Biography

Born South London. Later in the 50’s studied Sculpture with Ben Franklin, at Redhill and Reigate School of Arts and Crafts, then at Goldsmiths College with Ivor Roberts Jones. Later I was awarded a Post Graduate year and did some work with Menashi Kadishman  (the Israeli  Sculptor) at Wimbledon.

Over the years I brought up my two sons as a single parent and taught life drawing, sculpture and art subjects, and have travelled with frequent visits to West Africa. Based in Brighton, UK, I work in my studio at Phoenix Art Space where I also facilitate regular six weekly Tutorless Life Drawing sessions.

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED/QUALIFICATIONS
Reigate and Redhill School of Art
Goldsmiths College – Sculpture
Wimbledon College – Sculpture N.D.D.

AWARDS
Young Contemporaries, London. Sculpture
Royal Academy award for sculpture (Burlington Gallery)
Post-graduate year (sculpture), Wimbledon College

EXHIBITIONS
Boca2mouth, Brighton Digital Festival performance (talk and projection of drawings)
Smiths Gallery, London. Touring show for Oxfam
Salthouse Gallery, St Ives
L’artichaut Gallery, Chichester
Phoenix Arts Association Gallery, Brighton, “Ends & Means” What Is Drawing?
Fiveways Open Houses – Group Member for 10 years
Lewes Contemporary Art Fair, Thebes Gallery
Fiveways Group Show, Brighton University Gallery
Phoenix Arts Association (10th Anniversary), Brighton, ‘Hang Ten’
Phoenix Arts Association, ‘Tectonic Traces’
Phoenix Arts Association, ‘The Drawing Room’

SOLO SHOWS

Phoenix Brighton, ‘Ghostwall’, July 2017
Star Gallery, Lewes, drawing from Ancient Buildings
The Coffee Company, Brighton, mixed media ‘frottage’ drawings
“Art in the Office” Maxim Training Gallery, Brighton, water colours and mixed media
Phoenix Arts Association Gallery, Brighton, ‘The Artist is Looking to See What’s There’, drawings and 3D sculpture
Phoenix Arts Association Gallery, Brighton, ‘The Idiot Face of Cars’ (20 A3 collage drawings and murals, 2m x 5m)