b. 1982 2011-12, MA Architectural History & Theory, University of York 2008-11, BA Hons History of Art (First Class), University of York 2000, Matric Fine Art & Textile Design (Distinction), Cape Town, SA   Exhibitions 2021, Ferens Art Gallery Open:  24 Jul - 3 Oct, Queen Victoria Square, Kingston upon Hull 2021, Highgate Contemporary Art Postcard Exhibition, May 2nd - 31st 2021, Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition:  14 - 24 April, Mall Galleries, London 2020, St. Ives Library, Greta Williams Room, Cornwall:  June 2020, 'Notes from York: Rowntree Park Musings' - From 8 Feb, Rowntree Park, York 2015, Preselected for The Pastel Society Exhibition 2016:  Mall Galleries, London   Achievements/Awards 2000, Distinction, Final Year Fine Art & Textile Design Exhibition, Matric (Grade 12), Cape Town, SA 1990, 1st Prize, Young Portrait Artists Competition (Aged 9), Cape Town, SA

My practice currently explores restorative themes of nature and places experienced. Dramatic effects are often found in the simplest of subject matter and compositional arrangements, whether figurative, scenic or still life. Painting and drawing enable me to visually communicate my fascination with the play of light upon form, texture, and the inherent character of things.  Changes in light and weather can completely alter our perception of something we have passed hundreds of times but have never really ‘seen’ until bathed in light or cast in deep shadow, bringing out form, intriguing shapes, shadows and crevices.  

My work is held in private collections both nationally and internationally.  Preferred materials include the traditional mediums of oil paint, watercolour, charcoal, pastel and graphite, for their intensity and ability to capture texture, drama, atmosphere and light.