My abstract work, using painting, textiles, and mixed media, are depictions of the inner conscious and subconscious; the thoughts, memories, and emotions that materialise as we internally process and experience our existence. The work is both escapism and introspection, occurring as organically as the process itself, fluid and open ended, a part of ourselves that we coexist and evolve with as we search for balance, meaning, or acceptance.

The creative process is a mirror of the concept. Beginning with a colour palette that reflects the overall mood or feel, layers manifest, are reworked and obscured, and detail is added as each element speaks to and reacts with the other, forming unintended direction. It’s as if the piece is conversing with itself, accepting and resolving the thoughts that lie within until it reaches a kind of unfinished balance.

The materials used in my mixed media and textile pieces are all reused, each artifact having its own history, not to be discarded, and often chosen for their relevance to the story of the piece. Regardless of medium, I try to achieve subtleties in colour, detail, and a sense of tactility to the work, this is to draw attention to nuance, questioning what we see on the surface, and inviting exploration.

Each piece resonates with an aspect of my own life, despite this, the intention is not to prescribe meaning, but to create a space for the viewer to observe and reflect, contemplate their own personal experience, and I hope, feel a connection with the work uniquely and individually.

Residencies

In 2019 she was awarded an artist’s residency in Gdansk, Poland where she produced and exhibited a new body of work.

Member of

Visual Artist Ireland

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Creative Exchange Artist Studios

Awards

2021 ACNI Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme 1

Education

2003 BA (Hons) degree Fine and Applied Textiles, University of Ulster Belfast

Solo Exhibitions

2024 ‘Restoration’, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland

2020 ‘Defining the Elements’, EastSide Arts Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026 ‘Group Show’, Gallery 545, La Roche House, Belfast, N. Ireland

2025 ‘Fuse’, Members Exhibition, Creative Exchange Studios, Portview Trade Centre, Belfast, N. Ireland

2025 ‘Group Show’, Gallery 545, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland

2024 ‘Block’, Members Exhibition, Creative Exchange Studios, Portview Trade Centre, Belfast, N. Ireland

2023 ‘Group Show’, Gallery 545, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland

2023 ‘5²’, Group Show, Creative Exchange, QSS Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland

2021 ‘Group Show’, The Harrison Hotel, Gallery 545, Belfast, N. Ireland

2021 ‘Painted Perspectives’, two persons show, Gallery 545, Belfast, N. Ireland

2020 ‘Group Show Online’, Gallery 545, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland

2020 ‘Group Exhibition Online’, Gallery 545, Belfast, N. Ireland

2020 ‘Group Exhibition’, The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland

2020 ‘Which Way Next’, EastSide Arts Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland

2019 ‘Gdansk Group Show’, Dom Aktora Gallery, Gdansk, Poland

2019 ‘Members’ Exhibition, Portview Trade Centre, Belfast, N. Ireland

2018 ‘Winter Show’, Framewerk’s Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland

2018 ‘Winter Show’, The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland

2017 ‘NIEG Show’, The Curve Gallery, Bangor, N. Ireland

2017 ‘The Tutors’, Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, N. Ireland

2016 ‘Outside and Between’, Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, N. Ireland

2015 ‘Members’ Exhibition, Studio 11, Belfast, N. Ireland

2014 ‘Transformation’, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland

2014 ‘Summer Show’, The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland

2014 ‘NIEG Summer Show’, Carrickfergus Museum, Carrickfergus, N. Ireland

2011 ‘The Lost Gallery: John Garstang and the Discovery of the Hittite World’, The World Museum Liverpool

Art Fairs

2025 Art Source with Canvas Gallery, RDS, Dublin

2023 Edinburgh Art Fair with Gallery 545, 02 Academy, Edinburgh