden National Trust.
April 2018 Commissioned artist for Conningbrook lakes, creating large scale Public artworks for country park.
Feb 2018 Living willow tunnels and dome St Monicas’ Primary School Palmers Green
Jan 2018 Sculpture workshops St Michaels Catholic Grammar School
Dec 2017 Living willow sculptural tunnel and den for Charlotte Rowe Garden Design
Nov 2017 Exhibition at Ply Gallery
Oct 17 Exhibiting for KEW GARDENS Autumn festival 5 large scale willow sculptures. Also running family sculpture workshops each weekend.
May 17 Crouch End Open Studios
Nov 16-Jan 17 Family Lantern workshops and site specific light installation at ‘the other
Place’ for the Festival of Light for the RSC Stratford with artist Emily Tracy.
Nov 16 Group Show at the PLY Gallery at Hornsey Town Hall
June 2016 Artist in residence at Brampton Manor Academy. Creating site specific installation of willow birds, working with years 10 and 12.
April/May 2016 3 week artist school project for BOW ARTS Selwyn and Portway Schools.
Working with year 5 creating school installation of birds in flight.
March 2016 CPD sculpture sills workshop for THAT Teachers Network
July 2015 Artist in residence Wendell Park Primary School giant willow sculptures for Art week with every pupil in school
June 2015 Artist in school for Arts week Chesterton Primary School. Created display with nursery, reception, yr.1& 2 for BOW ARTS.
June 2015 Created Abstract Sculptures from Willow with sixth form pupils at St Teresa’s School
May 2015 Exhibited at Saltaire Mill Open Houses exhibition
May 2015 Crouch End Open Studios
May 2015 Exhibited at Hornsey Town Hall- taster exhibition for Crouch End Open Studios
May 2015 Resident artist at Selwyn Primary School working with year 2 creating 3d
work and display for Fire of London Project for BOW Arts
March 2015 Downsend Pre prep School- 2 living willow tipis for reception and year 1 including willow workshops with pupils.
March – June 2015 Running Greener Minds workshop with Haringey Mind -adults gardening
group, learning how to weave and create living willow fence.
Feb 2015 Living willow 20 metre tunnel and living willow playhouses, private garden Egham Surrey
Nov, Feb 14 /15 Designed and ran 4 sculpture workshops in St Michaels’ Grammar School
Finchley for years 8 – 13
Sep 14 Exhibited large site specific work at Queens Woods art show
June- Aug 14 Exhibiting at the Karamel club – 2 sculptures in group show
June 14 Exhibited/participated with GROW-London, Hampstead
May 14 Exhibition- Artful Nature for the Chelsea Fringe Open Gardens exhibition
May 14 Open studios weekend with CEOS- Crouch End Open Studios
May 14 Exhibited large site specific sculpture for group exhibition in the Original Gallery
March 14 Art in the era of assessment- Exhibition of my sculpture and my students
work at the Riverside Studios Hammersmith
Summer 13 Exhibited 3 woven sculptures at queens woods art show
May-Oct 13 Exhibited large woven vessel in tree in Hilliers Garden annual sculpture Open exhibition
Summer 12 Exhibited at Queens woods art show, sculptural mobiles.
Autumn 11 Joint exhibition at the riverside, showed group of woven sculptures.
Summer 11 Participated in Thames festival Rivers of the World Project- lead teacher.
Spring 10 Worked with Peer Gallery, Hoxton on site specific painting project
2010 Worked in collaboration with the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Air project, culminating Exhibition at school and Whitechapel, I created sound piece.
Summer 08 The Wishing Tree Project for Thames Festival
Autumn 07 Designed and ran workshops for Hornsey Lantern Festival.
October 07 Created large willow letters spelling ‘policy’ for Educational Charity Edge.
Summer 07 Butterfly project with Lumina for the Thames Festival, involving recycled materials and workshops with year 6 pupils across London.
Summer 07 Exhibited at Queens woods art show site specific art work.
July 07 Large sleeping willow figure for garden at Hampton Court Flower Show, Midsummer Nights dream.
June 07 Insects from recycled materials Campsbourne School Haringey with year 5.
May 07 Huge willow and tissue paper insects Beechwood School St Albans year 7.
April 07 Living willow lattice fence and sculpture Hampstead Heath.
March 07 Living willow playhouse private commission Hitchin.
March 06 Living willow tepee at Rokesley School and sculptures.
Sep 06 Exhibited 3 site specific sculptures at Queens Wood open Art exhibition
May 06 Artist project at Mossbourne Academy Hackney on sealife sculpture project
Sep 03- Worked with Rise Phoenix for the Thames festival on lanterns for carnival procession of Owls and dragons
May 02 Created giant sculptures of birds and fish with Rise phoenix, for the Queens Crescent Festival Camden.
Sep02- Worked for Islington Green School as part of the creative Partnerships
Feb 02 London East on a sea sculptures project with year 10
July 01 Devised and taught Organic Sculpture weekend workshop at Southill Park Arts centre Bracknell for a group of 15 adults.
June 01 Worked with primary pupils on light sculptures for the Thames Festival.
April 01 Worked with Rise phoenix Art Organisation on giant sculpture workshops for camden roundhouse project with primary schools in Camden.
March 01 Project with year 6 pupils in Ascot Heath Junior School creating a lving willow figure and animals
Feb 01 Project with yr 9 pupils creating lving willow sculptures of sheep grazing in school grounds.
Feb 01 Sculptural twin peaked sculpture for pupils to play and discover at Rosemary School for children with special needs, Islington.
Jan 01 Commission for abstract sculpture Bracknell in clients garden
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jan 19-Aug 20 Part time 3D Art teacher teaching A level Fine Art Btec L2, L3 A level WMSF
Jan 17-Aug19 Part time Art Teacher at Leyton Sixth Form College teaching Fine art AS and A2 and UAL Drawing course to Foundation Students
Sep 11-15 Part time 3D Art teacher teaching A level Fine Art Btec L2, L3 A level Textiles and Photography William Morris Sixth Form (.6)
Easter 08- 11 Head of Art The Bridge Academy Hackney
Easter 06 – Camden School for Girls London
Easter 07 Part time teacher of Art years 7 to 12 ( .3)
Sep 04- Camden School for Girls London
July 05 Part time teacher of Art years 7 to 12 (.4)
Sep 03- Camden School for Girls London
July 04 Part time Teacher of Art years 7 to 9 (.3)
July 2001- Ran and devised weekend workshops for adults at Southhill Park Arts centre
June 2003 Bracknell
June 2000 Ran workshop at Harrow Teachers Centre ‘sculpture in the classroom’ for key stage 2 Inset day.
Sep 95- Charles Edward Brooke School, Stockwell
Jun 98 Part time teacher of Art & Design (. 4)Teacher to years 7 to 11. Including sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics.
Sep 96- Joseph Clarke School, Highams Park Teacher in charge of Art (.4) Art teacher to years 7 to Jan 97 11. All . pupils have some form of visual impairment Good Ofsted Inspection
Sep 94 – Jul 95 Camden School For Girls
Part time teacher of Art & Design (. 5 Maternity Cover)Teacher to all years from 7 – 12
Sep 93-Jul 94 The Benjamin Gott High School, LeedsSubject Leader in Art and Design
Responsible for writing all schemes of work, organising assessment, recording and running the GCSE course. Also, Year 7 Form Tutor.
EDUCATION:
1988-1989 Central School of Art & Design, London Foundation Course in Art & Design
1989-1992 Central St Martins College of Art and Design, BA in Fine Art Sculpture
1992-1993 Bretton Hall College – PGCE in Art and Design
OTHER EXPERIENCE/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2011-present ongoing-enquiries officer for Forest School Camps- Educational Charity for Children Voluntary post
2012-present-ongoing-Subject Mentor for beginner teachers
Summer 12 Completed fine Art Photography course City Lit
May 2020 Live Online Sculpture workshop for ALSO festival
April 2020 IG Live crafter noon 3d Sculpture workshops for YODOMO
Dec 2019 Festive Sculpture workshops for the CRAFTS COUNCIL employees.
Dec 2019 White willow star workshop for Staverton Design 20 Adults
Dec 2019 Willow sculpture workshops for @SAMPLE Festival London
Nov 2019 Woven form workshop for employees @Oliver Wyman London
August 2019 Cambridge Contemporary Gallery Summer show
May-Aug 2109 Hexagon Gallery ‘Found In Nature Exhibition’
July 2019 New Designers workshop for YODOMO at the Business Design Centre
July 2018 Willow sculptural tree with leaves Sacred Heart Primary School Years 1 & 2.
June 2018 Willow sculptural tree Southwood Primary School Year 5 workshops
May 2018 Giant willow Ants for Emmetts Garden National Trust.
April 2018 Commissioned artist for Conningbrook lakes, creating large scale Public artworks for country park.
Feb 2018 Living willow tunnels and dome St Monicas’ Primary School Palmers Green
Jan 2018 Sculpture workshops St Michaels Catholic Grammar School
Dec 2017 Living willow sculptural tunnel and den for Charlotte Rowe Garden Design
Nov 2017 Exhibition at Ply Gallery
Oct 17 Exhibiting for KEW GARDENS Autumn festival 5 large scale willow sculptures. Also running family sculpture workshops each weekend.
May 17 Crouch End Open Studios
Nov 16-Jan 17 Family Lantern workshops and site specific light installation at ‘the other
Place’ for the Festival of Light for the RSC Stratford with artist Emily Tracy.
Nov 16 Group Show at the PLY Gallery at Hornsey Town Hall
June 2016 Artist in residence at Brampton Manor Academy. Creating site specific installation of willow birds, working with years 10 and 12.
April/May 2016 3 week artist school project for BOW ARTS Selwyn and Portway Schools.
Working with year 5 creating school installation of birds in flight.
March 2016 CPD sculpture sills workshop for THAT Teachers Network
July 2015 Artist in residence Wendell Park Primary School giant willow sculptures for Art week with every pupil in school
June 2015 Artist in school for Arts week Chesterton Primary School. Created display with nursery, reception, yr.1& 2 for BOW ARTS.
June 2015 Created Abstract Sculptures from Willow with sixth form pupils at St Teresa’s School
May 2015 Exhibited at Saltaire Mill Open Houses exhibition
May 2015 Crouch End Open Studios
May 2015 Exhibited at Hornsey Town Hall- taster exhibition for Crouch End Open Studios
May 2015 Resident artist at Selwyn Primary School working with year 2 creating 3d
work and display for Fire of London Project for BOW Arts
March 2015 Downsend Pre prep School- 2 living willow tipis for reception and year 1 including willow workshops with pupils.
March – June 2015 Running Greener Minds workshop with Haringey Mind -adults gardening
group, learning how to weave and create living willow fence.
Feb 2015 Living willow 20 metre tunnel and living willow playhouses, private garden Egham Surrey
Nov, Feb 14 /15 Designed and ran 4 sculpture workshops in St Michaels’ Grammar School
Finchley for years 8 – 13
Sep 14 Exhibited large site specific work at Queens Woods art show
June- Aug 14 Exhibiting at the Karamel club – 2 sculptures in group show
June 14 Exhibited/participated with GROW-London, Hampstead
May 14 Exhibition- Artful Nature for the Chelsea Fringe Open Gardens exhibition
May 14 Open studios weekend with CEOS- Crouch End Open Studios
May 14 Exhibited large site specific sculpture for group exhibition in the Original Gallery
March 14 Art in the era of assessment- Exhibition of my sculpture and my students
work at the Riverside Studios Hammersmith
Summer 13 Exhibited 3 woven sculptures at queens woods art show
May-Oct 13 Exhibited large woven vessel in tree in Hilliers Garden annual sculpture Open exhibition
Summer 12 Exhibited at Queens woods art show, sculptural mobiles.
Autumn 11 Joint exhibition at the riverside, showed group of woven sculptures.
Summer 11 Participated in Thames festival Rivers of the World Project- lead teacher.
Spring 10 Worked with Peer Gallery, Hoxton on site specific painting project
2010 Worked in collaboration with the Whitechapel Art Gallery on Air project, culminating Exhibition at school and Whitechapel, I created sound piece.
Summer 08 The Wishing Tree Project for Thames Festival
Autumn 07 Designed and ran workshops for Hornsey Lantern Festival.
October 07 Created large willow letters spelling ‘policy’ for Educational Charity Edge.
Summer 07 Butterfly project with Lumina for the Thames Festival, involving recycled materials and workshops with year 6 pupils across London.
Summer 07 Exhibited at Queens woods art show site specific art work.
July 07 Large sleeping willow figure for garden at Hampton Court Flower Show, Midsummer Nights dream.
June 07 Insects from recycled materials Campsbourne School Haringey with year 5.
May 07 Huge willow and tissue paper insects Beechwood School St Albans year 7.
April 07 Living willow lattice fence and sculpture Hampstead Heath.
March 07 Living willow playhouse private commission Hitchin.
March 06 Living willow tepee at Rokesley School and sculptures.
Sep 06 Exhibited 3 site specific sculptures at Queens Wood open Art exhibition
May 06 Artist project at Mossbourne Academy Hackney on sealife sculpture project
Sep 03- Worked with Rise Phoenix for the Thames festival on lanterns for carnival procession of Owls and dragons
May 02 Created giant sculptures of birds and fish with Rise phoenix, for the Queens Crescent Festival Camden.
Sep02- Worked for Islington Green School as part of the creative Partnerships
Feb 02 London East on a sea sculptures project with year 10
July 01 Devised and taught Organic Sculpture weekend workshop at Southill Park Arts centre Bracknell for a group of 15 adults.
June 01 Worked with primary pupils on light sculptures for the Thames Festival.
April 01 Worked with Rise phoenix Art Organisation on giant sculpture workshops for camden roundhouse project with primary schools in Camden.
March 01 Project with year 6 pupils in Ascot Heath Junior School creating a lving willow figure and animals
Feb 01 Project with yr 9 pupils creating lving willow sculptures of sheep grazing in school grounds.
Feb 01 Sculptural twin peaked sculpture for pupils to play and discover at Rosemary School for children with special needs, Islington.
Jan 01 Commission for abstract sculpture Bracknell in clients garden
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jan 19-Aug 20 Part time 3D Art teacher teaching A level Fine Art Btec L2, L3 A level WMSF
Jan 17-Aug19 Part time Art Teacher at Leyton Sixth Form College teaching Fine art AS and A2 and UAL Drawing course to Foundation Students
Sep 11-15 Part time 3D Art teacher teaching A level Fine Art Btec L2, L3 A level Textiles and Photography William Morris Sixth Form (.6)
Easter 08- 11 Head of Art The Bridge Academy Hackney
Easter 06 – Camden School for Girls London
Easter 07 Part time teacher of Art years 7 to 12 ( .3)
Sep 04- Camden School for Girls London
July 05 Part time teacher of Art years 7 to 12 (.4)
Sep 03- Camden School for Girls London
July 04 Part time Teacher of Art years 7 to 9 (.3)
July 2001- Ran and devised weekend workshops for adults at Southhill Park Arts centre
June 2003 Bracknell
June 2000 Ran workshop at Harrow Teachers Centre ‘sculpture in the classroom’ for key stage 2 Inset day.
Sep 95- Charles Edward Brooke School, Stockwell
Jun 98 Part time teacher of Art & Design (. 4)Teacher to years 7 to 11. Including sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics.
Sep 96- Joseph Clarke School, Highams Park Teacher in charge of Art (.4) Art teacher to years 7 to Jan 97 11. All . pupils have some form of visual impairment Good Ofsted Inspection
Sep 94 – Jul 95 Camden School For Girls
Part time teacher of Art & Design (. 5 Maternity Cover)Teacher to all years from 7 – 12
Sep 93-Jul 94 The Benjamin Gott High School, LeedsSubject Leader in Art and Design
Responsible for writing all schemes of work, organising assessment, recording and running the GCSE course. Also, Year 7 Form Tutor.
EDUCATION:
1988-1989 Central School of Art & Design, London Foundation Course in Art & Design
1989-1992 Central St Martins College of Art and Design, BA in Fine Art Sculpture
1992-1993 Bretton Hall College – PGCE in Art and Design
OTHER EXPERIENCE/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2011-present ongoing-enquiries officer for Forest School Camps- Educational Charity for Children Voluntary post
2012-present-ongoing-Subject Mentor for beginner teachers
Summer 12 Completed fine Art Photography course City Lit