Born in Hereford, educated in Cardiff and London, I am a professional contemporary artist, specializing in oil paintings. I am based in Donegal, Ireland and Derry, NI. All my life I have loved being creative – whether it was drawing and sketching as a teenager, drawing with oil pastels and screen print-making in my 20s and finally focusing on photography and oil painting in adult life.
I originally trained as a professional Medieval Historian and then worked in Secondary Education for almost two decades until my life took an unexpected turn. On 29th February 2012 I was involved in a car accident which led to me developing PTSD and having a breakdown. My emotional recovery was long and exhausting and is still ongoing. Art was an essential part of that process and still is. I have been a professional artist since 2013, part-time until the summer 2016 when I became a full-time professional artist.
I paint most days. My work focuses on light and colour, whether I paint rural landscapes, urban streets, seascapes or figurative work. I like to paint people walking around in their everyday lives, painting moods, anticipations, and atmospheres, trying to express presence and pathos. I notice things that others miss. I am fascinated by details and relationships.
In my work, I am drawn to light and shadows and how they shape our emotions. I remember visiting the South of France as a teenager and being mesmerized by the dazzling light, I have been attempting to capture that excitement about light in my paintings ever since. I aim to make people look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary beauty in it.
Solo Exhibitions
2017 October – “Cymuned Gafnu: Hollowed Community” exhibition at Inkspot Centre at madeinroath Festival, Cardiff.
2017 Aug – Brynmill Coffee House, Brynmill, Swansea, UK
2016 July – Brynmill Coffee House, Brynmill Swansea, UK
2015 December – Steam, Uplands, Swansea, Wales, UK
2015 December – Noah’s Yard, 38 Uplands Crescent, Swansea, UK
2013 October-November – Art Wing, Grand Theatre, Swansea
2013 July – August – Noah’s Yard, 38 Uplands Crescent Uplands, Swansea
Group Exhibitions
2019 - December - Glynn Vivian Open Exhibition, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Alexandra Road, Swansea, SA1 5DZ
2018 – August – Festival of Art, St Gwynog Church, Llanwnog, Wales
2018 – March-August – Off the Wall Gallery, Llandaff, Cardiff
2017 December – Glynn Vivian Open Exhibition, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Alexandra Road, Swansea, SA1 5DZ
2017 December – Christmas Show, Brynmill Coffee House, Swansea.
2017 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2016 December – www.ArtGallery.com Christmas Show at Malvern Leisure Centre, UK
2016 November-December – Oriel Ceri Richards Gallery, Taliesin, Swansea Christmas Show
2016 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2016 “Seeds of Change” Group exhibition March – April at Old Mayor’s Parlour, 23 Church Street, Hereford Art Exhibition of various media.
2015 December – The Back Lane Gallery, Brynmill, Swansea. Private Art Exhibition
2015 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2015 July/August – The Back Lane Gallery, Brynmill, Swansea. Private Art Exhibition
2015 21 March – April – Boundary Art Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2014 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – artwork donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, Wales
2014 November-December – “The Christmas Show”, Oriel Ceri Richards, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
2014 November – December – Taith Contemporary Art, Pop Up Exhibition, Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
2014 – October – December – Off the Wall Art Gallery, Llandaff, Cardiff
2014 Sept – Oct – Brynmawr Gallery, Brynmawr, Wales
2014 July-August – Gallery in the Square, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales,
2014 April-September – Off the Wall Art Gallery, Llandaff, Cardiff
2013 December – The Winter Show, Oriel Q, Queens Hall Gallery, Narbeth
2013 November-December – “The Christmas Show”, Oriel Ceri Richards, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
2013 November-December – “The Big Picture Show”, The White Lion Street Gallery, Tenby
2013 September – Shelter Cymru Art Auctions – works donated and exhibited at Penarth Pavilion and the Welsh Centre, London
2013 July-August – Summer Exhibition – Nick Holly Studio Gallery, Swansea
2013 July-August – MOMA Cymru Wales, Tabernacle Art Competition, Machynlleth
2013 June-July – The Summer Show, Oriel Q, Queens Hall Gallery, Narbeth
2013 May-June – “Open Prize” – Fringe Art Bath Festival
Other Exhibitions
2013 -2018 – Craftsman Gallery, Swansea
March 2014 -2018 – Off the Wall, Llandaff, Cardiff.
