Miniprint Annual 2012

Working as a Fine Art printmaker, I have been developing a body of small scale linoprints. The basis of my work is minimalising the environment to represent the small important detail often missed. I prefer to use a reduced palette of bold colours, giving subtle suggestions and allowing the viewer to find their own viewpoint.
2011
“Small Print: Big Impression” Leicester Print Workshop Exhibition (touring): New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester; 78 Derngate, Northampton; Rufford Craft Centre, North Nottinghamshire; Gallery Top, Nr Matlock, Derbyshire; mac, Birmingham
A4 International Contemporary Printmakers Competition, The Exchange Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall
7th British International Mini Print Exhibition (touring): The Brindley, Runcorn, Cheshire; Kirkby Gallery, Knowsley, Liverpool
2010
A4 International Contemporary Printmakers Competition, Penryn, Cornwall
7th British International Mini Print Exhibition (touring): Beverley Art Gallery, Yorkshire; Borough Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme; The Brindley, Runcorn, Cheshire
30th Mini Print International of Cadaques (touring): Girona, Spain; Wingfield Barns, Eye, Suffolk; Bages, France; Pineda de Mar, (Barcelona), Spain
“Made to Fit” 14th Women’s Work Exhibition, Willis Museum, Basingstoke
CAN at Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham
2009
“In the Picture” Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, Warrington
29th Mini Print International of Cadaques (touring): Girona, Spain; Pineda de Mar, (Barcelona), Spain; Bages, France; Wingfield Barns, Eye, Suffolk
Chester 8th Open Art Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester
P-Art-ners Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester
“Little Women” 13th Women’s Work Exhibition, Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire
7th British International Mini Print Exhibition (touring): Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth; Gracefield Arts Centre; London Print Studio, London; Melton Library Art Gallery, Liecestershire; The Ropewalk, Barton on Humber; Aberdeen Art Centre, Aberdeen; Gracefields Art Centre, Dumfries
2008
Manchester Academy of Fine Art Open 2008, Bury Art Gallery
“Art in the Gardens” CAN exhibition, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Warrington Visual Artists Forum group exhibition, StudioArt Gallery, Warrington
“Treasures in the Garden”, CAN exhibition, Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester
28th Mini Print International of Cadaques (touring): Girona, Spain; Pineda de Mar, (Barcelona), Spain; Bages, France; Farley’s Yard, East Sussex
“Art in the Gardens” CAN exhibition, The Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn, Cheshire
2007
Armed Forces Art Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Cancer Research UK’s Art for Life 2007, Christies’s, Piccadilly, London
Castlefield Art Centre group exhibition, Frodsham
Chester 7th Open Art Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester
2006
P-Art-ners Exhibition, Museum am Burghof, Lorrach, Germany
Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Armed Forces Art Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2005
“Art & Soul”, Downs Gallery Launch, Altrincham, Cheshire
Cancer Research UK’s Art for Life 2005, Christies’s, Piccadilly, London
Telford Warehouse, Chester in association with Indigo Art
Chester Invited Artists, Senigallia, Nr Ancona, Central Italy
“Catwalk” CAN exhibition, Norton Priory Museum and Gardens
2004
Manchester Academy of Fine Art Open 2004
Cancer Research UK’s Art for Life 2004, Christies’s, Piccadilly, London
Chester Invited Artists, Senigallia, Nr Ancona, Central Italy
“View Vista”, Kaleyards Gallery, Chester
“CAN d’Art”, Kaleyards Gallery, Chester
National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers - Atrium Gallery at Whiteley
Armed Forces Art Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Manchester Art Fair, GMEX
Finalist in The Indigo Art Prize, Indigo House, Liverpool
2003
Cancer Research UK’s Art for Life - Christie’s Auction House, London
“Locations Exhibition“, Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington
Warrington Visual Artists’ Forum, Birchwood Business Centre, Warrington
Chester 5th Open Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester
“Landscapes” - solo exhibition at the Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Armed Forces Art Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
PAC/CAN Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum, Chester
National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers - Atrium Gallery at Whiteley, London
“Extremes” - WVAF Exhibition at the Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
“A Taste of Abstract” Kaleyards Gallery, Chester

2002
Cancer Research Exhibition, Christies Auction House, London
Manchester Academy of Fine Art Open 2002
FreshArt Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Annual Trade Fair, Senigallia, Nr Ancona, Central Italy
CentreArt, Comme Ca Art, Birchwood Park, Warrington
Armed Forces Art Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Sixty-ninth Annual Exhibition, National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers - Westminister Gallery, London
2001
Manchester Academy of Fine Art Open 2001
Launch preview, Dane Audi, Chester
View Gallery, Liverpool
View Two, Liverpool
PAC Exhibition, Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham
Downs Court Galleries re-launch exhibition, Altrincham
Sixty-eighth Annual Exhibition, National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers, the Westminster Gallery, Central Hall, London
PAC at the Williamson, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead
PAC at the Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester
1997 - 2000
Undergraduates’ Exhibition, Grand Hall, Albert Dock, Liverpool
A Woman’s Space, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Warrington District Arts Council “Purchase Exhibition”, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Finalist in the Mercury Music Prize, National Art Competition, London
Finalists’ Exhibition Mercury Music Prize, Air Gallery, Mayfair, London
National Student Print Open 1998, Storey Gallery, Lancaster
Degree Show, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead
Blackthorn stable artist, Gottingen, Cologne, Germany
PAC, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Chapel of Art, Cricceth
PAC exhibition (invited artist), Sens, France
Printmakers Council, Falmouth Art Centre
PAC exhibition, Artists’ Club, Liverpool
Wirral Spring Exhibition, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead
Blackthorn Gallery exhibition, Birkenhead
PAC exhibition, Grosvenor Museum, Chester
The Wirral Print Fellowship Award 1999, the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead
Artists for Amnesty exhibition, Chester
Sixty-sixth Annual Exhibition, National Society of Painters, Sculptors and
Printmakers, the Atrium Gallery, Whiteleys, London
Chester Christmas Exhibition of selected artists, Grosvenor Museum, Chester
National Print Exhibition 2000, the Mall Galleries, the Mall, London
Blackthorn Exhibition, Museum of the South West, Midland, Texas, USA
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2000, Piccadilly, London
Blackthorn Summer Exhibition, Blackthorn Galleries, Birkenhead
Christie-Wild International NYAD2000 Exhibition, dfn Gallery, New York, USA
Drumcroon Summer Open Exhibition 2000, Wigan
PAC Exhibition, Cheshire Artists on Tour, Cheshire
Printmakers Council, Falmouth Art Centre
Nexus Galleries, 2000, Edinburgh
Warrington Open 2000, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Sixty-seventh Annual Exhibition, National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers, the Atrium Gallery, Whiteleys, London
1995
Chester Open Art Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester
Warrington District Arts Council “Purchase Exhibition”, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
1994
Warrington District Arts Council “Purchase Exhibition”, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery

Private collections:
Manchester Art Gallery Patrons Loans Collection
Warrington Museum and Art Gallery Private Collection.
Represented by:
Comme Ca Art Ltd, Manchester
Published by Indigo Art Limited, Liverpool (www.indigoart.co.uk)

Residencies
1998 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs
1999 SEEN Project, Dorin Park, Chester
2000 WOW Festival Conference, Warrington
2000 Woodfield County Primary School, Chester

Associations and Memberships
Associate Member of the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers (1999-2001)
Member of the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers (2002-2004)
Member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts (2000 – 2010)
Member of the CAN/PAC (Cheshire Artists Network/Professional Arts in Cheshire)
Member of The Armed Forces Art Society

Publications
Who’s Who in Art (33rd edition) Hilmarton Manor Press
(Editor: Charles Baile de Laperriere) ISBN 978 0 904722 42 0
Dictionary of International Biography (2010) 35th Edition, IBC Cambridge
(Editor: Sara Rains) ISBN 978 1 903986 35 6

Entry, 2010, Linocut, 10 x 10 cm – 90

Gathering, 2010, Linocut, 10 x 10 cm – 90

Destination, 2010, Linocut, 10 x 10 cm – 90