Bio
I’m a visual artist and maker, who sees the creative potential in materials, ideas and people.
I value the experience of hands on making to inform and understand what I create, and see this as an ongoing dialogue with materials and processes. This way of working also relates to my experience as an arts coordinator organising, co-curating and facilitating creative projects with children, young people and communities.
Exhibitions, Awards, Commissions
| Date | Title | Type | Organisation | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Dear Earth | Group Show | Fife Contemporary Arts & Craft | Kirkcaldy Galleries; St Andrews Museum | March–Sept 2026 (Kirkcaldy); Sept 2026–March 2027 (St Andrews) |
| Oct 2025 | VACMA Funding | Award / Research | Fife & Perth & Kinross | Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop | Practice-based research developing sustainable bronze casting processes |
| Oct 2023 | Temporal Matter (Part 2) | Solo Exhibition | Moray Art Centre | Findhorn | |
| Nov 2022 | Winter Exchange | Group Show | Wasps Studio Tenants | Perth Creative Exchange | |
| April 2022 | Temporal Matter | Solo Exhibition | Wasps Creative Exchange | Perth Creative Exchange | |
| Feb 2022 | VACMA Award (Graduate) | Award | Fife and Perth & Kinross | Research towards Temporal Matter exhibition | |
| Nov 2021 | Wish You Were Here | Group Show | Perthshire Visual Arts Forum | WASPS Creative Exchange, Perth | |
| July 2021 | Sculpture Now Exhibition | Group Show (Online) | Scottish Society Artists | Online | |
| June 2021 | Open Access Residency | Residency | Scottish Sculpture Workshop | Experimenting with bronze casting techniques; funded by MFA Arts Society Award (Fife) | |
| October 2020 | MFA Arts Society Fife Masters Award | Award / Residency | Art Society Fife | Scottish Sculpture Workshop | Residency support and exhibition funding |
| October 2020 | MFA Art & Humanities Online Exhibition & Billboard Poster Exhibition | Exhibition | DJCAD | Slessor Gardens, Dundee; Online | |
| February 2020 | Fair Exchange Exhibition | Group Show | Wasps Tenants | Perth Creative Exchange |
Professional and Curatorial Practice
| Date | Organisation / Project | Role / Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jan – June 2024 | Remembering Together Commission Blairgowrie & Rattray Communities | Lead Artist |
| October 2022 | Jupiter Artland + Perth: Rachel Maclean Exhibition | Freelance community & learning link coordinator |
| August 2019 – Current | Creative Catalyst CIC | Founding Director - Creative employability programme supporting young people into creative careers |
| Sept 2017 | Artist Rooms – Louise Bourgeois Exhibition, Perth Art Gallery | Co-ordinated the ‘Creative Threads’ engagement programme for young people and communities |
| Sept 2004 – August 2019 | Perth & Kinross Council, and Culture PK | Creative Learning Coordinator |
| Feb 2003 – Jan 2004 | D.F. Wilson Public Artist – Perth | Trainee Apprenticeship |
| Sept 1995 – Current | Freelance Artist & Creative Practitioner |
Studies
Aug 2018 – Oct 2020 MFA Art & Humanities –University of Dundee (DJCAD)
June 2018 – Mar 2019 Extend Creative Leadership Programme – Engage
Sept 92- June 95 BA Hons Fine Art 1ST Class – University of Wales, Cardiff
Professional Membership
ESW member
SSA member
AN member
SCAN member