One Thing Leads to Another

I’m a multidisciplinary artist, which is really just a fancy way of saying I like making things in different ways. I’ve worked across ceramics, painting, drawing, collage, textiles and mixed media, choosing whatever medium feels right for the idea I’m exploring.

After taking a break from ceramics, I’ve recently returned to painting and drawing, immersing myself in different mediums and exploring ideas from a different perspective. I’m easily distracted by things that catch my attention – an everyday object, something overheard, a news story, or something I notice on one of my increasingly slow-motion “walks” on my mobility scooter.

As getting out and about has become more difficult, the world immediately around me has become an increasingly important source of inspiration too. This may be one reason I’m currently fascinated by the small rituals and comforts of home, especially the quiet presence of sleeping cats and dogs. There’s something rather lovely about finding meaning in the ordinary, particularly when the ordinary is where you spend rather more time than you once did.

I like my work to have a sense of humour too. Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes it sneaks in through a title or a small detail. I occasionally explore social and political subjects, but I prefer a gentle nudge to a loud statement.

Ultimately, I’m interested in making work that gives people something to pause over – perhaps a smile, a second look, or a different way of seeing something familiar. I don’t necessarily want to tell you what to think. I’d much rather leave you with something to discover for yourself.

CV

Education

• 2011. BA (Hons) Open (mainly focusing on design, creativity and business) – Open University
• 2009. BA (Hons) Fine Art – University of Lincoln
• 1995. MBA – Masters Degree in Business Administration – The Open University Business School

Solo Exhibitions

• 2024 – Why Not? – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln

• 2025 – Flux – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln

Group Exhibitions

2026

• Detox – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• From The Heart – Open Art Lincs
• Confluence – Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre
• Snap, Crackle, Pop – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Cityscapes – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Summer Solstice, Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Connecting Through Art – Rickyard Gallery, Lincolnshire
• Creature Comforts – Lincoln

2025

• Creative Lincs Spring Exhibition – Gunby Hall, Spilsby, Lincolnshire
• Limited Edition – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Collections – Gallery at St Martins, Lincoln
• Cityscapes – Indigo Ctow Gallery, Lincoln
• Art Trail Exhibition – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Virtual to Real – The Rickyard Gallery, Wickenby, Lincolnshire
• Creative Lincs Summer Exhibition – The Rickyard Gallery, Wickenby, Lincolnshire
• Unleash the Crowken – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• ESC Artists Art & Craft Exhibition, Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford
• Let It Crow – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln

2024

• The 6th John Ruskin Prize: Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken – Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
• Crowlogue – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Hang – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Creative Lincs Art Trail and Open Studios – Lincolnshire
• Imagine – Creative Lincs at Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Never Mind the Ballot Box – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Illumination – Creative Lincs at Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Emporium – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln
• Crowscendo – Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln

2023

• Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral, Somerset
• Depths of Darkness, Gallery at St Martin’s, Lincoln
• Vivid 2, Oakham, Rutland
• Vitamin Sea, Oakham, Rutland
• Creative Lincs Spring exhibition, Gunby Hall, Lincolnshire

2022

• ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
• Society for All Artists – Artists of the Year, Nottingham
• Open Art Exhibition, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, North Lincolnshire
• Exhibition of Wildlife Art, Whisby, Lincoln
• NTKO Gallery Affordable Art exhibition, Louth
• Alford Arts Open, Alford, Lincolnshire
• Vivid, Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln
• Exhibition of Lincolnshire Artists, Whisby, Lincoln

2021

• VAA International Online Art Exhibition
• WILD at Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln
• Exhibition of Lincolnshire Artists, Whisby, Lincoln

2020

• ING Discerning Eye, Online
• STAR, Gallery at St Martin’s, Lincoln
• Autumn Open, Carre Gallery, Sleaford
• Spring Open, Carre Gallery, Sleaford

Awards

SAA Artists of the Year 2022 – Supporting All Artists Award