Artist CV
Public Art:
"The Return" - Shugborough, September 2012
"Lady Mary Wortley Montagu" - Sun Monument, Wentworth Castle Gardens, September 2012
"Rapunzel" - Stainborough Castle, Wentworth Castle Gardens, May 2012
"Vigil I" - Cannon Hall, January & March 2012
Exhibitions:
Memory/Loss : Solo exhibition, Ashton Memorial Gallery, Lancaster, Spring 2013
Curated Exhibitions:
South Square Centre Sculpture Garden, Bradford, May-September 2012
Craft & Design "Selected" Winners, Ferrers Gallery, March-May 2012
Heavenly Scent, London Glassblowing, February 2012
Exhibition of Light, Cetra Gallery, Wirral, October 2011
Five and Fabulous, Heart Gallery, Hebden Bridge, September 2011
CGS Online Exhibition, ‘Figurative Expressions’ (www.cgs.org.uk)
Heavenly Scent, London Glassblowing, February 2011
London Jewellery Week, London Glassblowing, June 2010
Glas und Kunst im Park, Mannheim, Germany, May 2010
Ringtage (Ring Days), Galerie Sam (www.galerie-sam.de), Germany, April 2010
Awards and Recognition:
Craft and Design Selected Awards (Finalist): Glass Category, May 2012
Featured Artist, "Open Up Sheffield and South Yorkshire", 2012
Arts Council Grant, "Follies for Follies", 2012-2014
Craft and Design Selected Awards (Silver): Glass Category, May 2011
Shows, Teaching and Demonstrations:
Bild-Werk Frauenau Spring Academy, 2013, tutor: Sculptural glass bead making
International Festival of Glass 2012, performing artist, "Torcher Tailor", with the "Torcher Chamber Arkestra", flamework and vocals
Glasperlensymposium, September 2011, Wertheim, Germany, invited artist
Sheffield Art in the Gardens, September 2011
British Craft Trade Fair, April 2011, Harrogate
Sheffield Art in the Gardens, September 2010
Flame Off, April 2010, Towcester, invited artist
Selected Publications:
The Flow Magazine - Women in Glass, 2012, 2011 and 2010
Artist Feature Vorsicht Glas! (German), Issue 16 (April 2011)
Four tutorials in Gordon, J. (ed., 2010): ‘Lampwork glass beads’, Guild of Master Craftsmen Publishers
Artist Feature BEAD Magazine, Issue 27 (November 2010)
Consistently published in UK Bead and Jewellery making magazines (60+ tutorials to date)
Membership of Professional Associations:
Glass Art Society
Contemporary Glass Society
Glass Bead Makers UK (committee member 2008-2010)
Open Up Sheffield (Artists Open Studios) steering group (May 2011-October 2012)
"The Return" - Shugborough, September 2012
"Lady Mary Wortley Montagu" - Sun Monument, Wentworth Castle Gardens, September 2012
"Rapunzel" - Stainborough Castle, Wentworth Castle Gardens, May 2012
"Vigil I" - Cannon Hall, January & March 2012
Exhibitions:
Memory/Loss : Solo exhibition, Ashton Memorial Gallery, Lancaster, Spring 2013
Curated Exhibitions:
South Square Centre Sculpture Garden, Bradford, May-September 2012
Craft & Design "Selected" Winners, Ferrers Gallery, March-May 2012
Heavenly Scent, London Glassblowing, February 2012
Exhibition of Light, Cetra Gallery, Wirral, October 2011
Five and Fabulous, Heart Gallery, Hebden Bridge, September 2011
CGS Online Exhibition, ‘Figurative Expressions’ (www.cgs.org.uk)
Heavenly Scent, London Glassblowing, February 2011
London Jewellery Week, London Glassblowing, June 2010
Glas und Kunst im Park, Mannheim, Germany, May 2010
Ringtage (Ring Days), Galerie Sam (www.galerie-sam.de), Germany, April 2010
Awards and Recognition:
Craft and Design Selected Awards (Finalist): Glass Category, May 2012
Featured Artist, "Open Up Sheffield and South Yorkshire", 2012
Arts Council Grant, "Follies for Follies", 2012-2014
Craft and Design Selected Awards (Silver): Glass Category, May 2011
Shows, Teaching and Demonstrations:
Bild-Werk Frauenau Spring Academy, 2013, tutor: Sculptural glass bead making
International Festival of Glass 2012, performing artist, "Torcher Tailor", with the "Torcher Chamber Arkestra", flamework and vocals
Glasperlensymposium, September 2011, Wertheim, Germany, invited artist
Sheffield Art in the Gardens, September 2011
British Craft Trade Fair, April 2011, Harrogate
Sheffield Art in the Gardens, September 2010
Flame Off, April 2010, Towcester, invited artist
Selected Publications:
The Flow Magazine - Women in Glass, 2012, 2011 and 2010
Artist Feature Vorsicht Glas! (German), Issue 16 (April 2011)
Four tutorials in Gordon, J. (ed., 2010): ‘Lampwork glass beads’, Guild of Master Craftsmen Publishers
Artist Feature BEAD Magazine, Issue 27 (November 2010)
Consistently published in UK Bead and Jewellery making magazines (60+ tutorials to date)
Membership of Professional Associations:
Glass Art Society
Contemporary Glass Society
Glass Bead Makers UK (committee member 2008-2010)
Open Up Sheffield (Artists Open Studios) steering group (May 2011-October 2012)