Artist Statement

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My work is both conceptual and intuitive. Underlying this is an interest in places and their vibe, the past visible in the present. I often make art about modernist legacies, futures which haven’t quite worked out according to the dream.  

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My work responds to sites, seasons and weather conditions. Nature increasingly creeps in, the power of nature to take over, the resilience of urban weeds. I often explore modernist values of which I'm a product, my experience of growing up in a period of optimistic modernism and the legacy of that in a present faced with urgent environmental and urban challenges. 

I paint in oils, on linen, canvas and wood panels, also large format watercolour, drawing and print. I have dabbled with video and sound and would like to do more.

My studio is in East London near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.​ ​Please contact me for studio visits.

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Brief Biography

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I started my art practice as a late developer after a career in the arts and raising a family. I bring wisdom, resourcefulness and resilience to my practice. I studied at alternative art schools Turps, the ESOP and Contemporary Art Academy as well as the Royal Drawing School, all in London.

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I originally studied History and History of Art at UCL, followed by an MA in Art Education and NEA postgraduate diploma in contemporary art museum curating. 

I then worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Whitechapel, Hayward Gallery, Camerawork; Director of Kettles Yard Cambridge; founding Programme Director of the MA Creative Curating at Goldsmiths Visual Arts Department which I ran for 8 years, receiving the Pearce Award for Excellence and Innovation. Most recently CEO at SPACE www.spacestudios.org.uk which was founded by Bridget Riley + Peter Sedgley in 1968 and is a charity supporting London’s artist community primarily through affordable studios for c.900 artists. Alongside my art practice I also write and research relating to my artwork. Alongside curating I have edited several art books. 

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