MY PRACTICE
‘Aloneness’ plays a critical role in my art practice. I spend long periods of time with relatively little social interaction developing ideas and techniques that I hope will enable me to produce art that reflects aspects of both social isolation and connection. The visibility, or otherwise, of the individual is an evolving theme in my work.
My creative journey seems particularly relevant in a world where social isolation has become a common theme in the lives of so many people.
As someone who finds too much social interaction emotionally draining, I choose to work in an isolated way - but I run the risk of becoming lost in my own fog of invisibility - so my art is my lifeline to the world beyond my studio.
But I don’t set out to create work for other people - I make what feels right and natural to me - work that reflects my own anxieties and my personal search for the solutions to them. But I am fortunate that people, when they encounter my art, seem to appreciate and value its content - and when this happens, it helps me feel present and visible and it lends a layer of meaning to the work I produce.
After working for many years as an illustrator and designer, my creative life really began shortly after 2016 when I was introduced to printmaking - and nothing has been quite the same since.
Landscapes that contain a hint of human presence, locations that imply a sense of ‘otherness’ and the uncanny, places that suggest difference - these are the subjects that appeal to me.
Through various techniques, including linoprint, monotype and mezzotint, I make art that I hope will occasionally say something meaningful about interconnectedness, visibility and society - all so critical to survival in these increasingly challenging times.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - studio artists exhibition (Jan)
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey (Feb)
Printfest, Ulverston, Cumbria (May)
Delamore Arts, Devon (May)
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - Summer Open Exhibition (Jul-Aug)
South West Academy (SWAc) Anniversary Exhibition, Central London (July)
Awagami Miniature Print Exhibition, Japan (Oct-Nov)
SWAc Dartmoor Exhibition (Sep)
RWA Bristol, Open Exhibition (Sep-Dec)
Ironbridge Printmakers print competition exhibition, Ironbridge (Nov)
SWAc Open Exhibition, Sidmouth (Nov)
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - Winter Open (Nov/Dec)
RE International Original Print Exhibition - Bankside Gallery, London, (November)
2024
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - studio artists exhibition (Feb)
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey - 'The Line' exhibition (Feb)
PrintFest - Ulverston (April)
Delamore House, Ivybridge - SWAc and Artizan exhibition spaces (May)
RE International - Bankside, London, November
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, November
2023
PrintFest, Ulverston
Bevere Gallery, Worcester - featured artist
Artizan Gallery, Lucius Street, Torquay - 9 Drawings
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey - 'Intimate Geography' - 10 drawings and 10 prints
Burton Bradstock Festival of Music and Art (Nr Bridport, Dorset: 12-20th August 2023)
Torbay Artists Guild open exhibition, Torquay, September 2023
The Big Colyton Art Show (Nr Seaton, Devon: 14-15th Oct 2023)
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, October 2023
Wales Contemporary, Milford Haven, Wales
South West Academy (SWAC) (open exhibition)
2022
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) - Print Exhibition - work awarded 'Highly Commended'
‘The Art of Print' - St,Ives, Cornwall, with Hazel McNab
Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Summer Exhibition
Devon Open Studios
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey
Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Winter Open
2021
Devon Open Studios
Wells Contemporary (open)
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Royal West of England Academy (open exhibition)
Torre Abbey, Torquay - small group exhibition
Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Summer Exhibition
The Design Room print exhibition, Torquay
3rd Biennale International Gravures & Estampes
2020
Royal West of England Academy (open exhibition)
English Riviera Winter Open
Open Studios, Cornwall
CADAF Contemporary and Digital Art Fair2020 - Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
2019
South West Academy (open)
Royal West of England Academy (open)
Wells Contemporary (open)
TRAINING
Plymouth College of Art (1974) - Arts Foundation Year
Exeter College of Art (1975-1978) (Degree in Graphic Design, specialising in illustration)
You will find a selection of my work in the portfolio section of this website.
‘Aloneness’ plays a critical role in my art practice. I spend long periods of time with relatively little social interaction developing ideas and techniques that I hope will enable me to produce art that reflects aspects of both social isolation and connection. The visibility, or otherwise, of the individual is an evolving theme in my work.
My creative journey seems particularly relevant in a world where social isolation has become a common theme in the lives of so many people.
As someone who finds too much social interaction emotionally draining, I choose to work in an isolated way - but I run the risk of becoming lost in my own fog of invisibility - so my art is my lifeline to the world beyond my studio.
But I don’t set out to create work for other people - I make what feels right and natural to me - work that reflects my own anxieties and my personal search for the solutions to them. But I am fortunate that people, when they encounter my art, seem to appreciate and value its content - and when this happens, it helps me feel present and visible and it lends a layer of meaning to the work I produce.
After working for many years as an illustrator and designer, my creative life really began shortly after 2016 when I was introduced to printmaking - and nothing has been quite the same since.
Landscapes that contain a hint of human presence, locations that imply a sense of ‘otherness’ and the uncanny, places that suggest difference - these are the subjects that appeal to me.
Through various techniques, including linoprint, monotype and mezzotint, I make art that I hope will occasionally say something meaningful about interconnectedness, visibility and society - all so critical to survival in these increasingly challenging times.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - studio artists exhibition (Jan)
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey (Feb)
Printfest, Ulverston, Cumbria (May)
Delamore Arts, Devon (May)
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - Summer Open Exhibition (Jul-Aug)
South West Academy (SWAc) Anniversary Exhibition, Central London (July)
Awagami Miniature Print Exhibition, Japan (Oct-Nov)
SWAc Dartmoor Exhibition (Sep)
RWA Bristol, Open Exhibition (Sep-Dec)
Ironbridge Printmakers print competition exhibition, Ironbridge (Nov)
SWAc Open Exhibition, Sidmouth (Nov)
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - Winter Open (Nov/Dec)
RE International Original Print Exhibition - Bankside Gallery, London, (November)
2024
Artizan Gallery, Torquay - studio artists exhibition (Feb)
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey - 'The Line' exhibition (Feb)
PrintFest - Ulverston (April)
Delamore House, Ivybridge - SWAc and Artizan exhibition spaces (May)
RE International - Bankside, London, November
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, November
2023
PrintFest, Ulverston
Bevere Gallery, Worcester - featured artist
Artizan Gallery, Lucius Street, Torquay - 9 Drawings
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey - 'Intimate Geography' - 10 drawings and 10 prints
Burton Bradstock Festival of Music and Art (Nr Bridport, Dorset: 12-20th August 2023)
Torbay Artists Guild open exhibition, Torquay, September 2023
The Big Colyton Art Show (Nr Seaton, Devon: 14-15th Oct 2023)
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, October 2023
Wales Contemporary, Milford Haven, Wales
South West Academy (SWAC) (open exhibition)
2022
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) - Print Exhibition - work awarded 'Highly Commended'
‘The Art of Print' - St,Ives, Cornwall, with Hazel McNab
Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Summer Exhibition
Devon Open Studios
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey
Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Winter Open
2021
Devon Open Studios
Wells Contemporary (open)
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Royal West of England Academy (open exhibition)
Torre Abbey, Torquay - small group exhibition
Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Summer Exhibition
The Design Room print exhibition, Torquay
3rd Biennale International Gravures & Estampes
2020
Royal West of England Academy (open exhibition)
English Riviera Winter Open
Open Studios, Cornwall
CADAF Contemporary and Digital Art Fair2020 - Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
2019
South West Academy (open)
Royal West of England Academy (open)
Wells Contemporary (open)
TRAINING
Plymouth College of Art (1974) - Arts Foundation Year
Exeter College of Art (1975-1978) (Degree in Graphic Design, specialising in illustration)
You will find a selection of my work in the portfolio section of this website.
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