Artist’s Statement
I love the strong contrasts and tactile qualities inherent in etching and lithography.
For me, Printmaking is an extension of drawing, a fundamental means of expression
and I see a clear analogy between the processes I use and my subject matter.
My work is based on a series of journeys to distant places to study the natural
environment and its wildlife. My most recent work is based on two specific
locations : the most Southern coast of Africa at Hermanus and the landlocked
northern rainforests of Laos.
Water is an important and re-occurring motif in my work. I am enthralled and
excited by the energy and dynamism exhibited by its movement across the
Earth’s surface. I like to depict waterscapes in a state of continual physical
transformation, of stasis and flux, creating vivid juxtapositions of light and
form, which reflect the rhythms and cycles of the natural world.
Biography
Born: Stockholm, Sweden
Education
2010 MA in Printmaking, London University of the Art, Camberwell College of Art
1984 PGCE in Art and Design, University of London, Institute of Education
1979 BA (hons) in History of Art / Greek Civilisation, University of Leeds
1979 Certificate in Art Restoration, L’Istituto per L’Arte e Il Restauro, Florence
Professional
2009 - 2011 Teacher of Art and Design and Art History; Head of Citizensiph
The Frances Bardsley School, Essex
Solo Exhibitions
2009 The Memory of Journeys, The Visual Arts Centre, Romford, Essex
Group Shows
2010-2011 ‘Tis the Season-Christmas Contemporaries 2010' Collyer Bristow Gallery, London
2010 Postgraduate Printmaking in London 2010, Clifford Chance, Canary Wharf, London
2010 MAPMMX, Camberwell College of Art MA Final Exhibition
2010 MMVI in MMIX, The Arts Bar, Camberwell
2010 Contributor to Micheal Landy’s Art Bin Exhibition, South London Gallery
2010 MA and other Postgraduates 2010, Atkinson Gallery, Somerset
2009 Almost an Island, Camberwell College of Art
Awards
Printmakers Council Student Award 2010
Zenith Award 2010
Clifford Chance Purchase Prize 2010
The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers RE Student Award 2010
Printmaking Memberships
The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers associate member
London Printmakers Council, Artichoke Printmaking Studio, East London Printmaker
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