Education and Professional Development

2023
Royal College of Art, Textiles, MA

2015
Bath Spa University, Ba Creative Arts, 1st Class Honours

2010
Bristol School of Art, Filton College, ABC level 3 Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art, Design and Media

2008
Gloucester and Cheltenham College, City and Guilds, Level 3 in Design and Constructed Textiles

Exhibitions and Shows

2024
The Hand and Lock Prize for Embroidery, Rosenfeld Gallery, London

2023
The Knitting and Stitching Show, The Embroiderers’ Guild Graduate Showcase, Alexander Palace, London.
Graduate Show, The Royal College of Art.

2021
Embroidered Arts, Hand and Lock, Oxo Tower, London.

2018
Extremely Textiles, Black Swan Arts Centre, Frome.
Designer Crafts, Society of Designer Craftsmen, Chelsea College, London.
The 250th Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy, Burlington House, London.

2017
Shiftworks, Columbia College, Chicago.
Shiftworks, National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford.

2016
Newarke, Newark Park, National Trust, Gloucestershire.

2015
Graduate Showcase, Knit and Stitch, Harrogate.
Portal, Llantarnam Grange Art Centre, Cwmbran, Wales.
Best of the Best, Art in Action, Oxford.
New Designers, Business design Centre, London.
Drawn, The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.

2014
Best of the Best, Art in Action, Oxford.

2013
Best of the Best, Art in Action, Oxford.
Drawn, The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.

Competitions and Awards

2025
Selected for John Ruskin Prize, Trinity Buoy Wharf

2024
Winner Hand and Lock Prize for Embroidery, Open Category, Textile Art,

2022
Distinction, He Died, I Had to Find a Way to Live Again, Dissertation, The Royal College of Art.

2019
Third Place, Hand and Lock Prize for Embroidery, Open category, Textile Art.

2015
Selected for Graduate Showcase, by the Embroiderers Guild.

2014
Awarded Outstanding Student Award for Degree Show, Bath Spa University, Bath.

2013
Awarded The Bristol Scholarship Award for Students, Drawn, RWA, Bristol.

Collections

2018
The Bristol 2 Litre Engine purchased by a private buyer at the Royal Academy’s 250th Summer Exhibition.

2016
A Bar of Drinking Chocolate purchased for the ‘Diana Springall Embroidery Collection’.

Publications

2019 (January/February issue)
Embroidery, the Textile Art Magazine, Drawn to Thread.

2018 (August)
Selvedge The Fabric of Your Life guest blog post, A Couple on the Tube.

2014 (September/October issue)
Embroidery, The Textile Art Magazine, Machine Art.

Art-related Employment

2016
National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford, ‘Make a Shift Dress in a Day’ workshop.

2009 – 2016
Art in Action, Waterperry Gardens, Oxford. During this annual celebration, artists and craftsmen practice openly demonstrating their skills and discussing their work. Since 2009, I have participated in this event by teaching Silk Painting and Marbling in the Practical Classes.

Other Employment

1986 – 2021
Registered Midwife at North Bristol Trust.