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I am a visual Artist from Manchester(UK) and now based in Schiedam (NL) predominantly making paintings and drawings. Having earned my BA Fine Arts from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2001 and my MA inVisual Arts practices from the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design, Dublin in 2007.

I have exhibited in UK, Ireland and The Netherlands, working on projects in youth Arts, community radioand have undertaken Artist residencies including The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Ireland. I am an Artist by both need and by interest and make Art to navigate, challenge, understand anddecision make, when considering my hopes and concernsMy practise to an extent is process driven and for me mark making is a way of communicatingquestions, answers, and to problem solve. I make Art documenting and responding to my times, places and spaces.