I am a member of Manchester Academy of Fine Art and a longstanding member of Cheshire Artists Network, as well as various project groups, including Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries.
I originally graduated in Fine Art Painting in 1975, and gained a PGCE to work in secondary education. Later in life I returned to education, gaining qualifications in adult and community education, before completing a Master of Fine Art degree in 2003. I have worked extensively in both adult and community education, and privately, teaching general fine art and specialist printmaking and artists books techniques.
2024
Cheshire Artists Network, National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port. 23/03/24-24/05/24
Cheshire Artists Network, Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek. 25/05/24-12/06/2024
Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries, Bear Steps Gallery, Shrewsbury. April/May
2023
Here are some confirmed exhibitions and events taking place this year.
Open Exhibition, Tarpey Gallery Castle Donington. Summer
Royal Cambrian Academy Open exhibition. January-April. [Highly Commended]
Cheshire Artists Network. Anthony Collins/Jobling Gowler, 17/04-07/07/23
Cheshire Artists Network 'Scenes from My Back Door' Hill Farm, Sandbach, Cheshire. 11/06-20/07/23
Manchester Academy of Fine Art. Dean Clough, Halifax. June/July
Cheshire Artists Network, Willow Gallery, Oswestry. Autumn- 24/12/23
Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries group show. The Dory Gallery, Llangollen. October, ongoing until January 2024
Winter Exhibition, Tarpey Gallery. November 2023- January 2024
Selected exhibitions 2022
Group exhibition with Outline Art, Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, Staffordshire- 1/03/22- 16/04/22
Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries group exhibition, Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Powys, 27/03/22- 29/05/22
Artist Residency, Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries, Mid Wales Arts Centre- 04/04- 10/04/22
'Idiosyncracies' Group exhibition with Outline Art, Nantwich Museum, Cheshire- 11/05/22- 16/07/22
Group exhibition with Cheshire Artists network, Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek- 07/06/22- 23/07/22
Summer Exhibition, Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw, Llanbedrog. July- end of September
Tarpey Gallery Summer Open exhibtion
Manchester Academy of Fine Art Autumn Exhibition, Stockport War Memorial art Gallery, 01/10/22- 18/11/22
Selected Exhibitions
I have exhibited regularily with CAN and Outline Art at various venues for many years
Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw Summer exhibitions over a number of years
Print Fairs and Artists Book Fairs in Liverpool, Manchester, Mostyn Llandudno, Chester
Solo-
Circles, Stones and Fragments from the Shore. Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno 2018
Printmaker in Focus. Oriel Wrexham Gallery shop 2017
Tarporley Art Gallery 2013
Selected Group-
Regional Print Centre 20th anniversary exhibition, Ty Pawb, Wrexham 2021-22
Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries- Theatr Clwyd, Mold 2021-22
Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries- Qube, Oswestry 2021
Grosvenor Open Art 2022
All the Best, Manchester Academy of Fine Art [MAFA]- Dean Clough, Halifax 2021
Cheshire Artists Network [CAN]- Jobling Gowler Solicitors, Macclesfield 2021
CAN- Willow Gallery, Oswestry 2021
Four artist Collagraph exhibition- Craft and Design Gallery Leeds, 2020-21
MAFA Autumn exhibition- Stockport Art Gallery 2019
MAFA- Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport 2019
Threads- Charles Roe House, Macclesfield 2015
Crabtree Printers Autumn exhibition- Northgate Studios Chester 2015
Fiat Lux-Let there be Light- Didsbury Parsonage 2014
Art in the Park [exhibited and curated on behalf of High Sheriff] Oulton Park 2014
Artists Proof- The Gallery at Bank Quay House, Warrington 2014
Responses to North Wales, CAN, Theatr Clwyd 2013
Past,Present, Future, 10 years of the Regional Print Centre, Oriel Wrexham 2012
