In 1992, I obtained a degree in fashion design from Central St Martins, where I had nurtured a love for colour, pattern, narrative and illustrating the female form. However, upon the arrival of my firstborn, soon after graduating, I made the decision to forgo a career in fashion design and instead follow my instincts to paint.

Three daughters later, I had established myself as a fulltime art teacher, later to become a faculty leader of Arts and Senior leader within the school. During this time, I continued to produce and exhibit paintings at the John Russell Gallery until it closed in 2017.  

In 2020 I left teaching to pursue painting full time and have exhibited widely across the country with work included at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Liberty London, and Arundel Contemporary. Today I work between private commissions and gallery exhibitions.

Sculpture has been a fascination for me throughout my childhood and adult life and often features within my figurative compositions. Immersed in the drama of a studio environment I display still life, usually on the all-important table, to include my father’s sculptures, plants, flowers, collected ceramics and back drops of patterned cloth. Colour, whether squeezed from a fresh tube of paint or smudged from a soft oil pastel fills me with enthusiasm and is important within my work.

The idea of symbolism excites me. My compositions aim to immerse viewers in worlds where the feminine subject, is set in a rich narrative. Within this context, I observe female strength and often feature women reading about female protagonists or artists. My mother herself an artist, has been a strong role model and her paintings and vast collections of objects and artefacts have been a constant source of inspiration.

Through my paintings I hope to champion marginalised voices and stories, celebrating the strength of women in art and society, and reclaiming their agency and autonomy. I strive to capture the complexity and depth of the female experience through gestures, expressions, and the arrangement of objects within compositions.

I explore the beauty of introspection, portraying scenes of quiet contemplation, amidst lush fabrics, intricate patterns, and vibrant colours that mirror both external surroundings and inner worlds. I hope my interior scenes serve as sanctuaries, allowing the free exploration of one’s thoughts, emotions and identities whilst viewing them.

Solo Exhibitions 

2026 - Benton End - summer open garden.

2025 - Garden Museum

2025 - Benton End 

2025 - Suffolk Open Studios

2024 - Arundel Contemporary

2023/22 - The Aldeburgh Gallery 

2022 - That Art Gallery

2013/2009/2008 – The John Russel Gallery

Group Exhibitions 2026 – 1996

Three Rooms - Walthamstow

Art Space - Woodbridge

Galerie Betty Charles - Yoxford

Ballroom Arts - Aldeburgh

The Suffolk Group - Framlingham

Ink Festival - The Cut, Halesworth

Watts Contemporary - Guilford

The Art Buyer and Friends - Hampton Court

Arundel Contemporary - Arundel

Murus - Acton

Livingstones St Ives

East Cliffe House Summer Exhibition

Atherton Green Art – Hampshire

Liberty London 

Nadia Waterfield Fine Art – Hampshire and Bruton

Catharine Miller Gallery - London

Artologie – Haywards Heath

Lime Tree Gallery Long Melford and Bristol

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – London

The Russell Gallery – London

Birch - Hertfordshire

McCully and Crane – Rye

Iona House Gallery - Woodstock

Editions Ltd - Liverpool

Boho House - Norfolk

MF Framing - Ipswich

John Russell Gallery - Ipswich

Art For Cure - Suffolk

Hatfield Hines - Holt 

Art Fusion - Miami

Art Fairs 2026 – 2017

Affordable Art Fair - Battersea - The Art Buyer

Fresh Art Fair - Alexander Palace - Atherton Green Art

Fresh Art Fair - Ascot – Atherton Green Art

Contemporary Art Fair Sandown – Atherton Green Art

Affordable Art Fair – Battersea Nadia Waterfield Fine Art

Decorative Art Fair – Battersea Catharine Miller Gallery

Decorative Art Fair – Olympia Thomas Spenser Fine Art

Art Fair East – Norwich

Parallax Art Fair - Kensington