Background

I was born in West Germany in 1964 to a German mother and Scottish father. In 1971 after years of travelling around through my father’s career in the army, we moved to Australia to start a new life.

I have been working as an artist since 1993, and received a Visual Arts Degree from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia in 1996. Since graduating I have had eight solo shows in Perth and one in Sydney and have been involved in over 25 group exhibitions.

In 1998 I decided to move to Sydney to further my art career. After several commissions, I embarked on my first overseas trip to Europe.

The move to Sydney and the overseas journey, profoundly affected my art which is reflected in my use of colour, which although previously strong, has taken on a new vibrancy through cooler, brighter colours, resulting in a more honest interpretation of my art practice. Figures and portraiture are still a very important part of my work, along with expressive landscapes and abstract images. My new work tells the story of my experiences and how I have come to view my surroundings, which I explore through oil paintings and sculpture.

In 2003 I was awarded my first public art commission, focussing on a maritime theme, which I completed in 2004 for the Peel Health Campus in Mandurah, Western Australia.

In 2005 I relocated to Leeds, UK developing local community art projects in Bradford and Leeds.

In 2006 I began work on a corporate commission for Newmason Properties at the Victoria Mills, Bradford, developing work on the theme of old and new buildings at the Mills.

In 2006 I was awarded a public art commission for the Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust: Maternity ward project in Kent.