Personal Statement

Growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe, as a child I was often alone with nature. After graduating, I spent a year in Jerusalem, studying Islamic mysticism with a Sufi shaykh. The two major influences in my work are our relationship with nature, and the spiritual journey of self knowledge that we undertake in this life.

In my earlier work I chose to explore the idea of containment by implying the presence of a subtle self which is contained within the physical body. Several works are meant to suggest the discarded shell of the physical body, which has tenderly enclosed the enduring aspect of the human spirit. One of my main concerns is with the frailty of material existence, particularly the fleeting span of a human lifetime.

Recent work entitled "Die before you die," is made of found objects and recycled materials. It is about the stripping away of layers of personality in order to undergo a process of transformation.

It has been said of my work that it explores "the elegant flip flop from the category of material to the category of the body."

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
2006 – 2008	Goldsmiths college, University of London – MFA Arts Practice
2005 – 2006	Universty of Hertfordshire - PG Cert Business and digital skills for artists.
1972 – 1976	Michaelis School of Fine Art - Cape Town University BA Fine Art (Hons)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004	‘Containment’ - Margaret Harvey Gallery, St Albans
2001	‘Wide Earth’ - Boxfield Gallery, Stevenage
1999	‘Dust and Stardust’ - Tring Zoological Museum Gallery
AWARDS
2003	Overall winner of St Albans Open Exhibition, awarded by University of Hertfordshire
2003	Grants for the Arts - Arts Council East: funding for solo exhibition.
1998	St Albans Open, (Prize Winner)
1994	The Art Show Alexandra Palace, London (Commendation)
1993	Hertfordshire Open Exhibition (awarded shared exhibition with three other winners)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008	‘Saatchi 4 New Sensations’: Truman Brewery, Brick Lane
2008	‘Art for Life’: Charity auction for ‘Safe Hands for Mothers’
2006	‘Blickachse Open Air Exhibition’: Worms, Germany
2005	‘Sculptural Possibilities’: Cupola Gallery Sheffield
2003	‘Containment’: The Place, Letchworth, Artworks - group of Herts graduates.
2002	‘Art, Age and Gender’: selected by the Foundation for Women’s Art at Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham, London. Exhibition toured: 2003 - Usher Gallery Lincoln, 2004 - New Greeenham Arts, Newbury Berks,
COLLECTIONS
Work in collection of Herts County Council & numerous private collections.