ABOUT
I am a figurative artist based at Hylands Estate in Chelmsford. I studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, and completed a Postgraduate Diploma at Chelsea College of Art and Design.
In my practice, I explore the interplay between control and chance. I work figuratively, allowing materials—ink, water, acrylic, and found surfaces—to leave unexpected marks and subtle traces of abstraction. I am drawn to fragments and fleeting details that evoke presence, connection, and vulnerability. My drawings dwell in the space where figuration meets abstraction, where ink meets water and unpredictability begins to shape the image, creating moments that feel both fragile and alive.
Recognition of my work includes being shortlisted for prizes such as the Jerwood Drawing Prize, National Art Open, and ING Discerning Eye. I have exhibited with Alan Cristea Gallery and won the Red Mansion Art Prize which involved a residency in Beijing. In 2012, I was one of 30 artists commissioned by the Royal Mail to design a special edition stamp for the London Olympic Games, and my illustrations have appeared in publications such as The House of Windows, World of Interiors, The Times Educational Supplement, and Condé Nast Traveller.
My studio at Hylands Estate is open to the public on the second Sunday of each month.
CV
2025
THE F WORD, The Firepit Gallery, group show
SELECTED WORKS, The Minories Gallery, Colchester
2024
AN UNTAMED LINE, Solo exhibition, Chelmsford Museum
2023
NOTHING ON, Spread Creative Gallery, Chelmsford
2022
SUMMER SALON, Candid Arts Trust
2017
POLITCIAL ANIMALS, Solo exhibition, 119 Lower Clapton
2015
HER, Solo exhibition of drawings, Hackney
2014
ING DISCERNING EYE, Mall Galleries, London
2013
P.O.P. IN PROGRESS, Galleray, group exhibition, New York
2012
THE NATIONAL ART OPEN 2012, Minerva Gallery, Chichester
2011
Medcalf Restaurant, London, solo exhibition
2010
INTERIOR, SUSPENDED, installation in London Metropolitain University window
RHIZOMATIC, group exhibition, Departure Gallery, London
ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTURE, group exhibition, Beldam gallery, Brunel University, London
SORRY WE ARE OPEN, group exhibition in association with the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
LAND WITHOUT A MAP, Jotta graduate exhibition, Affordable Art Fair, London
2009
TRIDENT WAY 2, group exhibition / residency, Departure Gallery, London
THE FLEET RISES, group exhibition, Departure Gallery, London
ARTWORKS OPEN, group exhibition, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
OXFORD CONTEMPORARIES, OVADA, Oxford
2008
YOUNG CONTEMPORARIES, Alan Cristea Gallery, London
ARTFUTURES, Bloomberg Space, London
2007
THE RED MANSION ART PRIZE, Lethaby Gallery, London
JERWOOD DRAWING PRIZE, Jerwood Space, touring exhibition
THIRST*, exhibition of emerging artists, Beldam Gallery, London
ACTION IN AIR AND LANDING, Ruskin Degree Show
Education
Chelsea College of Art, London - Postgraduate Diploma
Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford - Fine Art BA
Leeds College of Art - Art Foundation
