EDUCATION
Fashion Design for Industry BA (Hons) Degree, 1st Class
Heriot Watt University 2007-2009
Drawing and Painting BA (Hons) Degree, 2:1
Edinburgh College of Art 1997 – 2001
PRIZES AND AWARDS
South of Scotland, Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award 2021 – funded by Creative Scotland, Borders Live and Dumfries and Galloway Council
Finalist in the Scottish Portrait Awards 2019
ANGUSalive Purchase Prize 2018
University Prizes 2009:
Heriot Watt Prize for Outstanding Merit
The Glasgow Bonnet Maker and Dyers Prize
The Lenzing Prize
RESIDENCIES
Hospitalfield Interdisciplinary Residency 2020
COLLABORATIONS
October 2020: My painting ‘The Duchess’ was used as an inspiration for the short film ‘DUCHESS, REVOLT!’ written and directed by Nicola Baldwin for UCL Art Museum. The painting will be also used as the publicity image for the future live version. Due to Covid 19 restrictions the performance was filmed: https://youtu.be/lOilK-874gU
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Zenwalls Gallery Winter Exhibition 2020
An Talla Solais Members Exhibition 2020
Paisley Art Institute 132nd Annual Exhibition 2020
Aberdeen Artists Society Annual Exhibition 2020
Royal Scottish Academy 194th Annual Exhibition 2020
ANGUSalive The Meffan Gallery Winter Show 2019
Scottish Portrait Awards 2019
Paisley Art Institute 131st Annual Art Exhibition 2019
ANGUSalive The Meffan Gallery Winter Show 2018
COLLECTIONS
Angus Fine Art Collection
UK Private Collections
