Photo credit Valerie Dalling
Coming from a family of creative types, including writers, painters, musicians and poets, my artistic endeavours were always encouraged from a young age, but my story really began with a beautiful box of watercolour paints my dad gave me to cheer me up whilst in hospital when I was fifteen. I instantly fell in love with these small jewel-like blocks of colour, and never looked back. Thirty-five years later I’m still passionate about watercolour painting, the medium which constantly enchants, surprises, and challenges me, and I never get bored with it.
As you can see further down this page, since making the move into pursuing a career as a working artist I’ve been fortunate to have exhibited my painting across the world, with so many finding their way into numerous private, public, and corporate collections along the way.
It has truly been a blessing in my life as an artist to meet the many people I have had the privilege to teach and paint for over the last fourteen years of as I've led studio workshops, online courses, and given private lessons and art demonstrations for art societies. Passing on my passion and painting techniques is something I’m planning to expand on throughout 2026 and beyond.
EDUCATION
2010 Diploma in Drawing & Painting, London Art College
AWARDS
2012 Birds Birds Birds Award, National Exhibition of Wildlife Art (UK)
2013 Arts Council Prize (UK)
2014 Inaugural Chairman’s Award, Association of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition (UK)
2015 Highly Commended (two paintings), Association of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition (UK)
Association of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition (UK)
2015 Highly Commenced, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Open Exhibition (UK)
2016 Shortlisted for the FOA Autumn Expo Prize (USA)
2016 Shortlisted for the Stwidio Maelor Works on Paper Prize (UK)
2019 First Prize, National Trust Art Prize (UK)
COLLECTIONS
American Macular Degeneration Society (USA)
The Vision & Art Project, Cincinnati (USA)
The Sketchbooks Project, New York (USA)
The Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths University, London (UK)
Clocktower Group, London (UK)
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust (UK)
MJS Group, London (UK)
Numerous private collections in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, and the Middle East
EXHIBITIONS
The Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London, UK
Menier Gallery, London, UK
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, UK
National Exhibition of Wildlife Art, UK
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK
Association of Animal Artists annual exhibition, UK
Moss Gallery, Norway
Stwidio Maelor, Wales, UK
Wirksworth Arts Festival, Derbyshire, UK
Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire, UK
Buxton Museum & Gallery, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
The Old Lock Up Gallery, Derbyshire, UK
Trygve Lie Gallery, New York, USA
Porthmeor Studios, St Ives, Cornwall, UK
The Derbyshire Open Exhibition, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
The Women's Art Library, Goldsmiths University, London, UK
CCD, Orlando, FL, USA
Vibe Galley, London, UK
William H. Miller Fine Art, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Strathnairn Arts, Canberra, AUS
The Green Man Gallery, Buxton, UK
The Little Gallery, Derbyshire, UK
Studio 54, Derbyshire, UK
Exhale Unlimired Gallery, LA, USA
Out Of The Blue Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
Muse Gallery, Derbyshire, UK
Derbyshire Open Arts, UK
Belper Open Studios, Derbyshire, UK
The Ashbourne Open, Derbyshire, UK
Belper Arts Trail, Derbyshire, UK
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
‘Paint' magazine, UK, 2018
The FOA Winter Publication, USA, 2017
Featured collection, Saatchi Art, USA, 2016
Interview, The Vision + Art Project, USA, 2016
Interview, 'Fine Art' magazine, UK, 2016
Featured artist, 'Artists + Illustrators' magazine, UK, 2015
Featured artist, 'The Artist' magazine, UK, 2015
Interview, 'Artsbeat' magazine, UK, 2015
Interview, 'Paint' magazine, UK, 2015
'101 Creative Artworks', Pandora, 2014
Interview, 'Paint' magazine, UK, 2014