I was born and raised in England. Today I live and work out of studio in Santa Rosa, California

Education

2005 M.F.A. Department of arts and consciousness, John. F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.

2003 Mono printing intensive, Aurobora Press S.F. CA.

2000 Bronze casting, one symester. Sonoma State University, Cotati, CA.

1999 Mono-type, one symester, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA.

1987 Graphic design studies, University California, Berkeley, CA.

1979 Revere Academy of Goldsmithing, San Francisco, CA.

1972-73 Independent study. Art and Natural Science and History museums of Madrid, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Morocco, Mexico City, New York City.

1971 B.F.A. Metal sculpture and silversmithing. Surrey Institute of Art and Design, S.W. London, England.

1971 Apprentice to Jacqueline Mina, British award winning goldsmith, Twickenham, London.

1971 Annual award fellowship from Surrey Institute of Art and Design, S.W. London, England.

Artist in Residence

2004-5 Kala Institute, Heinze St. Berkeley CA.

Solo Shows

2008 As Crow Flies, Herold Mehoney Library, Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma Campus.

2008 SoCo Space Penngrove, CA

2008 World of Concrete Convention; invited artist. Las Vegas Convention Cnvtn. Las Vegas NV.

2007 Homeland Obscurity Float Gallery, Oakland, CA

2007 Agents of Dissolve, Quick silver Gallery, Forestville, CA.

2007 Agents of Dissolve.Float Gallery 1091 Calcott Pl, #116 , Oakland CA.

2007 New works. Quicksilver Mine Co. Gallery, Forestville, CA.

2006 New Territory. William O'Keefe Gallery, Sebastopol, CA.

2005 M.F.A. graduate show. Marsh Road Project; Art & Consciousness Gallery, JFKU Berkeley Annex, Berkeley CA.

Group Shows

2009 ArtSpace404 Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA

2009 YWCA, Berkeley, CA

2007 Hammerfiar Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

2006 Emerging Artists Exhibit. Arts Council of Sonoma County Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA.

    Annual juried show. G.R.O. Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes CA.

    Juror; Steven Jost of Mills College Museum Gallery.

    2005 California Current, Ultra Marine. G.R.O. Gallery Route One,

    Pt. Reyes CA. Curators; Betty Woolfolk and Mary Eubank.

2004 2'x2' Show, Arts and Conscious Gallery, J.F.K U, Berkeley, CA.

    Overland To Unfailiar Territory, Hallway project, J.F.K.U,

    Berkeley, CA. Curators; Cathy Richardson, Corey Hitchcock,

    Kate Moore, Kirsten Stromberg, Susan Van Der Mellen

    MiniArt Exchange, Gomboc Gallery, Perth, Australia. Curator, Judith McGrath

2003 Reconcilable Differences, Jersey Galleries, Osterly Park House, London, England. Curator, Alison Raimes. 2'x2' Show, J.F.K.U, Berkeley, CA.

2000 Rhythm and Moves, Quercia gallery, Duncan Mills, CA. Curators, Bobby and Ron Quercia.

    New Works, Sculpture in the Garden, Waywood Gardens, Sebastopol, CA.

    Showcasing Small Works, Steel Lane Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA.

2002 Group Show, Claudia Chaplin Gallery, Stinson, Ca. Curator, Claudia Chaplin

    2'x2' Show, Arts and Consciousness Gallery, J.F.K.U, Berkeley, CA.

    Trip The Light Fantastic, Quercia gallery, Duncan Mills, CA. Curators, Bobby and Ron Quercia.

1999 Group Show, Mesh Gallery, Sebastopol, CA. Curator Meg Hitchcock.

    Group Show, Central Gallery, Atelier 1, Graton CA. Curated by participants.

    Group show, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.

1998 Circles of Chaos, Center Gallery, Atelier 1, Graton, CA.

    Mill Valley Art Show; Mill Valley, CA.

    Atelier 1, Graton, CA.

    Sausalito, Art Festival, Sausalito, CA.

    Art for Living, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA. Merit award.

1997 Group Show, El Sueno Gallery, Bodega, CA. Curator, Vlatka Varga.

    Where is your Heart? El Sueno Gallery, Bodega, CA. Curator, Vlatka Varga.

    Group Show, Wilson Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA. Curator, B.Thoullion

1993 Hand-Made-in-America, International Gift Show, New York, NY.

    Nordstrom Collection; Alaska, Washington, Oregon.

Bibliography

2006 Emerging Artists award catalogue. Sonoma Cultural Arts funded by the James Irvine Foundation.

2006 February, "Critic's Choice", author, Gretchen Giles. North Bay Bohemian.

2001 May, "Wherefore Art Thou?" Sebastopol Times, Sebastopol, CA.

2000 April, "Waywood Sculpture" Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA.

Grants/Awards

2006 Sonoma Arts Award for Emerging Artist. Award of $5,000.00, a grant from the James Irvine Foundation. Jurors; Tara McDowell, Curatorial Associate, Painting & Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Joe del Pesco, Nelson Gallery, U.C. Davis; Karen Tsujimoto, Senior Curator, Art Department, The Oakland Museum

1998 Merit award, Sebastopol Center for the Arts.

1971 Fellowship from Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Surrey, England.

Teaching Experience

2004- Adjunct faculty, Art Dept. Santa Rosa Junior college, Santa Rosa Campus

2000 - 2004 Valley Ford Studios, Valley Ford, CA. Instruction and mentoring in metal arts, jewelry and silversmithing. Mixed levels and mixed ages.

2003 Sonoma State University, Cotati, CA. Metal Arts workshop for children, Summer program.

2003 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Metal Arts/Jewelry instruction. Mixed level.

2002-2003 Arts Benicia Education Program, Benicia, CA. Beginnersworkshops on metal arts. Project examples; ring construction and stone setting, silver bracelet, pendant with stone setting.

2002 Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA. Workshop on metal arts andmono types. Project, earrings, small sculpture, self portraits, mono-types without a press.

1997 Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA. One week residency combined with instruction in metal arts. Project; bowl raising and construction.