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Handmade ceramic tiles 
I work predominantly in ceramics and photography. A common theme to my work is the elevation of the status of the discarded, rejected and ignored.
Public lectures.
2009
Creative Connections Networking Event Hosted by Cleveland College of Art & Design at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland
Selected group exhibitions.
2009
Open Studios 36 Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
50/50 Design Event Mart Baltic Gallery for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, England
Sustainable Environments Mushroom Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Multiple 36 Lime Street Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
2008
Flawed Inspiration Durham Art Gallery, Durham, England
Design Mart Baltic Gallery for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, England
MadeNorth Designed and Made Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Grid References The Gallery, Gateshead, England
2007
A Human Touch – Droog Design TheNewDowse Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Cravens Art Show Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
2006
A Human Touch – Droog Design Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Australia
A Human Touch – Droog Design Sydney Opera House Gallery, Sydney, Australia
A Human Touch – Droog Design Contemporary Art Terminal OCT, Shenzhen, China
A Human Touch – Droog Design Gallery Bund 18, Shanghai, China
A Human Touch – Droog Design PP Gallery, Taipei, China
Cravens Art Prize – Human Zoo University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Group exhibitions
2008
Christmas Shop Designed and Made Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Small is Beautiful 36 Lime Street Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The Late Shows 36 Lime Street Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The Bag Show Designed & Made Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
2007
‘12’ Designed & Made Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Commissions
2008
Irena (the left-handed)
Temporary commission for MadeNorth, part of Design Event 08
Various private commissions
Publications
2006
A Human Touch – Droog Design Publication to accompany the touring exhibition
Magazines
2009
Living North, feature for Living North Interiors, March 2009
2008
21 Children Article by Rong Chang (China), July 2008
Pro-rat-A Article by Veronica Simmons, March/April 2008
Television
2008
Animal Quackers Documentary, Discovery Channel
Collections
Various private collections
Curatorial experience
2008
Flawed Inspiration Durham Art Gallery
Other Experience
I am a member and Board Director of both Designed and Made and 36 Lime Street, organisations promoting designer/makers and artists based in the North East of England.
Education
2006-2008
Newcastle College, England NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Art and Design in ceramics
2004-2006
Newcastle College, England NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Art and Design in ceramics
2001-2002
Newcastle College, England NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Art and Design in ceramics
1976-1979
Medway College of Design, England Diploma (Distinction) in Visual Communications
1975-1976
Newcastle College, England Arts Foundation (photography)