Grants / Awards

2006/2007 Research and development grant
Cheshire Arts Services (Cheshire’s year of the Garden 2008)
2006
Arts Council of Wales project grant
Visual documentation (drawing) of the lifecycle of the silkworm
2005
Arts Council of Wales Manchester Art Show (Artists’ Quarter Wales)
2004
Arts Council of Wales Manchester Art Show (Artists’ Quarter Wales)
2000
Arts Council of Wales New Visual Artists grant
1999/2001
North West Arts Board (Setting Up Scheme)
Chester City Council Artist in Residence Chester Zoo
2000
Member of the Royal Cambrian Academy (elected council member 2007)

Art Education

1999
BA (1st Class Hons) Design (Illustration)
North Wales College of Art and Design (NEWI)
1996
BTEC Foundation Yale College of Art and Design

Solo Shows / Group Shows / Residencies

Educational and Visual Art related activities
2008
‘ Not everything is Black or White’ selected for the
RWS/ The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2008 Bankside Gallery, London
Artist in Residence at Plas Newydd, Llangollen (Denbighshire Heritage Service)
May 2008 ‘Painted Ladies’ watercolour/diary project about the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’
( including workshops for schools and adult learners)

Selected for the Welsh Artist of the Year competition/exhibition St David’s Hall, Cardiff

‘Following the Fish’ image used as end papers in Beside the Seaside picture book by Pictures to Share (for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease)
Commissioned to do artwork for future sports themed book (Snooker)

Artwork for the promotion of Conwy Feast, Conwy’s food festival

Art in Gardens Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Treasures in the Garden Grosvenor Museum, Chester
RHS Flower Show at Tatton
(Cheshire Artists Network shows during Cheshire’s Year of the Garden)

Artroom Parkgate Wirral (selected group show)

Manorhaus (group show) Ruthin

Love Your Art featured/promoted artist, retail outlet in York

Paintings in Hospitals 3 paintings commissioned (Buttons)

Arts in Health Hospital Touring programme (25 pictures) Deeside Hospital

Printfest Ulverston, Cumbria

Marshall’s Arm Nature Reserve community printmaking project, Hartford Manor Primary, and Greenbank School(Special Needs)
Anderton River and Canal Festival
‘ Community/Identity’ Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn Printmaking project
(Primary age pupils who have a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
Masterclass (monoprint) Royal Cambrian Academy
Tutors Day (‘Inspired By‘) Bodelwyddan Castle

2007

Spinning a Yarn (an illustrated account of the silk moth’s journey from egg to thread) shown for 3 months at Chester Zoo (solo show in the Joseph Banks gallery) Funded by the Arts Council of Wales
A selection of images shown at the Silk Industry Museum Macclesfield
Research and development bursary
Cheshire Arts Services for Cheshire’s Year of the Garden 2008 (silkworm project)

‘All things bright and beautiful’ solo show Manorhaus Ruthin

Helfa Gelf Open Studios
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
Down to a Fine Art Stretton Chester (gallery)
JaM Eton Applied Arts (gallery)
Printfest ( Printmakers’ Fair) Ulverston, Cumbria. Jo Bennett (Art Fairs)
Affordable Art Fair (rep. by Stark gallery London)

Royal Cambrian Academy (various shows showing members’ work)
Animals in Art Memorial Gallery Yale College (group show)
Camberwell Beauty House Gallery Camberwell, London
Intermission (behind Harrods) Two person show with Pat Harvey

Two pictures purchased by the Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital Chester

Aquarium pictures 6 works commissioned by Indigoart for the Hilton Hotel, Prague

GwleddConwyFeast illustrations used on the website, posters and leaflets

Drawings (commission, 8 large framed works) Rowan Foods Wrexham

North Wales Open (third prize) Theatr Clwyd Cymru, Mold

‘Inspired by’ community workshops at Bodelwyddan Castle

‘Peter Pan’ Primary School workshop Venue Cymru/Oriel Mostyn
Primary School teachers’ workshop Venue Cymru/Oriel Mostyn
Printmaking Residencies Four senior schools in Wrexham
For the Wrexham Arts in Schools Service Zebra Express Residency
In association with: Wrexham County Borough Council, Arts Council of Wales, North East Wales NHS Trust, Denbighshire County Council - Arts in Health

Schools Link programme Yale College
Master class (monoprint) Regional Print Centre, Yale College, Wrexham

2006

Visual documentation of the Silkworm’s journey from Egg to Thread
Observation of the lifecycle resulting in a series of drawings (20) with additional sketchbook
Supported by Arts Council of Wales Lottery grant

Butterflies and Daisy Chain images used as end papers in Pictures to Share picture books for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease (The Countryside and Childhood in pictures)

3 paintings purchased for Paintings in Hospitals (Wales)

Shoal purchased by Venue Cymru, Llandudno for the restaurant

GwleddConwyFeast illustrations used for website and publicity

Princess and the Pea selected for Oriel Davies Open (Undercover)

‘Paintings,Drawings and Prints of the Smaller Kind’ Denbigh

Wrexham Print International touring to Billingham Arts Gallery, Stockton on Tees

pARTners (Chester artists) Museum am Burghof, Lorrach, Germany

New York Arts Annual Catalogue (and Miami Art Basel CD-Flash Presentation Project)

Printfest (Printmakers’ Fair) Ulverston Cumbria
Brighton Art Fair
Affordable Art Fair (Bristol) Dulwich Art Fair and Solent Art Fair (represented by Stark gallery) Jo Bennett (Art Fairs)
Helfa Gelf/Art Hunt at the Royal Cambrian Academy

Stark Gallery Canterbury, London HQ Gallery Lewes Red Bill Shotton
Calder Gallery Hebden Bridge JaM & Eton Applied Arts Eton
Firbob and Peacock Knutsford Y Capel Gallery Llangollen

Schools Link Programme Yale College

Living Things printmaking residency Rhos St Primary school Ruthin
Funded by The Arts Council of Wales and Rhos St School PTA

Printmaking Residencies Four senior schools in Wrexham
For the Wrexham Arts in Schools Service
Zebra Express Residency Programme - 2007.
In association with: Wrexham County Borough Council, Arts Council of Wales, North East Wales NHS Trust, Denbighshire County Council - Arts in Health

2005

All Round drawing selected for Wales Drawing Aberystwyth Arts Centre/Wrexham Arts Centre

Chester Zoo co-interviewer for Chester Zoo Residency candidates
Mentor to artist in residence Katy Hollinshead

Focal (Ruthin Festival of Contemporary Art and Light) vice chair involved in selection of artists, exhibition co-ordination, liaison with artists/venues, installation, promotion

Brighton Art Fair
Manchester Art Show MICC G-Mex (funded by ACW) Artists’ Quarter Wales (four artists)
Printfest (Printmakers’ Fair) Ulverston Cumbria

Wrexham Print International touring to The Haven Gallery, Boston
and Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury University 2006

Process (Regional Print Centre, Yale, touring group show)

4th Lessedra World Art Print Annual (RPC guest artists) Sofia, Bulgaria

Past Influence Jelly Leg’d Chicken Gallery Reading Museum

Royal Cambrian Academy Summer Show Conwy

Telford’s Warehouse Chester (solo show) Aaron & Partners Solicitors

Chester Open/North Wales Open/Moma Tabernacle Open

Senigallia Italy (Chester City Council) Glan Severn Hall (group show)

Energy! print based project for Arts and Kids (Arts &Business Cymru) and BHP Billiton for installation at Dangerpoint/Point of Ayr Talacre
primary schools Ysgol Mornant Picton / Ysgol Gronant / Ysgol y Llys

Masterclass Regional Print Centre (sponsored by Tetrapak)

Printmaking sessions Ysgol Gaer, Ysgol Bodnant

Printmaking sessions Ysgol Ruabon (Senior, year 10)

Part time tutor (cover) Yale College of Art and Design

2004

Celebration Print based residency Ysgol Rhiwabon yr 8
Funded by ACW Lottery/Denbighshire County Council Arts in Health and Wrexham Arts Agency. 10 pieces of school’s work installed in the Shooting Stars Cancer Unit Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Opened by HRH Duke of York 2005

FOCAL (Festival of Contemporary Art and Light) Ruthin
(vice chair, selection, exhibition co-ordinator, liaison with artists/venues, installation)

Manchester Art Show MICC G Mex Centre
Arts Council of Wales funded (Artists’ Quarter Wales four artists)
Printfest Printmakers’ Fair Ulverston, Cumbria

InsideOut Manorhaus Ruthin (solo show)
Firbob and Peacock Knutsford (solo show)
The Real Art Gallery Shrewsbury (solo show)
On the Rocks Rhyl Library, Museum and Arts Centre (solo show)

Wrexham Open (Professional Category Ist Prize winner)
Cheshire Wildlife Trust Nantwich (aquatic category winner)

Royal Cambrian Academy Summer/Christmas Shows Conwy
Bangor Museum and Art Gallery (RCA)

Process Regional Print Centre, touring
Senigallia Italy, Chester City Council

Y Capel Gallery Llangollen North Wales Open

Woodfest (ACW/Denbighshire Arts Marquee)
Coleg Harlech WEA Adult Ed. 10 week course Introduction to Print

Trefeirian Day Centre WEA weekly class (mental health)
Glan Clwyd Hospital Renal Unit WEA weekly class

Monoprint workshops
Corwen Creative Arts/Clwydian Art Society/Island Group Beaumaris

Regional Print Centre Saturday NOF Class Yale College
Yale College Part time tutor Wrexham
Porth Project (Urdd) Regional Print Centre Rhosddu Primary School
funded by Arts and Business Cymru and Tetrapak

2003

2 artworks purchased by Paintings in Hospitals (Wales)

Commission (Genetics Dept. Glan Clwyd staff leaving gift)

Annual Review Chester Zoo (Rhino illustration front cover)

Royal Cambrian Academy Conwy (two person show with Catrin Williams)

On the Rocks Clwyd Theatr Cymru Mold (solo show)

Glan Clwyd Hospital/Denbigh Infirmary
(Denbighshire Arts in Health Initiative)

Beatrice Royal Eastleigh Hampshire (group show)
Selfridges gallery InsideSpace London
Gifted Bodelwyddan Castle (group)
Artspace Worcester
The Walls Oswestry
Y Capel Llangollen
Harlech Dispersed Harlech
In Deep Henshaws Art and Crafts Centre, Knaresborough
Easton Rooms Rye East Sussex

Wrexham Open / Sefton Open / North Wales Open (2nd Prize)

RCA Summer/Christmas Shows Conwy

Spirit of the Llyn Llyn Tourism Association, Plas Glyn-y-Weddw

Gallery 2 Wrexham Arts Centre (solo show)

Trefeirian Day Centre WEA weekly class (mental health)

Blind Alphabet C Printmaking workshop Wrexham Arts Centre

Multi Cultural Arts Week Ysgol Brynhyfryd & Prestatyn year 8

Gallery workshop RCA Aber Conwy High School year 9

Introduction to Print Cunliffe Day Opportunities Centre, Wrexham

Regional Print Centre Saturday NOF Class Yale College

2002

Wales Drawing Biennale Wrexham and Aberystwyth Arts Centres

Affordable Art Fair Battersea (represented by Beatrice Royal and Meryl Doney)

Experiments in Print Oriel Canfas, Cardiff group show

3 artworks purchased by Paintings in Hospitals Collection (Wales)

True Colours Manorhaus Ruthin (solo show)

Kaleidoscope Rhyl Library, Museum and Art Gallery (solo show)

Gallery.net 02 Belmont Arts Centre Shropshire (solo tour)

Printmaker of the Month Wrexham Arts Centre (solo show)

Cheshire Wildlife Trust 40th Anniversary Exhibition group show

Royal Cambrian Academy Summer Show Conwy

Zoology Henshaws Arts and Crafts Centre, Knaresborough group show

Animal Planet / Contemporary Welsh Art group shows

Art in the Garden Beatrice Royal Gallery, Hampshire

Seminar Arts Marketing Symposium, Cardiff (speaker)

Arts Week Denbigh High / Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin

Kaleidoscope schools workshops Rhyl Library/Gallery

Monoprint Workshops Island Art Group Anglesey

2001

National Eisteddfod Art and Crafts Exhibition Denbigh

National Eisteddfod ‘Faces’ Primary Schools, Denbighshire

Artist in Residence Chester Zoo
(supported by North West Arts Board Setting Up Scheme, Chester County Council and Chester Zoo)
Commissions: Islands in Danger (3) and Spirit of the Jaguar (2)

Scratching the Surface Artwork from the Chester Zoo Residency Main Gallery (solo show) Clwyd Theatr Cymru Mold
supported by Arts Council of Wales New Visual Artist Award

Christmas Show Oriel Myrddin Carmarthen group show

Circus (Object 57) Manchester group show

Garden Insidespace Burlington Arcade London group show

Art for Health (Purchase Fund, Cancer Unit, Glan Clwyd Hospital)

Eat your Greens City Gallery Leicester (touring) group show

Pages from a Domestic Sketchbook Ruthin, group show

Complementary Curves Frodsham (with Lesley James)

Community Art Millennium Project Llanfair Parish Church

Talk and Print Broughton Infants school

2000

Artist in Residence Chester Zoo (NWAB/ Chester CC)
(supported by North West Arts Board Setting Up Scheme, Chester County Council and Chester Zoo)
Africa Week (summer school week)

Studio 8 Ruthin Craft Centre (solo show)

The Wall Place (Oriel Mostyn) Conwy (solo show)

Aquarium The Weald Gallery Cranbrook Kent (solo show)

Open Biennale, Printmakers Council Whiteleys, London (group show)

Marks and Spencers Christmas Show (Howick) London (group show)

Diminishing Boundaries, Pearson Education HQ Harlow
(Art for Offices, International Art Consultants, London) group show

Texas Revisited (Blackthorn Gallery) Texas USA (group show)

Millennium Bugs Artreach and Denbighshire (touring) group show

Harlech Printmaking Open,Harlech

Unfolding Stories Rye East Sussex (ex Thomas Peacocke pupils)

Eat your Greens City Gallery Leicester (touring) group show

Opt for Art Printmaking Week and Gallery Talks Ysgol Brynhyfryd yr 8

Associate Provider Yale College Printmaking Dept

Monoprint Workshops Ruthin Craft Centre

Bug Making Workshops Artreach Denbighshire (primary schools)

1999

Artist in Residence Chester Zoo (NWAB/ Chester CC)
(supported by North West Arts Board Setting Up Scheme, Chester CC and Chester Zoo)

Eat your Greens City Gallery Leicester (touring)

Millennium Bugs Artreach and Denbighshire (touring)

Debrett’s Guides to Etiquette (4 cover illustrations)

1996-1999

NEWI North Wales College of Art and Design
Graduated Ist Class Honours in Design specialising in Illustration

1998

The Discerning Eye The Mall Galleries London

Prize Winner ‘Writing about Art’ (subject Turner Prize)
National competition sponsored by Waterstone’s and Channel Four

1997

Wales Drawing Biennale Wrexham and Aberystwyth Arts Centres

1996

Student of the Year National Eisteddfod Bro Dinefwr

1995-96

BTEC Foundation Yale College Wrexham

1992-05

Designer/Model maker for Mottik/Thinkplay

1979-92

Design/Illustration Partnership (Animart)

Promotions/Publications/Reviews

2008
Back page of Printmaking Today vol.17 No.2 (Weekend Gallery)
Woodland Flowers image used for RCA Summer Show publicity
Cultural Enterprise Calendar
Fish image used as end papers in Beside the Seaside picture book
by Pictures to Share (for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease)
Art of England (2 page technique feature) January

2007
RCA Celf 125 article on silkworm project
Helfa Gelf Open Studios catalogue
Artists and Illustrators October
Art of England (Tool Kit feature) December

2006
New York Arts Annual Catalogue (CD-Flash/Miami Art Basel)
Monoprinting Printmaking Handbook ISBN 0-7136-6746
Food and Travel magazine December Manorhaus hotel review
Pictures to Share Daisy chain and butterflies used as end papers in Childhood and The Countryside ISBN 10 0-9553940-0-7 & 0-9553940-2-3
(picture books for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease)
Venue Cymru Shoal used on front cover of Stage News and bookmarks
GwleddConwyFeast illustrations/promotional literature and website Printfest Teatime image used in all promotional material
pARTners catalogue Museum am Burghof, Lorrach, Germany

2005
Wales Drawing catalogue ISBN 1-872609-98-8
Arted’ Agostio Senigallia/Chester catalogue
Focal catalogue/banners
Wales Today Focal publicity
Radio Wales Denbigh, debate on Public Art (audience participation)
Country and Borders magazine
Wrexham Print International catalogue

2004
Manchester Art Show catalogue
Grebe Cheshire Wildlife Trust magazine
Art of England March/April
The Sefton Open Haiku Project (‘yellow diver’ used for 2 poems)

2003
Country and Border Life Nov/Dec issue
Wales Arts Marketing Symposium leaflet
Crefft (Spring) issue 105
Arts Council of Wales 5 year strategy publications

2002
OneWales issue 6 Autumn
Western Mail Nov.20th
RCA Invitation to Summer Show catalogue/directory cover artwork
Printmaking Today (vol.11 no. 2 Summer)
www.ideamuseum.net
WelshLiving (June)
Bat News (The Bat Conservation Trust) May issue

2001
National Eisteddfod Art and Crafts Catalogue
Wrexham Arts Agency Printing Resource pack
(an) for Artists (March)
Artists Notes (Arts Council of Wales)
Artists and Illustrators (January, April and July issues)
Zoolife Chester Zoo Website
Practical Fishkeeping
Golwg
Crefft
Daily Post

2000
Sunday Express magazine (3-9 Sept)
Millennium Bug Catalogue (Artreach/Denbighshire)
Daily Post
Western Mail
Radio Wales interview at Chester Zoo
Solo Show Catalogue Ruthin Craft Centre ISBN 1 90094124