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1965 

born n.ireland

education

1995 - 1996    

M. Philosophy. Art and Design in Organisational Context. Glasgow School of Art.  

1989 - 1992    

B.A. Hons Design: Textiles.  Glasgow School of Art.

1984 - 1985              

Foundation Course in Art and Design. Manchester Polytechnic.

awards

2014
Creative Scotland 20 for 14 Award 
2008

Jerwood Contemporary Makers

2007 

Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award 

2005

Scottish Arts Council Award for Individual Development.

Inches Carr Trust Bursary

2003             

Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award

2002

Hope Scott Trust award            

Scottish Arts Council Award for Individual Development

2001                       

Short listed for a Winston Churchill Memorial Award.

1992 

Margaret Napier Award.                   

1993                                   

McColl Arts Foundation Travel Award.

Exhibitions/ solo
2014
Loop. Skye archive centre Portree. Isle of Skye + Skye agriculture show. 
2013
Blow-in Bespoke. An Tobar, Isle of Mull. 
2011
Contemporary Souvenir . Sirius Arts Centre. Cobh. Co . Cork . Ireland

Wordbespoke . The Book shop. Wigtown. Scotland

2010 

Punctuating a collection. Stroud Museum. Stroud

2008             

Universal provider . IASKA. Kellerberrin. Western Australia

A' Fighe A' Cheo Like knitting fog . Taigh Chearsabagh . N. Uist 

2007              

Currency lads and lasses . Museum of Western Australia. Perth 

2006

Birdies of Weavers Bay. Scourie  Village Hall. Sutherland. Scotland

Ironers and Shakers. London Printworks Trust.               

2005 

Waking and watching Culross Palace. Culross. Fife 

Dangers of Sewing and Knitting. Crawford Arts Centre. St Andrews. Collins Gallery Glasgow. The Hub. Sleaford. Lincolnshire.          

2004              

A hairdresser, a soldier a thimblemaker and a duke. Bankfield Museum. Halifax     

2003 

Lush Betty. Isle of Arran distillers. Arran 

F2T Atrium Gallery. Glasgow School of art . 

Apron (n) bartender. An Taigh Chearsabagh. N. Uist                  .

2002              

Lush betty n. whisky bottle.  Dick Institute. Kilmarnock 

My Dear John, Museum of Edinburgh

2001              

Material matters. The Scottish Gallery and The Hub, Edinburgh

                  

exhibitions/group

2013
Designed with Heart. St Etienne Design Biennalle. France .  
IntoLACE . Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Between the Line . Harbourfront Arts Centre. Toronto . Canada.
2011
White.  La Porte Peinte Centre for the arts. Noyens sur surein . France

Craft in Dialogue . Dovecot Studios. Edinburgh. 

Heirlooms. Dovecot Studios . Edinburgh International Festival

Modern Languages . Galway City Museum .Galway . Ireland

R&R residencies and retreats. Contemporary Applied Arts . London

In Silhouette. a collaboration with Dawn Youll  Gallery of Wonder. Newcastle University. Newcastle

Close at Hand . Owens Gallery. Sackville. NB . Canada

Bufferzone. Armoury Gallery. Sydney. Australia. 
 
2010 

The Milk White Doo a collaboration with Dawn Youll. Albert Drive Studios .Glasgow 

Smile . Ruthin Craft Centre. Wales 

Come Ye Hither .Crofters Store N.Uist  
Unexpected Guests. Homes of Yesteryear, Design of Today” Poldi Museum. Milan 
 

2009              
Image/Craft Innovative Craft. Edinburgh 
Winter Warmth. Park Gallery. Falkirk.       
Gman contemporary craft .Shetland Museum. Shetland 
Artists Object  Project. Museum of Wales and Brecknock Museum 
Collect. Saatchi gallery. London

2008           
Jerwood Contemporary Makers. Jerwood Space. London

Collect. V&A London

2007             
Scissors paper Stone. Edinburgh City art Centre

2006              
Changing Face of Craft. National portrait gallery. Edinburgh 
Making Connections. Timespan. Sutherland. Scotland 
Call and response. Knitting and stitching show. Harrogate
2005             

Deconstruct reconstruct Bilston Craft Centre. Wolverhampton.                                        
Flower power. Scottish Gallery. Edinburgh    

2004

m-e-s-h  Seven Seven gallery . Broadway market. London

2003              
Tell tale. Shippley Art gallery. Gateshead.

2002            
Digital print @ Pentagon Centre. Glasgow 
Hemmed In.  Devon Guild of Craftsmen.  Devon   
Archive Artifice Artefact.  FISE.Gallery. Budapest. Hungary

commission 
2015 
Inverclyde Mental Health Continuing Care facility.
2013
Vale of Leven Health Centre             

2012
Saffron Gardens. Willis Newson + Brunel Care. Bristol

2009 
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Edinburgh
2007              

Leeds Cancer Hospital. Leeds
2006              
Shetland Museum and Archives. Shetland

2004              
Brodsworth Hall, Doncaster. Creative Partnerships and Art House. Yorkshire

2003             
Gibside estate. In collaboration with Northumbria University and Shippley Art Gallery. 

2002            
Langside Parish Church. Glasgow.

Residencies
2015
Serendipitous North. Maker in residence. Timespan museum and arts centre

2013
Sexy Peat. Highland Print Studio and Cape Farewell. Lewis 

2012
Woodend Barn, Banchory. Aberdeenshire
An Tobar. Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Making Moves. Craftspace. Leamington Spa Gardens.
2010              
Wigtown Book Festival

Cove Park. Scotland  
St Sirius Art Centre  Cobh. Cork. Ireland. 
Stroud International Textile Festival and Stroud museum.Stroud. England

2008              
IASKA international artists residency. Kellerberrin. Western Australia    
Taigh Chearsabagh  Museum and Art Centre. N. Uist

2007              
Curtin University. Perth. Western Australia.

2006              
Handa Island. Durness Development Group. Sutherland. Scotland.

2005/6         
London Printworks Trust. Brixton. London   

2003

Museum of Edinburgh self initiated residency

Publicity

Irish Times. Irish Sunday Buisness Post.The Times. Embroidery magazine. Crafts magazine. Art work. Financial Times.  Artists newsletter.  Sunday Herald   Elle Décor Italia. Times Educational suplement.  living Scotsman.  Surface design Journal. Press and Journal   The Northern Times. Homes and Gardens. The Herald. The Times. Arts Notebook. Concept for Living.  Crafts Scotland The courier and advertiser. Sunday Herald.The Glasgow Herald. St Andrews Citizen. Fibrearts. Scotsman. Sunday Times Pick of the week  The Knitter