Curriculum Vitae
| Education | |
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| 2005 | MA Multi-disciplinary Printmaking, University of West of England, Bristol |
| 1985 | MA Ceramics, University of Wales, Cardiff |
| Employment | |
| 2014 | Independent studio practice, artist and researcher |
| 2004 – 2014 | Swansea Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design Head of School of Applied Arts and Art Practice |
| 1998 – 2004 | Swansea Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design Programme Director, BA (Hons) Surface Pattern Design |
| Research Awards, Grants and Residencies | |
| ‘Makers Using Technology’, 3D Printing residency The National Centre for Product Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University |
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| Arts Council of Wales Large Production Grant Activating Space and Materiality |
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| Newby Trust Bursary – Enamel Research and Innovation | |
| Arts Council of Wales Research Grant Relocating Space and Materiality – Steel and Enamel |
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| Arts Council of Wales Research Grant Ceramic Print Processes |
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| The Search for the Sublime Kiln-formed glass with particular emphasis on pate-de-verre, translucency in Bone China (MA Research) |
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| Research Interests | |
| Digital Technologies in Applied Arts Practice | |
| Vitreous Enamel Research | |
| Border Zones, Border Lines | |
| Exile and Displacement in Visual Culture | |
| Exhibitions Since 2005 | |
| November 2019 | ‘Alchemy 5’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA |
| July 2019 | ‘Alchemy 5’, La Verne Krause Gallery, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR |
| January 2019 | ‘With Other Eyes’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff |
| November 2018 | ‘With Other Eyes’, Mission Gallery, Swansea |
| October 2018 | ‘With Other Eyes’, Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin |
| June 2018 | ‘Makers Merge’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff |
| March 2018 | ‘Melting Point’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff |
| October 2017 | ‘Grassi Messe’, Grassi Museum, Leipzig |
| April 2017 | ‘Water, Always Water’, Moma Mychanlleth |
| May 2016 | ‘Translating Between the Lines’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff |
| May 2016 | ‘Heat Exchange 2’, Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich, Germany |
| March 2016 | ‘Heat Exchange 2’, Galerie Waidspeicher, Kulturhof Kroenbacken, Erfurt, Germany |
| December 2015 | ‘Heat Exchange 2’, St. Andrews Museum, Fife |
| September 2015 | ‘Heat Exchange 2’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff |
| September 2015 | ‘8TH International Enamel Triennale, Muzeum Beskyd Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic |
| September 2014 | ‘Maker in Focus’, Mission Gallery, Swansea |
| September 2014 | ‘Enamel and the Printed Surface’, Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower, London |
| August 2014 | International Emaille Symposium and workshop, Kuenstlerwerkstaetten, Erfurt, Germany |
| September 2013 | 15. International Emaille Symposium, Kuenstlerwerkstaetten, Erfurt, Germany |
| August 2013 | ‘Alchemy 2 – A new Global Vision for Enamel’, Covington, Cincinnati, USA; awarded first prize for wall art |
| March 2013 | ‘Badges and Buttons, Waistcoats and Vests’, LIGHT Art + Design Gallery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA |
| March 2013 | ‘The Companions’, Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, London |
| November 2012 | ‘Momentum’, Art and Design Gallery, University of Hertfordshire Galleries, Hatfield |
| October 2012 | ‘Badges and Buttons, Waistcoats and Vests’, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| September 2012 | ‘Books in Enamel’, Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower, London |
| September 2012 | Beyond Borders: Experimentation and Innovation in Enameling, 11th International Juried Enamel Exhibition, The Richmond Arts Center, Richmond, California |
| August 2012 | ‘Drawing, Permanence and Place’, Museum voor Vlakglas- en Emaillekunst, Ravenstein, the Netherlands |
| July 2012 | ‘Badges and Buttons, Waistcoats and Vests’, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA |
| July 2012 | ‘European Prize for Applied Arts, World Craft Council, Mons, Belgium |
| June 2012 | ‘Drawing, Permanence and Place’, Galerie Waidspeicher, Erfurt, Germany |
| May 2012 | ‘Heat Exchange’, Shemer Arts Centre, Phoenix, Arizona |
| September 2011 | ‘Momentum’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff |
| September 2011 | ‘Drawing, Permanence and Place’, Kunstverein Coburg, Germany |
| May 2010 | ‘Making a Mark’, Black Swan Gallery, Frome |
| December 2009 | ‘Text as Message’, Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, London |
| November 2009 | Cheltenham Art Gallery, Gloucestershire, ‘Playing with Fire’ |
| September 2009 | ‘Impact’, enamel exhibition as part of the ‘Impact’ Conference, University of West of England, Bristol |
| September 2009 | International Enamel exhibition, Morez, France |
| September 2009 | Bilston Crafts Centre, Wolverhampton, ‘Playing with Fire’ |
| August 2009 | Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, San Francisco, USA, ‘Surfacing’, awarded first prize for wall work |
| July 2009 | Craft in the Bay, Cardiff, ‘Playing with Fire’ |
| June 2009 | Rhyl Arts Centre, Wales, ‘Playing with Fire’ |
| February 2009 | Visual Arts Centre, Lincolnshire, ‘Playing with Fire’ |
| November 2008 | Shire Hall Gallery, Staffordshire, ‘Playing with Fire’ |
| September 2008 | The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, ‘Playing with Fire’ |
| September 2008 | Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, London – ‘Rekindling the Fire’ |
| July 2008 | Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, ‘Swansea Open’ |
| May 2008 | Mission Gallery, Swansea, ‘Marking Space’ |
| August 2007 | The Cultural Arts Centre, Columbus, Ohio, US, ‘Fusion’ |
| May 2007 | Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, London |
| December 2006 | Kunstverein Coburg, Coburg, Germany |
| October 2006 | Create Centre, Bristol, ‘Significant Spaces’ |
| July 2006 | New Designers, Business Design Centre, London |
| August 2005 | Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, London, ‘Rising Stars’ |
| June 2005 | University of West of England, Bristol, Drawing Centre |
| Permanent and Public Collections | |
| Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany | |
| University of Southampton | |
| Klingspor Museum, Offenbach/M, Germany | |
| Glynn Vivian Museum and Art Gallery, Swansea | |
| Newport Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Wrexham Arts Centre, Aberystwyth Arts Centre | |
| Private Collections | |
| Publications | |
| Please see publications section in ‘About’ in main menu bar. | |
| Awards | |
| First prize for wall art, ‘Alchemy 2’, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA | |
| First prize for wall art, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, San Francisco, USA | |