Background Qualifications

 

BA First class ( Hons ) Art with Theology and religious studies, University of Chester

 

PGCE( Primary) ,University of Chester

 

Post graduate certificate in Special Needs Education.

 

MA in fine Art (2009) University of Chester

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Awards

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Aire Space studios and gallery, solo exhibition award at Coles Gallery, Leeds 2023.

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The Yoshimoto prize:The Pastel Society 2023 exhibition at the mall galleries, London 

 

National Open Art competition: North of England Artist of the Year and regional prizewinner

 

Waterside 1-0  solo micro-commission  Manchester   ( Solo exhibition and award)

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Publications/Features:

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'Another View' Lady Lever gallery on -line feature and story 2024

Drawing paper show 9th Edition 2023

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Exhibitions:

2025

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'Beyond the Prize/Celebrating Contemporary Figurative Art'; Mall Galleries London 16th April-26th April 2025

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The Pastel Society 'Benchmark'  Mall Galleries London 22nd January  - Feb 8th 2025

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'Overlooked' The World of Glass in Saint Helens 15th February -19th April 2025

 

2024

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'Precious Little' Exhibition, The Old Lock up gallery 24th November-24th December

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The Lake Gallery Open exhibition 2024 28th November-25th Jan 2025

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'Figures in Space' Dot Art Gallery Liverpool August 22nd 2024 - October 5th 2024

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Liverpool Art Fair 27th June - August  2024

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Ashes and Roses Dot art Liverpool May- 1st June 2024

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'Home' Fronteer Gallery Sheffield 27th February

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Pastel Society 2024 annual open exhibition , The Mall Galleries, London 24th Jan- 10th Feb 2024

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Fronteer postcards exhibition 10th-20th January Fronteer gallery, Sheffield

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"Sightseers" touring exhibition prosaic projects Sheffieild

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The Liverpool collection Dot art Liverpool 24th November 2023- 3rd Feb 2004

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 Open art exhibition The World of Glass in St Helens November 2023-Jan 27th 2004

 

2023

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Coles Galllery, Leeds Solo exhibition (16th November- 8th December 2023)

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Cass art, Liverpool, 5thOctober

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Platforms project,  Athens

 

WSA Annual exhibition 12th August Williamson Art Gallery

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Liverpool Art Fair  June 30th -20th August 2023

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Beneath the Earth group exhibition Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield 21st June- 8th Jully 

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Drawing Paper Show,  (publication and exhibition )Bridewell Gallery ,Liverpool July 

 

Wirral Open Studio Tour, June 10th and 11th, Thurstaston visitor centre

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The Pastel Society, Mall Galleries, London 23rd May- 6th June

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Contemprary Landscapes  Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield 1st March-22nd March 2023

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All the Small Things, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield 1st March - 22nd March 2023

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2022

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The Fronteer Open 2022   7th -17th December 2022

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2022 Open Exhibition at The World of Glass in St. Helens 19th November 2022-6th January 2023

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'The Darkness and the Light' Water street gallery, Open Exhibition ,Todmordon West Yorkshire. 10th November - 29th January 2023

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Cass art Liverpool solo exhibition 18th -31st December 2022

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Technically Brilliant Autumn open exhibition Warrington October 2022

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Nadia Waterfield Fine art Autumn exhibition , Stockbridge, Hampshire October 2022

Fronteer independent art fair, Contemporary Art Space Chester. 26th -29th August

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 'Technically Brilliant 'gallery Warrington 'Horizons' 2022, and 'Friends of....2022

 

Tarpey Open 2022  Exhibition. castle Donington July- 14th August 2022

 

The Spring Hampshire Art Show, Stockbridge, Hampshire 23rd April-14th May 2022

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'Spring' Group exhibition, Eden Tearooms and gallery, Newburgh  Wigan, Lancashire

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Pastel Society Annual exhibition 16th February -26th February 2022 Mall Galleries, London

Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield 'Colour' themed  group exhibition 9th February -18th March 2022

 

 

2020 -2021

 

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'Memories of Light ' Cass Art Liverpool solo exhibition 12th-31st December

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Wirral Open studio tour, West Kirby Art centre 11th- 12th September.  

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'In Isolation' Gallery One The World of Glass gallery and museum in St. Helens 10th July until 3rd-September 2021

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'Ground' Group exhibition part of the independents Biennial Cass art space, Liverpool 1st-31st May 2021

VAA International Online Art exhibition 2021 12th April-30th June 2021

 

Online Deepbridge Chester Arts Fair Curated collection (13 November-December 2020)

 

Ty Pawb Open exhibition Wrexham( An exhibition celebrating lockdown creativity ) Virtual tour 16th October 2020- April 2021

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2019-2020

 

Staacks December exhibition

 

Liverpool Collection Dot-art gallery 21st November- January

 

'Hilbre Interpretations'  Staacks Gallery,  Group exhibition running throughout October 2019

 

'Transient Light' Solo exhibition of paintings and drawings: Staacks Gallery, August 2019

 

Wirral Society of Arts Exhibition,  Williamson Art Gallery, August 2019

 

Liverpool art fair June -september 2019

 

Grosvenor Museum Chester open exhibition May 2019- September 2019

 

 

2018 -2019

 

Staacks gallery Christmas exhibition ( December 2018)

 

Solo exhibition Cass art Liverpool ( October 2018)

 

'Light on Water' exhibition Dot -art gallery Liverpool August 11th 2018

 

Solo exhibition  Staacks gallery West Kirby ( July 2018)

 

Our eARTh Climate Change  exhibition KUNSTHUIS  Gallery North Yorkshire March2018 -March 2019

 

 

2017-2018

 

John Moores University Collection  ( a body of paintings now part of the JMU university permanent collection)

 

National Open Art Competition London November 2017( Regional prizewinner)

 

 Open Art Exhibtion Grosvenor Museum Chester: 9th March-21st June 2017

 

The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2017 Mall galleries, London.  21st February 2017

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2015-2016

 

Liverpool Open at Editions Gallery May 12th-June 18th 2016

 

'Breath of Nature': Anniversary exhibition of Boundary Art, Cardiff. 27th March 2016- 1st May 2016

 

'Identity'  Art with a Heart Altringham ( Jan  2016)

 

PARTIA: Winter 2015 solo exhibition,Aintree university hospital

 

 

Exhibitions 2014

 

Seeing Beckett' Contemporary art space, Chester ( alongside 'Staging Beckett at the Margins' conference Sept 12th) and then Liverpool John Moores University as part of the Liverpool Irish festival 23rd October- 3rd November 2014

 

Searching: Unexpected Treasures Bridewell studios and gallery Liverpool 12-21 September 2014

 

Open studios tour. June 2014

 

Liverpool Open at Editions Gallery May  2014 

 

Solo Exhibition: February 2014 -May 31st 2014 'U hang exhibition,' ArtGene', Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

 

 Exhibitions 2013 - 2009

 

Monochramatic exhibition in verge, Glasgow artists studios, Glasgow -

 

'Herstory' , The Link Gallery, Winchester -

 

'Archive 'Group, Theater Clywdd,

 

- Recollection, Chapel gallery, St. Helens Road, Ormskirk, Liverpool

 

- Lancashire Open exhibition Chapel gallery 

 

- MA Graduate show, Kingsway, University of Chester, Chester 2009