About the Artist
Biography
Born in Manchester, Lancashire, UK
BA (hons) Literature, School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, UK Literature (English) including courses in anthropology, contemporary literature from Africa and the Asian subcontinent, and the political economics of the regions.
PGCE , University of Warwick, UK, British government graduate teaching qualification, with specialization in Art curriculum coordination for the middle school years. (In the UK at the time, this covered ages 7 to 14)
One Year studio arts foundation program. Camden Arts Centre, London, UK.
Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC,
Ceramics, The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong 2008-2012, with Prof. Fiona Wong Lai Ching
Museum Studies, University of Leicester,
Teaching Engagement
Teaching artist, The Kreeger Museum
Instructor, The yellow Barn at Glen Echo, MD
Mentor, Corcoran “ARTReach” Youth Outreach Program
Adjunct faculty The Corcoran School of Art (youth programs)
Art Teacher, The Kellett School, Hong Kong ( British system international elementary school in Hong Kong).
Writer, Artplus+ Hong Kong
Wrote monthly column based on interviews with prominent Hong Kong artists, art collectors and gallery manager
Designed and implemented public, exhibition related, art-making workshops at the Corcoran (Painters and the American West, the Anschutz Collection, and Four decades of Art from The Broad Collection), The Textile Museum (Asafo fighting flags of Ghana) and The Smithsonian’s Museum of African Art (Art of Chant Avedissian)
Accomplished painter in watercolor and acrylics, ceramic artist, hand build and raku. Exhibited locally and overseas. Fluent in Polish and spoken French.
Select Exhibitions
2016 The Stone Tower Gallery at Glen Echo, Faculty Show
2015 The Hill Center, Washington DC. Annual Juried Show
2015 The Griffin Art Center, Frederick, MD. "Flowers"Group Exhibition
2015 Frederick Chamber of Commerce, One Woman Show
2014 The Yellow Barn at Glen Echo, 2 Woman Show
2013 The Yellow Barn at Glen Echo, 2 Woman Show vol II
2010 The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong, Juried show
2011 The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong, Juried show
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Artist's Statement
Art making has always been part of my life. Early on I discovered that it could bring connection and a great deal of joy to the people around me, and by extension, bring the world closer. I have been involved over the years in teaching art in schools in East Africa, the UK and US, as well as in museums and galleries. I am thrilled by the magnificent histories of Objects, what they reveal about their makers, what stories they bring to mind. I enjoy teaching, and see it as much my art form, as the painting and drawings.It demands I see with fresh eyes. My own ceramics, painting and drawing practice celebrates nature, and the more gentle footfall of life, it whispers its discoveries.
