Education
•  Edinburgh College of Art 2003 – 2005 : Master in Fine Art ( Ceramics )
•  Edinburgh College of Art 2000-2003 : B.A. (hons) in Design and Applied Art ( Ceramics ) First Class
•  Cardonald College, Glasgow 1999 – 2000 : HNC in Pottery and Ceramics
•  Stirling University 1988 –1990 : Post graduate diploma in Social Work
•  York University 1982 – 1985 : B.Sc ( hons) Physics

Awards
2006 – Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Artists Award Scheme
2004 – Travel Sponsorship to Athens , Greece , Edinburgh International Conference Centre
2004- Career Development Award, the Craft Pottery Charitable Trust
2003- Helen A. Rose Bequest, Edinburgh College of Art
2002- Andrew Grant Travel Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art
2001- Andrew Grant Award, Edinburgh College of Art

Exhibitions
Forthcoming Events:
2009 - Coach House Gallery, Pittenweem Art festival, july 31 to Aug 9th
2009 – Coburg House Studios Open studios, part of Edinburgh Art festival, 7 to 9th Aug

2009 - Maker of Month, Concrete Wardrobe, Edinburgh
2007 - Pelican Gallery, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, solo show
2006 - The Gallery at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, solo show
2006 – New Members Exhibition at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Kirkgate Shopping Centre
2006 – ‘Beneath the Surface', Group show, Beverly Museum Art Gallery, Yorkshire
2005 – Masters Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art
2004 – RSA Student Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2004 – First European Ceramics Competition, Athens, Greece
2004 – Post Graduate Show, Edinburgh International Conference Centre
2004 - Setting Out, Contemporary Ceramics, London
2003 - New Designers, Design and Business Centre, Islington London
2003 - Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art

Residencies
2008 - Royal College of Surgeons Museum, Edinburgh

Work
I have worked in a variety of social work and community care settings supporting with people with differing disabilities and health issues. I work freelance in training and development, including running ’Open to All’, a mental health awareness course for museums and galleries, (see www.opentoalltraining.co.uk)

Objectives
I have a space at the Edinburgh Ceramic Studio, at Coburg House in Edinburgh. I am part of a co-mentoring scheme for artists run by Cultural Enterprise Office. I continually update my skills, recently including a Photoshop Course, and a Mindfulness course with Bangor University . I continue to have a fascination with ideas around aspects of the change process. I am developing a ceramic installation project about breathing. I continue to experiment with ceramic materials and watch what comes out of the kiln.

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