Curriculum Vitae

Lives in Kent and works locally and internationally

Statement
My work mainly focuses on nature and natural materials, and I am particularly interested in relationships and tensions between the natural and the urban environments. I enjoy involving other people in the creation of my work.

Solo exhibitions/public launches
"The Cleaved Log" Pine Calyx Building, St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. September 2007
Canterbury Cathedral Sculpture, Kent. June 2007
"Interventions in the Calyx", St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. October 2006
”Green Room". Goodrick Community Gallery. Sandwich, Kent. May 2005
" Flock” – Riverside Country Park, Gillingham. 2005
" Footsteps on Kinder", Buxton Museum and Art Gallery. 2005
"New Designs in Arcadia" Exhibition in Woodland. Kent. 2004
"Sisyphus". Public Sculpture, Canterbury, Kent. 2003
"A Kinder Dream". The Botanical Gardens, Sheffield. 2003
“The Coppice”, University of Kent, 2003
 “Promised Land”, Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford. 2003
Sigmoidal Mosaic Sculpture. Pfizer, Sandwich, Kent. 2002
“The Insulators” Steel public sculptures, Canterbury.  2001
 “Millennium Family” sculpture.  Folkestone Beach.  2000
“An Apple for Teacher”. Sculpture. Bredgar, Kent. 2000
“The Pharaoh”, Camber, East Sussex. July 1998.
“Heads in the Sand”. Georges House Gallery, Folkestone. 1998

Joint and Group Exhibitions
Collectors and Collections: Friends' Choice. Buxton Museum and Art Gallery January 2008.
Creative Projects Exhibition. Ashford Library Gallery, Kent September 2007
" SeaArt 2". Community Pharmacy Gallery, Margate. Ugust 2007.
" Working to an end". St Augustines, Canterbury. June 2007
"Inspiring Kent" Quest Creative Writing Project. Weald of Kent Business Centre, October 2006.

"SeaArt". Iota Gallery, Ramsgate, Kent. August 2006.
"Hidden Delights". Interventions in the Landscape at St Margaret's Bay, Kent. July 2006.
"A Plague of Locusts". Outfitters Gallery, Margate. April 2006
Sensation Centre, Dundee. The Scientific Art of Identity". March 2006

Canterbury Festival open studios - "Blue Descending Stairs" - October 2005
"Interdome" - Artists' Interventions for Architecture Week 2005. Kent
Extremes. Institute for New Media, Frankfurt October 2005
" Wood Vibrations" Outfitters Gallery, Margate, Kent 2005
"Photoworks" ORILLA#04, Santa Fe, Argentina, 2004
"Field of Vision - New York scenes", The Lab Gallery, New York, 2004.
"Life's a Beach", The Old Brew House, Ramsgate. 2004.
"White Landscape", The New Art Centre, Chatham, 2003.
"Paper View". Cubicle Group Gallery, Whitstable, 2003.
"Let them Eat Cake". The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 2003.
“Coppice Column”  Aquarius Art Group. Metropole Galleries, Folkestone, 2003.

DNA sculptures exhibition. Pfizer, Sandwich. 2002

Rouse Public Art Award. Kent Finalist. 2002

Hans Brinker Trophy Exhibition, Amsterdam. 2001

Kent Week 2001 Exhibition, Invicta House Atrium, Maidstone. 2001
Year of the Artist touring exhibition, Sheppey and Maidstone. 2001

“ British Sculptors” Exhibition. Antwerp. 2000

National Theatre, Toulouse:  Exhibition based on Merchant of Venice. 1999

“Turning on old Masters”, Georges House Gallery, Folkestone. 1999

“Working in Kent” Reeves and Neylan HQ, Canterbury. 1998

Commissions/Residencies/Community Events/Projects
Woodland Festival Art, Blean Wood, Cnaterbury. October 2007
A rtist's Residency, RHS Wisley. 2007
"Dragonfly" Tyland Barn Nature Reserve, Kent. July 2007
"Kent Goes Wild" Community Art Event, Reculver, Kent 2007
Artist's Residency, The King's School, Canterbury. January - July 2007
" Glorious Food!" Creative Partnerships commission with St. Mary's School, Ashford, Kent. November 2006 - July 2007
"Canterbury Cathedral Sculpture", 2006/2007. Canterbury Kent.
"A long Line of Fish",Leading Big Draw 2006 project with 100 participants. Thanet Coastal Project. Kent. October 2006. Broadstairs, Kent
Artist's Residency, University College for the Creative Arts, Canterbury. 2006/7.
"Rock Blossom". Portland, Dorset. August 2006.
"Fish out of water". Cliffe Pools, Kent. August 2006. Community art.
Calyx ceramic tile drawings, St Margaret's Bay, Kent. July 2006.
"Environmental Art.The Curtain on Johnnie the Oak". Poulton Wood, Kent. June 2006.

Creative writing inspired by woodland sculpture. Kent LEA. Woodland in Kent, June 2006
"A plague of locusts". Part of The Exodus project by Creative Partnerships, Kent. From Jan 2006
Artists Residency. The Pines Garden, St Margaret's Bay, Kent. 2005/6.
The Scientific Art of Identity. Wellcome Trust, University of Dundee and Sensation Science Centre. 2005/2006.
Victory Wood, Kent. Environmental Art Project for Trafalgar Week. Woodland Trust and English Nature. November 2005.
"World Week" Deal CEPS, Kent. "Somewhere to Shelter" and "Sustainable Hat Parade". October 2005.
"Tide Winder". Leading Big Draw 2005 project with 100 participants. English Nature and Thanet Coastal Project. Kent. October 2005.
Year of the Volunteer Event. BTCV. Mount Ephraim, Kent 2005.
" Birds of a Feather" - Kent Coastal Project. Isle of Grain. 2005
National Low Tide Day 2005. Community installation, Medway Estuary. 2005
Wildest Dreams - Sculpture and Music, 2005
Coastal Barriers - large-scale pipe fish with help of JCB's 2004

The Big Draw, Thanet Coast, leading 20 artists, 2004
Thames Estuary Project, Leysdown, Sheppey. 2004
Art Bursary Programme with Kent Institute of Art and Design 2004
Environmental Art Programme for English Nature 2004
"In Search of the Green Man", John Ruskin School, Coniston 2003
Grizedale Forest, Cumbria. Residency "The Gallery" 2003
Artist's Residency, tweede natuur, Belgium 2003
"The Blockhouses", encased pylon bases, Canterbury, Kent 2003
"Gallery", canvases in a woodland setting. Wildwood, Kent. 2003
Art on the Rocks, Wildlife Trust, Reculver Country Park, Kent. 2003
Thanet Coastal Project, Margate, 2003
Town and Country, Furley Park School, Ashford. 2003

Luggas Wood, Wales. Woodland Trust Sculpture Project.  2002

Red Cone, public artwork. Pfizer and Broad Oak Nature Reserve Friends. Canterbury. 2002

Year of Science Appointment,  Artist’s Residency with Pfizer, UK. 2002

Year of the Artist award. (Collaboration – Art for Alternative Spaces) “Skinny Beach Huts”, Sheppey, Kent. 2001
Herne Bay Festival – Giant Beach mosaic (Collaboration – Art for Alternative Spaces). 2001

 “Curating the Coastline” – Artwork on Kent Coastlines – commissions and exhibitions (Collaboration – Art for Alternative Spaces). 2001

Thanet Contemporary Arts Festival. 2001

“Exploring Though Art”. Major Awards for art/sculpture programmes with schools. 2001/2002. South East Arts, Pfizer, Kent County Council and the National Grid.  Radio interview.
The Pylon Bird Sculpture. Seeboard and Bretts Ltd. Canterbury.

Broad Oak National Grid Nature Reserve, Artist in Residence. Creation of sculpture trail. From November 2000

Kent Week Artist – 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Kent County Council and Shepway District Council

Margate community art event leader, “Solstice of the Sea”. 2000. Kent County Council and Thanet District Council. Radio Kent interview.

Bredgar Village Community Art Project, Bredgar School, Kent  - artwork and sculpture. 1999/2000

Farming World, Faversham. Sculpture and painting. Radio Kent interview. 2000

“Art for Alternative Spaces”. Award (SE Arts) to set up Collaborative art Initiative. 2000

Kings Wood, Challock, Kent. Environmental Art Programme for Schools, with Cas Holmes (artist collaborator). 1999

Le Céou River Project, Dordogne, France. 1999

“Time and Tide Event”, leading a Team of 17 artists. South East Arts, Rother District Council and East Sussex County Council sponsored 1998. TV coverage.

Prizes and awards

2005 Welcome Foundation Award to work with Dundee University and Sensation Science Centre
2005 Goodrick Community Gallery. Sandwich Technology College. Gallery named after Paul Goodrick.
2005. Award for touring Exhibition, Buxton, Derbyshire. Arts Council England.
2004 Exhibition and research. Arts Council England.
2003 Professional development award. Arts Council England.

2002 Residency Programme. National Grid/Broad Oak Nature Reserve.
2002 Year of Science Award for Art. Pfizer UK Ltd.

2001 Year of the Artist Award. South East Arts/National Lottery/Swale Borough Council

2000 New Opportunities Fund for art education projects - South East Arts

1999 Award from South East Arts to set up collaborative project - "Art for Alternative Spaces".

1998. Time and Tide. Community Art project. South East Arts.

1998. Project Award from Kent County Council for beach art projects and exhibition

Critical reviews and press coverage
 (See press and media link)

Qualifications
BA (First Class Hons), Fine Art, University College of Creative Arts (School of Fine Art Prize for Outstanding Achievement)
Diploma in Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art and Design
Certificate in Art Media Studies, Kent Institute of Art and Design
Stone Carving Certificate, Canterbury School of Fine Art
BA Hons, English and Philosophy, University of Kent at Canterbury
Diploma in French – Institute of Linguists
National Certificate in General Engineering - Cleveland College

Teaching and other experience
Reflective Learning in schools. 2007. University College for the Creative Arts Widening Participation Programme.
Creative Writing. Woodland project leader. 2006. Kent County Council.
2005/2006. Creative Partnerships Training Programme. Creative Practitioner.
2004 Environmental Art and Bursary Programme - Lectures and co-ordination - English Nature and Kent Institute of Art and Design (Sessional Lecturer).
2004 Established "Art Ideas", an Artists, teachers and crafts collaboration.
2003 John Ruskin School, environmental art project at the school and Grizedale Forest
2003 BTCV and Broxtowe College accredited willow sculpture courses.
2003 "Town and Country" environmental art teaching Key stage 1 and 2 children, Furley park School, Ashford
2003 Art Development Programmes for school staff. Broad Oak Nature Reserve. Design and delivery.
1999 - 2003 Experience in designing and running creative workshops in schools, youth and community groups, including special needs and disabled.
2001 – ongoing. Designing and delivering environmental art programmes linked to the National Curriculum see www.naturegrid.org.uk
2001 – ongoing. Designing and running environmental art courses for teachers (INSET)
2002 Complete art programme creation and project management and delivery for schools and business – Year of Science DNA and Fibonacci mathematics. See www.naturegrid.org.uk
2002 – ongoing. Art web site design and build for Pfizer UK and Broad Oak Nature Reserve
1999 Artists Collaboration - Art for Alternative Spaces
1998. Ecole des Beaux Arts, Toulouse, France, Project placement.
1995. Vichy University. French culture programme.
1986 - 88 Curating art collection at County Hall Maidstone and associated work - Collection research work and acquisition of works.
Lectures and talks on own work.
Lead stage role as "Woyczech" in the play by Georg Buchner at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury. Various stage roles in Shakespearian and other plays.
Registered sculpture tutor, British Trust for Nature Conservation.
Extensive project management and computing experience.

Areas of work
Higher education, primary education, secondary education, adult education, community arts, exhibiting, commissions, public art, residencies, workshops, curation, course design and delivery.

Art skills/other information
Environmental art, sculpture, wood carving, drawing, painting, photography, designing and leading community art events, video, animation, new media, large scale digital and web site design. Managing and delivery complex art projects, including budgeting and use of sub-contracted support.
Enhanced CRB certificate. Child Protection Training certificate. Public Liability insurance. Risk Assessment skills. Emotional literacy training. Art advocacy training.

Interests
Trees, woodland, urban and natural environments. Narrative.

Languages spoken
English and French

Canterbury Cathedral Sculpture Project 2007