Now
I am a visual and mixed media artist working in a variety of materials including oil and acrylic paint, willow and textiles. The medium I choose for an artwork is is determined by the ideas I have, so along the way I am always learning new techniques and there is a cross-fertilization between different media which I find very exciting. I enjoy collaborating and sharing skills with people and artists. One of those artists is my husband Krishna - we share a studio together at Walkley Arts Studio and Pottery, in Walkley, Sheffield
I have been teaching art theory and practice with the WEA for 7 years now and really enjoy sharing my learning and techniques, currently in chesterfield and Derby.
I am also experienced in project development and management and work as a consultant for local authorities and other organizations on strategic development, community and public art.
Then
I started my creative career as a painter and graduated in 1987 from Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic. My main interest was painting murals and I was keen from the outset that art I created for public sites should involve the people who share that environment. I went on to paint a number of large murals and worked as a freelance artist until 1999, when I began working for a local authority.
From 1992 I worked as a Community Arts project manager for an artists' co-operative and then for 15 years with two local authorities as an Arts Development officer, developing and managing festivals, community events and public arts projects. At the same time I continued my creative practice and exhibited annually with Open Up Sheffield and other similar events.
In 2014, feeling like I just left Uni, I resumed life as a freelance artist. It felt very scary as I moved into my own studio again, - but only for 4 hours - take a deep breath, radio on and away we go. I can't say it hasn't been challenging, revisiting some of the internal conversations I had when I first stepped out with a new label of being an artist. What is my style? Do I have one? What sort of art should I be making? (note - there is no should). The answer is, I make art in the only way I can.
Please see my LinkedIn profile for my CV.
I am a visual and mixed media artist working in a variety of materials including oil and acrylic paint, willow and textiles. The medium I choose for an artwork is is determined by the ideas I have, so along the way I am always learning new techniques and there is a cross-fertilization between different media which I find very exciting. I enjoy collaborating and sharing skills with people and artists. One of those artists is my husband Krishna - we share a studio together at Walkley Arts Studio and Pottery, in Walkley, Sheffield
I have been teaching art theory and practice with the WEA for 7 years now and really enjoy sharing my learning and techniques, currently in chesterfield and Derby.
I am also experienced in project development and management and work as a consultant for local authorities and other organizations on strategic development, community and public art.
Then
I started my creative career as a painter and graduated in 1987 from Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic. My main interest was painting murals and I was keen from the outset that art I created for public sites should involve the people who share that environment. I went on to paint a number of large murals and worked as a freelance artist until 1999, when I began working for a local authority.
From 1992 I worked as a Community Arts project manager for an artists' co-operative and then for 15 years with two local authorities as an Arts Development officer, developing and managing festivals, community events and public arts projects. At the same time I continued my creative practice and exhibited annually with Open Up Sheffield and other similar events.
In 2014, feeling like I just left Uni, I resumed life as a freelance artist. It felt very scary as I moved into my own studio again, - but only for 4 hours - take a deep breath, radio on and away we go. I can't say it hasn't been challenging, revisiting some of the internal conversations I had when I first stepped out with a new label of being an artist. What is my style? Do I have one? What sort of art should I be making? (note - there is no should). The answer is, I make art in the only way I can.
Please see my LinkedIn profile for my CV.
