Exhibitions (selected)

2011      Selvedge Spring Fair, London.
2011      Amelia Johnson Gallery, Hong Kong. ‘Wonderland’
2009/2011 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester. Retail craft fair.
2009/2010 The Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey. Retail craft fair.
2009   Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. ‘Recycled’
2008   The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne. ‘Well Thread’
2008   Liberty, London. Haberdashery department exhibition.
2007   Manchester Craft & Design Centre. ‘Paper’
2007/08/09   Lustre: Midlands Contemporary Craft Market, Nottingham. Retail craft fair.
2007   Affordable Art Fair, New York.
2007   V&A Craft Shop Exhibition.
2006-09   Oriel Davies Gallery, Powys. ‘Folktale and Fairy Tales’ touring exhibition.
2006/07/08/09/11   Origin: The London Craft Fair. Retail craft fair.
2006   Waterside Arts Centre, Sale. ‘Threadbare’
2005   The Design Centre & Craft Gallery, Leeds. ‘Expect the Unexpected’
2005   The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport. Solo exhibition.
2004   Druncroon, Wigan. 'A Trace of Memory'.
2004   Millenium Galleries, Sheffield. 'Secret Garden'.
2003   The Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool. 'Tracing Paper'.
                An exhibition of work created by artists working with paper.
2000   Cleveland Craft Centre/ Bluecoat Display Centre/ Ruskin Gallery. 'Value Judgements'.
                Touring exhibition around issues of worth.
1999     The Platform Gallery, Clitheroe. 'Threads'. An exhibition of contemporary textiles.

Residencies
Jan 11   Playhouse Theatre, Birmingham. Consultancy role on a production of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’.

May 10   Buille Hill High School, Salford. Week residency working with all 5 years of the school, to create a map of their heritage.

May- June 07   Making Moves, Newcastle under Lyme. Six-week residency at the Jubilee Baths, making work to tour as part of ‘Handmade 3’. This involved mentoring a recent graduate, running art workshops, and creating work to go on permanent display at the baths.

Jan-Mar 07   Bantock House, Wolverhampton. 3 month residency creating new work in response to the collections & running art workshops.

Oct-Dec 06   Staffordshire County Council. Creative consultation project with young people about mental well being, based at Allynes High School, Uttoxeter, as well as with youth groups in the community.

Mar 06   Whitworth Art Gallery. Working on a four-week citizenship project for the gallery with a school in Wythenshaw.

Apr- May 05   Weatherhead High School, Birkenhead. A six week residency creating garments with year 7 students for a recycled fashion show.

Sept- Dec 03   Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham. Lead artist on a project, facilitating & running workshops with 3 schools, 2 artists & the gallery, culminating in an exhibition, based on the work of the Bloomsbury set and the Omega workshops.

May-June 03   Stockport College, BA Textiles course. Residency where I acted as visiting lecturer on a 6 week garment project.

Sept 01-Apr 04   The Museum Of Science & Industry in Manchester, as part of the North West Art Board Setting Up Scheme. I was resident at the museum for two and a half years, with a studio space in the gallery of ‘Fibres, Fashion & Fabrics’. I served as an exhibit to the visitors, as well as running workshops & doing demonstrations.

Sept 01   Burnley College and Nelson & Colne College. Ten day residency in each college, to support the Mid-Pennine Gallery exhibition of Caroline Broadhead's work.

June 00   Northern Lights. Residency within two 6th form colleges, to coincide with the 'Value Judgements' exhibition.

Sept 99-Mar 00   Vale Royal Borough Council. Six-month artist in residence where I had a studio at The London Road Gallery. I was responsible for the running of the gallery; curating and selecting exhibitions. I also ran workshops within the gallery & undertook supply teaching at Mid Cheshire College.

Commissions
2011    Lenches Trust, Birmingham. Narrative paper workman's leather apron investigating the origins of the Trust.

2010   Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Neo Natal Unit. Time capsule commission to signpost the entrance to the unit.

2006   Simon & Schuster, America. Creating paper garments for the cover artwork of Linda Grants ‘The Thoughtful Dresser’

2008   New Art Gallery, Cirencester/ Bilston Craft Gallery/ Beecroft Art Gallery. Work created for the ‘Top Dog’ exhibition.

2008 & 09   Kew 159 Ltd, London. ‘Kew’ style garments created from catalogue pages and maps, for window display in their London stores.

2007   Craftbox, Bilston /Shropshire. A specially commissioned box of contemporary craft objects to tour around non-art venues.

2007   Making Moves, Newcastle under Lyme. Creating work in response to the Jubilee Baths, which toured as part of ‘Handmade3’

2004   20-21  Visual Arts, Scunthorpe. A strawberry wedding dress, with accessories for the 'Food, Glorious Food' exhibition.

2003   Centro, Birmingham. A dress fabricated in metal to adorn a bus information point in Small Heath.

2002   Manchester Art Gallery. A dress & shoes produced for the 'Made in Manchester' section of the gallery.

1999   Craftspace Touring, Birmingham. A series of ironic fruit bowls made from fruit, for ‘Handmade1’ exhibition.

2000  Q-Arts, Derby. Dresses impregnated with seeds created for 'Environment Week'.

1999   Hatworks, Stockport. Garments, hats & shoes produced for the opening exhibition.

Periodicals (selected)
Crafts March 12
Donna Hay Cookery Magazine March 12
World of Interiors March 12
Homes & Gardens February 12
Uppercase January 12
Craft & Design Magazine January 12 And February 12
Mollie Makes January 12
Popular crafts December 11
Sewing World May 2011
You & Your Wedding March 11
Making Nov 10/ April 11
Marie Claire (Spain) June 09
Marie Claire (France) July 08
Country Living Feb 08/July 10
Embroidery Jan 07/Jan 11
Period Living June 07
Craft (American) Oct 07
Selvedge Sept 07
Times Magazine Nov 07
Home & Antiques Dec 07
Grand Designs March 05
Sunday Times Magazine June 05
You Magazine Feb 05/ Feb 10
Telegraph Magazine March 05
Brides Magazine March 05
Living etc Sept 04/Dec 06/Ap 09/ May 09
Red Magazine Dec 04/ Feb 05
Eve Magazine Feb 04
Elle Decoration Sep 03/ Oct 04/ Dec 04/ Jan 05
Crafts Magazine July 00/ Mar 07/Jan 08
Craftsman Magazine Issues 143/ 145

Books
On the Button: The Significance of an Ordinary Item by Nina Edwards
Sew Eco By Ruth Singer
The Thoughtful Dresser by Linda Grant (cover artwork)
Miracle of Grace by Kate Kerrigan (cover image)
Embroidered Purses by Linda Tudor
Choosing & Using Paper for Great Graphic Design by Mark Hampshire & Keith Stephenson
Jeux de Mode by Véronique Antoine-Andersen